This time of year you can never have too many gift boxes and recycled ones are just the ticket! Pop on over to the blog Organized 31 to see how to make these snowmen and Santa themed recycled gift boxes… Read More...
How to make felt reindeer
How to make charming little reindeer; handmade with love to keep at home or give as gifts to spread Christmas cheer from “Better Homes and Gardens. They have a Reindeer template and com instructions for this little guy 🙂
Molly’s Sketchbook: Ribbon Candy Felt Ornaments & Garland
Try a few of this darling “Molly’s Sketchbook: Ribbon Candy Felt Ornaments” from “purl Bee” There is always a complete tutorial and you can also buy the supplies needed for the candy FROM “Purl Soho”. You can use these is … Read More...
Tutorial: Boxy top with leather trim
Liz from Cotton & Curls used some fuzzy fabric to make a cute new boxy top for herself. Scraps of leather finish the neck and arm holes. The top has simple lines that show off the texture of the fabric … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy bias trimmed pocket potholder
Bev from Flamingo Toes shows how to make this bias trimmed pocket potholder. The bias tape is a pretty finish for the edges but also makes this an easy project. You can use any cotton fabric for the potholder and … Read More...
Tutorial: Reusable felt gift sack
Karin from Leigh Laurel Studios shows how you can make a reusable gift bag out of felt. The boxed bottoms and the body of the felt give them shape and allow them to stand up on their own, just like … Read More...
Freebie: Silhoutte Snowman Cut File
This snowman is totally adorable! You can download the Silhouette die cutting file for free over at the What’s Next Ma blog.
-Heather
Freebie | Printable Christmas Card & Customizable Gift Tags
Stop wracking your head about your Christmas cards this year and use this free printable version from Minted Strawberry. This printable comes in a pdf format. It’s sized 5.5″ x 8″ – you have to fold it in half. … Read More...
RAK Giveaway at Becky Higgins | Project Real Life Class
Becky Higgins has a very special giveaway on her blog right now. Jana, one of the winners of her card design contest, has very generously donated her prize money, and Becky is using it to give away one spot in … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Snow
All of the Colours
Polymer clay is instant gratification for colour – one of my favourite parts – but you can do so much to add to it, to make it pop. Blends, chalks, translucents… you name it.
1. Color, color, color…., 2. … Read More...
How Many Cute Crochet Christmas Trees Can We Use???
More cute crochet trees for you. These things just keep coming my way and I love to share them with my readers. Again, these work up so quickly that there’s no excuse for not making a bundle of them. Since … Read More...
Who’s up for a Snowball fight? DIY Indoor snowballs
I have been making these snowballs for Christmas for the kids for a indoor snowball fight. I used Martha’s Sheep tutorial without the head, tail or legs and her method works well. I am going to bag them up for … Read More...
Idea file: NICU shirts with lots of snaps
Ruby from Zaaberry shows the little shirts she sewed up for a friend, whose baby is in NICU right now. She designed the shirts to be reversible, with lots of snaps so they’d be easy to put on or take … Read More...
Gifts For The Guys
This manly man round up of gift ideas is from Pottery barn, not exactly the first place I would have thought to go Man shopping.
Gifts for Guys Roundup from Potterbarn
Tutorial: Rolled hem, three ways
A rolled hem is a quick way to finish the edge of fabric. It has a rolled or turned edge covered with stitches in a matching thread. Melissa from Melly Sews tells three ways you can make a rolled hem … Read More...
Project: Stand Up Card with Box
Here’s a very detailed card to make for someone really special, it stands up and also has a small box to hold a small gift. Find all the directions and templates over on the Stempeleinmaleins blog.
-Heather
Knitting Patterns Quick Fingerless Gloves
I know it’s about time I need to stop talking about things you can knit for Christmas, since we’re about down to the wire here. But there really are some projects you can still finish if you have some time … Read More...
Felt Gift Bags with Buttons tutorial
Every year near Christmas Karin of “Leigh Laurel Studios” is compelled to pull felt out of the fabric stash and come up with a new way to use it. In addition to a variety of ornaments, this year, she created … Read More...
String Art Christmas Tree
Admittedly, this will take someone with more patience and skills than I have.
Learn to create a String art Christmas tree from the creative brain behind My Poppet blog – AKA Cintia.
She does make it look easy though, with … Read More...