As I was brainstorming gift wrapping ideas, I was thinking about monograms. One of those oldfashioned ones with the giant initial in the middle and covered in fancy scrolls. But I already had two ideas using stitching, so I kept…
Gift Wrapping Ideas: Stitched Gift Wrap
Today’s project is for both the green crafters, and those of you whose gifts have to travel, whether that’s in a suitcase or in a box full of packing peanuts. No matter how carefully you wrap them, you perfect bows…
Christmas Wrapping: How to tie the Perfect Bow
It’s now the week before Christmas and time to admit that what hasn’t gotten done yet might just not get done. So instead of starting another craft project, I wanted to turn my attention to wrapping up everything I’ve been…
DIY Christmas Gift: Cookie Plates
My mother-in-law is renown for her Christmas gifts to friends and neighbors because unlike the regular paper cookie plate everyone gives, she spends the year stalking closeouts and after season sales for beautiful Christmas dishes at a fraction of their…
DIY Christmas for kids: Personalized Memory Book
As a former professional scrapbooker, I am all about memory keeping. I’m still known to scrapbook every once in a while, I’ve made shutterfly books, I’m always looking for a great way to celebrate our personal histories. Especially for Atti…
DIY Christmas gift for little girls: Dress Up Doll Box
I had my little nieces in mind for this gift. I wanted something that would encourage their creativity and imagination, so I went back to my childhood and thought about what I liked to play with. Dress up dolls were…
DIY Christmas gift for baby: Family Wooden Blocks
It’s time to turn our attention to the baby on your Christmas list, especially if that baby doesn’t get to spend much time with the people who love them. I made these blocks for Atti, who while no longer a…
DIY Christmas Gift for Mom: Lace Doily Bowl Tutorial
What screams “Grandma gift” more than something made out of a doily? Nothing right! Of course, today’s grandma’s are so hip that you can’t even find a doily in the stores anymore. After striking out all over town, I finally…
DIY Christmas Gift: Antiqued Picture Frame
I’m always coming across picture frames at thrift stores that are perfectly good, but boring as all get out. And then I go to a fancy store and find a beautiful picture frame that my cheap ass self can’t stomach…
Christmas Gift for Dad: Kid’s Artwork Tie
Men are the hardest to shop for, and especially for kids. Dad stuff is either obscure, expensive, or obscure and expensive. So most often we seem to go for ties. But I thought it might be great to take that…