13th December 2016
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silvs_advent_dwSupplies
- Empty toilet rolls (1 per cracker, although you need another 2 to help make the ends of the crackers). An empty roll of wrapping paper cut into suitable lengths would work just as well
- Decorative paper: wrapping paper, brown craft paper, or even old newspapers and magazines would work as you can embellish them afterwards
- Ruler and pencil
- Scissors
- Glue/sellotape
- Ties: you can use gift wrapping ribbon, or things like scraps of wool, and even garden twine if you are going for a more rustic look
- Cracker snaps – these are easily available online or from places like Hobbycraft (UK). If you can't find any, you can always resort to shouting BANG as you pull the crackers...
Cut a rectangle of paper about 20cm x 30cm (roughly A4 size/ US Letter)
Lay one of your cardboard tubes in the middle. If you are using cracker snaps, feed it through the tube, and then tape at either end to secure in place.
Lay a cardboard tube either side of the central one, and roll your paper around the tubes. Secure with glue or sticky tape.
Pull one of the tubes out by about 5-10cm and give the end a twist to scrunch the paper slightly. Remove the tube entirely and then use the scrunched paper as a guide to where to tie your ribbon.
Make sure you don't forget to put the gift/joke/hat etc in at this point! Slide them in through the tube at the other end.
Repeat the tying process for the second end, and your homemade cracker is ready!
Gift ideas
A paper hat
A chocolate coin
A handwritten joke - check out the Christmas Joke post earlier this month!
A small gift such as bookmarks, mini packs of crayons, lip balms, rubbers and pencil sharpeners, mini bars of soap, scented lavender bags, fancy tea lights, pencil toppers, mini packs of sweets.
Credit to The Daily Mirror for the instructions.
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Date: 2016-12-13 07:59 pm (UTC)But I'm not complaining... :D
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Date: 2016-12-13 08:01 pm (UTC)Maybe not if there's confetti in them though... *watches too many movies i guess*
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Date: 2016-12-15 12:24 am (UTC)(or I might just end up yelling BOOOOOM, since it's probably too late to order stuff AND craft Christmas crackers before the evening of the 24th, I fear)
Yes, there's definitely a DIY afternoon coming up with all the good ideas you've posted so far :)
*hugs*
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