The wonderful and weird Christmas traditions around the world". Punchline. 11 December 2011 . Retrieved 6 December 2014. The Legend of the Christmas Spider is an Eastern European folktale which explains one possible origin of tinsel on Christmas trees. It is most prevalent in Western Ukraine, where small ornaments in the shape of a spider are traditionally a part of the Christmas decorations. Legend of the Christmas Spider". Spider Wisdom. 19 December 2010. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012 . Retrieved 6 December 2014. Add several drops of the first colour from the brush of your nail polish into the water. Put the brush close to the water to help drop the polish. If the brush is too far away, the polish will sink to the bottom of your container. Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light: Slovenia to Wales". Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago.

a b "The Ukrainian Tradition of Spider Webs and Christmas". Ukraine.com . Retrieved 6 December 2014.

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It’s fine if it goes wrong... that’s part of the fun. I’d say the bauble wreath is one of the easiest crafts you can do. It’s literally threading baubles on a hanger. It’s minimum effort and maximum satisfaction because it looks really posh! Crafting is something I can really lose myself in. Life for many people is really fast and busy, and when I craft my mind has to focus on the task at hand. You can have all these thoughts running around in your head but you have to push them to one side to focus on the thing in front of you. It’s so relaxing.

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Me and Rex made these marbled baubles by dipping them in old nail varnishes in a bowl of water, which I thought was really cool and really easy. He loves messy play so it kept him occupied for an hour. He didn’t leave the table. He’s three years old and his attention span is questionable, but he loved it!

A poor but hardworking widow once lived in a small hut with her children. One summer day, a pine cone fell on the earthen floor of the hut and took root. The widow's children cared for the tree, excited at the prospect of having a Christmas tree by winter. The tree grew, but when Christmas Eve arrived, they could not afford to decorate it. The children sadly went to bed and fell asleep. Early the next morning, they woke up and saw the tree covered with cobwebs. When they opened the windows, the first rays of sunlight touched the webs and turned them into gold and silver. The widow and her children were overjoyed. From then on, they never lived in poverty again. [1] [2] Variants [ edit ] Dilly is so savvy. Even when you think that an idea is a good one, she’ll either tell you an evolution of that idea, or why it won’t work. She elevates everything. She doesn’t just look at things that are aesthetically pleasing, she actually finds things that will make people’s lives better.Add more drops with a third colour, some inside the other colours and some outside. There’s no right or wrong way to do this! You can just drop polish randomly into the water if preferred.

Anyone who knows me knows how much I love crafting, and there's no better feeling than giving someone the perfect gift. DIY gifts mean so much more, and they save a bit of money too. A Ukrainian spider web ornament from the Christmas Around the World 2007 exhibit of the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago Hi Dilly, Christmas is coming and we need your help! What top tidying tips can you give us for the festive season?Take a hanger from the wardrobe and wrap your lights around it – this will stop them tangling. You could also use the cardboard tube from the middle of the wrapping paper roll. Finally, use brown paper as wrapping paper – it is cheaper and great quality, and you can decorate it yourself to make it personal, sentimental and bespoke. We’ll show you how to do this in the show. a b Barbara Klumb (20 December 1978). "Spider Tale Spins a Web of Holiday Yore". The Milwaukee Journal: 1, 3. [ dead link]