Willy Wonka, Dr. Seuss… Yep, I have to agree that those are the names I thought of upon seeing this whimsical lollipop and candy Christmas tree cake. So needless to say, this may be my new favoritest Christmas cake ever. … Read More...
Christmas Pudding Macarons
I feel like I’ve seen a few versions of cookies and cupcakes made to look like Christmas pudding of late, but not macarons. And you know how impressed I am by macarons that look like other things. Make Christmas pudding … Read More...
Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix Gifts
Are you a homemade holidays sort of gift giver? I usually am, and usually include at least one homemade item (usually cookies, predictably) with my gifts. The homemade gift may be skipped this year what with having a newborn, but … Read More...
Project: Snowflake Card
Using stamps, die cuts and dry embossing the Spellbinders blog has directions for making this fabulous Snowflake Card.
-Heather
Paint Color Samples Christmas Trees {Kid Craft}
Making a trip to look for paint colors? Why not browse the green section and pull a few swatches to do this awesome Christmas tree kid craft? You can find the inspiration over at Subtle Coolness.
Felted Frosty the Snowman Craft Tutorial
This is the cutest little snowman and you can make it for Christmas; as a gift or decoration. It is on “Better Homes and Gardens”! Having this warm and wooly snowman as a holiday decoration will help make you a … Read More...
Tutorial: Festive felt holiday pillow
Stef from Girl. Inspired. guest blogs in the Bake, Craft, and Sew Along series at Skip To My Lou with a tutorial showing how to make her Festive Flower Pillow. The large felt petals have a sculpted effect. The center … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric wrapped cookie cutter ornaments
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...
Christmas and Winter Cookie, Cupcake and Marshmallow Ideas
If you need a bunch of cookie and marshmallow and cupcake decorating ideas for winter and Christmas, I didn’t waste much time after digesting Thanksgiving turkey to roundup a bunch of said cookie and marshmallow and cupcake ideas from my … 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...