DIY projects that come with a "simple and easy" promise don't always deliver, but I have to say that this project may be my favorite ever because it was not only simple and easy (truly!) but also turned out amazingly well. Photo canvases are such a fun home decor trend -- and we have given…
The following post is from Jason & Jennifer Bruce of New Season Design: One of our Christmas traditions is making Christmas ornaments. It's so fun to look back each year and appreciate the previous years' handmade ornaments. These printable photo ornaments will help you make some personalized ornaments with your own photos. You can print…
As part of this year's 101 Days of Christmas series, I'm sharing a roundup each Sunday with more ideas from around the blogosphere! Looking for some inexpensive (i.e., free) Christmas activities for your kids this holiday season? Look no further! I was so excited to find all these great free printables in addition to the…
This project didn't turn out quite like I envisioned it, but I wanted to share it with you anyway, because I think it has potential. I'd love to try it with different shapes, different colored buttons, etc. -- but you know, 101 projects to do! My mom actually has a heart ornament like this hanging…
For the past several years, I've released templates and ideas for handprint calendars to give as gifts (and the the calendar template has been updated for 2014 for those of you who'd still like to make one). This year, I decided to try something a little different, though, and the girls and I made a…
The following post is from Kristina of Toddler Approved: We love decorating with wreaths! This week we made spin art holiday wreath craft using paper plates and a salad spinner. These are not only fun to make but also beautiful to display! Supplies: paper plates blue & yellow paint red buttons scissors glue tape red…
These paper stars are like paper snowflakes...only easier! With just one snip for each star, you can make dozens of these in just minutes. Decorate your windows, hang them on the tree or use them for a variety of other holiday crafts. The pictures may be more helpful than the written directions alone, but here's…
Did you print out this awesome printable nativity set last year from Jennifer & Jason? With both a color and black-and-white version, it's the perfect advent activity -- a little bit of craftiness and then -- voila -- a nativity set that kids can play with without any fear of the pieces getting lost or…
I first saw these ornaments at The Crafty Crow last year, and we had planned to make them with friends until the flu hit our house a couple weeks before Christmas, so we never got to them. They are really so sweet and simple, though, and my girls are really into fiber crafts right now…
I spotted this idea at Hobby Lobby while we were browsing the other day, and I couldn't wait to get home and try it since I had plenty of twine in my stash. This is a simple ornament to make, but I love its rustic charm. I also think these would be fantastic in different…