This little Christmas DIY is my first of many. I am working on the Foyer Christmas decorations. I am needing a few things to sit on Santa’s desk. One of the items needed is Santa’s time keeper. I gathered a few items to make a cute little hour glass for him to keep track of the days before Christmas. 🙂
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Here are the items I used to make Santa’s time keeper.
- one package of wooden snow flakes
- one package of Christmas pencil
- one package of clear ornaments
- one package of sand
- sticker gems
- E6000 and hot glue
- Crimson Chalk paint
First step take two of the wooden snowflakes and paint them red.
While the paint is drying on the snowflakes we will move to the next step. Taking the ornaments and remove the wire from the caps.
Next step we will add the sand to each of the ornaments. To make it easier to pour the sand I cut a little corner of the package. I poured enough to cover the bottom in both ornaments.
Next step is adding E6000 to the rim of the ornament to glue the cap back on.
Take the snowflakes add some E6000 and a dot of hot glue to the center. Place the bottom of the ornament to the glue on the snowflake. Make sure both are centered on the snowflake.
Using two of the red snowflake pencil cut the pencils 5 1/2 inches. I marked the measurements, making sure I cut the eraser part off. I used the Dollar Tree hand saw to cut the pencil to size.
Using E6000 and a dab of hot glue to the top of the ornament’s cap and glue the ornaments together. Add some hot glue to each end of the pencil and attach the pencil to the snowflake on each side of the ornaments.
Taking red and green sticker gems to each end of the snowflakes and one silver sticker snowflake in the center of the top snowflake. I added some to the bottom of the snowflake and to the middle of the ornaments. You can decorate your hour glass as you wish.
How fun is this? It isn’t a functional hour glass, but I am sure you can make it functional by cutting a small hole in the ornament caps and timing the sand until the minutes you want goes through. I just wanted mine for a décor piece.
If you like this little DIY snowflake hour glass décor save it for later.
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Decorating our home on a budget is my thrill. I think a home can look beautiful without breaking the bank. Your home should bring the best out of you and make you feel happy. You should smile every time you enter your home. 🙂
This is such an adorable idea!! My daughter has a porcelain Santa she puts in her room every year for Christmas with a mini tree. This would look so cute next to that! She could even make this herself.
Michelle, you ought to make it a craft night with your daughter and both make one. It is so fun and easy to do. I love how it turned out and will look perfect on a Christmas decorated vignette. Happy holiday season my dear!
Terrie, this is so cute and creative! You are so amazing! I would’ve never thought of this!
I wanted a hour glass but couldn’t find a fun Christmas one. So I found items that could be made into one. It is adorable. Thanks so much for stopping by my sweet friend!
Terrie,
This is adorable and that DIY mind of yours. Very clever.
Once Peanut is better I have Christmas projects to begin. Changes to still make.
Can’t wait to see more
Cindy
I hope peanut is doing better. Can’t wait to see your home at Christmas. Thank you Cindy!
Terrie I love your creativity! This is just too cute. I’m also jealous that you’ve started decorating for Christmas. Hoping to get started here soon. Can’t wait to see what comes out of Terrie’s work shop next!
Thank you Tammy. It is going to look so cute on the table dressed as Santa’s desk. I can’t wait to see your new home all dressed up for Christmas.