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presentonesieCarrie from Making Lemonade shares a no-sew tutorial for this onesie decorated to look like a Christmas present.  What a fun idea for baby’s first Christmas!  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Making Lemonade]

[via Someday Crafts]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, no-sew, Christmas, present, gift, onesie, baby[/tags]

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binarycupcakesOh so nerdy clever are these binary “Hostess” cupcakes from Not So Humble Pie. Find the recipe HERE.

[tags]Hostess, cupcakes, chocolate[/tags]

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Soap Queen shares instructions for creating these adorable and festive Soapy Candy Canes. The Christmas Lollie Pops are also a fantastic project for this time of year!

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image by Cocoa Studio
image by Cocoa Studio

Click here to visit Cocoa Studio to download this pretty digital stamp set of vases and flowers for free.

-Heather
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from Craft Stew

from Craft Stew

Over at Craft Stew, they have compiled a list of tutorials for various polymer clay faux techniques.  Click here to head over and check it out, you may find something new!

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chocolatebaconhouseNow here’s a unique twist on a classic: a chocolate bacon “NOT gingerbread” cake house (with a salami door!) Find the instructions HERE at Almost Bourdain.

[tags]chocolate cake, bacon, house, winter[/tags]

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Given that this is a lesson plan page, I thought this homemade Abacus craft was perfect! So simple yet, great for learning.  Head on over to Our Busy Homeschool for the how to and materials needed.

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christmastags2Every year I have these visions of perfectly wrapped Christmas presents with beautiful handmade tags.   And every year the reality of the hustle and bustle sinks in and I end up with hum-drum wrapping using store-bought tags or folded over pieces of scrap wrapping paper.  This year I can have the best of both worlds – cute handmade AND fast…

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icase10Cathe Holden from Just Something I Made shares a free pattern and tutorial for making these super cool cases for an iPod Touch or iPhone.  Make it from plain leather, or use t-shirt transfer to add cool designs to the casel.  She includes the graphics to make the one you see here.   Go to the free patterns and tutorial.

[photo from Just…

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image by Emily of Stamping Scoops

image by Emily of Stamping Scoops

Each year A-Muse rubber stamps designs down loadable calendar pages for a wonderful cause, for a minimum donation of only $4 you can choose from several different calendar sizes and layouts. Visit the A-Muse blog for more information and scroll to down to click through for some great design inspirations like this page from Emily of…

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dressfromskirtBecca from Blue Cricket Designs guest blogs over at Fireflies and Jellybeans with a tutorial showing how to turn a women’s skirt into a girl’s dress.  This is a quick, easy refashion project.  Get the how-to.

[photo from Fireflies and Jellybeans]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, refashion, girl, dress, skirt[/tags]

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shippingSerious Eats offers great advice on how to best ship cookies, cakes and cupcakes. See the post HERE.

[tags]shipping, gifts, Christmas, cookies, cupcakes[/tags]

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Seattle-Geekly.Com is giving away a bar of Geeky Clean’s Bar Trek soap and a Seattle Geekly “geek bingo” t-shirt. Contest runs through Sunday, December 27. Enter here.

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gingerbreadboxCheck out these edible gingerbread gift boxes at Canadian House and Home. Find the instructions HERE, found via The Party Dress.

[tags]gingerbread, box, gifts[/tags]

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chainOrnamentea has some exciting new chain.  I love the designs and finish and think the names alone warrant a look: Rolo, Plain Peanut and Krinkle – Fun

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craft alliance The Craft Alliance is holding art camp at its Delmar Loop location in St Louis from the 28-31st.

Seems like a great way for your young crafter to learn metal work during the school break.

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shapeimage_4It’s in production!!! Contemporary Lampworking Volume III by Bandu Dunham. This is pretty exciting stuff if you’re a lampworker…you know a torchworker…you like to play with fire and glass. It’s been years since the second volume came out so I really can’t wait to see the newest edition. I have both of the previous editions in my glass book library and…

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nestingdollgarlandKrista from Look Ma No Patterns shares a tutorial and free pattern for making this garland of felt Matryoshka dolls.  This is a great project for little scraps of favorite fabrics and ribbons that you can’t bear to throw out.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Freebies for Crafters]

 

[via Freebies for Crafters]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, matryoshka, doll, felt, garland, nesting[/tags]

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CrayonHolder10These felt crayon rolls by Cindy from Skip to My Lou are just the thing for last-minute gifts for kids.  They feature a pocket for a small notepad and slots for 8 crayons.  And being made from felt means no fussing with finishing raw edges.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Skip to My Lou]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, felt, crayon, roll, notepad, kid, gift[/tags]

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soothingeyepillowSew4Home offers a tutorial for making these eye pillows.  They’re made from small cuts of finer fabrics (such as silks and velvets), so you can give a luxe gift without the gigantic pricetag.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Sew4Home]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, soothing, eye, pillow, luxe[/tags]

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meringue1… at the kitchn. Find five ideas for using meringue HERE, like these peppermint meringues from Martha and these snowflakes from bhg. meringue2

[tags]Christmas, sweets, meringue, peppermints, snowflakes[/tags]

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amandasearthThis felted model of the earths layers makes me almost want to be in 7th grade again so that I can do this project. Maybe this is why we have kids?

The Spinster’s Treadle has a great informational page about felt and felting. Terminology! Techniques! Go check it out.

I’m about to attempt some wet felted wool dreads. I’ll let you now how…

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Humorous, vegan-friendly soaps from servas gschaeft

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image by Stamps By Judith

image by Stamps By Judith

Stamps by Judith has just released a whole bunch of adorable new stamps. I am personally fond of their animals images, this dog is such a cutie pie, and their peg stamps as well. Click here to see all their fun new stamps.

-Heather

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window_candy_aloneThis brilliant idea from not martha awes me completely: tiny gingerbread houses that perch on the rim of your mug. I mean really. Can anyone in existence think of anything cuter than this?  Find the how-tos, tips, and a pdf of a pattern HERE.

[tags]gingerbread house, mug, hot cocoa, mini, Christmas[/tags]

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