And speaking of knitty Advent things, this pattern from Red Heart’s 12 Weeks of Christmas is a great one that could be made into an Advent calendar type arrangement (though, admittedly, it would probably have to be for next year).… Read More...
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Knit a Little Gnome for Your Tree
Kat at Just Crafty Enough has been doing this amazing series of holiday ornaments for the 24 weeks leading up to December 1 — seriously, I don’t know how anyone can plan that far ahead — as part of an … Read More...
Project and Freebie: Christmas Countdown Box
Make a fun boxed advent calendar to count down to Christmas. Papercrafts magazine has a free downloadable pattern for the box, cut and decorate some cardstock squares with stamps, stickers and pattern papers to fit inside.
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Decorate with Knitting for Winter
I know a lot of people get kind of sad when it’s time to take the holiday decorations down. The house seems so plain without all the glitter and lights, and it’s just compounded by the fact that it’s dreary … Read More...
Get Ready for the Season with DROPS Design
Now that it’s December everyone is dusting off their Advent calendars for another 25 days of anticipation of the holiday. The good people at DROPS Design are doing the same thing, offering a virtual Christmas calendar for site visitors to … Read More...
Jeweled and Pearled Christmas Trees
Learn how to make these cute little jeweled and pearled trees for Christmas. Great as ornaments for your Christmas tree or as suggested in the post, make an entire forest for your mantel! Easy to make with few supplies at … Read More...
25 Days of DIY Food Gifts from Chow
If you’ve been obsessively hunting down edible gift ideas, Chow has their very own teaser. It’s an Advent Calendar of DIY holiday food gifts. Click on each day to see the how-tos. It really is a teaser, too, you … Read More...
25 Days of Cookies
Now this is my kind of Advent Calendar… Every day until Christmas, a new cookie recipe. This Heart of Mine is hosting guest bloggers for the next 25 days, all sharing a new cookie recipe. First up is English Toffee … Read More...
Knit A Reindeer, and More!
From Bustle and Sew, this newest edition includes this adorable little knitted reindeer, along with crocheted penguins. Five original patterns for an Advent Calendar, Christmas Candy Cone Mouse, Christmas Blackbirds, Christmas Shopping Applique and a Christmas Bottle Gift Bag.
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Tutorial & Template | Halloween Countdown
Are your little ones (or you) impatient for Halloween? Are they asking how many days are left? Why not make a Halloween Countdown (similar to an Advent Calendar)? This tutorial from Sweet Ann includes the template you will need to … Read More...
Top 10 Projects from 2010
Shellie, the owner of Craft Gossip, was kind enough to let me start the Home & Garden channel on July 19th of 2010. Since then I have featured hundreds of cool projects from all over blogland and from various other … Read More...
13 Garland Ideas for the Christmas Holidays
Welcome to our latest roundup article! Today, we’re excited to share with you 13 different garland ideas for the Christmas holidays. Whether you’re looking to add some festive cheer to your living room, dining room, or any other space in … Read More...
Tutorial: Hanging gift pocket
Collette from Serendipity Vintage and Serendipity Handmade shows how to make a small hanging gift pocket that you can fill with candies, ornaments, or other small treasures. If you’re feeling particularly ambitious, you could make 25 of them and use … Read More...
15 Holiday Garlands, Banners, and Buntings
Welcome to our latest roundup article! Today, we’re excited to share with you 15 different Christmas holiday garlands, banners, and buntings that you can make at home. One of the most popular ways to decorate for the holidays is to … Read More...
Kicking off the Holidays
This is pretty much the perfect polymer clay way to build up to the holidays! The project is a secular sort of advent calendar – you begin by making the house and then add pieces daily through the month. Be … Read More...
Christmas Idea: Countdown Drawer
Susan shared this idea for an advent calendar using the 7 Gypsies Library Drawer. Click here to see more.
Are you looking for more Christmas Holiday papers and supplies? Check out these printable designs we found on Etsy.
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Inspired Ideas for Christmas
I am begging you. Plea
se, please, please CLICK HERE immediately to view the Christmas issue of Inspired Ideas online magazine.The muffin tin advent calendar, cookie cutter jewelry and snowflake cake shown here (the edible craftiest that I think … Read More...
Tutorial: Clothes hanger Christmas tree
Agy from Green Issues shows how to make a 2-D Christmas tree using stash fabric and three clothes hangers. This is a fun solution for a small apartment that has no room for a full tree, or perhaps to use … Read More...
Tutorial: Mini mitten ornaments
Liesl from Oliver + S shares a free pattern for these miniature mittens. Use them as Christmas ornaments, gift toppers, or as part of an advent calendar. Get the free pattern.
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Tutorial: Thread nests
Cathe Holden of Just Something I Made created an advent calendar from wooden spools but (like all crafters I know) couldn’t stand to throw away the offloaded thread, even though it was too old and brittle for sewing. She shows … Read More...