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We’re at the beginning of what promises to be a long week of really cold temperatures and several bands of winter weather where I live, which has me thinking of lots of different ways to keep warm.

If you’re not a fan of hats, knitting a headband or earwarmer is a great way to keep your head a little protected …

As a participant in the Quilting Isn’t Funny Blog Tour I’m hosting a giveaway. A lucky Craft Gossip reader will receive a copy of Megan Dougherty’s new book, Quilting Isn’t Funny. My day on the tour is December 5th (today). You can read my review of the book right here.

How to enter. Leave a comment on this …

These darling earth friendly bags come from Carla of “blueberry junkie” and they are a wonderful idea.  Felt is a great material to work with, as it doesn’t fray, therefore, it requires minimal sewing. This tutorial is for a reusable felt Christmas gift bag that measures 8.5 x 11in (you can use a regular printer paper as a template) …

Miss T has posted a cute chart that would make a great gift for a friend. It shows two girls with hearts. I can see stitching this up and personalizing it for a friend to commemorate a friendship whether new or long lasting. You could make it into a framed piece or create a special ornament for the holidays. Get …

Vintage Spice and Everything Nice continues their circus series with a posting that shows a talented elephant showing off super skills. I know elephants aren’t usually associated with Christmas, but I was thinking that it would be really cool to take the patterns from this series and do them up as ornaments and do a circus-themed tree. How much fun …

Charming and so easy to make, learn to create these wire angel ornaments via this tutorial of AdventuresOfADIYMom. The idea came to Rachel via Pinterest, but she had definitely made it her own! As with most ideas on Pinterest, the links didn’t go anywhere.

Luckily, this link below should give you all the instructions you need to make your own …

These have to be the cutest FREE printable gift tags or labels I have ever seen. (Hence the title). Welovetoillustrate.com has created these adorable illustrated  Tags to make your Christmas a little cuter.  You can use adhesive paper or just use normal paper and sticky tape. You can also create your own adhesive labels using clear adhesive contact paper. Another …

Jess from The Sewing Rabbit has a suggestion for your Christmas sewing wish list.  A roller foot.  For most machines, this is a $5-$10 foot, so it’s totally within the price range of a stocking stuffer.  It’s made for sewing on vinyl or leather.  Like the name suggests, the foot has little rollers on it that allows the “sticky” fabric …

Erin Erickson from Dog Under My Desk shares a tutorial at Pellon showing how to make a dog bed with a removable fleece cover.  If your doggie is especially spoiled, you could also use Minky.  The cover has an easy to sew envelope closure.  When the cover gets dirty, just remove the insert and run it through the wash.  She gives …

Rachel from Imagine Gnats has been Instagramming photos of stockings people have made with her free Falling Flakes Christmas stocking pattern that she published last month.  They’re pretty in all of the fabric and color combinations people have used! Her Falling Flakes stocking is pieced from fabric scraps and quilted as you go.    Go to Imagine Gnats for the pattern and tutorial.…

Christmas Lights are so pretty and yet can be annoying when one goes out. Here is a fun set of Christmas lights that you never have to worry about the lights going out. Although you might have to worry about the lights disappearing. This is also a fun craft that you can do with the kids. Beth shows you all …

Adrianne from Happyhourprojects.com shares this simple tutorial to create polyclay Hair pins. The reason I am featuring these is because they are perfect for School gifts!  School gifts this year has been a drama for me and I really wish I had planned it out better. Having planned it all out would have avoided the arguments with my 6-year-old of …

Are you looking to get really crafty this holiday season? Over at the blog Cafe Craftea there is going to be a whole season of crafts in the form of an Advent calendar and it kicks off with this tea bag box pattern and tutorial.…

Beth from The Renegade Seastress shares a tutorial over at eHow showing how to repurpose a couple of old sweaters into a new pair of mittens.  Sweater mittens, or Smittens.  They’re lined with fleece so they’ll be extra warm.  If you needed, you could make a pair out of just one sweater, but they’re much cuter when made from two …

In the posting I did earlier is the “Ugly Sweater Felt Christmas Ornaments” and they have several other Hipster Ornaments and show us the completed tree and you can find anything on the tree you would like to make.  Have a “Hippy Christmas” and enjoy the past.…

American Felt and Craft-The Blog is having their Hipster Week and these “Ugly Sweater Felt Christmas Ornaments” are too much fun and easy with all the supplies you will need and a pattern template.  They are giving us the idea and you can go crazy with your own designs.…

I get so excited when Pantone announces the new color of the year! The selection for 2014 is a beautiful pink-infused purple called Radiant Orchid. Burnett’s Boards shares inspiration featuring this lovely hue here.…

Turn those extra strips of pattern paper into the perfect bow for holiday packages! The Glue Dot blog has a quick and easy tutorial for making them.

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I love this set of Cursive Holiday Word Art and plan to use them in my December Daily this year. They come compliments of  Robyn Meierotto of Pink Trike Designs and are great for both digital and paper projects. Go grab them here.…

Thank you Megan Dougherty for giving me the best laughs I’ve had since I read a copy of The Sweet Potato Queen’s Book of Love by Jill Connor. Like Jill, Megan’s brand of humor is equally irreverent, only Megan’s subject is quilting not amor. Quilting may seem a dry subject. Yet, she proves in her new book, Quilting Isn’t …

These look like tiny peppermint Christmas trees to me.  They are an inspiring offering with the free pattern available here.

 

I didn’t find this treasure on my own.  Peng of bullionstitchesandmore sent me the link to her version of these charming little beauties and enticed me with her own interpretations.  You can see more of Peng’s mini trees …

Here’s a nice way to present little beauty gifts like nail polish, lip balm and lipstick. This tutorial at PS I Love You Scrapbooking shares how to use the purses from the Forever Young Cricut cartridge. You can do these using Christmas paper, or whatever papers go with your colors this year. Go here to get more details.…

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CraftChica shares this article/review on Mark Montana’s new book How to write and publish a craft book. Very insightful and what doesn’t scare you off will surely inspire you. The closest I have ever come to writing a craft book was for crafts with dyer lint. It came to me at the wrong time (Not sure I could …

The temptation to eat this will be great but the desire to soak in it will win you over. The presentation of this chocolate scrub is amazing. It looks delightful I am sure it smells delightful. Full instructions and tutorial here.

I love giving sugar scrubs as gifts as they are so easy to make and always get used. Last …

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