🎄GENIUS ways to use CLAY for Christmas! Dollar Tree DIYs 2024

[@TheCozyChristmasCottage]

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[@joycebeilman211]

Sugar cookie!

[@cindyschumacher1532]

I made cinnamon dough ornaments with the primary aged students for 40 years. 32 years with first graders! In the beginning I used the applesauce/cinnamon mixture. They broke easily and the kids were sad when they did. Eventually I used white school glue and cinnamon. That’s all! Room parents would help my students with these. I let each child make four, every year. So I bought cinnamon (about 5-6 of the big containers of cinnamon at Costco) and a gallon of white school glue. But we needed that much for the 100+ we made each year. For home use it would obviously take much less. To make the dough simply mix glue and cinnamon together to make dough that can be easily rolled out, between two pieces of waxed or parchment paper. The kids would make their “cookies” with 4 different cookie cutter shapes. Be sure to use a straw to poke a hole in the top for hanging. When I finally quit using applesauce and only used glue and cinnamon the ornaments didn’t break after that! EVER! The. Kids would decorate use puff paints, fabric paint and glitter glue. These decorated our classroom tree every year, along with other adorable ornaments they made, or I made for them. Former young students, who now have families of their own, tell me that these cinnamon ornaments are still hung on their trees even now. Because I taught in a small town, I taught many of the children from my former students. They were always so excited to know their children would be making the same cinnamon ornaments they made. Fond memories and a tradition that has carried on. One of my first grade students now teaches in my last classroom and continues with making these ornaments. Our classroom smelled wonderful all month long to help get us in the spirit of Christmas. 🎄

[@rockinrobin1007]

Oh man I’d be the mom helper who came in to help! I’d love making them! I used to come in and do crafts with my kids’ class because certain teachers knew I was crafty and I was free labor. 😂 (I also helped with vacation Bible school doing crafts and helped my son’s kindergarten teacher when kids had been out sick and needed to make up work. We had a little spot in the back of the room with a kid sized cubicle with plexiglass “windows”. ) For every holiday I started off making molded candy lollipops for teachers, office staff, librarians, nurse, lunch ladies. The kids had at least 4-5 teachers. Kids got goody bags. Stickers, erasers, pencils, Hershey kisses. I made a Christmas tree to hold the lollipops for the office, librarians and lunch ladies. It was a lot of work. The lollipops got to be a pain. So I went to making just candy from molds. Then it was getting expensive so I went to sugar cookies for teachers. I got plain and the one with the design made into it. I added M&Ms to match the holiday. I put them on the plain cookies. I made them BIG. We also made cards for all the teachers every holiday. We bought the foam shape kits at AC Moore and put them on cardstock and added all kinds of stickers. My son graduated 5th grade in 2005. My daughter started 1st grade in 2006. So I was back in business. 😂 I added one of his teachers to my list while my daughter was there because she was so good to him. She “got” him. He had ADHD and she knew he needed hugs along with encouragement. That genuine affection made a big difference in his grades. She never got mad at him. She was super special. (Her mom was also. She subbed for my daughter’s 1st grade teacher when she left because she had cancer. She was also very special. I see where her daughter got it!!)

[@diybronwynsmith263]

Awwe that’s such a wholesome delightful post ,I’m going to try the cinnamon and glue project

[@cindyschumacher1532]

@@rockinrobin1007 Sounds you were the parent every teacher loves. ❤️🍎

[@cindyschumacher1532]

That’s sweet of you to say❣️ I did love my job. ❤️ I probably don’t need to say this but if you do make mini ornaments to hang or use as tags, don’t forget to poke a tiny hole for whatever string you use. Happy crafting!

[@venitarose8150]

Did you still have to bake the cookies when using the glue?

[@barbaradigennaro1450]

I love that you involve Honey they are so much a part of the family. She is so adorable. I love cookies but I would choose a sugar cookie. Love the dry clay ideas. It was the first I heard of this as I'm new at crafting. Have a blessed week. 🍪🍪

[@TheCozyChristmasCottage]

Honey is attached to my hip, and I love it, lol! Wishing you have a blessed week as well

[@sandirobinson9004]

It’s always delightful to watch you work. You’re one of the best crafter’s I watch. Thank you Shannon for sharing your many talents.

[@phyllisware4665]

Shannon, You are so talented! I bought some clay and wasn't sure what to do with it. But now I know! Thanks for the inspiration🤶🎀🎁

[@Liz-ov8lb]

My favorite is the cinnamon one. I’m going to make some with my grandkids. Thank you.

[@sondrasix1668]

I like both cookies also. Probably sugar cookies. Love the ornaments. I couldn’t possibly tell which one. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@TheCozyChristmasCottage]

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[@genv8428]

It's a tie for me, I make awesome sugar cookies & gingerbread ones too. Both are sooo good. Also how funny this video comes out today, I've been decorating my fake sugar cookie ornaments I made out of clay the last couple days for my gingerbread/baking themed tree. Perfect timing!!

[@TheCozyChristmasCottage]

That is perfect! Happy decorating!

[@CynthiaManning-tp1rn]

Loved all the cute designs. Blessings 😊🙏

[@michellelardin834]

I am definitely doing cinnamon dough projects this year. I love all your ideas, so cute and festive!

[@ellen-marie6692]

Fun! The stars are so nice! Entwining some of the chiffon ribbon would look so pretty I bet! Sugar cookies! But they have to be just right - I really like the recipe from a well known brand of flour’s cookbook. Years ago I made some into candy cane shapes having added a bit of red food coloring to some of the dough before baking them. I had also added real peppermint extract but that wasn’t as nice as I had hoped - thinking that adding some crushed candy canes on the icing might be better. PS: Honey is an adorable crafting assistant! 🥰

[@judymckerrow6720]

Your tree is GORGEOUS ! 🎃🍁💚🙃

[@kathyknarr4314]

Everything was amazing. I will be making the cinnamon ornaments. Thx 4 the recipe. 😊

[@juliespencer1164]

Love the last project the most what a fun way to make clay ornaments. love it.

[@grammysagmoe9659]

Love using clay! Going to try the Cinnamon & white glue to make ornaments this year.

[@dotgoodwin4312]

U and your pup r so cute together! I like both kind of cookies but I'll say gingerbread I guess. I just bought some air dry clay to c if I can make a couple things. Thank u Shannon. Love all your ideas!

[@GailClendenen]

I love iced sugar cookies! 😋 And my favorite craft is the star garland, so pretty! ⭐

[@lysebrown9687]

Sugar cookies with icing are my Christmas favs. Or a melting snowman on a sugar cookie. Yum! Honey's ornament is priceless. Now my dog Micah wants to make one too!

[@nancyward5368]

Hi from northern Ontario I enjoyed the clay ideas.

[@BarbaraDClark]

I would choose sugar cookies!😊 Honey is adorable!❤ I love all of your clay diys, but favorite is your recipe, and the bonus is that they smell good! As always, thank you for sharing all of your hard work, creativity, talent, and inspiration! Stay safe, healthy, and positive! GOD bless you and your family!🙏❤️🇺🇲😊🎄

[@micheleklose8935]

You are such an inspiration to so many of us. I love sugar cookies 🍪

[@shellylemons]

Use two wood craft(or stir sticks) on each side of the clay to help you roll out the clay and keep the desired thickness.

[@chriseschelbach9710]

Love the cinnamon ornaments. Love these and the wonderful smell in your home. Tfs. God Bless

[@dawnbarrera2184]

I love making cinnamon ornaments. They are so much fun and smell great.

[@TheCozyChristmasCottage]

Right!? The best!

[@karinday6128]

❄️what great ideas Shannon! So excited for you as your girls must be coming home for the holidays 🥰

[@susansharpe2804]

love them all❤❤❤

[@jodeez]

Sugar cookies definitely favorites for my family.

[@elizabethseaborn7300]

Love the cinnamon clay idea!

[@tinaholloway1984]

I love them all ❤❤❤. Definitely going to make some

[@corinnepage1260]

Sugar cookies are the best! (I'm not fond of gingerbread cookies.) I love dogs and Honey is beautiful! Her mitten ornament turned out great. The clay ornaments are cute and easy to make for my tree.

[@alicebutton6240]

Sugar cookies are my favorite ! But I love all cookies 🍪 love all your clay ornaments ❤

[@TheCozyChristmasCottage]

Thank you! 🤗

[@carmenryan1453]

I just love love love sugar cookies! I have an awesome recipe, but unfortunately I can’t bake anymore. I truly miss baking!❄️☃️🎄

[@sawdust2556]

Happy to be part of the Christmas Crew! Been wanting to try that clay! ❤🎅🏻

[@TheCozyChristmasCottage]

Happy holidays!

[@FIZZGIG-RARF]

Ooooo! It's that time of the year!❤❤❤

[@corinnetippit7983]

I made cinnamon cookies before too. Love it

[@marylake6742]

I absolutely love the last ornament that you did. I will have to replicate that this year for my families so that they can use them as ornaments for next year. My absolute favorite Christmas cookie is sugar! Thanks for all the great inspiration and looking forward to your next video!

[@paulalawson6307]

Oh my gosh! The paw print mitten!❤

[@TheCozyChristmasCottage]

So cute, and so made my heart happy too

[@kathylenhart6275]

Wow. Just made air dry mitten ornaments let week for all the grandkids 😊 Love the star garland with lights and the cinnamon too! Cookies? I'm not picky. 😂 Yearly tradition cookie making started with my granddaughter at 8 yrs old. She's now 22 and still coming for our holiday tradition.

[@sheilas.6170]

Cinnamon ornaments are my favorite, but honestly they are all great ideas!

[@MrsAlmaTrumble]

I'm a cookie snob. I'll eat any kind of cookies. I've been watching you 5+ years and I've said this a few times, but your creativity always blows my mind.

[@kathleengill1273]

What great ideas! The ginger projects look so real and so "delicious!" Ginger is inspiring because it's so good for you. Ginger bread and ginger cookies are so good...my favorite! I love all of these projects today Shannon! 🎄⛄

[@conniehunt8433]

I love sugar cookies. As my favorite? They were all cute but I love the cute marshmallows diys

[@nancysmith3289]

Sugar for eating, gingerbread for decorating! 👍 Happy you included the homemade dough!

[@loricraig1338]

Sugar cookies, especially making them with my mom who passed from Covid -19 on December 23rd, 2020. I also have very fond memories of making a LOT of gingerbread cookies one Christmas season with a dear friend who passed away last year. Great remembrances of both. ❤

[@francissandova7164]

Oh my goodness 😍😍😍😍😍 Absolutely stunning and as a I have always said, they look like they are from the Hallmark store!!! Everything turned out beautiful!!!

[@heidiyazwa8315]

Love the little cinnamon gingerbread ornaments. They you look soo cute on your little mini tree

[@heidiyazwa8315]

Love the little cinnamon gingerbread ornaments. They look soo cute on your little mini tree. And of course love Honeys ornament. 🐾♥️🐾

[@dianewilson3769]

I love the idea of the cinnamon clay! And I'm a gingerbread girl all the way! ❤❤🇨🇦🎄🎄🎄🎄

[@theresapatrono4062]

I prefer sugar cookies, but my most favorite are Chocolate chip. These are all great. I have never use DAS clay. I have used Sculpey clay, and I do not like it. I think it is too hard to work it, especially if you have issues with your hands. I do like the Crayola model magic. I definitely want to try the cinnamon clay. It probably gives the house a nice smell. Have an awesome week.

[@maryellenyork2819]

Clay pawprint ornament! Superb idea!

[@kittykitty435]

Since I'm diabetic any cookie mlade with sugar and regular flour are out. If a sugar cookie is a choice, I'll take 1. I do have a a7ggestion on rolling your doughs. Use skewers on each side of the clay then use the rolling pin on those skewers. It gives an even layer of dough. It works on really coolies too!

[@debbienelson4503]

I'm loving all these cute ideas! Thanks for sharing! Can't wait to see your TV video!

[@sherrybollock8119]

I love both cookies

[@DonnaStJarre]

My favorite was honeys paw print! Great idea I might do that with my cats❤🐾🐕

[@TheCozyChristmasCottage]

That would be so cute!

[@barbarajenkins8050]

Too many favorites! I suppose they the cinnamon clay is number 1 for me.❤

[@katsthoughts8171]

The honey portion of your video was so adorable.

[@catbb1000]

Rolled sugar cookies. But I'll eat gingerbread to. I really liked the gold buffed stars and lights. I bet your house smelled amazing with those old school dough ornaments. In all my years I've never made any 🤔 Thanks for the inspo Shannon.🎄

[@srsblosser13]

I love sugar cookies! I only make them at Christmas. I think i will try making the marshmallows.

[@luckyolivares6013]

Love them all thank you for this fun pretyyy projects

[@paulaneary7877]

GINGERBREAD! However, a close second is the sugar cookies, because I do have fond memories of making DOZENS and DOZENS of sugar cookies with my mom and her home made frosting is STILL my favorite. (Last year my mom added up how many cookies she had made one Christmas long ago, it was over 900 cookies) 😁

[@angiesmith9635]

My cats are going to hate me, but I am going to make ornaments this year with them. ❤😂

[@ehitest6588]

Rolled sugar cookies. But I will eat the gingerbread cookies also. Loved all projects❤

[@heiditate6989]

I am going to have to make my dogs an ornament! Great idea!

[@TheCozyChristmasCottage]

Enjoy!

[@catalinawoody6954]

The star garland with fairy lights is so cute and a great idea.

[@Dieppaloveplants]

Ginger cookies so delicious

[@TheCozyChristmasCottage]

They are!

[@thefrontporchcrafter572]

I’m definitely making the last ornaments this year. I have all the stuff so there no excuse not to. Thank you for sharing and have a blessed evening. 😘❤️🤗🙏🏻✝️🍪☃️🎅🏼🎄Lisa

[@judysheldon7461]

I enjoyed watching your diy video today 😀. Alot of amazing Christmas DIYS.

[@deannajohnson2629]

Honey is so adorable ❤❤❤Love her!

[@patbuegeler7770]

❤❤Sugar cookies. Great ideas.

[@gladys1230]

I like the ones that you made out of ornaments and then painted them

[@sandicollins4000]

I’ve never cared for gingerbread so I have to say sugar cookies. Love all these projects

[@jeanetteaguirrre6392]

cheistmas tree, i stayed to the end and i luvd the last diu..im gonna make some of tht for my grand kids, whts not to luv about apple sauce and cinnamon 😊

[@tawandataylor7271]

Ginger bread and Creole clay 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@cathyjoherlihy377]

Sugar cookies! You are so creative!

[@marybarnett2534]

It would be sugar cookies. I like your projects. Thanks for sharing.

[@joanberman6654]

Gingerbread cookies for me!

[@lisawiles-upman4049]

Gingerbread cookies. It is tough to decide on just one favorite project, so I will pick all.😊🎄

[@carolparadee5013]

Loved the last one with the cinnamon

[@julieyoung6387]

Liked all of them.

[@samanthabrakefield]

Gingerbread! I make them every year in all the traditional shapes and give them to friends. Of course, I make some for my family too. I love decorating them with my daughters. This year, we're going to make your cinnamon dough ornaments. Pretty sure my kids have made them but I haven't!

[@sandi6963]

Sugar cookies! Love to dip them in my coffee!

[@nettajar1938]

Sugar cookies are the best, especially if it's not loaded with frosting. ~ Love your ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐garland ~ 🦮🦮🦮🦮🦮~ your homemade clay 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@barbarafoor7468]

Super cute. I want to make some cinnamon applesauce ornaments but I seem to always run out of time.

[@TheCozyChristmasCottage]

You do need some time, hopefully you find time this year ❤️

[@pattykirkland4804]

The cinnamon ornaments!!

[@beverleyschwendinger6205]

For decorating definitely gingerbread cookies but to eat I prefer sugar cookies!

[@bonnieperry2983]

I would pick sugar cookies to eat. Great video, Shannon. You always do the coolest projects. Love your videos. ❤ 🎄🎅⛄️☃️❄️🎁

[@TheCozyChristmasCottage]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@lindamatthews5055]

Love both but would have to say sugar cookie. Love all the ornaments.

[@TexasTwins]

5:13 😋 love ‘em both! 😋 Okay, truth be known, I L❤VE Cookies!! If I could pick just one of your 2 choices, I ‘d pick a gingerbread because I’m thinking about Eating them 😋 … not as decorations 👀 But when I bake them I use cinnamon😀 and clove😀 instead of ginger 😐

[@marycasey9404]

My favorite cookie is gingerbread ❤

[@abbyrock5684]

Love everything!

[@AnnetteJohnson-h9n]

Gingerbread aka Ginger Snap! lol,,, Cute ornaments! loved them all

[@patriciakirkpatrick7933]

All cookies are great😊 and sending kisses to Honey!! 💋

[@lynnstanley5324]

Nice projecta

[@tamervin]

On the average day, iced sugar cookies are my favorite. However, gingerbread is my favorite Christmas cookie.

[@DebbieDunham-e1d]

I’d have to say gingerbread cookies. I love the spices!

[@PaulaHogeland]

Sugar cookies for the win!

[@joaniew.2102]

Gingerbread all day

[@gloriareynolds8340]

Love this thsnks

[@bevhueffmeier949]

Definitely Sugar Cookies.😊

[@cleonicemendesribeiro4953]

Sigo você do Brasil Maravilhosa!!!