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New Pattern Monday: Frame Work

January 4th, 2010 at 08:30am Under Book Reviews+ Christmas+ DIY+ Photography

I always have tons of photos to print or upload after the holidays end. Sometimes the photos serve as belated gifts, or just nice household reminders of the good times with family and friends. I am a photo frame junky – and I’m very particular about which frames are displayed where. After all, frames can [...]

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How to: Make Last Minute Christmas Crafts and Gifts

December 23rd, 2009 at 09:34am Under Christmas

There are two days left until Christmas, can you believe it? In July we started a countdown to Christmas and that was over one hundred and fifty days. Time can really fly by fast. Especially tonight, tomorrow is Christmas Eve and some of you may not have any gifts yet. Well once again, we are [...]

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How to: Make your Own Paper from Leftover Wrapping Paper

December 23rd, 2009 at 05:00am Under Christmas+ Green Crafting

When all the presents have been opened on Christmas (or after the eight nights of Hannukah), you are likely to find yourself with a mound of crumpled and torn wrapping paper. While your first thought might be to throw everything away, think again!  With crafting, you can recycle that wrapping paper in your own home, [...]

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Link Love: Christmas Ornament Crafts

December 17th, 2009 at 05:00am Under Christmas+ Sites We Love

Yesterday, I wrote about making ornaments with homemade Christmas crafts. Today, I’d like to share some additional resources for great ornament crafts on the web. Make a few extra for surprise gifters.

Beaded Mouse Ornaments from simplysweethome.blogspot.com

Clay Pot Snowman Ornament from the-artful-crafter.blogspot.com

Paper-Pieced Ornaments from petitepurls.com

Embroidered Christmas Tree by ghostmyst.blogspot.com

Felt Mitten Ornaments from www.oliverands.com

Elegant Pine Cone Ornament [...]

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How to: Christmas Crafts to Make with Candy, Berries and Ribbon

December 16th, 2009 at 02:41pm Under Christmas

There are nine more days until the Christmas holiday is here. Families are starting to fly into town, more and more houses are being lit up and the shopping malls are becoming more and more crammed. That’s the one complaint I have about the holiday season, and that’s all the people and the lines we [...]

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How to: Homemade Christmas Crafts for Ornaments

December 16th, 2009 at 11:55am Under Christmas

Looking for homemade Christmas crafts for last minute decorating or gift exchanges? Maybe, like me, you were just invited to a Christmas party (two days from now) with a (surprise) gift exchange. Because they are quick, easy and oh so festive, ornaments make the perfect homemade Christmas crafts! They are also very fun to make [...]

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How To: Easy Holiday Entertaining Ideas

December 16th, 2009 at 08:30am Under Christmas

We’re getting down to the wire – Christmas is in 9 days! We have some easy holiday entertaining ideas if you haven’t been on the ball about preparing this year. Now is a good time to start thinking about the details that will go into your holiday party, and how to incorporate some extra holiday [...]

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5 Free Christmas Craft eBooks at FaveCrafts

December 10th, 2009 at 06:56pm Under Christmas

1. Homemade Christmas Gift Guide eBook- Find 32 craft projects to make for holiday gift-giving, including jewelry, sewing projects, knit items and decorative home accents. These gifts are organized by recipient, including mom, boyfriend, friends and even office gift exchanges.

2. 34 Holiday Ideas for Gifts in a Jar eBook- The team at FaveCrafts and our [...]

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Link Love: ShareHolidays.com

December 10th, 2009 at 05:00am Under Christmas+ Sites We Love

I received a nice email from a woman at ShareHolidays.com asking us to check out their website and was happy to have a look around. ShareHolidays.com specializes in the creation of Christmas stationery.  For crafters, they offer a wide range of Christmas clipart, borders and backgrounds for homemade card projects, scrapbooking and gifts. You can [...]

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How to: DIY Christmas Gifts for Teens

December 9th, 2009 at 09:00am Under Christmas+ DIY+ Pop Culture

It’s often difficult to make homemade Christmas gifts for teens because you never know if they will truly like what you’ve made. Grandma’s gifted knit sweater might end up at the back of the closet along with last year’s Halloween costume. The easiest Christmas gifts for teens tend to be store-bought because they have one [...]

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