{"id":1930,"date":"2011-12-18T10:58:54","date_gmt":"2011-12-18T15:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=1930"},"modified":"2011-12-18T11:00:54","modified_gmt":"2011-12-18T16:00:54","slug":"make-it-yourself-mistletoe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/make-it-yourself-mistletoe\/","title":{"rendered":"make it yourself mistletoe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m definitely a crafty gal, but during the Christmas season I tend to turn it up a notch (hence all these DIY posts that are popping up lately).\u00a0 My slight addiction to <a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\" target=\"_blank\">Pinterest<\/a> has also been and inspiration ~ that&#8217;s where I found this cute felt kissing ball by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohdeedoh.com\/ohdeedoh\/diy-mistletoe-kissing-ballhow-to-134939\" target=\"_blank\">ohdeedoh.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/mistletoe5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1931\" title=\"diy mistletoe kissing ball\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/mistletoe5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/mistletoe5.jpg 581w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/mistletoe5-277x300.jpg 277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re having a couple holiday parties so I thought it would be fun to hang it in our main entry way to the kitchen since that&#8217;s where everyone gathers most of the time&#8230; because a few extra kisses during this festive season is always a good thing.<\/p>\n<p>Get some green felt, white pom poms &amp; ribbon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/mistletoe-one.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1932\" title=\"diy mistletoe kissing ball\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/mistletoe-one.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"2113\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/mistletoe-one.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/mistletoe-one-85x300.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/mistletoe2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1933\" title=\"diy mistletoe kissing ball\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/mistletoe2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"1971\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/mistletoe2.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/mistletoe2-91x300.jpg 91w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/mistletoe3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1934\" title=\"diy mistletoe kissing ball\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/mistletoe3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"2500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/mistletoe3.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/mistletoe3-72x300.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After you glue the two sides together, you&#8217;ll have to do some more hot glue handy work by adhering some of the petals from each side together to create more of a ball shape.\u00a0 Then after you&#8217;re happy, add a few clusters of white pom poms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/mistletoe4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1935\" title=\"diy mistletoe kissing ball\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/mistletoe4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"689\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/mistletoe4.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/mistletoe4-261x300.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a little mistletoe trivia for ya from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.farmersalmanac.com\/home-garden\/2010\/12\/13\/mistletoe-facts-and-lore\/\" target=\"_blank\">Farmers&#8217; Almanac<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Decorating with mistletoe during winter is an ancient tradition, dating to the time before Christianity spread through Europe, when it was viewed as a symbol of fertility.<\/p>\n<p>According to some versions of the kissing lore, the proper etiquette for kissing under mistletoe requires a man to remove one berry when he kisses a woman. 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