Giving a bottle of something special this holiday season? Dress it up with a fun bottle tag. Using stamps and dies from Your Next Stamp Ashley Abelson designed this fun hanger to go over the neck of a bottle, click … Read More...
Stitch Some Gorgeous Metallic Snowflakes
I love everything about these metallic cross-stitched snowflakes from Stitched Modern.
They’re worked on perforated, metallic paper with metallic embroidery floss, and the combination is sparkly and pretty and, yes, modern.
These would be lovely on a tree, used as … Read More...
Button and sequin ornament Christmas decoration
Christmas decorations that can also display a pretty card or photo are a great choice for crafting projects. And a super-fun way to customize blank wood objects is with a coat of paint and pretty colored sequins and beads from … Read More...
Recycled paper tube Christmas ornaments
You know how much I love clever ideas using the humble tp tube. Well, thanks to Vesna for sending in the link to her blog where she features a fun tutorial on how to make painted tp tube Christmas ornaments… Read More...
Stitch a Yarn Basket for a Knitting Friend
Here’s a super quick project that’s perfect for any other knitters or yarn crafters on your list.
Red Heart has a free pattern for a knit basket of yarn ornament that is quick and easy to make.
It’s a good … Read More...
I Dare You Not to Aww at These Amigirumi Christmas Balls
I’m completely in love with these adorable amigirumi knit Christmas ball ornaments from Amy Gaines.
There’s a Santa, elf, reindeer, polar bear and penguin (my personal favorite!), which are all between 3 and 5 inches tall.
They’re really quick to … Read More...
Christmas-Themed Lego Mosaics
I love all kinds of Lego challenges, and my daughter is a huge building fan, too, so I’m definitely printing out these Lego mosaics from Childhood 101.
These cute designs feature Santa, a reindeer and a Christmas tree, and allow … Read More...
Felted Bell Ornaments
Here’s another great Christmas ornament knitting project you can whip up a bunch of in a hurry. The felted bells from Purl Soho are lovely in singles, or knit and felt a bunch to make a garland or swag (is … Read More...
A Sweet Mitten Embroidery Pattern for Practice
We don’t delve into embroidery over here all that much, but every now and then I can’t resist.
This little project from Pam Ash designs is a great way to practice different embroidery stitches. The pattern features a pair of … Read More...
Recycled hangers can make a great Christmas tree
Sometimes you spot something that just makes you smile. That’s the case with this recycled coat hanger Christmas tree. I bet there are all sorts of possibilities like I have some vintage yarn covered hangers that could be really kitchy. … Read More...
Download: Snowman Digital Stamp
These kids are having so much fun with the snowman they built! You can download a color or black and white version of this fun snowman digital stamp for FREE over on the Dearie Dolls Digi Stamps blog, click here … Read More...
Project: One Layer Holiday Card
May Park will show you how to combine many smaller stamps to create a large frame background for a one layer holiday card using a masking technique and coloring them with Copic Markers. Visit her blog Mayholic Designs to watch … Read More...
A Cool Gift You Can Cross Stitch
Normally we think of cross stitching as happening on gridded fabric, but you can cross stitch anything that has holes, as we have seen from stitched peg boards and chain-link fences and other amazing large-scale projects.
You can also add … Read More...
How to make wood triangle Christmas trees
If you like to make beautiful Christmas decorations that lean toward the minimalist style these triangles with little tiny dots may be just the project for you. I bet they would look great in any color combination you choose.
Pop … Read More...
Christmas decor from nature
If you like to add a bit of the outdoors inside with your holiday decor simply go out and grab a large branch, a hand full of little sticks and a sprig of pine needles and you are on your … Read More...
More on Cross-Stitched Gift Tags
Not too long ago I shared a post about cross-stitching gift tags that used little sampler freebies from a magazine, but I suggested that it wouldn’t be too hard to do something similar on your own.
Since then I found … Read More...
Easy and Cute Snowglobe Craft
Here’s a great project idea for art teachers looking for something winter themed but not necessarily Christmas themed to do with kids. Or it would be great fun to do with your own kid at home.
Fireflies and Mudpies has … Read More...
Download and Project: Journal Page with Reindeer Digital Stamp
Marta Lapkowska has this adorable Holiday Reindeer digital stamp to download for FREE and she’s also got a project tutorial showing how to use it on a journaling page. Visit her blog Artisty Craftsy for the download and directions.
-Heather… Read More...
Knitting Patterns- Holiday Christmas Themed Dishcloths to Knit
When it starts getting down to the wire on holidays (or other gift-giving occasions) and I feel like I want to give something handmade but don’t have time for a big project, I love to add a little knit something … Read More...
Candy containers filled with buttons Christmas decor
I scored these fun candy shaped containers that I didn’t know what exactly I was going to do with them but as it turns out they are the perfect container to fill with a variety of Christmas colored buttons from … Read More...