I went to the store to buy a birthday card once and couldn’t believe how much they were charging for a boring card with a generic stock photo of a birthday cake on the front and some canned “sentiments” printed inside. Five bucks for a card? That’s more than I spent on the gift! Well, not really more, but close. I’ve been making my own cards, invitations, and thank you notes since then, and you should too.

Loose Weave Card: Try weaving with paper strips for an interesting, textured card.

Matchbook Notepad: If you’re always jotting things down on the go, repurpose an old matchbook into a personalized notepad to keep in your purse.

Cupcake Invitation: Capitalize on the cupcake trend by sending out sweet treat themed invitations to your next shindig.

Try our other pretty paper crafts, from homemade gift bags to scrapbooking.

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Cupcakes are huge this year. Who doesn’t love a dainty little cake, iced and sprinkled to delectable perfection? Well, instead of indulging in thousands of holiday calories while baking for all your nearest and dearest – try the zero calorie option of crafting cutesy cupcakes for your friends.

Here are a few of my favorites:

Cupcake Ornaments – Adorn the tree with these sweet treats. Seriously, so cute!

Delicious Cupcake Apron – For your homemaker friends who love a great apron to accompany them in the kitchen.

Cupcake Wrappers – If you do happen to make festive holiday cupcakes, wrap them in fun cupcake wrappers like these.

Fake Candy Cupcakes – These candy cupcakes can be decorated for every occasion and used for decor around the house. Create a fun Christmas scene and give them out to your friends.

Click here for more holiday gift ideas.

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I love cupcakes. I love their smell, their texture, the sugary frosting and unusual flavors. I really love the bite-sized nature of cupcakes and everything associated with them, from the holidays I consume them on to the act of actually baking cupcakes and making my kitchen smell like warm butter and vanilla. Wow.

So naturally, when I walked into Anthropology the other day and came face to ruffle with an adorable cupcake apron I fell in love all over again. It was tiny and petite, just like cupcakes themselves, with colorful cupcakes decorating the apron. Unfortunately, not all of us have $30 to spare  on cupcake aprons, so I had to sadly walk away.

When I noticed the new Sprinkles Cupcake Apron on FaveCrafts today my mouth nearly popped right open! This is even cuter than the apron I saw in the store because it is actually in the shape of a cupcake. It’s fairly easy to make yourself, and you can wear it or use it to decorate the kitchen.

There are tons of other cupcake crafts out there. One of my favorite blogs, Cupcakes Take the Cake, often features cupcake crafts along with cupcake recipes and photos. How cute are these crafty cupcakes?

If you like the cupcake apron, click here for our 14 Favorite Free Apron Patterns.

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