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Title: Yule Crafts: Miscellaneous
Categories: Yule Crafts

[Note: various sources]

CHOCOLATE SPOON TOPPERS
Place about 2 ounces of chopped dark, semisweet, milk, or white
chocolate or candy coating in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high
for 1-2 minutes, stirring once or twice, until melted. Dip the "bowl"
end of colored plastic spoons into the melted chocolate, then quickly
sprinkle with multi-colored "sprinkles" candies. Place on wax paper
until set. Two ounces makes about 8-10 spoons. Wrap single or sets of
spoons in cellophane paper and tie off with a
ribbon. (Spoons placed in hot drinks make a sumptuous treat, or tape
the spoon on a gift instead of a ribbon!)

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SPARKLY ICICLES
Wrap a sparkly pipe cleaner around a pencil. When done, pull it off the
pencil, bend one end into a hook and hang on the tree! Very easy and
quite effective!

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YULE ORANGE
Using a nail, punch rows of holes around the orange (about 1/4" apart).
You can be as easy or as intricate as you want in the design on your
orange. Push one clove into each hole. Roll clove-studded orange in
spice mix (1 small can ground cloves, 1 small can cinnamon, 1/2 cup
cornstarch). Wrap orange in fabric softener sheet and place in a cool,
dry area for at least one week to dry. After drying, discard softener
sheet and tie orange with 1 yard of ribbon around its center both
horizontally and vertically. Leave a loop of ribbon at the top for
hanging.

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Adapted from <http://www.creighton.edu/bsteph/pack114/library/craft-
christmas2.html>

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