Sometimes the best Christmas dress is actually a Christmas skirt. That’s what Shauna from Shwin & Shwin made for her baby daughter. She made the taffeta skirt extra long and pulls it up so it fits more like an empire … Read More...
Tutorial: Floral frame coasters
The Purl Bee shares a tutorial showing how to make these Liberty and wool coasters. The Liberty prints make gorgeous floral frames around a plain wool center. Their materials list will make 12 coasters. You can buy all the materials … Read More...
Rustic Wooden Children’s Nativity Set
This DIY requires a Silhouette Portrait or Cameo to make.
This beautiful nativity set comes to us via Architecture Of A Mom’s blog. It is a great idea and Rachel provides all the instructions. She uses simple blocks, paints them … Read More...
50 No Bake Holiday Dessert Recipes
Life around the holidays can get really hectic. I usually plan on baking lots of desserts, but next thing I know Santa has to have store bought cookies or worse he has to share the carrots with the reindeer. I’m … Read More...
Free Printable Gift Tags
If you are still wrapping presents then don’t forget to add some adorable little tags too. These Free Printable tags come from Papercoterie.com. Add some beautiful ribbon and a little love and cheer and you will have the perfect … Read More...
Christmas Party – Christmas Tree Centerpieces for under $5
Your Christmas Table doesn’t have to cost a fortune, let’s face it Christmas is expensive enough. These DIY tree’s all came in under $5. My favorite would be the spoon tree as I can just see Aunt Dot asking about … Read More...
Last Minute DIY Gift Idea – Homemade Playdough
Tick tick tick, that’s the sound of the Christmas Bomb about to go off. If you need a last minute gift for the neighborhood kids then this little gem is perfect. Once you have made the dough print off the … Read More...
Swimmers atop a quilt
Freebie: Christmas Cat Digital Stamp
Download this super cute Santa Cat digi stamp for free over on the Opal Manor blog.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps? Check out the digital stamps at Design Bundle
Looking for more paper crafts ideas and supplies? Check some … Read More...
Last Minute Crocheted Ornament
Well, I guess you could wait til Valentine Day to make this so it wouldn’t be ‘last minute’ by I’d like to slip it into a special Christmas card or hang it on a tree. How about offering it as … Read More...
Tutorial: An easy Elfin bed
Chris Warnick of Frecklemama put her patchwork skills to work making a snugly place for her sweet elf. And choosing Christmas themed fabric adds to the cheer.
If you’ve put off trying quilting, this project for a doll size sleeping … Read More...
Tutorial: Twinkle Star Ornament
If you’re looking for a sparkly ornament to work on – maybe with stir crazy off school kiddos? – Sculpey has a great twinkly star tutorial. You could customize your decorations to make it more ornate or add a … Read More...
Freebie: Bird Tree in three colors
I found this lovely image over at The Graphics Fairy in Karen’s 100 Free Christmas Images. She has many more than this, but scoured her archives for some of her favorites. This is certainly one of my faves.
You … Read More...
Miss Winter at Graphics Fairy
Karen of The Graphics Fairy is celebrating her birthday and the start of winter today by sharing Miss Winter. It’s a free download on her blog post, right here. Karen gives us so many wonderful vintage offerings, I … Read More...
Winter Solstice Quilt and BOM
Today is our darkest day of the year. It’s fitting I found this Winter Solstice Quilt today over at Keepsake Quilting. If you’re digging the pink and blue stars like me, the pattern plus these fabrics are available to buy … Read More...
Different Types of Felt Bows DIY
This tutorial comes from “Art Platter” and these are simple and quick to make. This red and white one reminds me of “The Cat in The Hat’ but they are all cute. There are step-by-step pictorial tutorials for you to … Read More...
Project: Art Journal
Using stamps, paint, chipboard, embellishments and more you can make a lovely art journal. These would make great gifts for the creative people in your life. Fid all the directions over at the Simon Says Stamp blog.
-Heather
Beautiful Quilled Tree Ornaments
It might be a little late considering that Christmas is now only 4 days away, but I couldn’t let this season go without posting about the beautiful work of quilling artist Beth Recce.
Her work is featured on AllThingsPaper website … Read More...
Non Gingerbread House Stand Up Cookies
How cute would these be as place settings? Maybe you aren’t a big gingerbread fan, but love the idea of putting little houses together. These sugar cookies might be just what you need to fill that creative desire and it … Read More...
Scrapbooking Supplies Into Jewelry
If you are creative enough to have a box of Scrapbooking supplies and Jewelry making supplies then this is the project for you. These lace bibs are a perfect way to show off some of your creative flair. Use ribbons … Read More...