Christmas is at the end of this week, so if you are looking for a last minute hostess gift or just a quickie idea to spruce up your holiday decorations, check out some of these fabulous Christmas tree ideas. Normally … Read the rest
Purdy Project round up at The CSI Project
This gorgeous desk makeover from Mud Pie Studio is only one of the amazing paint projects featured over at The CSI project today. You must go take a look, there are just too many cool things to list. Head over … Read the rest
9 Christmas Holly Craft Ideas
It’s hard to believe that holly is one of the most famous Christmas symbols, but organizing a round up of holly themed craft projects isn’t easy to do! I guess I fully expected to see more holly projects than I … Read the rest
Epsom Salt Luminaries
I don’t really like to share my own craft projects here, I’ve told you that before. But sometimes I make something that I’m just so happy with, I can’t help but want to yell it from the mountaintops! Ok, that’s … Read the rest
A Christmas Story: The House Made of Paper
When this project first caught my eye, I thought I was just going to look at some cool house made from paper. Instead, I read a story about a wonderful heartfelt gift given 20 years ago from a broke college … Read the rest
Scrap Wood Lamp with Hand Painted Shade
This has got to be one of the coolest lamps I have ever seen. I thought about saving it for one of my round ups, but I just couldn’t resist showing it to you right now. Stacy made this entire … Read the rest
Vintage Photo Gift Tags from Paper Bags
These gift tags are printed on brown paper bags! Fawnda will show you how to enter your own photos into Picnik, turn them into gift tags and print them out to look like cool vintage photo gift tags. Get the … Read the rest
Etsy Stalking: Gifts For Men
I swear that the most difficult people to shop for at the holidays are the men on my list. My dad, my husband, brothers, in-laws, uncles, you name it! Men are difficult to shop for. As part of my regular … Read the rest
Showcase your craft projects!
My friend Maria over at the fabulous Make and Takes website has created a really cool new feature called Spotlight. She explains what it’s all about here, but if you’re already familiar with the concept of Craft Gawker you can … Read the rest
13 Garland Ideas for the Christmas Holidays
Welcome to our latest roundup article! Today, we’re excited to share with you 13 different garland ideas for the Christmas holidays. Whether you’re looking to add some festive cheer to your living room, dining room, or any other space in … Read the rest
Amazing Gingerbread House
First of all, this isn’t edible I know right?? The first time I saw this I immediately shot an email over to Meaghan to feature in her edible crafts blog, but then I realized that it’s not edible at … Read the rest
Lightbulb Christmas Ornaments
As incandescent light bulbs
become a thing of the past, so will the opportunity to create pretty ornaments from them when they burn out. I still save the burnt out ones to make new ornaments, though the ones I’m showing … Read the rest
9 Snowflake Craft Projects
I love snowflakes! The design itself is so versatile, from simple to intricate and everything in between. Whether it’s small children cutting off little bits of folded paper to make a pretty design or an adult painstakingly crafting each little … Read the rest
Etsy Stalking: Sweet Snowflakes
It’s Friday, and that means it’s time for another episode of Etsy Stalking! This week my keyword was “snowflake” and I found a “flurry” of adorable items you can add to your holiday shopping list. I’m loving everything I … Read the rest
9 Noel and Joy Projects
Noel and joy are two words that are synonymous with Christmas. I’ve been keeping my eyes peeled for projects using these two words and really like what I found. From ornaments to wall art and a few ideas in between, … Read the rest