Round 1 of the Christmas ornaments – starting with the cute & funny!
1. Whimsical Snowman Ornament, 2. Candy Land Yorkie Terrier, 3. Snowman Ornament/Charm Red & Gold Scarf, 4. Zombie
Project: Sliding Penguin Card
Find complete instructions for making this adorable sliding penguin card over at the Spotted Canary.
-Heather
Pretty Felt Partridge Christmas Ornament pattern
“And-a-Partridge-in-a-Pear-tree” but this darling Partridge can go on the Christmas tree or make a sweet gift for a friend. The white Partridge is so charming with its little red head feather and rainbow wings and tail. Use Snow-white felt and … Read More...
Mitten Garland Advent Calendar
Here’s a simple idea that’s truly adorable. Make an advent calendar garland from toddler mittens! Get the how to over at Home & Garden Television — How to Make a Mitten Garland Advent Calendar.
Sew Woodsy’s 12 ornament tutes
It’s not too late to enjoy12 Days of Handmade Ornaments at Sew Woodsy. They’re featuring 12 tutorials by 12 guest bloggers, such as this rockin fabric star by Johnnie of Saved by Love Creations. See the whole … Read More...
Tutorial – Felt Cupcake Wrist Pincushion
Bette Shaw is a work-at-home mother and has a blog called “By Your Hands” where she has a tutorial for this darling Felt Cupcake Wrist Pincushion. She has a beautifully laid out step-by-step tutorial that will help you construct her … Read More...
How to make a recycled sweater wreath with a candy style bow and enter to win 10 books and yarn
With Christmas decorating in full swing (every night I walk through the neighborhood there are more lights up! Yey) I snuck in a little time to make this year’s wreath….of course out of a recycled sweater. Pop on over to … Read More...
Polar Bears, Rudolph and More Chocolatey Treat Ideas
Remember these penguin Rice Krispies Treats pops? Well, I have a few more to share with you… How about some Polar Bear Rice Krispies Treats? Or check out these cutie Inuit kid-topped brownies. And most recently, Rudolph … Read More...
Christmas Tree Veggie Appetizer
Somehow this Christmas tree of veggies looks just so perfectly thrown together. Learn to make it HERE at Coupon Clipping Cook.
Make a PB-like advent calendar
Rachel of Family Ever After spent only US$20 on her knock-off of a US$70 Pottery Barn advent calendar (discontinued). Each little pocket is a work of felt applique and embroidery–a great project for your family to tackle together. And all … Read More...
Glass Marble Christmas Trees
I have billions of these craft marbles
, so I’m loving this project ideas using them and foam cones! Head over to Alderberry Hill for the full tutorial — Glass Christmas Trees.
Looking for DIY Christmas tree decorations and … Read More...
Make a fat-quarter tree
Benita of Victoriana Quilt Designs is sharing a simple, economical project to spruce up your holiday decor. All you need: three fat quarters of pretty fabric and Benita’s tutorial. Go to her blog post for the link to request … Read More...
Free December calendar from Janet
Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs is decorating desktops for Christmas with her free December calendar featuring an elf with all the seasonal trimmings. Go to her post to download the freebie.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check … Read More...
Candy Cane Topiary Tutorial
Loads of icing and candy canes… Hello, Christmas. Learn to make a candy cane topiary HERE at Pizzazzerie.
Cookies in a Jar with Free Printable
Why I especially like this cookie-in-a-jar gift: It contains rolled oats, dried cranberries and white chocolate chips, which makes for lovely layering, it comes with an adorable free printable, and there’s a jar involved. Me and jars. We go way … Read More...
A coat Mrs. Santa would envy
I am knocked out by this wool-applique Christmas coat by opusanglicanum. Each of the views and all of the details are study-worthy. Go to her blog post to see it all.
And many thanks to reader Tanya for … Read More...
Freebies | Printable Holiday Scrapbooking Elements
The team at We Love to Illustrate has done it again! You can now download seven different sets of holiday themed elements for scrapbooking and other papercrafts. One set is shown above. Click here to go to the downloads.
Tutorial: Honeycomb fabric ornament
Vanessa from V & Co. shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pretty honeycomb ornament out of fabric. Make one for your own tree, or to give as a gift. Get the tute.
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Tutorial: Tiny little mittens to embellish a wrapped gift
Bev from Flamingo Toes guest blogs in the Crafty Creative Christmas series at Me Making Do with a tutorial showing how to sew up tiny little mittens to use as decorations at the end of giftwrapping ribbon. Cute!! They’re inspired … Read More...
10 Kid Friendly Ornaments
You’ll definitely want to head over to Crafts n Coffee to check out her top ten ornaments that kids can make!