If you have a Silhouette electronic die cutting machine be sure to visit the Silhouette Design Store, they are offering a free holiday die cut each day from Dec 14-25th for a total of 12 free shapes and designs! Click … Read More...
A Christmas Coloring Sheet for When You’re About to Lose it
This post, featuring a Christmas seek and find coloring sheet from Picklebums, made me laugh out loud because it is so honest.
She said she was saving this activity for when she seriously needed a break and her head was … Read More...
3D Paper Stars Printable + Tutorial
These 3D paper stars are great as gift toppers, wall decor, scrapbook embellishments and more! The free printable template comes with nine stars to a sheet, so you’ll have more than enough for your paper crafting needs.
Download the free … Read More...
Printable Watercolor Gift Tags
Download these free printable watercolor gift tags to decorate your presents for the holidays, or anytime of year. Perfect for last-minute gifting!
You’ll get the watercolor design, plus a template with “to” and “from” to print on the back of … Read More...
Icing Ornaments
Find how-tos for making these cute ornaments from icing HERE at Food Mayhem.
Tutorial: Easy scrap fabric wreath ornaments
I think these scrap fabric wreaths would be a fun project to make with kids, even a large group of kids like a scout troop or even a school class! Bonnie from Fishstick Designs shares a tutorial at I Heart … Read More...
Freebie | Graphic Monochrome Wrapping Paper
Love the minimalist look? Then these free printable black & white wrapping papers are for you! If you print on sturdy paper, they can be used for scrapbooking too.
You need to register with your e-mail address to access the … Read More...
Original Polymer Clay Ornaments
I taught a lot of kid’s clay classes this fall! Towards the end we made ornaments and while I demonstrated ornament designs from my regular line – snowmen and penguins mostly – the kids had their own idea. There were … Read More...
Santa Appetizers
Check out this cute idea for Santa appetizers from Martha… a great last-minute idea.
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Does Your Elf Need Some New Accessories?
This is rather last-minute, but if you have an Elf on the Shelf and you want to end the holiday season with a bang, perhaps a change of wardrobe is in order.
Studio Knits has a great collection of Elf … Read More...
Handmade Card Tip: Word Tree Christmas Card
Layer up stamped and embossed words to form a bold Christmas tree design for your cards. It’s the perfect way to get more use from your word stamps. The Hero Arts blog has more on this stamping tip.
-Heather
How to make cardboard gingerbread houses
Gingerbread houses are a holiday staple. If you want to make a bunch to decorate with why not make them out of recycled cardboard? Pop on over to the link Mark sent in to his blog Make Your Mark! for … Read More...
Tutorial: Modern holly and berry felt garland
The felt garland is a modern take on holly leaves and berries. See how to make one over at Alice & Lois. It’s super easy to make! Just cut some simple shapes and sew them into a garland using your … Read More...
DIY Paper Crystals with FREE Template
You can make these glam paper crystals to use as tree ornaments, gift toppers and more. Get the free template, plus the detailed instructions by Ruth at Hungry Heart.
They will look quite lovely on the tree!
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Polymer Clay Feather Ornaments
Rachel from Lines Across decided to make her own take on a lovely and pricey decoration from a favourite store. The gilded feathers she came up with are pretty great and don’t need a lot of materials. I think they’d … Read More...
Candy Cane Mint Milanos
Here’s a great quick last-minute fix up for mint milanos: candy canes. Find the how-tos HERE at the Hostess with the Mostess blog.
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DIY Heart Map Ornament & Brooch
Personalize a heart ornament for a friend or family member by using map paper of a location with a special memory. Maybe it’s from a great trip, or the place they got married or engaged?
To make it you’ll need … Read More...
Star Wars Snowflakes- The 2016 Collection
Download These Patterns to Make Your Own Star Wars Snowflakes!
The past few years we have shared the Star Wars snowflake patterns designed by Anthony Herrera, and they are always quite popular. Anthony created a new set for this year, … Read More...
Project: Pop Up Snow Globe Card
Wow! This Pop Up Snow Globe Card is absolutely stunning! Shelly Hickox made it using various dies, pattern papers and stamps and if you visit her blog, The Stamptramp, she’ll show you how she made it.
-Heather
Tutorial | Winter Holiday Tree Squeegee Painting
This squeegee painting technique is one that you can adapt for scrapbook page backgrounds, holiday cards and more.
Grab your favorite colors of acrylic paint, a squeegee, and some salt, and get all the details at the source below.
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