Christmas
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, [...]
Continue Reading How to: Make your Own Paper from Leftover Wrapping Paper
Tags: Christmas, green, recycling
By Caley
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 [...]
Continue Reading Link Love: Christmas Ornament Crafts
Tags: Christmas, oranaments
By Caley
December 16th, 2009 at 11:55am
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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 [...]
Continue Reading How to: Homemade Christmas Crafts for Ornaments
Tags: Christmas, ornaments
By Caley
December 10th, 2009 at 06:56pm
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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 [...]
Continue Reading 5 Free Christmas Craft eBooks at FaveCrafts
Tags: Christmas, eBooks
By admin
December 10th, 2009 at 05:00am
Under Sites We Love
I stumbled across a wonderful blog the other day and luckily, the author was happy to provide her own introduction. Amy of Progressive Pioneer writes,
I am a stay-at-home mom in Salt Lake City, Utah. I grew up in Midcoast Maine and am a country girl at heart. I’ve worked as a corporate ethnographer for product [...]
Continue Reading Link Love: Progressive Pioneer
Tags: Christmas, Gifts, link
By Caley
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 [...]
Continue Reading Link Love: ShareHolidays.com
Tags: Christmas, Holiday, papercraft
By Caley
December 9th, 2009 at 03:54pm
Under Holiday+ Photography+ scrapbooking
The Christmas season is always a tough one for me. We know it’s coming and we count down the days, yet every year it surprises me and I am never prepared for it. With the economy slowly coming back, it’s still tough to spend a lot of money especially for those with large families like [...]
Continue Reading How to: Make Unique Christmas Gifts for Women
Tags: Christmas, frame, Gifts, glass, Holiday, photo, scrapbooking
By Christine
December 9th, 2009 at 05:00am
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This holiday, I need 5 christmas gifts for guys on my list, including my Dad, my boyfriend, two brother-in-laws and a very rambunctious nephew. Finding the right Christmas gifts for guys can sometimes be difficult, especially when those guys wish only for expensive electronics. While we might not be able to deliver expensive electronics, we [...]
Continue Reading How to: Easy to Make Christmas Gifts for Guys
Tags: Christmas, Gifts
By Caley
December 3rd, 2009 at 05:00am
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Yesterday, I wrote about how you can make festive Christmas house crafts for a therapeutic holiday activity. I focused on stockings and garland as two of my favorite holiday decorations. Today, I want to share some of the best ideas I have found on the web for making your own Christmas house crafts.
Glittering Christmas House [...]
Continue Reading Link Love: The Best Christmas House Crafts from the Web
Tags: Christmas, decorating
By Caley
December 2nd, 2009 at 01:07pm
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Christmas house crafts help decorate your home for less and provide an outlet for creative expression. Such creative activities can be very therapeutic, especially during the busy holiday season, and bring a wonderful sense of pride when completed and displayed for guests to see. Making Christmas house crafts can also be a social activity. Gather [...]
Continue Reading How to: Make Festive Christmas House Crafts
Tags: Christmas, garland, stockings
By Caley