Jess from Craftiness Is Not Optional shows how to make a small Christmas stocking to hold your flatware. This would be such a fun way to dress up a holiday tablesetting! Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Faux Chenille Scarf
Schwin W from Schwin & Schwin shows how to make a snuggly warm scarf with faux chenille. If you’ve wanted to try your hand at making faux chenille, but have been intimidated by the thought of making enough for a … Read More...
Quilted Placemats for a swap
The craftster behind Handmade by Alissa just finished stitching up these quilted placemats for a swap. I’m digging the line stitching on these. She promises to post a pattern in time for Christmas giving. Woo Hoo!
Tutorial: Silkscreened fabric labels
Ashley from Lil Blue Boo shares a tutorial on her blog for making your own silkscreened fabric labels. She shows the whole process, from making the screen itself to putting the design on it and then using it … Read More...
Tutorial: Stuffed satin ornaments
Caroline from Atelier Caroline shows how to use satin to make lovely Christmas ornaments. She shares a template to make a heart, star, and two Christmas tree shapes. They’re pretty enough as plain stuffed shapes, but if you want to … Read More...
Tutorial: Embellished petal tee using die-cut flower shapes
Tie Dye Diva shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make this pretty embellished petal tee. Instead of handcutting all of those little flower shapes, she uses her Sizzix die cut machine. Brilliant! Go to the tutorial.… Read More...
Stamping Technique: Add Shine to Stamped Cards
Learn how to use Stickles glitter glue and Glossy Accents to add sparkle and shine to your stamped holiday cards. Hop on over to Hero Arts to learn how.
-Heather
December Daily Ideas
The team at Write.Click.Scrapbook shares some ideas for December Daily albums. You can see them here
Polymer Clay – Caroling Cats
I don’t think I’m alone in letting myself get too busy, too stressed out and just TOO much during the holiday season. So I appreciate finding little bits of whimsy and art as I go and bonus when it has … Read More...
Cotton Candy Machine
Cotton candy… from other candy. Apparently you can drop any of your favorite candy in this magical machine and it will turn it into cotton candy. Check out the cotton candy machine HERE. Via Tasteologie.
25 Days of Christmas Inspiration
Teresa Collins is sharing a different tag every day until Christmas. All the tags use stamps that were made with her Stampmaker machine. She will also be giving away prizes as well as free downloads to use with the machine … Read More...
Candy Snowglobe
How darling is this truffle and candy snowman snowglobe from Country Living? Learn how to make ’em HERE.
Inspiration du Jour – Best Wishes
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Ta Dah! Crop Circles quilt
Amanda Jean from Crazy Mom Quilts finished this fabulous quilt Crop Circles. I love how she reveals the struggles inherent in completing any art project, particularly this one. Read more about it here.
Duct Tape Wallet
It’s a problem coming up with good craft ideas for guys, but Heather from Dollar Store Crafts made this Duct Tape Wallet that is sure to please any men on your holiday list. Scroll down to see it.
26 Free Snowman Christmas Crafts
I’ll admit it. I’m a snowman fanatic. I love how cute and whimsical they are, how easy they are to use in craft projects, and how happy they always seem. Even on the brink of melting, their smiles still cross … Read More...
Make your own Chinese take-out purse
Did someone send me this as a suggested link? Well thank you if you did, I opened the link but lost the email.
Here is a tutorial in 3 parts detailing how to may your own cute chinese take-out purse. … Read More...
Tutorial: Making inset pockets
LiEr fromikat bag continues the pocket tutorials on her blog. The most recent additions to her series are for inset pockets. First she gives an intro to making inset pockets, then has tutorials for inset pockets that don’t … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Ruffled ribbon Christmas tree
Maria from Agape Love Designs shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a ruffled ribbon Christmas tree. Don’t let all the ruffles fool you – this is actually a really easy project that even a beginner or non-sewer … Read More...
Store-bought Cookies into Christmas Masterpieces
I love the whole concept behind these semi-homemade decorated Christmas cookies from The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle. Decorating store-bought cookies frees up so much time and allows new decorators to experiment a bit without spending hours in the kitchen … Read More...