Finally, coconut macaroons are turned cute. They’ve been suffering in the shadow of the macaron of late, so I’m grateful they have some of the spotlight. Made by CakeSpy, find the full recipe HERE at Serious Eats.
Patterns and tutes: Christmas ornaments
(1) Peppermint Candy from Pink Suede Shoe
(2) Cuckoo clock from Wild Olive
(3) Mistletoe, snowflake, and stocking from Wild Olive
(4) St. Nicholas from Wild Olive
(5) Peppermint Candy Stars from allsorts
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31 December Photo Ideas
Katrina Kennedy from Capture Your 365 has compiled this list of 31 ideas for daily photos in December. She includes ideas on ways you can use the list. Click here to see more.
Rice Krispies Treats Christmas Lights
Deck the halls with Rice Krispies Treats Christmas lights. Find tips on making them HERE at Sweetology. And be sure to enter the giveaway at Sweetology to support St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Click HERE for an inside peek … Read More...
Monster Garage Gingerbread House
Wait. IKEA carries a gingerbread house kit? Sigh. I don’t care if our house looks like we’re still in college, I love IKEA. Anyway… Check out the monster garage gingerbread house HERE at Cute Food for Kids.
Tutorial: Peace and Joy
Absolutely insanely adorable! This tutorial from Sculpey for the little snow couple is one I’ve actually got half done on my work table (causing me to neglect several other projects, mind you) and I will post a pic on the … Read More...
Christmas Tree Waffles
Have a Hairy Christmas on Amy
I love the cats in this wall hanging designed by Amy Bradley. It’s aptly named a Hairy Christmas Quilt. Prefer canines to felines? This pattern offers a dog version too. Go HERE to see more.
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Newsy: Handmade with Love contest
Wow, to have so much crafty know-how in one place is what I call heaven. I’m talking about the holiday tutorial contest Handmade with Love hosted by Kathy from Pink Chalk Studio. In progress since mid November, bloggers can … Read More...
Tutorial: Naughty or Nice reversible throw pillow
Jess from Craftiness Is Not Optional guest blogs in the Haul Out The Holly series at Gwenny Penny with a tutorial showing how to make her Naughty or Nice pillow. Flip between the “naughty” or “nice” sides to indicate whether … Read More...
Fun Foodie Gift Guide and a Very Smart Pancake Plate
Whenever I look for outside-the-ordinary food news, it’s always Foodiggity. So anyone who is looking for sorta silly, kinda practical, unique gifts for the food lover in their midst, check out the 2011 Holiday Gift Guide from Foodiggity. And … Read More...
Technique: One Layer Card
The holidays are probably the time when most of us stampers send out the majority of our hand-made cards. If you’re like me it can be difficult to make a card that isn’t thick with lots of layers and embellishments … Read More...
Holiday craftiness from Kreinik
Big crafting is ahead on Kreinik Thread Blog. The 25 Days of Christmas Projects series will present five new projects each week. And the first half of 8 Days of Hanukkah Projects already are available. Go to the Kreinik post … Read More...
How to make a vintage bingo card advent calendar
This is such a great idea! Pop on over to Laura’s blog Smallgood Hearth where she shared her easy directions on how to make an advent calendar from a vintage bingo card.
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Tutorial: Sew up some Christmas pillowcases
Dana from MADE created special Christmas pillowcases for her children this year, and she shares a link to a tutorial on her blog that she used to make them. The tutorial was originally intended for a service project, but using … Read More...
Christmas Tutorial- Paper Angel Printable
Looking for an easy but adorable craft to do with your children? How about an angel printable to do during Advent? Head on over to Toastie Studio Sewing Blog, and print out these incredibly cute little angels.
Freebie | Printable Gift Tags
If you’re using a non traditional colour scheme this year maybe these printable gift tags will work for you? You can download them for printing out from Nellie Designs.
Guest Post: Build Your Own Snow Mobile
Today’s guest poster is Jessica from the fun blog Mad in Crafts. I’m excited that Jessica agreed to share a tutorial with us all today as she’s a talented crafter with fun ideas. I won’t carry on any longer, instead … Read More...
Packaging Ideas for Food Gifts
Need some packaging ideas to complete your edible gifts? Garnish. I’ll probably spend the next half hour on their site. So many ideas to ponder. Shown is an idea for packaging egg nog and hot cocoa spoon dippers.
Rudolph Cookie Pops
One more from yours truly (warning, this isn’t the last)… Rudolph cookie pops. Find the full tutorial HERE at Celebrations.