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How to: Make Last Minute Christmas Crafts and Gifts
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 ...
How to: Make your Own Paper from Leftover Wrapping Paper
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! ...
Link Love: Christmas Ornament Crafts
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 simplysweetho...
How to: Christmas Crafts to Make with Candy, Berries and Ribbon
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 hol...
How to: Homemade Christmas Crafts for Ornaments
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, orname...
How To: Easy Holiday Entertaining Ideas
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...
5 Free Christmas Craft eBooks at FaveCrafts
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 ...
Link Love: Progressive Pioneer
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 ...
Link Love: ShareHolidays.com
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 Chri...
How to: Make Unique Christmas Gifts for Women
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 mone...
How to: DIY Christmas Gifts for Teens
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 Hallo...
How to: Easy to Make Christmas Gifts for Guys
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 onl...
Guest Post: Homemade Gift Ideas for Neighbors, Teachers and Friends
By Becca Dulgarian from Blue Cricket Design This time of year is filled with traditions we look forward to all year long. The Festive decorations! The added compassion for others! The time we spend with the ones we care most for! It’s no wond...
Gift Sunday: Crafty Gift Cards
Gift cards are uber popular gifts for holidays and birthdays. They’re easy to pick up - just stop by a store or restaurant - and loved ones generally enjoy them because they are able to pick out whatever they want. Everybody wins! Often times, ...
Kids Saturday: Ornaments Kids Can Make
Hurray it’s almost Christmas day….well, in 20 days, but close enough. The kids are getting excited they just can’t wait. Try to keep them occupied with some fun activities like ornament making. There are all kinds of ornaments that ...
22 Free Holiday Crochet Patterns Round-Up Part 1
In search of inspiration, I’ve been scouring the web for the best free holiday crochet patterns from bloggers like you. And oh my have I found some talented crocheters. Since we’re rapidly approaching Christmas, this list of free crochet ...
Link Love: The Best Christmas House Crafts from the Web
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 t...
New Pattern Monday: Cute Christmas Crafts
Even though we’ve been counting down the days to Christmas at FaveCrafts for a while now - I think it’s safe to say that the Christmas countdown has officially begun for the rest of the world right around now. We’ve been ferociously...
Product Review and Giveaway: Noel Memory Wordbook Kit
With die-cut wordbook pages, coordinating papers, stickers and embellishments, you have everything you need to create a great memory book for Christmas. Just add your photos and keepsakes. The kit even comes with an easel for display. Give the kit or...
28 Days Till Christmas: Sewn Ornaments
Use your sewing skills to create some fantastic Christmas ornaments this season. Whether you are a sewing whiz or new to sewing, find ornament projects for your skill level. Art Nouveau Ornament Quick Stitch Holiday Ornaments Fabric Stocking Orname...
How to: Make a Christmas Craft with Clay Pots
Making your own Christmas crafts can be so much fun. I’ve started making my gifts, which are ornaments. They aren’t the greatest as I just bought glitter glue and ribbon, but they’ll do. There are so many easy Christmas crafts out t...
How to: Make Your Own Advent Calendar with Free Christmas Crafts
One of my favorite themes for free Christmas crafts is advent calendars. After Thanksgiving, advent calendars count down to Christmas and often provide little treats to make the wait a bit more bearable. Do you remember when those last few weeks befo...
How To: Preschool Christmas Crafts
Preschool Christmas crafts can be hard to find. Regular kids’ crafts are often too difficult for the 3 to 5-year-olds, but you still want the young ones to participate in crafting for the holidays. Little ones especially want their own stamp on...
Help a Reader: Christmas Wreath Craft
Can you help this reader with her Christmas wreath craft? Do you do this craft? Do you have any suggested variations? Sherry writes: Many, many years ago, I remember making Christmas wreaths out of nylon net and a coat hanger. The hanger was bent int...
Craft for a Cause: Pine Ridge Reservation
Around the holidays, it’s easy to focus on the excitement surrounding family gatherings and gift giving; hoping Santa brings you exactly what you wanted this year. And in the crafting world, it’s easy to focus on the crafts we’ll cr...
35 Days Till Christmas: Crafts for Entertaining
Many of you will have guests this holiday season. Whether you are hosting all 20 cousins or just a few friends for a dinner party, you want your guests to feel comfortable and have fun visiting your home. Homemade decorations are a great way to creat...
How to Make Snowman Christmas Crafts
Back in the day when I was in school we always made winter crafts as well as Christmas crafts. One of my favorite easy Christmas crafts to make was snowmen. There are so many different ways you can make them using your imagination and crafting materi...
Christmas Craft Shows or Fairs: How to Attend, How to Sell
Of course, we highly recommend that our readers make their own Christmas gifts and decorations this season. In fact, keep an eye out at FaveCrafts for an upcoming Homemade Holiday Gift Guide to be organized by recipient. If you cannot find the time t...
5 Homemade Christmas Crafts
As I sit here listening to Christmas music I just can’t wait for the holiday to come around. Christmas is my favorite time of all year, it’s so bright and cheery. I’ve already started on some of my Christmas shopping, but with my fa...
New Pattern Monday: Vintage Christmas Projects
The holidays have a tendency to make old memories more vivid than any other time of year. Often I find myself looking at old photos, reminscing about past family gatherings and recalling the special meaning behind an aged Christmas ornament. The holi...
