Believe it or not the beautiful wreath on this card was made with just one branch punch, punched out, many, many times 🙂 And laid out in a wreath shape. It’s wonderful added to a card or it would also … Read More...
25 Days of paper projects
Do you like crafting with paper? If so pop on over to Helen Hiebert’s blog for her 25 days of paper projects. She is selling a pack of paper that includes everything you need to make all 12 projects … Read More...
Project: Yeti Shaker Card
Shake up some winter fun with this adorable stamped Yeti shaker card. You can find a video tutorial for how to make one over on the Trinity Rose Designs blog.
-Heather
Looking for supplies to make your own Shaker card? … Read More...
How to fancy up tiny Christmas trees
Sometimes all it takes is a little detail switch to make a new store bought item into a vintage expensive item. That is just what Karen did with these little new Christmas trees. She swapped out their plastic bases with … Read More...
Advent Calendar + December Daily 2 in 1
Combine your Advent Calendar and December Daily into one beautiful and simple project. Magali explains how she did this by:
1. Decorating 24 pockets, once for each day of Advent
… Read More...2. Placing a tag with an activity for each day
Wasabi Soy Deviled Eggs
One of everyone’s favorite appetizer is deviled eggs. How about giving your deviled eggs a kick this holiday season with wasabi! Ari from Ari’s Menu has found the perfect blend to create this Asian flavored deviled egg. Surprise your guests … Read More...
10 Christmas Crafts from Burlap
Do you like burlap projects? It’s not my most favorite material, I think it’s itchy, but it is cheap, which makes it a great thing to recycle into projects! The people behind th eCreative Income blog put together a round … Read More...
Project: Surprise Snowman Card
This cute snowman is hiding a surprise, pull the tab and he flips up to reveal a photo underneath! This is such a clever way to send your family holiday photo this year. You can find directions for making this … Read More...
Loaded Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes
Still looking for a side dish? Since I’m the only one that likes sweet potatoes, this is one that I’m trying this year. This recipe is great, because you can bake the potatoes ahead of time and then bake them … Read More...
Project: Fold Over Poinsettia Card
Monika Jakubowska shares how she made this beautiful holiday fold over card making the 3D poinsettia flower with die cut shapes, she’s also got a template for fold over card base. You’ll need to translate her blog but the step … Read More...
Tutorial: Canvas and pom pom Christmas tree banner
Amy from Ameroonie Designs guest blogs at Skip To My Lou with a tutorial showing how to make this canvas and pom pom Christmas tree banner. The Christmas tree designs are easy to assemble using fusible webbing. The only sewing … Read More...
Easy Cranberry Daiquiris
The holiday is a time of celebration and get togethers with family and friends near and from afar. Sometimes we like to celebrate with a drink. This drink is perfect for the holidays. As always, remember to drink responsibly and … Read More...
Roasted Turkey Thigh Stuffed with Dried Cranberries, Mushrooms and Sausage
With just the three of us, we now just do a turkey breast. I don’t get as much leftover to freeze for later, but we can get a couple of sandwiches and a soup out of it. If you have … Read More...
Free Star Wars Snowflake Patterns
May the force be with you when you’re making these snowflakes! Last year we featured Anthony Herrera’s Star Wars snowflake designs here, and since he just released new designs for this year I wanted to share those as well.
Anthony … Read More...
Tutorial: Upcycled fabric Christmas cards from your tiniest scraps
Jen from Faith and Fabric uses her tiniest fabric scraps – the ones most of us would toss – to create upcycled greeting cards. The tiny fabric pieces are layered and sewn together to create a new fabric, from which … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt Christmas greeting garland
With these giant felt letters, you can create a garland spelling out a fun Christmas saying. Make it say “Ho Ho Ho” or “Fa La La” or anything else that strikes your fancy. Claire from Pillar Box Blue shares a … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrap fabric Christmas tree ornaments
These Christmas tree ornaments are easily made from your scrap fabrics. Becky from U Create shares a tutorial at Riley Blake Fabrics showing how you can make them. This would be easy to make in large quantity by piecing longer … Read More...
Classic Traditional Thanksgiving Stuffing
This recipe from Averie at Averie Cooks is very similar to the recipe I use. It is really easy to make and I think much better than the boxed or bag brand. To save time I usually mix the butter, … Read More...
How to make folded paper ornaments
When I spotted these paper ornaments I thought they looked like pine cones and I love pine cones. They are easy to make and wouldn’t they look cute made with all sorts of recycled and new papers? Pop on over … Read More...
Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes
I can never seem to time the potatoes right for Thanksgiving. I was happy to see the idea of keeping the potatoes warm in a crock pot and this recipe for actually making the potatoes in the crock pot. Warm … Read More...