Christmas Craft Ideas

DIY Christmas crafts that are sure to inspire the kids and you. Great ideas for decorations, ornaments and parties. Find Christmas wreath inspirations and handmade gift ideas!

Tutorial: Angel face ornament

October 27, 2011 by Denise Felton

Troublet of The Trouble with Crafting shares a new Stashbustin’ Ornament in her weekly series–a sweet and easy angel face. Go to her blog post for the pattern and tute.

How brilliant. This is one of those “why didn’t I think of that” ideas. Just imagine how many egg carton you send through the recycling bin each year. enough to store all of your Christmas ornaments I’m sure! Well, at … Read More...

Make Holiday Pillow Covers

October 26, 2011 by Amanda Formaro

Decorative painter Patricia Presto has teamed up with Bloc It Painter’s Tape to show you how to make these beautiful stenciled pillow covers. Don’t buy new pillows, just dress up a cover and you have instant holiday dressings. Watch the … Read More...

Christmas Berry Candle Jars

October 25, 2011 by Amanda Formaro

These are absolutely stunning! Simply add greenery, cranberries, water and a floating candle. Absolutely beautiful. Spotted on Pinterest – Found on Better Homes and Gardens — Christmas Decorating with Kitchen Items.

Free pattern and tute: Gingerbread family

October 17, 2011 by Denise Felton

Troublet of The Trouble with Crafting shares another Stashbustin’ Ornaments pattern and tutorial. Your tree needs a gingerbread family! Go to Troublet’s post.

Punched Paper Napkin Rings

September 14, 2011 by Amanda Formaro

Make this pretty napkin rings for the holidays using paper punches. Follow the step by step tutorial on Soul&Paper here — Punched-paper napkin rings.

Stitch some tiny ornaments

September 10, 2011 by Denise Felton

Check out these clever mini-ornaments by Pinta. Although she doesn’t share her technique with us, I think any experienced needleworker could adapt the idea for package tie-ons and tree decorations. See more photos at her post.

Make some elves and mushrooms

September 3, 2011 by Denise Felton

Creative Breathing shares her pattern and technique for creating these tiny felt-and-embroidery figures. She added hangers to hers so they can be used as ornaments. Wonderful! See the tute.

Free CS charts from gazette94

August 18, 2011 by Denise Felton

gazette94 is reprising her free seasonal designs:

(1) Patchwork
(2) Couleurs D’Automne
(3) Biscornu D’Automne
(4) Coeur Hiver
(5) Biscornu Noel
(6) Cottage sous la Neige
(7) Pere-Noel
(8) Bonne Annee

Stitch Milanese with Janet

July 1, 2011 by Denise Felton

Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint shares a pattern for a mini-stocking and tips for completing it with variations of Milanese stitch. See her post.

Wood Block Snowman Family

January 10, 2011 by Amanda Formaro

How adorable is this? I think the thing that first caught my eye was the fact that the bodies aren’t white, but that have scrapbook paper on them. We seem so trained to only make snowmen white that I just … Read More...