Central Florida officially kicks off the holiday season with the 38th annual Festival of Trees at the Orlando Museum of Art! Take the full photo tour here including designer Christmas trees, wreaths, and gingerbread houses. You'll be inspired to create your own holiday masterpiece!
DIY Owl Piñata: Whether you're an adult or a kid, piñatas are a lot of fun at parties, and being able to design your own makes destroying it feel a lot more special... or it might just make you feel sad and guilty... but exercises in non-attachment are always healt…
Welcome Aboard the S.S. Noel! With the temperature in the 50’s, we’re enjoying a December cruise on the lake. Pull on your sweater, grab a glass of Christmas cheer and a blanket to keep…
Holiday traditions are different around the world Make the festive season a little more festive with some seasonal Grey Color decorations featuring classic French and bright Grey modern designs.
This year I didn't have a ton of $ to spend on Christmas decor and I wanted to change my themes up. So I made all new ornaments for one tree and used antique to…
Ready to make a fun, delicious, nutritious, and festive statement? I am here to show you how I made my simple yet stunning centerpiece.
Is your Christmas tree up yet? You still have time for one of these great options before the season is over. Turn your regular tree into a western Christmas tree with a cowboy hat topper and some rope. Horseshoes and red bandanas make great decor accents. An ordinary tree skirt won’t do. Make a feather […]
It's the first Monday in December, so that means that it is time for the Designer Crafts Connection Blog Hop! This month's theme is Holiday Decorations! and Holiday Ornaments are kind of my "THING". I am known for creating unique ornaments each year for my close circle of family and friends. So, I wanted to share some of my recent creations as well as some oldies but goodies! Happy Crafting - I hope you enjoy! Simple paint brushed embellished with paint, decorative yarn and ribbon Metal containers with clear lids filled with stickers and faux snow Altered Altoids tin painted like a vintage television with wire and bead antennae Wooden spools covered with decorative scrapbook paper, stacked and topped with a gold star Tan craft foam cut into cookie shapes and decorated with 3D Fabric Paint "icing" Simple satin ornaments from the Dollar Store glued into cupcake papers with 3D Fabric Paint "icing" and pom pom toppers Wooden Gingerbread Man cut out embellished with stain and paint Chipboard coaster stamped with a repeating Holly Leaf and embellished with rhinestones and ribbon Miniature mittens filled with wooden ice cream spoon Snowman and Santa faces, embellished with buttons, ribbon and fabric Wooden Sugar Plum Fairy cut out embellished with paint and glitter Metal hinge upcycled with paint and gold marker Metal hinge upcycled with paint and faux snow Now you can HOP around to see what the other Designers have created with a Holiday Decorations theme in mind - I can't wait to see the creativity! Just click the HOP BACK and HOP FORWARD buttons in the DCC icon on the right hand side of my toolbar! Thanks for stopping by! -Beth
I know everyone else has been riding the duck tape train for years, but I have only recently taken a ride and I must say that I love the rails! Cheap tickets, meandering routes, and scenic views. Happy happy joy joy!! First I started with some woven Christmas stockings: These were real easy and didn't take too terribly long to make, though some time was involved. I actually saw one pictured in the 2010 Joann Fabrics Christmas catalog, and they said instructions were available online, but there were no instructions available so I just made it up as I went (after a nasty note to corporate for their false advertising! they said they would get around to fixing the issue but whatever, I wasn't about to be thwarted by duck tape). I just made non-sticky tape "ribbons" by folding lengths of tape, stick side to sticky side, then weaving those ribbons to create the stocking front. It helps to use strips of blue painters' tape to keep the top and bottom tape strips in place while weaving. For the back, I made a red tape fabric and cut both front and back out in a stocking pattern. Again I used painters' tape, making a large X through the front weaving, to hold it all together while I cut (this was easy to carefully remove from the inside of the stocking when I was all done). I attached front and back using red tape as a seam binding of sorts, then made a white tape fabric cuff and just taped that to the top inside of the stocking. Decorations of holly leaves and berries (highlighted with a silver metallic sharpie!) completed my beauty. These were very well received at both work and within the family - my dear aunt even tried to claim a couple for her own! I didn't let her get away with it, as I used those first two for MJF Christmas swaps, but I did let her abscond with my very first duck tape Christmas ornament. I got the idea for this from the roses folk make from duck tape - they sort of start with a square that's folded into a triangle and a small sticky side is left to adhere the petal to the rose. I just overlapped those triangles, sticking them to a styrofoam ball instead of to each other. The result is smoother than the roses, and I think the result resembles a pinecone. My first was a rather elegant inspired silver and white. Take a look-see: Isn't that pretty? My aunt has rather old-world elegant decor tastes, so it suites her just fine. And she feeds me real good food a lot, so she can get away with a lot of crafty absconding LOL! I have made quite a few of these since then, trying out different color themes and such. Been using a lot of coupons at the craft store on duck tape! Here's my second, though. I love how it looks, very Christmas-y. Though the unevenly striped candy cane tape is not duck tape per se, it IS made by Duck brand, and it is rather cute, so I used it anyway. Worked fine, too. It's a sort of seasonal packaging tape: I have moved on for the time being, from stockings and ornaments to table decor and purses, but that will have to wait till later. Their are Christmas recipients out there who I want to surprise!!
How to make DIY Glittered Ornaments using paint brushes! This is the perfect decoration for any creative DIYer and makes a great Christmas gift idea!
