Thursday, December 18, 2014

DIY Willow Tree Creche' DIY

I made my Willow Tree creche' with building direction from http://digitalrich.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-to-build-willow-tree-crche.html.  I did make a few changes. 

I cut my height to 14" and nailed the roof down.  I also added a small piece of wood about 2 inches under the roof line.  I LOVE how this turned out and using scrap wood saved me the $100 Willow Tree price.

**I am getting my nativity for Christmas so I have to wait 7 more days.  I just couldn't wait to post my Creche'.

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

DIY Doll Skis

When the kids sled broke I reused it for doll skis.  I used a jig saw to cut long lengths of the plastic into ski shapes.  The curve of the sled was perfect for the front curve of the skis.  I was able to get 2 pair of skis from one sled.

 After cutting the skis out the plastic had curls on the edges.  I just used a utility knife to clean up the edges.

 To attach the skis to the boots (Walmart $2 pair) ruff up plastic where the plastic comes together.  I used E-6000 glue to attach.