Super-easy crafts projects dress up table

Don’t toss that cardboard toilet paper tube. Do-it-yourself entertainers know that tubes, wine corks and other types of trash are building blocks for great holiday crafts. So are fallen leaves, pine cones and leftover wrapping paper. Some projects are simple -- cut a slit in wine corks, and use to hold place cards, and some require a bit more time. We’ve compiled a variety of our favorite crafts to make your holiday table special. These projects require little more than items from your utility drawer and recycling bin plus a quick trip to the crafts store. And most are so easy that little helpers can give a hand. --By Diane Toroian Keaggy, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MCT