Handmade Christmas Gifts
A glance at three handmade gift ideas, just in time for the holidays.
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Sweet Pillowcase Nothings
A fun way to use fabric scraps, and sweeten up pillowcases: pillowcase messages.
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This, I Celebrate
My first podcast! Hear my guest contribution to a sweet little project on Celebrations.
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Tin Can Vase with Linen Napkin
Wrap a tin can in vintage linen for a vase with mucho charm.
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Hostess Gift: Dress Up a Spring Bulb
An easy way to throw together a hostess gift, using a simple plant and supplies you probably already have on-hand.
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How-To: Hip Giftwrap
4 Simple Tricks for Impressive Giftwrap... that take hardly any time at all.
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Toilet Paper Roll Tree Topper
From trash to Christmas treasure. All you need for this star are a few toilet paper rolls and some glue!
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Tram Ticket Wreath
Another Trash Craft: a Christmas wreath that costs way more than you'd think, and yet was free.
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Birds Need Cupcakes, Too
The more you treat 'em, the more they'll hop around in your yard instead of the neighbor's. Here's an easy recipe for your feathered friends.
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Up-cycled Magazine Garland
My windows are all dressed up for Christmas, and their wardrobe cost almost nothing! Easy DIY garlands from magazines and wrapping paper.
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Turn A Picture Frame Into A Tray
When Plan A for this frame didn't work out, Plan B turned into an even better idea!
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Upcycled Tin Can: Striped Flower Pot
An easy, 5-minute project: turning a ravioli can into something your friends will be jealous of.
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Tiny Art: Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower is one of my favorite world landmarks. Life-size, it's awe-inspiring. Tiny-Art size, it's pinch-inducing.
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Up-cycled Ties: Vest, Skirt, Wall Art
If this were a Project Runway challenge, my Mom would have it nailed. Turn mens ties into ladies fashion or wall art.
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Chevron Art Spruce Up
It's small, but I'm pretty happy with my one contribution to our designed-to-the-nines flat!
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Paw-Paw's Rub Recipe
A simple spice-me-up for dinner, and gift for friends. Mom shares my grandpa's rub recipe.
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Crazy Quilts You Can Wear
Adorable uses for fabric scraps... check out what a mother/daughter team in California does with them!
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Girls' Night! Craft Social
For your next girls' night, have a Girls' Night-In... crafting! And don't forget the snacks.
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Simple Stone Coasters
An easy gift, and the hardware store does most of the work for you! Mom's How-To for tile coasters.
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How to Make Homemade Play Dough
Oh, this is the stuff memories are made of! One of my favorites as a kid: my mom's homemade play dough!
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Petal and Tee Pillows
Fun DIY pillows -- one using felt, and one using an old tee -- made a smashing combo for my niece's room.
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Mid-Century Trivets
A pop of funk, a pop of color -- these trivets are a fun, easy way to give your table some love.
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Felt Flowers
A five-minute project that will have all the baristas in town complimenting you as you order your latte.
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Cute as a Magnet
Here's another use for all your favorite fabric: covered button magnets. They're adorable. Go ahead, admit it.
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How Not to Make Curtains
Love the fabric. Like the idea of curtains. Not crazy about how they turned out. Learn from my mistakes? Or at the least, just laugh at them.
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Things You Can Do With Old Books
Slow down! You just passed the book aisle, and there's all sorts of crafty inspiration in old books at thrift shops.
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Fabric Flower Collage
Fabric, scissors, and mod podge: ingredients for magic. Okay, I'm being dramatic. But they're pretty much all you need for a fabric collage.
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How To Screen Print, Easily
Ever wanted to try screen printing? This method is so easy you'll be screen printing your underwear (ooh, that's a good idea, actually).
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Quilted Baby Letters
These quilted baby letters were so easy to make! Hang with clothespins, and you've got yourself a customized, vintage-feel baby gift!
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How To: Homemade Hot Pack
Tired, sore muscles? No, this isn't a NyQuil® ad. Just make your own rice bag! I'm feeling more relaxed just thinking about it. Ahhhhh.
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Hands in Love
This simple trio hangs above my brother- and sister-in-law's bed. Such a sweet, personal touch for master bedroom!
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5 Ways to Find the Painter in You
It's hard to be happy with your own work. BUT I LOVE THIS PAINTING! I used some unconventional techniques that can help you find your inner painter, even if all you've ever painted is a wall.
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Bird in Hoop Mobile
Adorable, easy, and inexpensive: my kind of craft. This Bird in a Hoop mobile makes a great baby gift!
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Nursery Trees Mural
A gift to my best friend/sister-in-law and my soon-to-be niece. This mural just took some paint, some scrapbook paper, and half a day.
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Easy Faux Bois Art
A layer of paint and a few lines in chalk. That's it! This faux bois art took about half an hour, including dry time.
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Dried Fruit Garland
An easy way to brighten a window, and your mood, as you wait out the rest of winter: a strand of dried citrus fruit.
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Bird and Leaf Silhouettes
Fast and easy art: cut your favorite silhouettes out of fabric or paper and frame them in double-pane frames.
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Simple Seashell Decor
What to do with sea shells? A non-nautical way to decorate with tiny shells.
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Thrift Store Shirt Pillow
Two shirts from the thrift store made this a quick and easy pillow project.
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Homemade Valentine: Box 'O Love
A simple, memorable way to tell your sweetheart how awesome they are this Valentine's.
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Fabric Vine Collage
Weapon of choice: needle and thread, or glue stick? Either one will work on this easy DIY wall art.
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Handmade Lotion
A few ingredients from the dollar store will only set you back $10, and you'll have great lotion coming out your ears.
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Peacock Wreath
This simple, handmade wreath was a gift from a friend. This baby is too fabulous for holiday-only appearances! She's my year-round wreath.
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Recycled Jeans Apron
Know that favorite pair of jeans you'll never wear again but refuse to part with? Recycle them into aprons! One pair of jeans makes two aprons.
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Wick Dipper: The Musical
A little music, some Christmas decorations, and a pine-scented candle. Now if I only had a wick dipper and a video camera! Oh. Check.
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Paper Star Ornament
A simple, elegant Christmas craft: an eight-pointed paper star.
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Christmas Credenza
A little crafting, a little rearranging, and a wintery credenza scape cost me $0 dollars.
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Secret Santa Party
Power in numbers: I got some friends to team up with me to buy presents for foster kids. For their willingness, I surprised them with handmade thank-you gifts.
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Holiday Traditions: Family Craft
Mom institutes a new holiday tradition: Family Craft Project.
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Free Download: Owls!
Make your own! Free patterns for an owl mobile and plush crinkle owl toy.
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Austin Handmade Market
I could describe how awesome glow-in-the-dark soap is, or I could show you. Meet some Austin Handmade Market vendors in this video.
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Mobile Madness
With umpteen baby showers on the horizon, I figured I'd better get crafting! Found these ideas for mobiles featuring, appropriately, creatures of flight.
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