Here is a unique Christmas wreath that was designed by Margaret Riley. This adorable wreath is a great Christmas project to create with your kids. Make this wreath with a mixture of Apple Barrel, and FolkArt paint. See below all the materials you will need to create this, and the step by step instructions.

PLAID Supplies

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      Apple Barrel ® Colors - Turquoise, 2 oz.

      Apple Barrel ® Colors - Plum Kiss, 2 oz.

·       Apple Barrel ® Colors - Yellow, 2 oz.

·       Apple Barrel ® Colors - Black, 2 oz.

·       Apple Barrel ® Colors - Pumpkin Orange, 2 oz.

·       Apple Barrel ® Colors - Grape Jam, 2 oz.

·       Apple Barrel ® Colors - Caterpillar, 2 oz.

·       FolkArt ® Extreme Glitter™ - Gold, 2 oz.

·       FolkArt ® Extreme Glitter™ - Peridot, 2 oz.

·       FolkArt ® Extreme Glitter™ - Tourquoise, 2 oz.

·       FolkArt ® Extreme Glitter™ - Purple, 2 oz.

      Other Supplies

4 2-inch snowmen, hat and body are pre-painted, 4 Snowflake buttons, 2 buttons of each of these colors: Yellow, Purple, Green, and Turquoise or Blue
Shank cutter (to remove backs of buttons), Clear drying glue, Foam glue, 1-1/2-yards of 5/8-inch wide wired edge ribbon, No. 8 fabric round scrubber brush
No. 10/0 liner brush, Stylus, 12 inches silver 22-gauge galvanized steel wire, 4 4 inch Styrofoam™ stars, 6 x 1-1/4 inch wreath,5 Floral u-pins
Palette paper, Paper towel, 6 inch piece of floral wire

Instructions

1. Paint each star one of the following colors and let dry: Caterpillar Plum Kiss Turquoise Yellow
2. Paint each star with Extreme Glitter as follows, then let dry Let dry: Caterpillar—Peridot Plum Kiss—Purple Turquoise—Turquoise Yellow—Gold
3. Attach stars with U-pins to wreath (refer to photo for placement).
4. Cut wire into 2-inch pieces and wrap around liner brush to curl them. Stick one end into glue and attach into top of top star.
5. SNOWMEN:  Paint hat bands of each snowman a different color to coordinate with a star.
6. Glue on buttons to coordinate with painted hat band.
7. Paint a Black scarf around neck.
8. Using stylus, dot on Black eyes.
9. Using liner brush, add Pumpkin Orange nose.
10. Cut off shanks from snowflake buttons and glue to hat on each snowman.
11. ASSEMBLY: Create a 10 loop ribbon bow and secure center with floral wire.
12. Press floral wire/ribbon into wreath.
13. Bend U-pin and place in back of wreath for a hanger. 4. Glue color coordinating snowman onto each star.

Recently one of our favorite craft blogs, The Idea Room posted this adorable Thanksgiving game craft. A craft project and game for kids all in one, how cool is that? This genius kids craft project was created using a variety of new paints from the Martha Stewart Craft Line. Here is how the game is played according to The Idea Room, "The premise of the game is fairly simple. Simple enough that even the youngest kids can play. Each player takes a turkey card and gets 6 clothes pins or…Turkey Feathers. Each player takes turns rolling once dice. Then you simply put a feather on the number that you rolled.  If you roll a number you already have a feather on, then your turn is over. First person to get all the feathers on their turkey wins." In order to play this game with your little ones, you will need to create the turkey cards that they need, along with decorating the clothes pins. To learn how to make this project click here.