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...
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...
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...
Christmas Must: 9 DIY Pomanders For Decor And Gifts
Pomanders were used as a great asepticizing means in the past, then they became a traditional Christmas decoration. Why do we love them so much? Because they are easy to make and they smell wonderfully reminding of the holidays at once! Pomanders are traditionally made of oranges, and if you have little ones, invite them...
DIY Scandinavian-Inspired Christmas Clay Ornaments
Scandinavian style is one of the most popular for Christmas, and today we going to make Scandi-style ornaments. You’ll need air dry clay, a cookie cutter, a rolling pin, a pin or toothpick, scissors, ribbon or twine, quick dry glue. Roll out clay with rolling pin until it is about a 1/4″ thick. Cut shape...
DIY Pinecone Wreath Ornament Tag For Christmas
Don’t know how to make cool Christmas gift wraps? Here’s an idea! The supplies are miniature pinecones, cardstock, miniature bottle brush trees, a hot glue gun, spray paint and glitter. Start by cutting a basic round wreath shape out of cardstock. Use a low temperature hot glue gun to glue a ring of hemlock pinecones...