By Kirsten Sweet
In need of some craft projects to keep you busy this winter? Give these a try. A lot of them can be done in just a few hours with minimal supplies!
All you need is a peanut, some paint and a few other supplies to make this darling peanut hummingbird. It doubles as an ornament!
Hummingbird peanut ornament
Search your junk drawers, basements and attics for items you can use to create a sign like this one. You’d be amazed at how many things resemble letters. Spell out a holiday word or a first or last name—they are perfect for gifts!
Sign made out of "junk"
These adorable birds were made with a craft technique called felting. (In other words, take old wool sweaters, shrink them down in the washing machine and then cut and decorate them to look like birds!)
Felt bird ornaments
You can do so much with paint these days, especially with chalkboard paint! We created these chalkboard flower pots in only a few minutes. If you don’t want to go to the trouble of painting your own pots, check out Happy Moose Garden Art on Etsy to purchase gorgeous hand-painted pots.
Flower pots painted with chalkboard paint
Hand-painted pot from Happy Moose Garden Art on Etsy
Buy this handy craft kit and then make and decorate the birds at home! Look for Wild About Crafts on Etsy. The kit comes with felt, a bird pattern and some other accessories and is perfect for a family project you can do in an afternoon!
Craft kit from Wild About Crafts on Etsy
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Will the peanuts rot after awhile?
I had a bad experience with some adorable autumn split pea-filled apples I bought at a craft sale several years ago. I put them away for the winter and when I took them out the next fall, they were full of maggot skins.
to keep any plant based decoration will need to have the “plant” part sealed in something like polyurthane or shellack. This works well for nuts & pinecones. My children made some pinecone wreaths 30 yrs ago that are still beautiful.
My great aunt sent me a article on pinecone hummingbirds. I really thought that was a cute idea. If you have any more projects like this one please e-mail them to me. Thanks.
Great ideas – Love the felt bird ornaments! I am going to put these on my list of craft projects for November/December.