Winter is making an early appearance this weekend. It has already wreaked havoc in the Midwest. I’m not ready to hear that dreaded S-word (snow)! Shhh! Hot Chocolate is one of our favorites for the long, cold winter months.
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Free Fonts for Christmas DIY Projects
Are you looking for some great fonts for your Christmas DIY projects? Check out this list of resources from Elegance and Enchantment. You can use these for your December Daily or other holiday memory keeping project, as well as … Read More...
Oldie but goodie Felt Mini Snowman Tutorial
I love these little snowmen and they are easy to make. Change the colors of the scarves to suit your family or friend’s gender or personalities and everyone will fall in love with them. Once again Onel from the bilingual … Read More...
Easy DIY Cone Christmas Tree
Kat is an artist and writer and blogs out of New England on “design lively”. She shows us how to create her darling “Cone Christmas Tree”. Kat has a tutorial for us to follow and where and what to get … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrappy patchwork Christmas stockings
Allison from Freshly Completed shares a tutorial for making a set of scrappy patchwork Christmas stockings. If you’re making just one or two stockings, you can probably find all the fabrics you need in your scrap bin. But if you … Read More...
Tip: Getting More from Die Cuts
Some people are just too darn clever, they make me think “Wow, why didn’t I think of that?” One of those is Debbie Hughes over at Simon Says Stamp, she turn parts of a bow and paw print die cuts … Read More...
50 Handmade Giftwrap Ideas
Here’s a fun round up of over 50 gift wrapping ideas that Kimberly from Buga Boo Blog shared!
If you like the packaging on your presents to be just as eye catching as the contents, then this is the round … Read More...
Ideas & Motivation for Doing December Daily
If you ever think that you can’t do a daily program like December Daily, or even Week in the Life, head on over to The Daily Digi and take a listen to this podcast with Ali Edwards. You’ll get … Read More...
How to make button topped jar
If you are like me, I bet you have a collection of buttons. You just might keep them in a jar. A lot of us do. But Mark Montano has switched it up and created a fun way to make … Read More...
DIY Felt Ninja pouches and throwing stars tutorial
These ninja stars are a great safe “boy or girl craft” and a great way to introduce simple sewing to any karate kid. They also make great homemade gifts. Andie of “American Felt and Craft” has this cool tutorial on … Read More...
Freebie & Tutorial | Paper Succulent Gift Toppers
Maritza is generously sharing her free Silhouette cut file for these paper succulents, and showing how to use it to create these succulent gift toppers. Smaller ones would work really well on a layout, card or mini-album too. Gather up … Read More...
Freebie |Peppermint Hot Cocoa Mason Jar Tags
Gift your family friends and neighbors some peppermint hot chocolate in a mason jar! Add the hot mix ingredients to the jar, top with crushed candy and marshmallows and tie on a cute tag. Mallory at Classy Clutter supplies … Read More...
Freebies: 12 Days of Chrstmas Free Digital Stamps
Wow, the Dearie Dolls blog is generously posting 12 amazing stamp designs , each for one of the 12 days of Christmas for FREE! Here’s a link to each day:
Project: Holiday Ornament Card
The Daily Marker blog has a video tutorial showing how to make this wonderful winter scene ornament card. I love the use of white ink spray for the snow and the small pops of glitter! Click here to watch.
-Heather
Tutorial: Simple trinket basket
Keri from Pink Lemonade shows how you can make this simple trinket basket. You can use Christmas-y fabrics to make it part of your holiday décor or gift giving, or just make it up in fabrics you can use year … Read More...
17 DIY Accessories To Keep You Cozy This Winter
Pippa Armbrester a BuzzFeed Contributor tells us there is no knitting or crocheting skills required. You do not want to miss this BuzzFeed life post “17 DIY Accessories To keep you cozy this winter”. These will make amazing gifts for … Read More...
21 Upcycling and customizing projects with Krylon ebook
If you have stuff around your house that you like or need but want to change it up a bit pop on over to FaveCrafts and download this free eBook that include 21 ideas on how to upcycled and give … Read More...
The Best Cheese Ball
Say cheese! Yes please! Here is another appetizer for your holiday get together! Cheese and crackers were always present before our holiday meals growing up. Sometimes I ate too many cheese and crackers and didn’t have room for the main … Read More...
Christmas (Beauty) Gift Guide Ideas
Christmas is coming up and we are always looking for gifts that are just a little but different than all the rest. Forget the usual store bought ideas and check out some of these handmade delights. We also threw in … Read More...
Project and Technique: Holiday Pinecone Card
Since Tim Holtz’s Distress Ink react with water it’s easy to blend and manipulate the colors together for an interesting water color look like on this lovely pinecone card. Find the directions for this cool stamping technique over on the … Read More...