holiday projects

8 Projects for 8 Nights of Hanukkah

Here are projects for you and your families to tackle together during the remaining nights of Hanukkah.

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A Maker In-vent Calendar To Make Your Holiday Season LED Bright And Merry

A Maker In-vent Calendar To Make Your Holiday Season LED Bright And Merry

Anticipation is everything! Count down the days this December with our make-a-day Maker Invent Calendar. We’ve turned tradition on its head and sent you on a quest to be your own holiday elf…er…maker. Each day, a new DIY project, present, or holiday prop (today’s upcycled book wreath, for example) will appear on the calendar. And […]

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10 of Our Favorite DIY Tree Ornament Projects

We share some of our favorite homemade holiday ornaments.

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The Wreath of Khan

Behold, the Wreath of Khan

Fans of puns and Star Trek had better be on red alert. I present to you, The Wreath of Khan! Conceived by illustrator Josh Ellingson, this Ricardo Montalbán-enclosing holiday garland is a quick and easy project for the Trekker home. And once it’s up, you get the pleasure (if not the obligation) to muster your […]

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Hand Make Your Holidays with These 10 Cool Projects

Hand Make Your Holidays with These 10 Cool Projects

We scoured the archives to find 10 projects that will help you handcraft your holidays

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Flashback: Valentine’s Day Vanilla Cut-Out Cookies

Flashback: Valentine’s Day Vanilla Cut-Out Cookies

Kids love to help decorate cookies! Special Valentine’s Day cookies are a great way to celebrate at home and with friends. For a Valentine’s Day cookie decorating party, the cookies and frosting can easily be made in advance. Then, set out the plates of cookies, bottles of frosting, and sprinkles for the kids to decorate. Hope you all have a Happy Valentine’s Day this year!

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How-To: DIY Modern Copper Menorah

How-To: DIY Modern Copper Menorah

Celebrate Hanukkah in modern, DIY style with this easy-to-follow copper menorah tutorial!

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