Take boring clay flower pot and turn them into sweet snowman ornaments with Crafts By Amanda’s easy tutorial.
Archives for November 2013
Easy Epsom Salt Luminaries
Want an easy, sparkly winter craft? Look no further than these beautiful epsom salt luminaries from Amanda at Crafts By Amanda. Aren’t they beautiful? Click here for the full tutorial, including precautions and tips about working with epsom salt. (There’s still time to do this for Thanksgiving dinner too!)
Pottery Barn Inspired Painted Holly Pillow
I am not a very good artist. Fortunately, my friend Colleen at Just Paint It is not only a good artist, she is a great teacher. She did a great knock off of Pottery Barn’s Holly Leaf Drop Cloth Pillow. Click here to see her full tutorial. Happy crafting!
Make an easy fabric gift bag for wine.
I always make sure I have plenty of wine on hand. (You know I like wine, right?) With the holidays coming up, I make sure I have even more since a bottle of wine makes a great hostess gift. 30 Minute Crafts has a great tutorial on how to whip up a festive wine bag. […]
Elegant and Easy Jeweled Fruit Wreath.
I know Thanksgiving is just a week away, but how about making a quick wreath that would be great for both Thanksgiving and for Christmas? This jeweled fruit wreath is beautiful and will make an easy transition between both holidays. Shannon at Madigan Made created this wreath and she has the easy “how-to” to make […]
Anthropologie-Inspired Gift Tags {An Easy Knock-Off Project}
Make cute Anthropologie Inspired Gift Tags, just in time for Christmas.
Make a decorative winter platter.
Today I’m going to show you a very realistic side of crafting, and how sometimes you discover new things while creating your biggest flops. I call it Problem Solving Creativity. It’s basically how you recover from a complete Craft Fail. Last year, Jen from Tatertots and Jello invited me to create a Christmas craft to […]
More than 30 edible gift ideas.
Holiday time! Time to start baking and cooking and sharing some holiday treats with your friends and neighbors. These look delish!
Easy DIY Thanksgiving dinner invitations.
Time to send out Thanksgiving dinner invitations! If you’re looking for DIY dinner invitation ideas, this is a super easy one. We host Thanksgiving dinner each year, but it’s nice to get a formal invitation in the mail. This one is very easy to make. (And I am super glad it is easy because my laptop […]
Thinking about Thanksgiving Table Decor.
I just boxed up the last of the Halloween decor and now I am thinking about ideas for our Thanksgiving table decor. We host Thanksgiving each year, and I think last year’s decor might have been my favorite: I loved the hanging centerpiece and the white, beribboned pumpkins with just a touch of bling. A […]