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How about making a “Hipster Christmas Tree” for your hip house? Get over to “American felt and craft” and find excellent tutorials for each felt ornament with complete instructions and patterns for each darling little ornament. If you don’t want … Read More...
Sometimes it is hard to find a creative Christmas activity that babies and toddlers will enjoy. and that is one of the reasons I was very excited to find this tutorial written by Kristina, from Toddler Approved. The tree is … Read More...
Sharon from Crafts ‘n Coffee shows how you can make these pretty fabric ornaments, no sewing required. You can get the fabric you need from your scrap bin. Or, do what she did, and grab a few shirts from the … Read More...
I love peppermint, but we do have a lot left over from building gingerbread houses, advent calendars and to give to cashiers, especially if they have a mean customer before you. I like to save mine and mix it in … Read More...
Michelle from The Ribbon Retreat shows how you can make these Christmas tree decorations using pom pom trim, and you don’t have to sew a stitch. They’re quick and simple to make, and would make a fun decoration to add … Read More...
Josie from Sew for Soul shows how you can make this festive Christmas bunting. You can spell out a Christmas message with the bunting, or put a Christmas themed applique on the flags. Free motion stitching outlines the appliques and … Read More...
Doesn’t this cute fuzzy ornament look like it was made from a sweater? Shelley Hickox actually made this by stamping onto a die cut piece of felt. She shares her process over on her blog, The Stamp Tramp (which is … Read More...
Amy, from Amy D…Randomly Me, originally just posted a picture of this fun holiday decoration. She got so many emails from people asking how she made it, she decided to write up this tutorial — lucky for us because they … Read More...
There’s something magical about a Christmas snow globe, isn’t there? Bring the magic to your home with this tutorial for easiest faux snow globe tutorial ever!
This is a classic Christmas craft, but I just love Stephanie’s (from DIY made … Read More...
This instructional DIY was found on “Pop Sugar” and you can do as little or much embellishment as you like. I prefer a plainer blanket with a little embellishment although this blanket is absolutely lovely, and has a romantic, gypsy … Read More...
Alice & Lois show how you can whip up a cute little felt pouch, perfect for gifting a pair of earrings or other small (but large) present. It’ll take you all of about 5 minutes to make these, as there’s … Read More...
Are you done with your holiday shopping and baking? I got the Christmas cards out and still have some shopping to do and all my baking and homemade gifts to do. I’ll be lucky if I get Santa’s cookies made … Read More...
Everything fonts and graphics were so popular this week! It looks like lots of you were working on Christmas cards and other digital and hybrid projects lately. if you missed any of these, here are the top 5 posts again. … Read More...
This time around I hit Etsy for some treats for the polymer clayers on your list. I have a non-Etsy list to get to this week as well but here’s some goodies, perfect for any clayers care package or stocking:… Read More...
Over at the blog A little Craft in Your Day there is a post that features 20 Frozen movie crafts. Even if you aren’t a fan of the movie there are some really interesting crafts and techniques. The one … Read More...
We here at Crucial Vacuum are proud to join CraftGossip in hosting a Holiday giveaway to find the best personal DIY or upcycling story where the winner will get a $100 Amazon Gift Card!
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Here’s an easy last minute project for all those Christmas parties everyone will be hosting in the next few weeks. They can be used to keep glasses in the right hands or as place holders on the table.
Tamara from … Read More...
Dress up your gift cards this year with these printable gift card envelopes from Delia Creates. They are designed on a white background, which means you can print them off on any color cardstock to coordinate with the rest of … Read More...
Here are some great treats for those that don’t bake. All items used are store bought. Great treat to make with the kids.
I had to include Rudolph, especially since it’s his 50th anniversary. I couldn’t imagine a Christmas without … Read More...
Here is a healthy treat for your kids to enjoy. Okay, so there are some candy bits, but the bulk of it is healthy. I might have to try this with dried cherries or cranberries, since I don’t like raisins. … Read More...
