Chalkboards are great for leaving messages, such decorations are super-interactive. To make these you’ll need white polymer clay, cookie cutters, a wooden skewer, chalkboard paint, a paint brush, a white paint pen, ribbon. Roll out clay according to directions until you reach a desired thickness. Ours were a little less than 1/8 of an inch...
14 Fun DIY Deer Decorations For Christmas Décor
Reindeer are perhaps one of the most famous and loved symbols of Christmas, especially for kids. Why not include them into your holiday décor? Deer patterns can be easily incorporated into Christmas décor: ornaments, candleholders and art pieces with deer heads look cool and traditional, though it’s rather a modern take. A pillow can be...
DIY Weathered JOY Sign For Coming Holidays
Signs are the most popular decorations for any season and holiday because it can be crafted quickly and easily. Here’s how to make JOY sign for the coming holidays. Pick a board and paint with with red chalk paint. Apply vinyl lettering that you’ve bought or cut with your Silhouette or cricut. Seal the the...
Sparkling DIY Christmas Ornament Topiaries
A pair of sparkling, Christmas ornament topiaries will dress up your Christmas mantel, tabletop, bookshelf, or other little nook that needs some holiday cheer. The supplies are STYROFOAM, clay pots, two, 4” dia., glitter paper in red and white, wood dowels, 3/8” x 24”, paint for clay pots, silver for wood dowels, wire, 10”, corrugated...
Holiday Fragrances: 9 DIY Citrus Crafts For Christmas
Citruses, and to be precise, oranges have a wonderful invigorating scent, which associates with Christmas. That’s why today I’m going to inspire you to go for cool citrus DIYs and enjoy the smells of the holidays. Oranges are perfect for lots of crafts – slice them and dry to make a cool garland, ornament or...
DIY Folding Pegboard Christmas Tree
This adorable Christmas tree is right what you need if you love modern and minimalist decor! The supplies are white pegboard, tape measure, a pencil, a jigsaw, sandpaper, a cloth towel, newspaper, paint primer, white spray paint, green acrylic paint and a foam brush. Cut your 3/16-inch white pegboard into two rectangles, each 4 feet...
Budget-Friendly DIY Rustic Felt Christmas Trees
These little rustic trees are super easy to make and cost next to nothing, thanks to mother nature. Search for a Christmas tree template you like and download it. Print it out then used a scanner to resize it down to three different sizes if needed. Fold the template in half then fold the felt...
Enjoy The Smells: 10 DIY Christmas Potpourri Recipes
Memories are so strongly linked to smells. One whiff of some whole cloves and orange peels, and you remember of Christmas immediately. Making your home smell wonderful is also important at this time of year. The smells of the evergreen, cinnamon, orange and spice all mean the holidays are here. A stove top potpourri mix...
Simple DIY Leather iPad Sleeve To Make
Tablet sleeves will always be a popular topic for any crafting tutorials because we want to keep the piece safe. Let’s make this simple one, the supplies are heavyweight leather or suede, heavyweight/leather sewing machine needles, heavyweight thread, scissors, sewing machine. If you have an iPad, here are the sizes of the pieces you need...
Adorable DIY French Macaron Ornaments
Macarons are absolute love for everyone! And you can make a couple for decorating your Christmas tree, prepare 2 cups baking soda, 1 cup cornstarch, 1 1/4 cup cool water, paint Colors of your choice + white, 2 paint brushes, 1 with a small point and 1 with a wide flat edge, 1 roll of...