Beads Beads Beads
Oh, and the things you can do … with beads. And I’m referring to those beads that are iron-able and shape-able into pretty much any thing you fancy, called perler beads. Creations Made with Perle Beads After you’ve made Zhu zhu pet food from [...]
Soy Wax Candle Making
2012 comes with a commitment to myself it to live more soulfully and to reflect that on the blog. So, out with the paraffin candles and in with the soy candles. Let’s make some candles! Here’s the howto. Soy Wax Candle Making Supplies Needed soy wax flakes (European readers / I get it [...]
Recycle Holiday Cards into Tags
Yes, the holidays are really over now that the three wise men are arriving (the 6th). So now is the perfect time to get the ship back into order and clear received holiday cards and gift packaging. Rather than tossing them away, reuse recycle as next year’s gift tags. Simple and fast. Get it [...]
Merry Christmas
Just taking this opportunity to wishing you all a peaceful Christmas. Hope you are enjoying the thousands of creative holiday projects we have been doing together over the last month. May You all be Merry & Feel Blessing in your Heart
Letters and Flowers Paper Art
Promised I’d show you this artful paper quilling shop window in LA, California. Well, here it is. Pictures were taken of the Sephora shop, 3rd St promenade in Santa Monica. I hope it will inspire you to a paper art or quiling craft decoration project or so…. and who knows, if you keep on playing [...]
Free Christmas Gift Tags
: The Christmas countdown’s almost over. The house is probably already decked out, and last minute gifts bought just now. To wrap everything up, I have some free printable Christmas gift tags for you today and tomorrow. To make your gift giving special, and especially easy. From Dardik: cute tags which will be [...]
Auguri!
That’s Italian for "Merry Christmas", "Congratulations" and more such happy wishes. It’s my wish for you in this XMAS season. With lots of delightfully happy & creative projects over the days to follow. On that, I’m sharing one such projects: Here’s a basket of wrapped little chocolates that just went out of the door. [...]
Christmas Tree Alphabet Ornaments
: You actually have time to make these knitted letter ornaments for your Christmas tree, as keepsakes, or holiday gift tags. Because all they require is an old sweater, a cereal box, a jab of glue, a little bell and a piece of string. Easy 10-minute Christmas craft; faster if you make a dozen. [...]
Gift Bags Made from Fabric
: DIY idea after my own heart: wonderful design, easy, colorful + environmentally sound, i.e. gift bags made from fabric by Toni from Design Dazzle. Pretty reusable Christmas wrapping. They look fabulous under the Christmas tree and can be used year after year. It takes less than 15 min to make one and when you [...]
Christmas Cake Gingerbread Recipe
or Pin It : This Christmas Cake Gingerbread is just a perfect execution of the ultra-classic Christmas cake. And I have the recipe here. Unless you can read Polish her blog is a bit of a mystery to us all, albeit that her pictures are beautiful. She’s busy translating her blog into English, [...]
Christmas Tree Alternatives
Pin It It’s perfect if you don’t yet have a Christmas tree. There’s something far better: an adorable Christmas tree alternative that you can make on a dime, and that’ll be loved by Mother Nature and your kids alike. Materials for Alternative Christmas Trees There’s no limit to the materials you could use to [...]
DIY Fun Earwarmers with Flowers
Pin It : Quick Christmas Gift. This cute woolen ear warmer is a quick sewing project that will can be completed within half hour or so. It’s one of those crafts/DIY projects that you’ll inspire you to make a couple, so give some away and make one for yourself. This Winter, keep your ears warm. [...]
Christmas Cards
“Not too late yet”, says our site sponsor, greeting card specialist TinyPrints. Still plenty time to get gorgeous, personalized photo holiday cards made and delivered in time. “Plus” they say …. “two more days left to get 20% off” their gorgeous photo holiday cards. Given their top quality, professional designs and outstanding personalization, they’re reasonably [...]
Christmas Cakes & Cookies ~ Ideas, Cutters & Stencils
: This year, I am seriously contemplating making a Christmas cake, or at least, Christmas cookies. While this is ‘normal’ for probably all of you, for me it’s a new thing. That’s what happens if your sister in law is a pastry chef at one of the world’s best 5-star hotel chains. There is no [...]
Felt Christmas Decorations
Lovely things from fabric are to be made by hand for the Christmas trees. In Pasadena, CA, I came across darling felted trees, birds made from fabric scraps, woolen balls adorned with hand-embroidered icicles, wreaths made out of scrap fabric balls, and other such unique treasures. Be inspired by my collection…. This is my [...]
Felt Christmas Cookies
0 calories and 100% delightful: I dig homemade cookies like this. Wonderful gift food for kids for the holidays. Get your free sewing tutorial ” rel=”nofollow” target=”_blank”>here
Call for Artists :: Christmas In July #2
Win a unique, personalized prize by participating in this special Holiday Crafts linky party. Call for Holiday Crafts: Submit Your Best Project Plans WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING TO DO THIS YEAR FOR THE HOLIDAYS? I love to hear about YOUR BEST craft projects, and so I am doing a contest / round-up of what craft [...]
Free Clipart ~ Christmas In July #1
I’m going to see that I’ll send you up to 10 Christmas freebies this summer to get a head-start on a fun Winter Holiday season this year. This will be my first of these 10 ‘Christmas in July’ posting. Let’s begin with this fun free clipart, which you can transform into paper bunting, wrapping [...]
January 7 is Holiday Clean Up Day
Holiday Decorating Mistake #10: Don’t Over-extend The Holidays Past Due-Dates. I read somewhere the holiday home decorating tip “Don’t have your Christmas tree up at Valentine’s Day”. And this actually reminded me of one of my friends who leaves her Christmas tree up year-round. Holiday Decorating Tip 10: Let my friend be special and unique, [...]
Holiday Entertainment Mistake: Living it Up in the Wrong Way
Mistake to Avoid #9 : Live it Up, in the ** Wrong ** Way. Get the priorities right….. * Don’t make your festivities about alcohol, not even on New Year’s Eve. * Omit plastic cups, paper napkins and the likes. Holiday Decorating Tip 9: Have your blender ready and make a fresh fruit [...]
Be Safe when Decorating your Home for the Holidays
Holiday Decorating Mistake #8 to Avoid: Think Safety, Ahead of Time Don’t leave candles unattended. Don’t let Christmas lights be a safety hazard, but inspect the lights for any loose bulbs or protruding wire. Also, use cord covers if you have pets or toddlers around or expect other young visitors. Avoid ‘leaving small [...]
Mind the Christmas Lights
Holiday Decorating Mistakes to Avoid # 7: Mind Those Christmas Lights. Don’t leave your Christmas lights blinking all night. Holiday Decorating Tip 7: Save the environment, ‘save’ your friendship with your neighbors, and save on your own electricity bill: turn the lights off, before you go to bed. (image: Micah Burke) [...]
This Holiday season, don’t be a perfectionist
Holiday Season Decorating Mistakes to Avoid #6: Be A ‘Perfectionist’. Even without perfectionism, the busy holidays are already stressful enough. Sooo…. do not stress over your holiday decor, the turkey or presents. No matter what you’ll do, things won’t be perfect. Sometimes decorations break, sometimes the turkey burns or the sauce is not hot [...]
Holiday Decorating? Don’t Overlook Entire Rooms
Holiday Decorating Mistake to Avoid # 5: Don’t Overlook Rooms. Particularly children rooms, guests’ quarters or bathrooms are often overlooked when it comes to holiday decoration. Holiday Decorating Tip 8: I’m referring back to tip #1: go over each room and throughout the house. As these usually are smaller spaces, opt for decorations that fit. [...]
Avoid Holiday Decorating Mess
Holiday Decorating Mistake to Avoid, #4: Messy Decorations. Fresh cut evergreens dry out rather quickly in the home. Inside, also real trees often dry out and drop needles. In addition, swags, wreaths and other decorations made from living plants can drop leaves or sap on your floor. Yes, decorating with natural materials is lovely, but [...]
Avoid Christmas Décor to Overtake Your House
Holiday Decorating Mistake # 3: Avoid Your Christmas Décor to Overtake Your House. Don’t overdo it. Less is more, and that counts for seasonal decoration too. Avoid cluttering your home with small holiday craft projects and decorations scattered everywhere. Don’t overdo it with glitter either as a little goes a long way. Holiday Decorating [...]
This Christmas, don’t limit yourself to Red & Green
Holiday Home Decorating Mistake #2: Don’t Only Use Traditional Colors. Holiday Decorating Tip 2: Red & green is ‘the’ classic color combination, but there are alternatives. Consider Blue Other color combinations like gold, pink, purple, greens and all kinds of blue hues can be great for Christmas. The [...]
10 Holiday Decorating Mistakes To Avoid
This is the season that everyone is becoming crafty and a home decorator. Great! Some of us have an innate ability to design spaces. But not everyone is a born designer. Let’s just say we all make some design and decorating mistakes. Here are 10 tips to avoid common holiday home decorating, design and entertainment [...]
What to Wear for the Holidays?
: updated 12/2011 : I have a gorgeous San Francisco designer dress that I could have worn for the holidays, but I’m not. Yes it is really nice: black taft, covered in black sequins. It has a cute tulip skirt and a ballerina bodice. It’s lovely. It’s so lovely in fact, that I’ve worn it [...]
DIY Linky Party #23
The 23rd Week of DIY CRAFT TUTORIALS linky parties. Wow. That’s means we’ll have been featuring our readers already for half a year, this Christmas. Yeah. I promised to do a Feature showcase today of party visitors. As ‘my contribution today’ is an article of wonderful advent calendars, I thought to let Christmas be [...]
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