What a great homemade gift for a foodie or baker: DIY cupcake totes. Find the instructions HERE at craftster, the idea originally from Nichole Heady, HERE.
[tags]cupcake tote, Christmas, homemade gifts[/tags]
Decorated Christmas Cookie Collection
Total self-promotion, but if you’re looking for easy decorated Christmas cookies (and this is the place to look for such a thing, after all), check out the collection I created for Reader’s Digest, including Rudolph, candy canes, stockings, trees and … Read More...
Sneak Peek: Distress Stamping Inks
Tim Holtz has shared a sneak peek on his blog of his wonderful 12 new colors of Distress Ink pads that will be released at the CHA show in January! I LOVE his Distress Inks, they are a dye base … Read More...
Lighted Christmas Jars
For some reason anything “lighted” up gives me warm fuzzies… especially Kozy Konversations Lighted Christmas Jars. They are so simple…I have been saving jars for this very project and I never knew it!
( FYI) Costco had a huge … Read More...
Candy Cookie Mix
For a pretty handmade gift, find a recipe for candy cookie mix HERE at Skip to my Lou, including a free download for this cute label.
[tags]Christmas, cookie mix, homemade gifts, free download, jars[/tags]
Clay Ornament..Kid Friendly
How cute are these ornaments from Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky! These ornaments are anything but those three words! Click on over to see how she did them. She also has a link to the clay recipe she used.
Great Last Minute Teen Made Gift
Margot Potter The Impatient Crafter will often times post free tutorials…here is a great one for you to show your teen. These are so cute that all her friends will want them!
Star Window Decoration
Craft-Werk was shown by her 8 year old how to make these…now its your turn to have her show you!
Recycled Wine cork Reindeer Christmas ornament
OK you may think all my recycled crafts require a drink first, but no. This cute reindeer is a snap to make with a great tutorial that can be found over at Chica and Jo.
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Tutorial: Faux mitered corners
Sew4Home shows how to create the look of mitered corners without the fuss of creating true mitered corners. Use this technique to make binding a blanket a breeze. Find out how to do it.
[photo from Sew4Home]
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Book Review – The Paper Bride.
Really? Seriously? I looked at this one with the tiniest bit of skepticism, but soon became very interested.
With a bit of imagination, you can have the wedding of your dreams, on a budget.
Sewing Tutorial: Easy pajama pants
Chris from Pickup Some Creativity offers a tutorial on her blog showing how to make pajama pants. If you’ve never made pajama pants before, you’ll be surprised at how easy it actually is. Go to the tutorial.
12 Days of Christmas at Scrapbook and Cards Today
Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine is having a 12 days of holiday giving promotion that ends in a few days. They are giving away lots of really amazing scrapbook products and you can enter to win prizes on each day … Read More...
Peppermint Carnation Centerpiece
As found via Gordon Gossip, find tips on creating a peppermint themed party HERE at bliss tree, like this peppermint carnation sundae.
[tags]flowers, cupcakes, peppermints, party, Christmas, candy[/tags]
It’s never too late
It’s not too late to send out holiday cards until AFTER New Years. Really one should get a whole year to send them out like with wedding gifts. Or we should just abolish the entire pointless practice and just send … Read More...
TUNISIAN? AFGHAN STITCH? SHEPHERD KNITTING? IT’S ALL GOOD!
A while back when I began having problems with carpal tunnel syndrome, I decided to give tunisian crochet a try. I’m a slow crocher, at best, and had always found tunisian to be extremely slow for me. Somehow, something changed. … Read More...
Ta Dah! Another gift sewn
The Cozy Quilter said, I am a Christmas gift machine after finishing this lovely table runner made from a Figgy Pudding turnover*.
*A turnover consists of 80 6″ triangles.
[tags]table runner, Figgy Pudding, Moda, turnover, specialty cut fabric, last … Read More...
Christmas Goodies
Check out this cute slideshow of Christmas goodies from All You, including how-tos for making these Christmas cupcakes from store-bought candy.
[tags]Christmas, cupcakes, cookies, candy[/tags]
Tutorial: Create ruffles without basting and pulling threads
Ruffles. Love the way they look, HATE having to baste and pull threads to make them. I spend a little bit of forever pulling and tugging, trying to make sure that the gathers are distributed evenly.
Debbie from Squiggly Twig … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a diaper stacker for baby’s nursery
Tam from Sew Dang Cute has a fantastic tutorial that’s perfect for all the new moms and dads out there! If you’re looking for a handy way to keep your baby’s diapers organized and easily accessible, look no further! Tam … Read More...