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Paper Christmas Baubles

Over the weekend we went to the Murrumbateman field days. Basically it is a couple of fields covered in tents selling all kinds of farm related stuff. Country Boy was in heaven checking out night vision scopes for his gun, and then new guns to go with the night vision scope.
As a dutiful wife I went along (it must be love!), but to tell the truth, I’m not really interested in electric fences, or post pulling out attachments for the tractor. Fortunately across from the hunting accessories stand was a paper craft stand. It was a little out of place, but I was grateful for a respite from the farm stuff. In the stand I saw that they had made all these handmade Christmas decorations. Naturally enough, I thought I would have a go at making some myself.
For each paper bauble you will need:
Some double sided card (I used scrap booking papers)
2 small split pins
10cm of thread

Cut 3 strips approximately 1.2 cm wide and 20-30 cm long (depending on how big you want the bauble to be).

Use a needle to poke small hole near the end of each strip, then bend it around and poke a hole in the other end to form a loop. Repeat with the remaining strips.

Remove the needle and then thread a split pin through the hole. Split the pin to hold the loops together.

Turn the bauble over, line up the 3 loops and push the needle through to make a small hole. Remove the needle then push the second split pin through and split it to hold the loops together.

Tie the string together to form a loop and then slip it under the split pin to form a hanger.

Country Boy came home with an electric fence, some miscellaneous tools, a box of baby fish for the dam, and a new hat. I came home with an idea for another Christmas craft. We both had a win!

So is it too early to start Christmas crafts, and would you rather look at crafts, or guns and sights???

Here is some links to easy Christmas crafts I made last year:
Button Christmas Trees
Mini Button Ornaments
Stained Glass Windows

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  1. Kell @ All Mum Said says

    July 9, 2015 at 3:03 pm

    I can see why these are popular every Christmas! They are effective and look great while being relatively easy to make. Great one for the kids.

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    • Jo@CountryLifeExperiment says

      July 10, 2015 at 4:12 pm

      Thanks Kell!

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  2. Marloes aynsley says

    November 4, 2013 at 10:20 pm

    Wow these are great, I just made some using Close To My Heart papers.

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  3. Maxabella says

    October 30, 2013 at 2:45 am

    These look lovely, you clever thing, and I think I would like a Murrumbateman field day! x

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  4. travellingmacs says

    October 26, 2013 at 9:52 am

    They are impressive! I just had a look at your stain glass window craft too. Some great new ideas for my class to try. Thank you so much 🙂

    Reply
  5. Angels have Red Hair says

    October 25, 2013 at 10:38 am

    They look great … but I'm still in denial that Christmas is approaching.

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  6. Emily @ Have A Laugh On Me says

    October 25, 2013 at 6:05 am

    Those are very clever, I do love the one that looks like a watermelon and never too early! I'm not much into electric fences either, they used to scare the shite out of me as a kid!

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  7. Lila says

    October 24, 2013 at 9:03 pm

    They turned out nicely! I'd look at a bit of both, not that I'm a gun person but I'd be curious.

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