Lisa from A Spoonful of Sugar shows how you can use ribbon or fabric strips and a cookie cutter to create a cute ornamanet for your Christmas tree. They’d also make a pretty embellishment (and extra tie-on giftie) for gift … Read More...
Tips: Stamped Angel Card
This angel card is so sweet! Visit the Confessions of a Ribbon Addict blog and find out how Jody turned plain boring cord into a lovely gold cord and how she added dimension to her angel by cutting and lifting … Read More...
Tutorial: Holiday-themed legging knee patches, no sewing required
Jessica from Happy Together shows a cute way to make some festive Christmas wear for your kids, no sewing required. It’s as easy as adding Christmas-themed knee patches to their leggings. She used … Read More...
Jelly Belly Cupcake Wreath
Better stock up on your red, green and white Jelly Bellys. Now this is one of those cupcake cakes I can get behind. (I’m a bit skeptical about most.) Find the how-tos to make these colorful holiday wreath cupcakes HERE … Read More...
Gift Idea: Peppermint Schnapps
Thanksgiving is officially over. Are you ready to start thinking about Christmas gifts? I know many a cocktail lover who would appreciate these beautifully packaged bottles of DIY mint Schnapps. Find the how-tos HERE at The Brass Paperclip Project.
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Project: Paper Block Calendar
Using cardstock, dies and stamps Cindy at The Creative Closet will show you how to make this fantastic block calendar.
-Heather
Technique: Stamped and Embossing Faux Metal Accents
This lovely tree embellishment looks like metal but it’s actually made using ultra thick embossing powder and a stamp. Find a” how to” tutorial on Tracy Evan’s blog.
-Heather
10 Kid-Made Ornaments
Allison shares that her first craft was a Christmas ornament when she was 5 or 6 years old. She goes on to describe that exact ornament in detail. This just shows that crafts made as a child can have lasting … Read More...
Tutorial: Button Trees
When I was little my grandmother would let me make little Christmas ornaments made from buttons. The theory was you would string a stack of buttons, biggest to smallest, on a bit of yarn. The resulting shape was a little … Read More...
Darling Christmas Felt Gift Card Holders
This adorable gift card holder comes from Kat of “Just Crafty Enough” and it is the perfect projects for the gifts cards we love to give. It seems these days we are giving more and more gift cards as presents … Read More...
Felt Christmas Wreath Tutorial
Dazie hosts the charming blog “daziepatch” has this lovely felt Rose wreath tutorial for us. We are certainly decorating the halls today the help of some amazing crafters. Dazie lives in the UK and is a wife and the mother … Read More...
Free Pattern: Knitted Owl Holiday Ornament
A couple of weeks ago there was a boutique show where I live, in which lots of small crafty companies showed off their wares in the hope that people would buy them for holiday gifts. I didn’t get to go … Read More...
Santa’s Belly BabyBels and a Whole Lot More
Santa’s belly sure is famous. It’s everywhere! Even on your cheese. Make these cute as can be Santa’s belly Babybels, AND find a roundup of Santa’s belly ideas from around the web HERE at Cute Food for Kids.
Tutorial and pattern: Christmas gift bag
Cathie Richardson of Country Garden Stitchery created this Christmas gift bag as part of the 60-Minute Gift series at Moda Bake Shop. The patchwork and embroidered scene make it! Click here to get free pattern and instructions.
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Christmas is Adorable
Some adorable Christmas decorations from a few of my favourite clayers:
1. Tan Tex Robot Angel Christmas Ornament, 2. Chorister Mice, 3. Christmas stocking, 4. cupcake house ornament
Felt Christmas Tree Light {Tutorial}
This week Stephanie from “Toastie Studio” has a tutorial to make a “Felt Christmas Tree Light” from felt and buttons. She also has a pattern for the tree for us. This is such a clever idea and using the LED … Read More...
Christmas, 4 Part Advent Calendar Tutorials
Amy the host of “While Wearing Heels” created this larger than life Advent Calendar that I am sure all kids will love. You will find patterns for all the darling pocket embellishments. She has presented this project in four separate … Read More...
Freebie: Ornament Cone Die Cut
Download a free SVG file die cut from SVG Cuts to make this pretty ornament cone.
-Heather
Check out more SVG files and bundles over at Design Bundles
Tutorials: Eight little hooped ornaments
Angie of The Country Chic Cottage has posted tutes for a whole series of sweet Christmas ornaments that incorporate felt applique, hand embroidery, and tiny wooden hoops. The button tree shown here is just one of the designs you’ll want … Read More...
Project: Folded Paper Treat Holder
Visit Alipeep’s Art blog and find out how to turn a 12″ x 12″ piece of paper into a pretty treat holder. These are great for giving candy, coffee or tea packets.
-Heather