Articles for category Holiday Crafts
One of the best things about the holidays is giving (and receiving!) gifts. When you’re using a store bought tag though sometimes the space is too small, especially if it’s a group gift. The solution? Make your own gift tags. I was inspired to create these holiday gift tags after taking OttLite Ambassador Marjie Kemper’s Craftsy class on mixed media effects. In her classes, Marjie shows you how to use paper, stamps, stencils and a variety of other elements to make scrapbook pages, photo pages
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DIY Crafts
Holiday Crafts
(Images courtesy of FlamingoToes.com)OttLite Ambassador Beverly McCollough is sharing a meaningful and creative way to celebrate Thanksgiving with your family and friends. Here’s Bev:I try to keep our Thanksgiving table setup pretty simple. I have to cook and since the table will full of yummy food, it’s easier to keep things from getting too crowded on the table. One way to dress up the table is with cloth napkins so to help celebrate the season and keep gratitude top of mind for all of us, I
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When we did our What Inspires interview for this month with Beverly McCullough, we spoke to her about her love of embroidery. Beverly generously offered to create a Thanksgiving embroidery pattern just for OttLite and we thought it would make a great craft! Beverly has made a corresponding pattern that she posted on her blog Flamingo Toes so be sure to check it out. Materials 7” wood embroidery hoop 10” x 10” fabric for background Felt or fabric for the pieces of the turkey
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Needle Arts
Holiday Crafts
Do you love carved pumpkins but either don’t want to deal with the mess of a real pumpkin or (like me) live in a hot climate where if you did carve a pumpkin it wouldn’t last more than 6 days? Well you can still enjoy pumpkin carving and decoration – with a craft pumpkin! Craft pumpkins come in a variety of sizes and colors which gives you many options. We carved and drew on our craft pumpkins and here's how we did it:Materials · Craft Pumpkin(s) (Michaels has a great selection)· Pumpkin
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Holiday Crafts
As the summer holidays approach, more people are spending time outside. Here's a fun craft we found at Michael's that would be perfect for decorating your patio or porch for Memorial Day or 4th of July. Materials (3) Ball® Smooth Side Mason Jars (3) 4” x 6” fabric American flagsMod Podge® Hard Coat Foam applicators Decorative sand Jute twine Tea candles Scissors Directions1. Remove flags from the wooden or plastic sticks. If needed, use a pair of pliers to get staples out (try not to pull
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4th of july
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Independence Day
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patriotic
rustic crafts
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Dyeing eggs is a tradition that symbolizes Easter and the beginning of spring. I found this one on the blog Spend With Pennies. It looked like it was simple and fun - and it was! This would be a great craft to do with small children, since everything used is a food product. Materials · Hard-boiled eggs· 1 tub of whipped topping · Food coloring · White vinegar · 4 disposable bowls or cups Directions 1. Pour enough vinegar in a bowl to submerge your hard-boiled
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Easter
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Holiday Crafts
December is almost over but you still need a few gifts for your friends and co-workers. We've given you some instructions on how to inexpensively make both Tile Coasters and Ceramic Mugs. Our last inexpensive homemade gift item for the 2015 holiday season is Wine Bags. These bags take less than 20 minutes and are very inexpensive to make. Materials (1) fat quarter of fabric (patterned) (1) fat quarter of fabric (solid) Ruler Matching thread Pinking Shears (if you have them –
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Homemade Gifts; DIY; Holiday Gifts
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DIY Crafts
Needle Arts
Holiday Crafts
We're one week into the month of December - are you ready for Hanukkah and Christmas? There are lots of people you might have forgotten that you need to get a gift for. Let us help you with our inexpensive gift ideas you can make at home! This week we're featuring Homemade Ceramic Mugs. The mugs and markers can be purchased at a store such as JoAnn Fabrics and you can use stencils to decorate or use your own imagination. With as little as 4 supplies (including your oven) you can have a gift
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Ceramics
Homemade Gifts; DIY; Holiday Gifts
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DIY Crafts
Holiday Crafts
We’re in full holiday mode now that Thanksgiving is over -- there’s only 1 week until Hanukkah and 3.5 weeks until Christmas! Don’t worry though. If you’re looking for gifts that have meaning but won’t break the bank or you need a gift for someone who’s hard to shop for, we’re here to help. For the next three weeks we’ll have do-it-yourself gifts that will cost you less than $25 to make. They’d make great hostess gifts, presents for your favorite teacher or even for that office White Elephant
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DIY Crafts
Holiday Crafts
Thanksgiving is a great time to teach the art of gratitude to children. This project will help them learn what they're grateful for this year while also helping to decorate the Thanksgiving table.This is a simple project from Crafts by Amanda. You probably have most of the items in your house already, which makes it even easier. It took me less than an hour to complete so it should be something that’s simple for children over the age of 7. Younger children could do this as well but an adult
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Thanksgiving Crafts; Kid's Crafts
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