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This chocolate Yule log cake isn't really a cake! It's a candy container made to order for our family's play room. Above you can see that the painted, plastic lid is on the tray and the peppermint candies are falling out from the inside of my candy container on the right.         When my children were little, we often baked a special Christmas birthday cake for Jesus. Sometimes it would be fashioned into a tree or a yule log. One year, the birthday cake even resembled an entire forest of pines, dusted with powdered sugar.        Parents and/or Teachers can help their young ones shape a candy container made to look like a chocolate yule log cake with the following supplies. Stuff it with candy treats and scriptures from the Nativity story if you'd like to start a new family tradition similar to our own.        Natalie, my eldest, will be posting a lesson plan and contest giving away a lovely set of Chris...

       Nothing says welcome to our home like a cheerful, festive wreath wired to the front door of your dollhouse! Wreaths are so simple to make, you'll want to make more than one.        Take time and care to attach a tiny hook permanently to your dollhouse door so that you can change out the decorations according to the season or holiday. Supply List: furry chenille stems in green or red Mardi-Gras beads or any beads ribbon  wire for a hook attachment hot glue gun and hot glue Step-by-Step Directions: Twist the chenille stem into a wreath shape. Hold the initial shape up to the door or wall that you would like to decorate it with. Then you can reshape the wreath larger or smaller if need be. Twist the Mardi-Gras beads around the wreaths and hot glue these to the chenille stems as needed. Shape the ribbons into bows and hot glue these onto the top of each wreath. Shape and hook a small wire to the back of the ribbon for hanging. ...

Right, I trimmed my retro Christmas trees with old Mardi Gras beads. Right, The silver tree is trimmed in purple, pink and silver Mardi Gras beads and the gold tree is trimmed in red, green and gold beads. These beads add a professional looking, decorative touch to finish off this DIY Christmas project for Barbie's house.        Adding both sparkle and glamour to your doll's surroundings for the holiday season doesn't need to cost much. You can create these retro metallic Christmas trees from cast off supplies that you can find in your home.        I purchased the silver and gold stems from a dollar store and made my cone forms from a recycled cereal box!        Finish them off by upcycling Mardi Gras bead necklaces and the caps from the empty spray paint cans.  Supply List: silver and gold metallic chenille stems (one full bag each) large discarded, clean cereal box masking tape silver and gold metalli...

       Wire frames like these are easy to find in thrift shops. I paid less than a dollar for each of mine. These are just the right size for standard sized 12 inch fashion dolls. Some of my packages have removable lids so that little ones can fill them with real gifts come Christmas! We don't have any snow on the ground here in Missouri right now, so my garden evergreens will need to suggest the season. Supply List: wire sleigh and wire reindeer forms (found at resale shop) Christmas wrapping paper or Christmas scrapbook paper cherry red spray paint red wire gold beads small cardboard boxes Christmas Washi Tape Step-by-Step Instructions: Wash the wire shapes, the sleigh and reindeer, with warm soap and water. Let them dry completely in the sunshine. Place both in a scrap cardboard box to keep your work place clean. I spray paint in the outdoors only. Read the directions on the spray paint can and follow them carefully. Spray an even coat of paint. Let it d...