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Craft Storage Ideas Using Unexpected Items
One of a Kind Gifts | January 5th 2010 by Aimee
It's January! Time to put Christmas away and organize for the new year. In my business, I organize many, many things. My favorite thing to organize is craft supplies. I have a great craft room and very little money to us read more
Make It From Scratch! Carnival
Out of Debt Again | January 5th 2010 by Mrs. Accountability
Hello everyone!! I am so pleased to host the Make it from Scratch! Carnival today at Out of Debt Again. Pamela Jorrick presents The BEST Birthday Party Ever!!! posted at Blah, Blah, Blog. Lucky presents All Day Beef Stock posted at Making My Own Lu read more
Happy New Year
The Wedding Decorator | January 3rd 2010 by Laura
As 2009 comes to a close and we enter 2010 we would like to thank all our wonderful couples whose weddings we worked on last year and hope they all had a lovely romantic festive time as newly weds!As we come out of hibernation this week, due to lots read more
After Holiday Shopping
Cottage In the Country | January 2nd 2010 by Debbie Crabtree
The holidays are over, the New Year's resolutions have been made, so now it is time to focus on what you want to create this coming year. After holiday sales are a great way to pick up many of the items that you will want to use for upcoming craft p read more
Toddler Christmas Craft - Tin Pie Plate Stars
The Active Toddler | January 1st 2010 by Sarah
In researching some ideas of what to use my aluminum pie plates for in a toddler craft, I came across a great idea to use next Christmas!Cut stars out of the center of the pie plates. Punch a hole in the top and hang several in the window at varying read more
the post christmas toy explosion, and how to deal
fergusandme | December 30th 2009 by Lynn-Anne Bruns
photo copyright ikea 2009 all rights reservedEvery year at this time, it becomes painfully obvious at our house that despite a measure of cutting back, plenty of weeding through and donating, and cunning storage ideas here, there, and everywher read more
Farewell December
Little Lovables | December 30th 2009 by LittleLovables
paper deer craft by lindsey brackeenI'm a little tormented. I was so busy moving and catching up on orders, I didn't post many Christmas ideas this year. Even though Christmas is over, I use this blog as a springboard for myself to reference for late read more
How to Make Fun New Year?s Eve Noisemakers
Natural Moms Blog | December 30th 2009 by Maria Rodrigo
New Year?s Eve is just around the corner, why not start the year off right with homemade fun New Year ?s Eve noisemakers. They?re environmentally friendly because you?ll be repurposing things you likely already have around the home, they?re cost effe read more
The gifts
Drawn to Scrapping- A scrapper's corner for inspiration! | December 29th 2009 by Jill
Since it is after Christmas & everyone has their gifts, I can finally post the pictures of what I made :) I'll start with my mom's present, an altered canvas.I used Daisy D's paper on this (though it's hard to see through the paint & the flas read more
My Christmas Books
CraftyCripple's Blog | December 28th 2009
I got some amazing presents this Christmas. I am such a lucky crafter. The main craft haul is made up of brilliant books that I have coveted for such a long time. I used my Amazon Wishlist to good effect and now I have the following:French Girl Kn read more
New Pattern Monday: Decorative Centerpieces
FaveCrafts Blog | December 28th 2009 by Caley Walsh
Ring in the New Year with decorative centerpieces in your home! Over the next couple of weeks, you may be playing hostess for all sorts of events before old routines come back in full force. Enjoy the holidays while they last with these festive cente read more
Craft Recycled: Greeting Cards and Wrapping Paper
greenUPGRADER | December 27th 2009 by Matt
The gifts are unwrapped, the out of town guests have made their way home, and you’re probably staring at a mountain of gift wrap and cards feeling a bit of the old green guilt. Don’t you fret! With just a little crafty love, you can keep read more
Ideas for Recycling and Re-using Gift Wrap
Rex & Regina | December 27th 2009 by Teresa Lee
As I stare at the mountain of gift wrap in the wake of opening our Christmas presents, I cringe at the thought of throwing all of that pretty paper away. The ribbons I always keep, but the paper? I know I will never re-use it to wrap another gift (it read more
Crafting New Years Resolutions- Charitable Intentions
Craft Test Dummies - The Craft Blog for High-Impact Crafters | December 27th 2009 by Jenny Rohrs
With Christmas safely behind us, New Years’ approaches with that eternal question: “What can I change for next year?” Crafters inevitably have a long laundry list, but the one I’m tackling today is “charity.” There read more
Artsy Bloggers Roundup
The Artful Crafter | December 27th 2009
Aileen's Musings To help bring in the New Year Aileen has a snazzy freebie New Year's card for you to download and send to your friends and family. Craftside-A behind-the-scenes peek at a crafty worldAt Craftside there is a Steampunk-style cam chain read more
Merry Christmas in Other Languages
Frugal Freebies | December 25th 2009 by Catherine
Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad', Gessende Kersfees, Vessel Vanoce, Feliz Natal, Selamat Hari Natal, Kung His Hain Nien bing Chu Shen Tan, Gladelig Jul, Vrolijk Kerstfeest on een Gelukkig Nieuwjearl or Zalig Kerstfeest, Bo Nada, Nollaig chridheil agus read more
Some fun stuff we made for Christmas:)
Magaby's Kid-ture | December 25th 2009 by Miranda
I think everyone is feeling a little bit of the bad economy, so this year we decided to be crafty for Christmas!!! Here are a few of the little things we made for the ones we love!!!! Cupcake Scrabble Tile Pendants!!! Cupcake bottle cap pendants for read more
Freebie Christmas Posts
Frugal Freebies | December 24th 2009 by Catherine
Looking back at all our Christmas-related freebie posts, just in case you missed them:Where is Santa?Free Personalized Holiday CallFree Letter from SantaFree Letters from SantaFree Personalized Message from SantaFree Photo with Santa at WalmartFree P read more
Gag Gift Craft Projects
Prayers, Crafts, and Life | December 23rd 2009 by Evelyn Mayfield
I love making quick and easy gag craft projects. These are scattered throughout many different websites, but I'll give a few examples here. By the way, when I search for these, I use the words "gag gifts free instructions."This first one, Family Craf read more
Great Start-up Business Ideas Occur at Christmas Time
RoversBay | December 23rd 2009 by Joeri
This time of year people are buying buying buying, so a lot of folks out there are thinking thinking thinking. That is, they’re thinking about how to take advantage of all this money changing hands and make a little extra cash. A small Christmas bu read more
The end of the business year!
Tangled Stitch | December 23rd 2009 by DebraAnn
Today was my final business outing. A lovely trek to the Katbird Shop on this positively frigid day. I dropped off a few pieces so if you are in the neighborhood drop in and take a look. I also dropped off my artist statement which is based on a bl read more
Walmart: FREE Pillsbury Holiday Cookie Dough (after coupon)
Macomb Money Savers | December 23rd 2009
Mandy was at Walmart in Clinton Township last night and found this great deal! She posted it on the MMS Facebook Fan page to share: $1.00 Pillsbury Ready-to-Bake Holiday Cookies (rollback) -$1.00/1 printable coupon (link in top right corner; prin read more
How to: Make Last Minute Christmas Crafts and Gifts
FaveCrafts Blog | December 23rd 2009 by Caley Walsh
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 read more
What we've been up to
The Adventures of 3 Guys & A Doll | December 23rd 2009 by Tracy
We love to do a lot of crafts during the Christmas season, and we end up with at least 2-3 of each ornament that we make. I decided last year to get the kids their own trees for their bedrooms so they can hang their own ornaments on them. Being the c read more
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Chica & Jo, Tackling life one project at a time! | December 23rd 2009 by Chica & Jo
Chica and I are taking some time off from our craft rooms to spend the rest of the year with our families, when we aren’t covered in glue or glitter. We want to thank you for making 2009 a great year for us with all of your encouragement and read more
Snowman Craft
ToddlerCraft | December 22nd 2009 by Onna Holland
Supplies: Construction paper-white, purple, brown, blue and orange Scissors Black marker Glue Tupperware top-circle Steps: Trace 3 circles for snowman’s body and cut out Cut out scarf, with small cuts on end to make fringe Cut hat from blue read more
FaveCrafts - A Fave for the Un-Crafty
Prayers, Crafts, and Life | December 22nd 2009 by Evelyn Mayfield
This site, FaveCrafts, has a ton of ideas for quick gift projects for both seasoned crafters and for those who are totally terrified of tackling any handcrafted gift.As soon as I went to their site tonight, I saw the Quick Glitter Pine Cones. That "Q read more
Handmade Holidays Part 3, Gift Wrap
FeltSewGood | December 22nd 2009 by Cheryl
Add a personal touch to your gift wrapping this year! Here are a couple of my favorite simple and low cost wrapping ideas. You'll probably find a lot of these materials around the house. Get out those scrapbooking stamps and stickers to decorate pla read more
Blogs I Follow - Whip Up
AlysonIsNeat | December 22nd 2009
I love to craft as you may know, and although I may not have the chance to craft as often as I like, I always see amazing ideas on Whip Up. They bring all of the best crafting, sewing, and knitting projects from all over the web. In case read more
Quick and Easy Paper Star Craft by Kristina B.
Mom 4 Life | December 22nd 2009 by Heather Ledeboer
With Christmas almost here, guests arriving, and children soon (if not already) out of school, I thought I'd present to you a fun Christmas paper craft that is easy to do, and particularly useful if your kids, or you, or your guests' kids find them read more
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