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Taking a break from everything Christmas, here are 25 of the best polka dot walls that you can think of. Who knew that just using polka dots you could create such a diverse range of designs?

Something to do over the weekend perhaps? Try at least 3-4 of these designs before the relatives arrive?

Get all the ideas here: 25 …

Lyn of “Rosie Pink” created her Christmas card but she does not have time to make some 80+ cards individually by hand, but she does like to send out cards of her own design, so she compromises by creating one piece of artwork then photographing it. The image can then be used to make many cards quite quickly.  She decided …

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about quick knitting projects that you can add to a purchased gift for the holidays. And one of the easiest of those is buying a great bottle of wine (or, heck, olive oil) and presenting it in a knit gift bag/bottle cozy.

There are a ton of fun patterns for these sorts of projects …

Karin owns Leigh Laurel Studios, is based in New Hampshire. Karin has the loveliest Felt Ornaments for us to make.  She decorated hers on a sewing machine, but you can use hand Embroidery or use paints or inks if you don’t have a machine that will create fancy stitches.  She also has her “Felt Tree Ornament with Decorative Machine Stitching…

I love looking at all of the cookies pictured on magazine covers while grocery shopping. So beautiful, you can’t imagine eating the work of art. When I make cookies, they look like the rejects that didn’t make the cover. Reality is they look more like the kids decorated them. Thank goodness my family and Santa happily eat them without complaining. …

Trish of “Uncommon Designs” make this darling “Elf on the Shelf Dress… Made from a Sock!”!   Trish and Bonnie are two clever ladies that come up with the most creative ideas.  This is one fashion forward Elf looking smart in her by Uncommon Designs couture.  Thanks Trish for sharing …

Whether you like buying sweaters from the thrift store, are gifted something the wrong size, knit something the wrong size or have lost weight and need garments in a smaller size, there may be times when you want to make a big sweater smaller.

Jennifer, who blogs for Jordana Paige, recently scored a great Fair Isle sweater at the thrift …

Rachel from Nest Full of Eggs made this gorgeous sparkle dress for her daughter’s Christmas dress.  The simple shape (sleeveless dress, loose pleated skirt) lets the sequin fabric take center stage.  She wrote up a tutorial showing how she made it.  She used the Oliver + S Fairy Tale Dress for the pattern, but you can adapt any basic bodice …

This little cute guy reminds me of the “Guess How Much I Love You” bunny. If you think it’s cute too and have a lone glove laying around that you are saving for a project pop on over to the blog Sweater Doll for the tutorial on how to make a recycled glove stuffed animal.…

Free Spirit Fabrics shares a free PDF project sheet for making this Sleep ‘N Read Travel Pillow.  It has handles at the top to make it easy to carry, and a pocket on the side where you can hide favorite books or a special treat for the road trip.  You could make it to take with you on your Christmas …

Heather from Feather’s Flights guest blogs in the 12 Days of Handmade Gifts at Sew Caroline with a tutorial showing how to make this wrap skirt.  It requires just one seam and the size is adjustable.  It wraps far enough across the front that you don’t need to worry about accidentally flashing someone.  (Always a plus!)  It’s cute as a …

Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make a zippered pouch with rounded leather bottoms.  If you don’t have leather, you could also just use a solid colored piece of fabric for a color blocked pouch.  You can use it to hold markers and pens, toiletries, small toys, and more.  It would make a great gift, especially if given filled …

Samantha at Brainmade shows how you use some small scraps of leather and felt to make this mountaintop gift card holder.  Angled pockets from felt are overlapped and stitched down to look like a mountain range.  Very cool! You can slide a little bit of folded money, or perhaps a gift card, into the pockets.   Go to Brainmade for the tute.

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Using foil leaf sheets, die cuts and embossing you can make some stunning Gilded Paper, perfect for holiday cards and wrapping, Find stepb y step directions over on the Splitcoast Stampers site.

-Heather…

I love these free printable gift wrap designs from Lia Griffith. Actually, it’s safe to say that I love pretty much all her designs and download them often! Apart from using them as gift wrap paper  (you can print up to 11×17), they would make great patterned papers for scrapbooking too! Plus they coordinate with the tags that I …

This set of  digital retro 4×4 Holiday cards from Persnickety prints can be used in your Project Life or December Daily Albums, as gift tags, or even to make a memory game. They come in JPEG format, and you can print at home, or upload them to the shop to be printed for you. Click here to go get them.…

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I am pretty sure you’re drooling right now aren’t you? These Mocha soap is a little coffee and little chocolate and a whole lot of goodness.  For the full tutorial and more amazing images check out Soaprecipes101.com.

 

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Polymer clay is fabulous for many reasons. Not the least of those is that you can make something great the very first time you use the material. Even the kiddos can make fabulous little pieces and the medium lends itself to work by children and adults which makes it great for family crafts. These decorations and ideas are just one …

Denise of My Life in Quilts is the winner of my recent book giveaway that was part of the Quilting Isn’t Funny Blog Tour. She will receive a signed copy of Quilting Isn’t Funny by humorist Megan Dougherty.

To get a chance to enter the contest, I asked Craft Gossip readers to share something funny that happened to them …

Set a whimsical scene of felted sheep and a cinnamon-stick fence for a fragrant holiday touch.  These come from Martha Stewart.  These are so easy using needle felting and wet felting and so adorable. Enjoy!…

Heather from Feather’s Flights shows how you can make a neat bow detail for a t-shirt neck band.  It’s a simple banded neck finish, but with part of the banding cinched in to make a faux bow.  You can rework the neck of a t-shirt in  your closet, or you can add this detail to a shirt you’re making from scratch.  …

These festive purses add a little holiday cheer to any outfit or can hold treats or trinkets for gifting. There are complete instructions and patterns for these Jolly little purses.  They can be found on “Craft Ideas”.…

Our Linda from Italy has created some fun Christmas Decorations using felt.  She tells us these are very simple because she uses pre-printed felt and cuts various designs like balls, stars and teapots and then sews them together with white felt inside for dimension. She then added red ribbons to hang on her tree. They are pretty and will …

Carla Hegeman Crimm from The Scientific Seamstress designed her Owls for All softie as a project you can make with a group of kids.  Her downloadable PDF pattern includes instructions for assembling the owl as well as tips for making your group kid sewing project a success.   Her instructions are written with kids in mind, with key terms explained and diagrams …

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