LDS Crafty Ideas

by: Leanne In Michigan

Twiggy Stars: 

Just pick up some twigs outside ( need 5 and trim them the same length with scissors ) and hot glue the ends together to make a star ornament. Glue on some potpourri and add jute for a string.

Decoupage plates with pictures from the Ensign: 

Using a circle cutter, cut out a picture of a Temple etc. and decoupage it onto the back of a clear glass plate.  We also spray painted over the back to have color on the edges.  Use some iridescent and add glitter...so pretty.  Or decoupage tissue paper on the edges instead of paint.


Paper Temple Molds: 

I bought a terra cotta mold of the Nauvoo Temple ( $25 ) and used printer paper.  Some of the sisters chalked some of it such as the trees using colored chalk.  This takes about 15 min. for each mold to dry in the microwave...Time consuming, but the sisters loved it. When done, they can be placed in a shadow box on display or just hung up on the wall, or in a plate stand. 

You can always make the Patriarchal Blessing Envelopes that have been
mentioned so much lately. I have made 2 this week for our Enrichment on Thursday and they turned out so gorgeous! I used antique looking brads and small tassels to close them.

Savior Ornaments:

We used clear glass ornaments and placed a Greg Olsen picture of Jesus (printed out on cardstock ) inside.  First we added a bit of iridescent Easter type grass stuff (found it at Hobby Lobby ) in the bottom of the ornament.  Next we rolled up the picture and placed it inside with tweezers and placed the top on for hanging.  This was a fast one and so beautiful.

Marble Magnets:

We used the RS Seal (not the foil stickers from the bookstore... they won't stick ) and decoupage them on the back of a flat marble (from the dollar store ) and added a magnet.  Since they are kind of heavy, a thin magnet won't work.  We used a round thick magnet from Hobby Lobby and glued them on with Amazing Goop brand glue.  I'm not sure if plain old hot glue will work.  The instructions are from www.mormonchic.com  website. We didn't do these for Christmas In July, but we did make them for our sisters as a gift from the RS Presidency.

Good luck and have fun!