Tutorial - Recycled Newspaper Woven Stars Tree

A snowy centerpiece suitable for the entire winter season

Tutorial at Purple Hues and Me Blog

"In my quest to make more recycled crafts for the holidays, I was inspired by these on Pinterest when I put this tree together.  It's made of recycled newspaper tubes woven into stars made in graduated sizes and glued together. The tree is really easy to do once you make lots of newspaper tubes and master weaving the tubes into a star. But first, let's briefly go over making newspaper  tubes".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make String Star Ornaments

You can use wool or jute to make your shapes

Tutorial at Hands On Workshop Blog

"Hand made Christmas decorations in neutrals add a smart artisanal look to your Christmas decorating. Here’s an idea for making craft-inspired decorations from string or jute twine. They look lovely on a tree, a branch, and even hanging in a cluster.  You could try choosing three colours (including natural) and making lots in three or four shapes and just covering your tree with those for a simplified crafty look. You can also try bunching them together for a centerpiece or table decoration. In another tutorial to come we’ll show you how to added them to a Christmas wreath to hang on your door".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Baste English Paper Pieced Hexies

Use up tiny scraps of fabric and sew some hexies

Tutorial at Threading My Way Blog

"Today I thought I'd show you how I make my hexagons - getting them ready to sew together. Obviously you need scraps of fabric. The size of your fabric depends on how large your hexies will be. All my hexies are from my expanding stash of offcuts. I have bags and bags of offcuts from various sewing projects. Nothing gets thrown away".... Read more

Tutorial - Make a Horse Christmas Ornament

Take a dollar store plastic horse and turn it into a horse lovers ornament

Tutorial at XOXO Grandma Blog

"Do you have any horse lovers in your life? I have quite a few in mine. If you have some in yours too, this is one ornament you'll want to make because it's so simple to create.Supplies needed:Plastic horse - I found this one at my local dollar store,Silver spray paint, Eye screw, 1/4" x 2", Spackle or putty".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Felt Christmas Ornaments

Felt, ribbon, and a little stuffing are all you need to make these

Tutorial at AppleGreen Cottage Blog

"A toddler in your house? Let me show you how to make easy, unbreakable Christmas tree decorations that don't run a risk of being crushed to splinters. There is good chance you'll want to make your Christmas tree safe (and fun) for your toddler, avoiding any thin-glass or similar easily breakable ornaments. We have opted for this solution, leaving the marvellous just-watch-don't-touch glass ornaments in the basement".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Large Gift Bag

Choose a fun winter or holiday themed fabric

Tutorial at Mary Martha Mama Blog

"On Friday I shared about what’s going to be under our Christmas tree this year and today I’m going to show you something else that will be under the tree too.  Growing up my siblings and I had Santa Bags from Thalhimers department store.  They had Snow Bear on them.  Each year my parents would put most of our presents in them and they’d be there under the tree each Christmas morning.  My mom still has them and uses them to this day. In keeping with that tradition I decided to make some Santa Bags for my sons and I’m sharing the tutorial for this easy project with you today.  These bags measure about 21.5 inches wide X 36 inches tall finished".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Christmas House Gift Box

To decorate your table or to give as a gift

Tutorial at Heather's Sewing Room Blog

"I have had some fun over the past few weeks developing an idea I had for these cute little houses as I thought they would look great sitting on a Christmas table with a little treat inside, but how to get the treats inside! This is what I managed to put together".... Read more

Tutorial - Make Mud Cloth Patterned Ornaments

Inspired by mudcloth designs

Tutorial at The Beauty Dojo Blog

"For my first Christmas diy, I decided to hop on the mud cloth bandwagon. Some of my favorite bloggers have been sporting this fun print on their blogs and I’m loving it. Here are two of my favorites: Mud Cloth Pumpkins from Homey Oh My and Mud Cloth Napkins from Almost Makes Perfect. I decided to draw this print onto some simple black ornaments with to create some mud cloth ornaments. I just love how the white print pops against the black! These little ornaments would make the perfect addition to your Christmas tree or you can even attach them to gifts and use them as gift tags".... Read more

Tutorial - Giant Christmas Felt Letter Decorations

Sew giant felt letters to spell out your favorite Christmas words

Tutorial at Pillar Box Blue Blog

"Some words are just for Christmas, my favourite ones are “Ho Ho Ho”, “Fa La La” and “Jingle”. Especially Fa La La which comes from the Christmas carol ‘Deck the Halls’. As soon as I hear and see these words I imagine a dreamy, nostalgic & whimsical Christmas, the sort of one we’d all love to have.   This year I thought that it would be great to add a FA LA LA to my HO HO HO felt letters, that I made a couple of years ago. These are ridiculously easy to make, and as they are hand sewn, they are one of those lovely crafts you can do in the evening in front of the telly".... Read more

Tutorial - Make a Decorative Swedish Dala horse

Traditional ornament with an American twist

Tutorial at Borei Design Blog

"My husband is part of the first generation of his family that was born in the United States.  Over the years we have found a happy blend of family traditions when it comes to decorating for Christmas. In a previous post I discussed traditional Swedish Christmas ornaments and showed you how to make a Swedish Advent Star (see: How to Create Swedish Advent Stars Using Recycled Book Pages).  Today I would like to share with you another decorative Swedish item that can be made with book pages and other recycled materials: the Dalahäst or Dala horse.  Swedish Dala horses have become so well known and admired, that they are often today seen as a symbol of Sweden itself".... Read more

Tutorial - Make a Copper and Wool Tassel Key Fob

Add a little luxury to cabinet and drawer keys

Tutorial at Makery Blog

"Just a quick and cheeky little diy for you this morning. I’ve been playing alot recently with more crafting related projects having just recovered my crafting/jewelry toolkit from storage. This rather tactile keyfob combines the textures and tones of copper and boiled wool. Still needs a bit of refinement I think….but I thought you’d enjoy it anyway as the contrast of materials really works I think".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Mini Spa in a Tin

Start with an Altoids tin and decorative duct tape

Tutorial at Upcycled Design Blog

"Hello and welcome.   How is your November going?  It seems like I just finished my Halloween Costume and now my mind has switched gears to Christmas.  It will be here before we know it. Alright, lets get on with today's project.   It's is fast and simple and makes a nice party favor, stocking stuffer or travel tin.  You will need".... Read more

Tutorial - Make a Vintage Candy Wrapper

Have on hand for surprise holiday guests, friends and co-workers

Tutorial at Cutecrafting Blog

"Cut out the candy wrappers with your best “paper” scissors. I’ve accidentally used my good fabric scissors before and ruined them.  Once your wrappers have been cut out turn them over and place them on the table so the white side of the paper is facing you.  Before putting the double sided tape on make sure you are taping the top and bottom of the wrappers and not the sides".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Prairie Point Star Ornaments

Make in a variety of sizes and fabric combinations

Tutorial at Super Mom - No Cape Blog

"To make the inside of the ornament: Fold the 5″X10″ scrap of fabric in half or if using 5″  squares, place one on top of the other. Use a compass to draw a 4.5″ diameter circle. If you don’t have a compass, you can use the lid from a yogurt container as a template. Stitch completely around the circle following the pencil line. Use a pinking shears to trim the seam allowance".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Mailing Tube Gift Wrap

Use paper shreds to complete the look

Tutorial at The Beauty DoJo Blog

"Have you guys every thought about using mailing tubes for gift wrapping? I’ve seen lots of companies use them for product packaging and love the look, but never really thought of using them to wrap gifts for my friends. That is, until I couldn’t find the right sized wooden box for one of my friend’s gifts. So I did what any crafty person would do and roamed around the aisles of Michael’s trying to find another alternative. As you can probably guess, I ran into these wonderful mailing tubes".... Read more