Not only are tree stump ornaments awesome to remember your first Christmas married, or your new baby’s first Christmas, but they’re cute and simple. I found some of the cutest tree stumps over at Mountain Modern Life. Either cut the limbs off a tree in your backyard (or off the bottom of the tree you just […]
A couple of years ago, I had a friend who was just starting out and didn’t have any decorations. So, she decided to make all of them! If you’re in the same boat, look around the house and see what you have. What you’ll need: Newspaper or Old Book Pages Yarn Twine Embroidery Tread Snowflakes: […]
One of our DIY Christmas traditions is making ornaments for our tree. I’m pretty sure our tree is 80% handmade crafts if not more, but that’s part of what makes it so awesome. Martha Stewart won’t be putting it on the front of any magazines, but we’re happy. With felt ornaments the skill level is […]
Here’s a good stocking stuffer to add to your DIY Christmas list. These elastic hair ties are really popular right now. They’re an alternative to the plain brown hair ties most of us have. Supplies: Fold over elastic from Amazon or JoAnn’s. Ruler Scissors Lighter Cut the elastic, tie it together and burn the edges. […]
Tomorrow night at 8:30 pm eastern we’re getting together for another live online Q&A. We’ll be talking about how to stock up on seasonal sales. This time of year is the best time to stock up on baking supplies and we see other seasonal deals throughout the year. RSVP now to get reminders.
This week we started a new series. Every day until Christmas Eve, we’re sharing some DIY Christmas ideas! Whether they’re DIY gifts, decorations or recipes, we’re sharing it all. Here are all of the DIY projects we shared this week. DIY Lip Balm Gifts DIY Soap Gifts Organic Hot Chocolate Recipe FREE Knitting Patterns
12 years ago we needed a tree skirt for our first Christmas tree, I headed off to the store to see what they had and came home with nothing. Tree skirts are insanely expensive and we had no money. That year we went without a tree skirt, but shortly after Christmas I found a round […]
Don’t forget to join me Monday, 11/10 at 8:30 pm eastern for another live online Q&A. We’ll be talking about how to stock up on seasonal sales. This time of year is the best time to stock up on baking supplies and we see other seasonal deals throughout the year. RSVP now to get reminders.
One of my favorite projects is FREE garland using the extra clippings from your local hardware store. When they trim the trees, they leave all of the clippings from the bottom of the trees. Yep, you can get as much as you need for free! What you’ll need: -Stem Cutting Scissors -Wire -Wire Cutters -Lots […]
