A few truly awesome Christmas related pieces on Etsy:
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| OOAK Sculpted Santa by OOAKHandmadeSantas | Nativity Set by BertsClayCreations |
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| Christmas Cupboard/a> byTi | Custom House Ornament by sbhdesign |
Illustrated Candle Wraps
As Christmas approaches, I find myself on the lookout for easy ways to incorporate DIY elements into my holiday gifting. Visit the blog Kanel Strand to see how one of their contributors, Anabel Bouza, put together these adorable illustrated candle … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s gathered skirt with interchangeable bow
Liz from Simple Simon & Co. shows how to make her Any Occasion Skirt for little girls. It’s a simple gathered skirt, but with a ribbon threaded through buttonholes stitched around the hem and tied into a pretty bow. You … Read More...
Lookie what she made: Pegboard hutch for sewing tools
I’m feeling a bit of sewign studio envy creeping on as I see the pictures of the pegboard hutch that Lina from Fancy Frugal Life has in her craft room. I use a pegboard to organize my sewing tools, and … Read More...
Cross Stitch Scissor Fob and Ornament
Lynn B of Happiness is Cross Stitching is sharing a scissor fob and ornament chart that incorporates beads and cross-stitching. It is very festive and multi-purpose. Check out the free chart.
Looking for more Christmas Cross Stitch patterns? Check these … Read More...
Homemade for the Holidays, Day 5: Aromatherapy Bath Bombs
Another fast, easy and few ingredient idea for your holiday giving. Package these in a wide mouth glass jar and instant gift. Get all the details from Bella from What You Give Away You Keep right here.
Check … Read More...
Hanukkah Votives
Erika at Mod Podge Rocks! shared these great Hanukkah votive holders by Carol at The Answer is Chocolate. Click through for the tutorial, and Happy Hanukkah!
How to make a recycled salt shaker menorah
With the first night of Hanukkah tomorrow night you may find yourself in need of a menorah. Why not make one out of pretty recycled salt shakers. See how to make a recycled salt shaker menorah over at the Brass … Read More...
Free Pattern: Tiny Sweater Christmas Ornament
Clearly I have a thing for holiday decor that looks like clothes, because here’s another one!
This tiny Christmas sweater ornament from Kat at Just Crafty Enough is especially cute because it’s worked in one piece, meaning it will knit … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruched velveteen belt with gathered flower embellishment
Sew4Home shows how to make a fancy ruched velveteen belt, embellished with a large gathered flower. The statement belt may be just what you need to take a dress from plain to something suitable for a holiday party. You could … Read More...
Sewing Tips – Larissa’s favorite cutting tools
Larissa from mmmcrafts dishs on the her favorite tools for cutting felt and fabric. Her post is in response to question from one of her readers, who asked what she used to cut felt. Obviously, she uses scissors – but … Read More...
Tutorial: Pants leg purse with a necktie strap
Sheri from Awesomesauce, and author of Confessions of a Refashionista
(check out my review here), shows how you can create a cool new bag for yourself using a pants leg and a vintage necktie. Go to her blog … Read More...
Tutorial: Tea Party Tuffet
Vanessa from Lella Boutique shares a tutorial over at Moda Bake Shop showing how to make her Tea Party Tuffet. It’s pretty with a patchwork top or with a top cut from a single piece of fabric. Get the tutorial… Read More...
Reminder: Giveaway Ends at Midnight!
Our giveaway of the two digital Christmas kits ends tonight at midnight! Click here to go to the rafflecopter widget to enter.
Are you looking for more Christmas Holiday papers and supplies? Check out these printable designs we found … Read More...
Technique: Stamped Sparkly Snowflake Background
The pretty shiny background on this cute tag was made using a resist stamping technique using Perfect Pearls and Distress Markers
. Find out all the details from Chari on the Mossy Made blog.
-Heather
From Junk to Jems
You know I love to take lowly, throwaways to make something cool, preferrably using crochet. Here are a few ideas I’ve run across recently. Hope you’ll like them.
Use a cereal box for the tag and crochet a tiny wreath … Read More...
Tips for Scrapbooking Christmas
Noell Hyman from Paperclipping shares a series of posts with tips for helping you to scrapbook the holiday season. Among them, she explained how she is batch processing some of her scrapbooking tasks, and shared ideas for album covers. Click … Read More...
Photo Booth for an Ugly Sweater Party – Family Ever After
Ugly sweater parties are all the rage. So much so that Ugly Christmas Sweaters are actually hard to find this year in my part of the country. So, if you want your sweater party to stand out, you might want … Read More...
Rudolph Candy Bars
I’m loving this idea to easily doctor a store-bought chocolate bar with more store-bought candy to come up with this crazy adorable Rudolph. Find the how-tos HERE at Hungry Happenings.
Tutorial: Use tailor tacks to transfer sewing pattern markings
Gretchen Hirsch from Gertie’s New Blog for Better Sewing shares a tutorial over at Coats & Clark’s Sewing Secrets blog showing how you can use tailor tacks to transfer pattern markings on to your cut fabric. You can use them … Read More...