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Stumped on a project, application or product? Send me a note with your crafty crisis. I'll do my best to come to the rescue! AND - if you are a clever crafter and can offer a suggestion, please post a comment :-) Monday, December 06, 2004Latino Christmas Tree
Hola Kathy, you are crafty royalty to me! I want to make my tree reflect mi cultura. I'm tired of the same old Hallmark tree however I don't know how to do it. Please help me crafty chica!
Marisela Hi Marisela! First off, check out eBay for some great deals on Mexican tin ornaments. If you are crafty, you can actually make your own from the center area of a cookie sheet, emboss with a pen and then use glass paint to decorate them. Use some bright red glass bulb ornaments, followed by purple tinsel. Crepe paper purple garlend works gorgrous too! Or you can use plain raffia to offset all that color. Next, what I like to do for that final "POP" is to cut up different colors of party streamers (red, organge, green, hot pink, yellow, purple, blue) into little pom poms and then insert them in between the branches. Basically you cut six piece of part streamers that measure 8-inches each. Fold the stack in half. On the loose end, use a sharp pair of scissors to snip all along the edge to make fringe. Now open the stack, take one of the sheets and poke it in the branches. The only part that should be showing is the fringe sticking out. I'll post a picture as soon as I do my tree! Feliz Navidad! Kathy ********** http://www.CraftyChica.com
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About Me
In a (hefty) nutshell: I'm a mom, wife, artist, author & left-handed middle-child binge crafter Sagittarian. We have 4 Chihuahuas. I designed a product line with Duncan Enterprises - it launches this summer nationwide! I write a weekly nationally syndicated craft column for The Arizona Republic. I've authored six books. My 7th is a sewing book for Potter Craft and it comes out Feb. 17, 2009. I wrote and sold my first novel, "Love Shine". It comes out in summer 2009 (Grand Central Publishing). I make and sell a line of "Chicano Pop Art" with my husband, Patrick Murillo. He does all my illos! We are currently prepping for a six-month art installation for the Heard Museum. It opens October 2008. I have a web series with LifetimeTV.com called "Crafting With the Chica". I love to read. I watch too much TV!   Note to visitors: Hola! This site is the archive of all my past projects for Gannett News Service and The Arizona Republic. These ideas are for personal use only. I make a living as a craft designer, so I will be using these ideas in my published works. If you are thinking of selling or using these ideas for profit, please give respect and "twist" them to make them your own - put your own stamp on them to make them different. It will work out for the best for both of us! Thank you and much respect from one creative person to another! — Kathy Have a burning crafty question? Visit my Ask Crafty Chica blog or drop me a line! Project CategoriesJewelryHoliday Food Valentine's Day Other Celebrations Day of the Dead Inside Lights Wearables Summer/4th of July Collage/Paper Wedding Beauty Recycled Shrines Favorite Crafty LinksPhoenix FridasGet Crafty Supernaturale The Switchboards Craftster Craft Revolution Craft Pop So Spiffy PattieWack.com Craft Trends Headlines Archive | |||||||||||||
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