Decorate a cupcake with Jelly Bellies for a chance to win 10 grand! You can see the entries HERE. Even if you don’t enter, check out their cupcake gallery of inspiration, how-tos included.
Your Christmas Turkey, from Rowan Purelife Organic Cotton….
Every detail from tail feathers to the large and small wattles is present on this huggable stuffed turkey.
The dangling feet and comb atop the head are I-cords. The body has a separately knitted base. The beak and eye are … Read More...
Projects from Colour de Verre
Want to do some glass casting? Colour de Verre makes molds for simple glass casting. You don’t have to make the molds, they’re ready to use. And they have such a variety of molds to choose from. And then there … Read More...
Lollipop Tree Advent Calendar
I’m loving the great finds in this Advent Calendar roundup at babble, especially this lollipop tree from Garnet Hill.
The Winner of “Making Felted Friends: 25 Toys & Gifts”
Congratulations Amanda, you are the winner of this fun book Making Felted Friends giveaway! You are the lucky number 5! I want to thank all of you that entered and I will be posting another amazing book giveaway today or … Read More...
Chocolate Marshmallow Dreidels
And you can learn how to make ’em HERE at Martha Stewart.
Gift Guides for the Hot Dog Lover, Food Tee Lover and More
Visit Serious Eats for foodie-specific gift ideas. They have a gift guide for the hot dog lover, the chocolate lover, the spicy food lover, kitchen gadget lover, even a food T-Shirt lover.
Free chart: Plastic Canvas Gingerbread house
Diane Gilleland of CraftyPod, queen of modern plastic canvas, shows us how to make this adorable — and teeny! — gingerbread house ornament. See her excellent tute.
Looking for more Plastic Canvas patterns? Check these out on Etsy.… Read More...
Tutorial: Christmas ornament bunting
Zaaberryshares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make this cute Christmas ornament bunting from craft felt. I love the different patterns on each of the ornaments! Get the tute.
[photo from ZaaBerry]
Tutorial: The Ruffle Headband
Vanessa from Punkin Patterns shows how to make a ruffled headband. They’re easy to make and would be great stocking stuffers! (Or maybe a little treat for yourself….) Get the how-to.
[photo from Punkin Patterns]
Looking for more … Read More...
Tutorial: Gathered patch pockets with yokes
LiEr from ikat bag continues the pocket making series on her blog with a tutorial showing how to make gathered patch pockets with yokes. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from ikat bag]
40 Edible Gifts You Can DIY & GIFT
Find an impressive roundup of 40 homemade edible gifts HERE at the kitchn. Shown are peppermint hot fudge, salted pistachio brittle, and cocoa molasses toffee.
Gingerbread House Tutorial
Find a lovely, detailed tutorial on making a gingerbread house HERE at Frog Prince Paperie, courtesy of Nicole from Tradewind Tiaras. With step-by-step photos, recipes, and lots of tips, I wish I had seen this yesterday. When I made … Read More...
Digi and Paper Scrappers Share Product
In this article at Get It Scrapped, Tami Taylor shows how four designers used the same digital kit with different results. The kit was used by both digital and paper scrappers. As a bonus you can download the kit for … Read More...
A Little More Counting Down
This is seriously adorable. A polymer clay advent wreath (a little late, I know!) and it’s teeny tiny too! If you’d prefer a secular Countdown to Christmas there’s always Justjk’s slightly twisted one.
Holiday Idea: Christmas Cottage
Check out this adorable house that Melissa Samuels’ husband made from chipboard and candy! Click here for more details.
Are you looking for more Christmas Holiday papers and supplies? Check out these printable designs we found on Etsy.
Check … Read More...
Food-Packaged Tees
Not so sure about the meat one, but I’m always a fan of clever packaging. Spotted on Incredible Things, find them HERE.
Inspiration du Jour – Season’s Greetings
9 Santa Crafts for Christmas
Ho ho ho! 🙂 Yeah, ok, so I’m not Santa… anymore. I was for a long time though! This will be the first year that my kids have “outgrown” believing in Santa, or at least believing there’s a person named … Read More...
Tips for sewing long strips in Bayou quilt
Red Pepper Quilts used a few of these soft solids from Australian company A Day in the Country to make a quilt called Bayou she just finished and placed in her Etsy Shop. But even better than this announcement, … Read More...