Click here to flip through the new Hero Arts holiday stamp catalog, filled with great new cling, clear and wood mounted stamps for the holidays!
-Heather
Easy Christmas Appetizers
Another idea for easy Christmas appetizers: mini skewers. Find the how-tos HERE at gimme some oven.
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Snow Globe Soaps
Alpha Mom posted a fun project that will make great last-minute holiday gifts. Follow the directions to create your own Snow Globe Soaps.
Iced Fruitcake
Now here’s a gorgeous fruitcake… Find tips on frosting a fruitcake HERE at Savour Fare.
[tags]Christmas, fruitcake, dessert, marzipan, icing[/tags]
Gift Idea: DIY Cupcake Totes
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.
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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.
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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.
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Holiday Idea: Patterned Paper Trees
Get step-by-step instructions from Sharon Tidwell to make these patterned paper trees. She includes a template that you can print out in different sizes. Click here to go to tutorial and download.
Chocolate Bacon House
Now here’s a unique twist on a classic: a chocolate bacon “NOT gingerbread” cake house (with a salami door!) Find the instructions HERE at Almost Bourdain.
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Meringue Roundup…
… at the kitchn. Find five ideas for using meringue HERE, like these peppermint meringues from Martha and these snowflakes from bhg. 
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Tiny Gingerbread Houses for the Rim of Your Mug
This brilliant idea from not martha awes me completely: tiny gingerbread houses that perch on the rim of your mug. I mean really. Can anyone in existence think of anything cuter than this? Find the how-tos, tips, and a pdf … Read More...
Freebie: Printable Tags
Download these free tags created by Crystal Jeffrey Rieger, from the Scrapbooks and Cards today blog. Click here to go to download.
Freebie: Digital Holiday Brushes
Karla Dudley is giving away this set of holiday themed brushes on her blog. Click here to go to download (scroll to bottom of the post).
Tutorial: Advent Calendar
Learn how to make this advent calendar using a digital template and a digital scrapbooking kit. It might be too late for this year, but you can put this idea in your files for 2010! Click here to go to … Read More...
Homemade Candy Canes
I’ve never even thought to make my own candy canes, but now I definitely want to. Learn how to make them HERE at CafeMom.
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Cookie Packaging Ideas
Visit Martha for a slideshow of cookie packaging ideas, such as using kitchen molds or mailer tubes.
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12 Days of Christmas at Creative Imaginations
Every day from December 12th to 24th Creative Imaginations will be giving away a $25 prize package on their blog. Then on Christmas Day one lucky winner will receive a $100 prize package!
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Holiday Idea: Paper Pieced Cards
Get 15 ideas for holiday cards from BHG Scrapbooks etc. Click here to go to article.
Pepperidge Farm’s Cookie House Contest (a BIG Prize and a BIG Donation)
I have a special fondness and weakness for all things Pepperidge Farm. I grew up on their Goldfish, as is my 2-year old currently, and I have distinct memories of my grandmother always having milano and chessmen cookies in the … Read More...
Holiday idea: Quick and Cute Paper Ornament
Learn how to make this paper ornament from Moonsplash Designs. Click here to go to tutorial.