Welcome friends and family this year with a cheerful, hand painted holiday welcome mat! Heather shows you exactly how she made this over at Twenty Something — Christmas Typography Painted Rug and Plates.
Christmas Gingerbread Lantern
What a lovely idea… I’m already picturing many, many grown-up versions at many, many a holiday party. Learn to make gingerbread lanterns HERE at Family Fun.
Looking for Christmas themed Cookie Cutters, then check these out.
Cheers!
It’s an ornament.
It’s a Bottle Decoration
It’s both!
It’s two gifts in one. Enjoy the contents of the bottle now and save the decorations to re-gift or to use for ornaments next year!
From Just Crafty Enough the pattern … Read More...
Felted balls giveaway By the Russian ETSY Team
DO NOT ENTER HERE!! Please go over to the Russian ETSY Team to enter this giveaway! These are so much fun and every little child or adult would love to have these. What could be better than a never melting … Read More...
Tutorial: Softie Christmas trees
Teresa at Patchwork and other sewing projects shows how to make these softie patchwork Christmas trees on her blog. So cute! Get the tutorial.
Image credit: Patchwork and other sewing projects
How to make retro fabulous recycled Christmas cards
I am a big fan of modern design and Margot the craftastic crafter behind the blog The Impatient Crafter has whipped up some positively retro fabulous recycled Christmas cards for this holiday season here in 2011. Check out her tutorials … Read More...
Project: Stamped and Framed Santa
This lovely vintage inspired home decor project comes from Karen McAlpine of Dreaming and Creating. Click here to find out how she transformed a boring photo frame into a wonderful stamped canvas.
-Heather
Tutorial: Whimsical patchwork elf stocking
Jamie from DIY Home Sweet Home shows how to make a patchwork elf stocking with a curled up toe and a zig-zag-y cuff. The mix of bright colors in her patchwork gives it a whimsical feel. The patchwork is fabulous, … Read More...
Cupcake Liner Christmas Trees
I just glanced over at my drawer full of cupcake liners for this one. Learn to make a cupcake liner Christmas tree (easily!) HERE at Tatertots and Jello, from guest blogger Desiree of The 36th Avenue. And learn to … Read More...
Sugary Snowmen
Geez, it’s almost impossible to make a snowman not look adorable. Make sugary edible snowmen HERE at Curbly, from Matthew Mead.
Stitch a candy village
Aimee Ray‘s design sense is undeniably sweet. So what could be more perfect than an Aimee Ray pattern for a felt-softie candy village. Go to to her little dear tracks blog post for more photos and the link to … Read More...
Potpourri Christmas Trees
These pretty Christmas Trees are made from potpourri pods. Clever! I love the natural look of these holiday decorations. Get the how to over at Homework — potpourri christmas trees.
Looking for DIY Christmas tree decorations and crafts? Check … Read More...
Brown Paper Flowers
Guests are coming but you haven’t pulled the Christmas decorations out of the attic yet. What to do? Make these lovely brown paper flowers to decorate the center of the table or hang on the wall. Lovely! Get the step … Read More...
How To: Needle felt Heart Garland
This is such a clever idea for needle felting shapes. I think they sell something like these cookie cutters just for needle felting. I would think that you could pick up a bag of cookie cutters for a small price, … Read More...
Rice Krispies Treats Winter Scene
It’s a winter wonderland of Rice Krispies Treats. Isn’t this just the most perfect combination of sweet and cute? Found HERE at Cute as a Fox, find the how-tos to make those swirly pops in the background HERE, … Read More...
Tinsel and Lace Cone Trees
These beautiful trees would make a great addition to your holiday mantel this year. You can make them too with these easy instructions. Head over to A Million Memories for the how to — Continued Obsession with Easy To Make … Read More...
10-Minute Felt Santa Ornament tutorial
Ellen Luckett Baker of “The Long Thread” lives with her husband and two girls in Atlanta, Georgia and has an awesome blog. She also has had her first book published; “1, 2, 3 Sew: Build Your Skills with 33 Simple … Read More...
Felted Rose DIY By Tiziana Boccaletti
I think this felted Rose is simply stunning and I am going to try one. You can use any color, but the white and pink is so lovely. Scroll down the page on their site and enter your email and … Read More...
20 Gift Ideas for Foodies
Because I don’t have nearly enough blog jobs (side note, I just mis-typed “blog” as “glob,” I corrected it, but thought it noteworthy), I’m now assembling Ideabooks of cool product finds over at Houzz. Have you heard of Houzz? It’s … Read More...
Hoop-di-do Cross Stitch Gift Ideas
This week I have been posting about stocking stuffer ideas for stitchers. Of course, if you aren’t shopping for many stitchers this year, you can always add them to your wish list and leave it about for those who shop … Read More...