What I love about this basket is how the handle looks like the headband part of the earmuffs! Read the easy tutorial on how to make this upcycled Snowman basket over at Beth Watson’s blog.
Happy holidays!
If you are celebrating a holiday–with a sleigh ride in the snow or a summer barbecue or anything in between–I hope it is filled with joy. If you don’t observe holidays, I hope you enjoy a few days of rest … Read More...
Floating Christmas Candle Ideas
With the holiday season fast approaching, it’s time to start thinking about how you can add a festive touch to your home. One way to do this is by creating beautiful floating Christmas candle centerpieces. These centerpieces not only add … Read More...
Christmas Canvas Art
This craft is simple, and I could see a tween really enjoying doing this craft! You can find the tutorial at {Ginger Snap Crafts} in a guest post by Laura Beth from A Step in The Journey.
Painted Christmas Trees
This craft is perfect for something you want to have your children make that will be durable and you can take out every year as a part of your decoration collection! Head on over to We Know Stuff for the … Read More...
Tutorial: Make it Snow!
At least, you can make it snow in your little polymer clay world. The tutorial is in Russian but the necessary bit – the mixture for the snowglobe liquid – is down at the bottom in English so don’t miss … Read More...
Snow Globes
I am seeing these all over the blog world lately…these kid globes are especially fun since they have cartoon and movie characters in them! I could see this being a fun ‘school break’ project for a bunch of friends over … Read More...
Simple Block Nativity Craft for Kids
I have been looking for a simple nativity craft for my children, and I believe I have stumbled upon the best one!! Head to Brimful Curiosities to see how to make a simple nativity scene out of one block of … Read More...
Funny Mugs
How precious are these little mugs? Your children can really use their imagination while coming up with different ideas as to what should go on the bottom of a mug. These would make perfect gifts for family members, brothers and … Read More...
Beaded Snowflakes
These snowflakes are perfect for little hands to practice their hand/eye coordination. I think we need to make these here in Florida since they are the only snowflakes we’ll see this year!! Head to The Chocolate Muffin Tree for the … Read More...
Best of Knit It From Better Homes and Gardens
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Free Pattern – Baby Cardigan from Old Mill Knitting!
Awwwww! Adorable! She’s so cute, and this cardigan is just the icing on the cake. Pink hearts, with blue, green, purple and pin stripes combines with the ribbed frills make this a total project. Actually, we have a new granddaughter … Read More...
Sweetie Pie Bakery: Eco Friendly Newspaper Gift Wrapping
Sweetie Pie Bakery has a nice round up of eco friendly wrapping/labeling options. Although a lot of them seem to be about wrapping stuff in newspaper and that means you would have to buy a newspaper… Fabric is always a … Read More...
Tutorial: Vintage photo throw pillow
Amy from Positively Splendid shows how to make this lovely vintage photo throw pillow. The photo is printed on to inkjet printable fabric and “framed” with a stenciled design. This would be such a neat way to display an old … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy Peasy Fleece Blanket with monogram and fringe
Melissa Mortenson from Fourteen May and The Polka Dot Chair shows how to make her Easy Peasy Fleece Blanket. It’s made from two layers of colorful fleece. The edges are cut into a pretty fringe, and an oversized monogram makes … Read More...
Tutorial: Two-tone fabric gift sacks with sturdy sides
Sew4Home shows how to make their Two-Tone Gift Bags in two sizes. The sides of the bag are heavily interfaced so they have the regular stand-up shape of a paper gift sack, but out of a pretty fabric that will … Read More...
Technique: Double Embossing
This is a really cool technique from Cindy Elam over at Splitcoast Stampers. She heat embossed and then dry embossed her paper to make a stunning background piece. Click here for instructions and a video.
-Heather
Felt Christmas tree Template and DIY
This is my project and I hope it works for you. You will need heavy printer paper and 1 or 2 sheets of the color of felt you want and craft glue or hot glue, I used the hot glue. … Read More...
Jeff Zimmer’s Images in Glass
Thanks to Daily Art Muse for profiling Jeff Zimmer and his lovely glass (scroll down). He studied with Michael Janis over at Washington Glass School, someplace I’d love to visit, and has been creating the most wonderful glass art since. … Read More...
