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There are lots of fun ways to celebrate the season in crafty ways, but I always enjoy the DROPS Christmas Calendar. It’s a sort of virtual advent calendar on which a new pattern door opens each day. As I write this four doors are open, with 20 more to go.

There are two knitting patterns and two crochet patterns available …

Craftbits has a clever idea for creating the Christmas night sky in a bottle, and adding that to your decoration table.

Submitted by a user of the site, this is a clever way to create something by hand and looks so simple as well! Combine your love of Christmas and starry nights, and create this one of a kind decoration …

I love diving into a new issue of Knitty, though it does make me wish I could take weeks off from my current knitting plans and cast on a few new projects.

If I were to do such a thing, the first project I’d pick from this issue, I think, would be the fascinating Wraptor socks by Jeny Staiman. …

Wether its a fun party at school, home or the office you have to have a photo booth. Visit talkcraftytome.com for the FREE download.…

Got eggnog?

Do you have any eggnog leftover from the Thanksgiving festivities? Normally I don’t, but we bought more eggnog than usual. This recipe sounds perfect to use it up plus includes Nutella. I know it doesn’t look very crafty, but not all of us are able to create beautiful baked items. That is why we have Bakeries! And sometimes …

I came across this MUD soap for kids today and just had to share it with you!  It is so adorable and a great stocking stuffer. Check out sudzfun.co.uk for more great soaping products. Hurry Christmas is coming!…

Love these free printable gift tags from studiosjoesjoe.com they are adorable and whimsy. These will go perfect with my pastel Christmas celebrations this year. For the FREE download just visit studiosjoesjoe.com and click on the image. It’s that easy!

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Sara from Alice & Lois guest blogs in the Bite Size Sewing series at Craft Snob with a tutorial showing how to make a fabric headband for a child.  It’s a quick project, one you can complete in just 30 minutes.  She gives a free pattern to make one in a child size.  You can enlarge it if you want to make this for …

Cathy from Trinkets in Bloom shows how to add a jeweled monogram to a sweater, no sewing required.  It’s a fun detail that adds a little sparkle to winter wear.  I don’t know about you, but winter can always use some extra sparkle! She uses glue to attach the jewels.  You could also stitch the jewels down if you use …

Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shows how to make her Easiest Ever Kid PJ’s.  The pajamas set includes a long sleeved t-shirt and a pair of elastic waist flannel pants.  Both pieces are easy to sew, and you can make your patterns by tracing around clothes that fit your child.  Make a pair as special Christmas PJs, or ”just because.”  Go to It’s …

Free Spirit Fabrics has a free PDF tutorial showing how to make a Pod Pillow in two sizes.  They’re like fabric easels to hold a tablet or smart phone.  The cutting dimensions are given within the steps of the tutorial rather than listed at the beginning.  For the large Pod Pillow (big enough to hold a tablet), you’ll use two …

This is a neat idea for brightening up your living space by dressing up a plain pillow for the holiday season. Make a simple cutout of a holiday shape, such as a tree or star, from felt. Once you have the piece you like secure to the pillow by wrapping red and white yarn repeatedly around the pattern and pillow.  …

I know this is Craft Gossip Recycling but I would bet some of you recycled crafters also knit or know someone who might like a set of wonderful knitting books from Potter Craft.

Knitted Farm Animals: 15 Irresistible, Easy-to-Knit Friends by Sarah Keen

The Knit Stitch Pattern Handbook: An Essential Collection of 300 Designer Stitches and Techniques by Melissa Leapman…

The Amazing Crafting Products blog has directions for using their product called Amazing Mold Rubber along with a stencil for making your own cling stamps, click here to check it out, looks like fun!

-Heather…

Einat Kessler shows how you can make a Christmas Countdown Calendar that sits on a table top. This is great if you don’t have a lot of space for a bigger Advent Calendar. it’s also portable, so if you’re traveling this holiday season it’s perfect! Click here to see the tutorial.…

Cathy Zielske is awesome and funny, AND she is giving three lucky winners a copy of Photoshop Elements 12! She makes it easy peasy to enter, and you have until this Thursday December 5th to do so. Click here to enter.…

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At first I thought this might look more like a dog collar than a stylish piece of jewelry. I think the way to pull of this look is to make sure you wear it with something sophisticated. Pairing it with a dollar store “I am santa’s favorite” shirt just might give the wrong impression.

The full tutorial can be found …

This is such a fun Christmas idea for the Classroom or the home. The best thing about this reward jar is it filled rather than emptied. Once the jar is full the child or children get the reward. For classes it would be the perfect way to count down to a Christmas Party Reward. Obviously you would need a bigger …

UPDATE! SORRY IT IS US ONLY! WILL HONOR COMMENTS FROM OVERSEAS, PRIZE MAY NOT BE THERE BY CHRISTMAS OR INCLUDE THE BASKET.
It’s Giveaway time! My first giveaway, I’m so excited!

We are teaming up with Airheads and their non-traditional holiday contest on Facebook. You could win a year’s supply of Airheads.

The contest goes until December 16th on Facebook …

I spent the weekend at a huge Christmas show. Sometimes these kill my holiday spirit – nothing like retail for that – but this was a great show. Lots of good music, cheerful people, well organized venue and great sales. This means despite the cold I brought home, I am humming carols and pondering what ornaments to steal from my …

Cuddle fabric is soooo soft and well, cuddly, but can be difficult to sew.  Heather from The Sewing Loft gives some tips for sewing with Cuddle fabric.  10 tips, to be specific.  Read them before taking on a project with Cuddle fabric and you’ll be well on your way to a successful (and soft and cuddly) project.  Go to The Sewing …

If your twin needle stitching isn’t looking right, Susan from Moonthirty has some troubleshooting tips to help you.  She shows what it looks like if your twin needle hem has skipped stitches or tunneling, and then tells how you can fix the problems.  Go to Moonthirty to read her twin needle troubleshooting tips.

[photo from Moonthirty]…

Walkin’ in a Winter Wonderland! The Great Impressions stamp blog has a video tutorial for making this pretty winter tag using a technique called frosted images.

-Heather…

I love this sort of craft because you can do so many cool things with the feathers.  At “100 Layer Cake” They have them 3 ways with a downloadable template.  This DIY project is from Ez of Creature Comforts.  Check out the site for their ideas for the feathers and then create your own visions for them I have seen …

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