After spotting a photo of marbled nails on Pinterest, The Cheese Thief figured out how to water marble her own nails, in candy cane colors. She then decided to try her newfound craft skills on glass ornaments, which she purchased at Michaels. She gives us a two-fer post, showing us how to marbleize both your […]
If you want to bring a little video game action into your holiday decor this year, our own Lish has a great tutorial for making these cool Angry Birds ornaments over on Metroparent. She’s even provided templates you can print off and use to make them! We won’t judge you if you keep saying, “WAAAAHOOOHAAA!” […]
I loved (and still love) the sparkly German advent calendars my grandmother sent me each year growing up, but I would probably have loved this clever book advent calendar even more! It couldn’t be simpler, and while there’s some initial cost buying the used holiday books, you’re set for years to come! My mom used […]
While I generally lead a pretty healthy life, I’m firmly a dessert first kind of girl, and these peppermint whoopie pies from Jen at Tatertots & Jello have my mouth absolutely watering! Head on over to her site for a double dose of holiday goodness: you’ll get both this delicious looking recipe and a Santa […]
Here’s a great project to make with your kids for your Christmas tree, and it’s such a quick craft that you can even knock it out on a school night. Ellen from The Long Thread shares her tutorial for this adorable 10-minute Santa ornament over on her blog.
These lovely origami dress ornaments from Erin at My Very Educated Mother look like the perfect project to bring together your favorite ladies before the holidays! I like the the simple ribbon embellishment on Erin’s dresses, but it would be really easy to make your own personalized versions with patterned paper and additional decorations. Ready […]
Lego Master (as my son would call him) Chris McVeigh has some great tutorials for making Lego Star Wars ornaments, like this Death Star and Millennium Falcon. And if you want a more traditional-looking ornament, check out his other tutorials for Lego ornaments and decor.
