Merry Christmas to your….. Baby!
Apple Tree Blanket is a charming design by Martin Storey using Cashsoft Baby DK, which comes in 8 mouthwatering pastels, perfect for baby, and soft enough to cuddle up with
Free Pattern – Elf Slippers!
Cookies for Santa? Hay for Rudolf? Don’t forget the elves! These cute slippers will fit your favorite elf in style, and the easy mosaic stitch pattern, done in Caron’s Simply Soft is heavenly to knit and to wear.
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Exciting news from Interweave Press!
Our friends at Interweave Press have launched a new eMag about mixed media jewelry! Handcrafted Jewelry Studio launched Monday, December 6. I got a chance to review their first issue for you. Their new eMag has many of the same … Read More...
Winner of “How to make Felt”
Renee lucky number 10 is the winner of this “How to make felt”. Congratulations Renee and I hope you enjoy this book. I will be emailing you for your full name and address. Happy holidays to all and stay tuned … Read More...
Winner of “Felt Fashion” book
Diana lucky number 34 is the winner of this awesome book. Congratulations Diana and I hope you create some amazing felted fashions. I will be emailing you for your full name and address. Happy holidays to all and stay tuned … Read More...
Candy Cane Names
Simple genius. Learn how to write names with candy canes HERE at The Giving Madam, inspired by this post at Make and Takes.
Quick “Truffles”
Gotta love quick and tiny versions of things. Some last minute treats from Sugar Swings!: Make candy melt dipped marshmallows HERE and chocolate and candy melt “cupcake” truffles HERE.
Icing Church
Um. Wow. One more. Wow. See this masterpiece in icing HERE at Na Miotle.
Potato Christmas Trees
I don’t think I could ever serve a boring dollop of mashed potatoes at a holiday meal ever again. Not when there are such genius ideas as these Duchess Potato Christmas Trees out there. Learn how to make them HERE … Read More...
Free Sewing pattern: Felt friends mini softies stocking stuffers
Mollie fromWild Olive shares a free pattern for some wee felt friends. A little bit of felt and stuffing, and some hand stitching can make a tiny gingerbread person, owl, or beaver softie. They’d be awesome last-minute stocking stuffers! Go to the free … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt cozy for a Method soap bottle
DIY Maven shares a free pattern and tutorial for making a felt cozy for a Method soap bottle. The plastic bottle looks so much nicer when covered in felt and edged with a blanket stitch. She made hers for Christmas … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt chicken dinner with meat, baked potato, and veggies
Jess from Craftiness Is Not Optional shows how to make a complete chicken dinner – out of felt. Included are a leg of chicken, a baked potato (with separate potato skin and butter pat), and a healthy serving of broccoli. … Read More...
Tutorial: Pom hair accessories from upcycled knit fabric
The next time you refashion a t-shirt, save the scraps to make a coordinating hair accessory. Ashley from Lil Blue Boo shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to create these fun pom pom hair accessories from strips of … Read More...
Tutorial: Quilted oven mitt
Cindy from Skip To My Lou shares a pattern and tutorial for making an oven mitt. It’s a quick project, so you still have time to make one as a last-minute Christmas gift. Go to the tutorial and pattern.… Read More...
Tutorial: Warm and cozy neckwarmer
Make a Dress… And Other Things shows how to make a warm and cozy neck warmer. It’s made from two layers of fabric for extra warmth (and also an easy way to finish the edges). You can keep it plain, … Read More...
Craftzine’s Holiday Menu
Skip some menu planning this year and check out this collection of holiday recipes HERE at Craftzine. (And Gluten-free is well represented.)
Gingerbread Cities
See if your hometown is represented. Check out this collection of gingerbread cities featured at Mighty Girl. Of course I had to share one from my hometown, Washington DC. {spotted on not martha}
Project: Paper Bag Christmas Card
Download an instructional PDF from Inky Antics and learn how to make this cute snowman card from a paper bag.
-Heather
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Tattletale Santa
Here’s a sweet tutorial for a Santa figure from PolymerClayWeb. The idea is to make them ahead so they can “watch” the kids but I think he’d be adorable to replace the cookies left for Santa…
Recycle wood chunks into your favorite holiday word
Over at the blog Recaptured Charm the clever crafter Lisa made word blogs from some old wood scraps and a bit of paint and paper. Check out her cute words at this post.