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Snowflake Windsock
I designed and made this snowflake windsock using nylon fabric, ribbon, fishing line, and two wire clothes hangers (to create the rings). I appliqued a variety of snowflakes onto the windsock using...
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Festive Rustic Stars
1 commentThese stars were quick, fun, inexpensive, and easy to make! I arranged five sticks of equal length in a star pattern and hot glued them together. I embellished the stars with sprays of berries and...
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Ice Ornaments
To make these ice ornaments, I placed gold doilies in pie pans and a plastic mold, added a little water, and then let nature take over! Once the ornaments were frozen solid, I removed them from the...
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quilted table runner
1 commentI made this quilted table runner as a Christmas gift for my mom. I enjoyed the contrast of red and beige, and how festive they looked together. This was a very good practice for a rookie quilter like...
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Monogrammed Christmas pjs for Grandpa, Grammy and grandchildren - a Christmas tradition
Every year I make matching pjs for my husband, myself and our grandchildren. We are now at four, three boys and a girl. Last year I used John Deere fabric (we live on a small farm), and this year...
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Magic Christmas Stocking
1 commentThe instructions for this were found on a sewing board someplace many years ago. They sound complicated and there are no diagrams. But if you follow step by step, in a few minutes you will have a...
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Crochet Santa
For several people that supported our shelter dog efforts all year, I crocheted a Santa.
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Christmas ornament
Christmas ornaments - "Snow Babies" - fabric dolls with wooden bead heads
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The forest and the trees.
1 commentEasy to craft. Add as much or as little bling as you like. The ribbon tree uses a styrofoam base to be able to pin the ribbon. After cutting the ribbon (4") and folding it in half, I pushed the pin...
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Pajamas for our daughters
Each year I make pj pants for our daughters, this year I also made them coordinating tops as well. :) The top is Kiwik Sew 2866 and the pants are modified from Kiwk Sew 3115.
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Embroidered Christmas Wreath Wall Hanging
Embroidered Christmas wreath wall hanging using Jenny Haskins designs.The side blocks – flying geese – and corner blocks – McTavish quilting - are completed in the embroidery hoop.The center is...
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Embroidered towels
I embroidered these towels for my aunt. I got the fabric at Goodwill and the patterns online. I decided to do them in redwork to match the borders on the toweling.
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Cross-Stitched Pillowcase
I cross-stitched this pillowcase for my grandma. I picked up the pillowcase at a yard sale or thrift shop.
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Baby Doll Clothes
These baby doll clothes are made from a Simplicity pattern. They were a Christmas gift for my niece. She especially likes the pajamas.
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Doll Clothes
The blue dress is from the book, Two-Hour Doll Clothes, by Anita Crane. The yellow outfit and green nightgown are from a Simplicity pattern. These clothes fit the Princess dolls that my niece likes.
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Snow village
This is a little snow village I made with a thrifted jar and various elements
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Bird's nest pin/brooch
I made these lovely little nest pins as gifts this year. I added in elements of the receipients life to make them more personal. They look beautiful on a scarf or a shelf.
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Little Felt Birds
I made these tiny felt bird Christmas tree ornaments for my friends this holiday. They started out as simple little birds, then started demanding accessories like Santa hats, scarves and ear muffs...
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Whimsical Elf Stocking
The stocking is constructed in silk outer body and a contrasted heel to add interest. The top cuff is made of cotton black and white checked fabric then adorned with glass beads to add colorful...
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Bead embroidered bracelets
1 commentI made hand bead embroidered bracelets for both my mother and my mother in law this Christmas. They were THRILLED!
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Hand-Made Tree Skirt
The skirt was made with 60" wide felt, folded in quarters and cut into a pie shape (when opened it becomes full circle). Every year the kids trace and cut out their hands on fabric. We write their...
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Stylish Handbag
This past Christmas I made two bags for my husband's and my Godchildren. I wanted to make something fashionable for them, yet like to include something that is representative of their faith. This...
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Tooth Fairy Doll
1 commentI crocheted a doll for each one of my two daughters and both my nieces. They are meant to hold the tooth in the fairies necklace. They are completely crocheted and are about 18 inches long.
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Hand Painted and Etched Glass Ornaments
These glass ornaments are hand painted with glass paint and glitter glue or etched onto the glass using Armour-Etch. Some images are from stencils cut using my Cricut machine and others are drawn...
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Dare to Make it! Holiday 2012
Dare to make your holiday gifts and decorations this year!
Share your handmade gifts and decorations for this holiday season before 11:59 p.m. EST, January 11, 2013. You could win a prize package including books and DVDs worth over $200.
See official rules for details.
