Dreidel Cake
I know Hanukkah has already ended, but I can’t resist these clever and easy-to-make dreidel cakes. Surely the fun isn’t over just because Hanukkah is — keep the good times spinning!
Holiday Projects
How-To: Pretty Gift Presentations
By Jessica Wilson Sometimes we find the most perfect gift but feel that because of its size, it won’t be enough. Why not take time to wrap it up so that the presentation is a gift as well? When I speak of perfect gifts, I think of beautiful bars of soap that smell of coffee, […]
Holiday gift guides on CRAFT
As much as we try not to encourage a gender split between MAKE and CRAFT, our reports show its definitely there. So for the 90% of you dudes out there reading, CRAFT has some great gift ideas for the ladies and other crafty-creative types on your list: Holiday Gift Guide: Craft Tools And Kits Holiday […]
Baker’s Twine Christmas Crafts
I love baker’s twine. I use it for baking, I use it for wrapping, I use it for crafts, like this votive I made out of a used candle jar. Here are a few things I worked on using one of my favorite mediums.
How-To: Light Painting Holiday Card
Advertising agency CE walks you through how they turned their annual holiday greeting card into a hologram-packed light painting. Video after the jump.
How-To: Wrap Gifts with Yarn
Zontee at Lion Brand Yarn shows off four different ways to decorate your holiday gifts with yarn in this special Yarn Play video. Learn how to make a Woven Wonder Gift Topper, Mini Pom-Pom Gift Topper, Fluffy Pom-Pom Topper, and one of my favorites the Yarn Wreaths (pictured below). Watch the video and then take […]
Behind the Scenes of Chronicle Books’ Holiday Video
This year’s holiday virtual greeting card from Chronicle Books was a really fun, stop motion video starring several of the marketing staff members. Shot by Thayer Gowdy and with music from Ben Kasman, the one-minute video is comprised of more than 700 individual shots. One of my favorite parts of the video included the unveiling […]