Category: Christmas
Snowflake Catcher Wreath
Thank you to the Evanston History Center for inviting me to participate in their annual wreath competition for the Charles Gates Dawes house. For my entry I created what I call a “Snowflake Catcher Wreath”…
DIY Anthropologie Mason Jar Snow Globes
I love the little Mason Jar Snow Globes they are selling at Anthropologie right now, but not so keen on
Glass Globe Redo
I have a love-hate relationship with the plain glass Christmas ornaments available at craft stores. I love to use these
Sequin Planter
To combine sequins with a rosemary plant seemed like the perfect thing to do. I picked up my small rosemary plant for $2.99 in my supermarket’s produce section, covered a can in sequin fabric and dropped the plant inside…
Cupcake Liner Gift Toppers
10 cupcake liners, a stapler, a pair of scissors and a few minutes are all you need to make this simple gift topper.
Cardboard Gift Tags
The arrival of my husband’s new bass amp has provided me with an enormous corrugated box to work with. I’ve been hooked on embroidery these days – so I couldn’t resist using the cardboard to stitch up some gift tags for Valentine’s Day.
Creating With Clementine Crates
At this time of year, we go through a lot of clementines in our home – leaving us with a ton of left over crates. Here are a few projects you can try if you are finding yourself torn, like I am, between tossing these charming little crates and saving them…
Fortune Cookie Toast
When serving up the bubbly this New Year’s Eve, send along a positive message and perch a fortune cookie on the rim of each champagne flute. I did this with sparkling apple cider and my kids loved it…
Banister Tricks
For this project, I wrapped my banister with sisal rope, wired on some glass balls and tucked in fresh greenery…
Yarn Candy Canes
Candy canes wrapped in yarn – my new favorite project. To make these I just tied yarn to end of candy cane – leaving about 2 inches of yarn hanging out. I wrapped yarn around candy cane going up and then back down again and tied the ends together to secure and trimmed excess yarn close to the knot…
Wrap Star
Wrap a can in yarn, tuck in a candy cane as you go and tie with a knot to secure. Fill with wood shavings or shredded paper. This one is great for a gift of jewelry – just wrap jewelry in tissue paper, place in can and top off with wood shavings…
Tiny Trees
Clippings from artificial garland are stuck into wine and champagne corks to make these tiny evergreen trees…
In The News
To be green this year we are wrapping all of our gifts in newspaper and twine. I have a jar of saved fortunes (from fortune cookies) on my desk. To add character to each gift and send an encouraging message…
Yarn & Rope Bubbles
To keep things interesting each year – I try new ways to interpret traditional Christmas decorations. Here’s a quick and easy way to style your home with a fresh approach using plain glass globes…
Sweater Wreath
This is so easy – your kids can help. Just cut a sweater into 3-inch wide strips and wrap them around a craft wreath – secure the ends with pins and you’re done. I’m hanging this one on my fake antlers…
Shooting Star Garland
Paper stars – cut from the pages of an old book – are strung onto quilting thread and suspended from our Christmas tree’s branches. My kids love this – the stars appear to float around the tree…
Quick Change Christmas Tree
A supermarket tree is given a green makeover using a shopping bag and paper from the recycling bin…