Personalized Unicorn Soft toys – These little mystical creatures are the perfect gift for a Newborns announcement. Each creature is handmade with your child’s name or birth details. What a great little gift idea.
DIY Christmas Paper Lanterns
These DIY Christmas lanterns are so easy to make and look wonderful hung from the ceiling or behind a food table. Christmas parties are being planned all over the world right now so how about trying your hand at making … Read More...
Projects: 3 Different Magic Slider Cards
Magic slider card are so much fun, they have a pull out that magically reveals an image underneath. In the past they were a little tricky to put together but the cleaver folks over at Lawn Fawn have designed a … Read More...
DIY Button Wreath Tags for Gifts and Scrapbooking
Use up your button stash (I’m sure you have one!), and kraft tags
to make these button wreath gift tags for gifts (duh)m and custom scrapbook page embellishments. Adorn them with ribbon bows, or leaves cut from felt. You could … Read More...
Tutorial and pattern: Fleece beanie hat in 4 sizes
Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shares a free pattern and tutorial for making a fleece beanie hat. These hats are easy to sew (perfect for beginners!) and can use up those scraps of fleece that somehow seem … Read More...
DIY Glam & Glitter Christmas Print
Get cheeky with this DIY Chrismas print that says Fa La freaking La! Too funny, especially if you’re in a bah humbug mood right now. You;ll need gold letter stickers and a gold marker to pull this together. You can … Read More...
Clay Unicorn Horn Charms
If you have a unicorn lover you clay for, here’s a cute horn charm you can incorporate into a piece – an ornament maybe? Or a unicorn pen? It’s a wonderfully sweet Skinner blend. You can find other creative work … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy no-sew cord wraps
With all of our electronics and gadgets, it seems we’re surrounded with power cords. Make a set of cord wraps to keep them neat and organized when you travel. Dritz has a tutorial on their blog, Make Something, showing how. … Read More...
Yes, You Could Still Knit a Blanket for a Holiday Gift
The name of the game when it comes to knitting big, impressive items this late in the holiday season is bulky. Big yarn and simple stitches combine to great effect in projects you can knit in a hurry that don’t … Read More...
Tutorial: Snowman embroidery hoop art
Staci from Crafty Staci has a free pattern for this cute snowman embroidery hoop art. He’s actually made from two hoops, attached together to create his snowman body. He’s wearing a scarf around his neck and fluffy pom pom muffs … Read More...
Use a tray to hang words
Words can be a great element in holiday decorating and quite frankly all throughout the year. I like the way this tray “frames” the word. Pop on over to the blog Once Upon A Farm for lots and lots of … Read More...
10 Grazing Table Recipes
These Recipes are all suitable for a Grazing table. Grazing tables is the name given to finger food that has been laid out on a large platter
. You can read more about Grazing tables and ideas for Grazing tables … Read More...
Project: Die Cut Felt Headband
I love seeing products traditionally used for paper crafting used on materials that aren’t paper. Think outside the box this holidays by using some of your paper crafting items to make unique gifts like this head band. Using a large … Read More...
Tutorial and pattern: Baby sock keepsake Christmas ornament
Packed away in my box of keepsakes from when my daughter (now a teen) was a baby are some of the teeny tiny socks that she wore. I can’t believe her feet were ever that little! Jessica from Cutesy Crafts … Read More...
25+ Best Homemade Advent Calendars
Be inspired by these homemade advent calendars and their unique designs, and learn how to make your own. Some of these you might have to save for another year, but in this list which includes free printables and DIY instructions, … Read More...
Tutorial: Patchwork cuff mini Christmas stocking
Ali from Very Berry Handmade shows how you can sew this mini stocking with a beautiful patchwork cuff. The small pieces are perfect for scrapbusting! If the cuff of a mini stocking is made from patchwork, you know the pieces … Read More...
Project: Recycled Tape Roll Gift Box
When you’re done with that big roll of package or masking tape don’t throw away the chip board center. Dina Kowal has come up with a terrific way to recycle that tape roll and turn it into a pretty little … Read More...
Candy Cane Counting and Fine Motor Game
Now that it’s almost December it’s time to break out all the holiday-themed activities.
This one is super simple but lots of fun: candy cane counting from Mom Inspired Life.
All you need is pipe cleaners and beads, and kids … Read More...
A Few Simple Sweaters for Gift Knitting
When it comes to gift knitting, sweaters can be a bit intimidating. But don’t let that stop you from creating a beautiful and thoughtful gift for someone special. There are plenty of simple sweater patterns out there that are perfect … Read More...
Cross Stitch a Christmas Tree Made of Christmas Trees
It feels like it should be Christmas tree week, because everyone I know is trimming their tree and getting out their decorations (if they didn’t already do it before Thanksgiving!).
If you’d like to make some stitched trees, this week … Read More...