Sure, I'm crafty, but am I crafty in Italian?

The Relief Society (women's group at church) was looking for ideas for an annual project in which the women make crafty and/or householdy things to donate to a local social service organization, which then sells them to raise money for its programs. The Relief Society president, whom I'd never talked to (she's relatively new), approached me a couple of Sundays ago and asked me to submit some ideas. I brought this to her thinking they'd think about it and get back to me. But no, on the spot it was decided we'd make them -- and that I'd be teaching the making of them.
Yeah, I'm nowhere near that fluent in Italian. But I'm always up for an adventure, especially if it'll make for an interesting story later. So the past couple of days I've been procuring supplies (with the help of my friend Rachael), creating a pattern and making samples so I can at least show the ladies what they're supposed to do even if they can't understand a word I'm saying.
Aren't they cute little trees? Laura has asked if we can start making them every Christmas. I'm not sure I'll be so enamored with that idea a week and a half from now, but we'll see.