How-To: Bows from Candy Bags
Jessica at Zakka Life shows you how to make these pretty upcycled bows for presents using old candy bags. Related: Recycled Wrap Art
Holiday Projects
How-To: Make a Potluck Dish Cozy from an Old Sweater
By Diane Gilleland I got this idea from my Mom — when she brings a hot dish to a potluck, she usually wraps it in old towels so it stays warm in transit. So I decided to refashion a felted wool sweater into a kind of padded envelope to carry potluck dishes in. The food […]
Paint-By-Number Paintings as Gift Wrap
I love this charming idea for gift wrap from Cathe of Just Something I Made. She took vintage paint-by-number pictures, scanned them in and created customized gift wrap for small gifts. It’s so wonderful, your gift recipient will want to unwrap their present very carefully.
DIY Printable 2011 Owl Lover Calendar
Shivani of My Owl Barn lets you customize a printable 2011 Owl Lover Calendar featuring the work of 30 artists. This free calendar makes a great gift to a fellow crafter or fellow lover of all things cute. I mean, how much cuter can you get with these owls? Just choose the owl/artist you would […]
How-To: Mint Wreath
Mint is a (delicious, fragrant) weed. If you’ve got too much of it in your garden, check out muddysuzi’s tutorial for a mint wreath. I would worry about wilting, but maybe it wouldn’t be a problem on the outside of a chilly door.
How-To: Fabric Bags For Gift Wrapping
As you get your holiday gifts ready to give, why not whip up a batch of these simple fabric bags to use in place of paper gift bags and gift wrap? The folks at Bolt share a couple of different sewing tutorials for bags, as well as a list of ideas for other ways to […]
Pomanders
After seeing Linda of Natural Suburbia’s post on pomanders the other day, I got inspired to make some of my own. I decorated the bar at my sister’s birthday party with a martini glass filled with 4 pomanders: three lemon and one lime. Pictured above is one of my lemon pomanders. Cloves and citrus; smells […]
