Gingham has been holding strong in Christmas decor for a few years now. The gingham has changed color combos a little, but I seem to see it everywhere. I thought it would be fun to use up some scrap wood and make a few table top gingham Christmas trees. As long as you paint these cute little trees with chalk paint (that dries quickly), then you can easily knock out a few of … [Read more...]
Handmade Wood Christmas Sign
I'm excited to participate in this years annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop hosted by Smart Fun DIY. I love to make wood signs out of cheap cedar fence pickets. They are thin so the sign is light weight, and the wood is a little rough making them easy to distress. I need a Christmas sign to replace my FALL sign on the porch and settled on Noel since it'll be the same … [Read more...]
Handmade Gift Sweater Earmuffs
I'm excited to participate in this years annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop hosted by Smart Fun DIY. I love handmade gifts that are cute, thoughtful and functional. My good friend Jenny used to make fun gifts made from old wool sweaters like mittens. She's also made lots of darling and unique earmuffs from old sweaters in her shop. I used to give her a hand with … [Read more...]
11th Day of Christmas – wood sled ornament
On the 11th Day of Christmas Hertoolbelt sent to you a wooden sled, another owl ornament, chunky Candy Cane, 3D Snowflake, Rudolph the White Stag Reindeer, People nativity scene, st-a-ck-ed snowman, peppermint candy, 3-tier felt tree, sweater owl, and mini-mittens on a little wooden tree. This DIY sled ornament is fun to do with kids. I remember doing something similar in … [Read more...]
5th Day of Christmas – Stacked Felt Snowman Ornament
On the 5th Day of Christmas hertoolbelt sent to you, a st-a-ck-ed Snowman, tasty peppermint candy, 3-tier felt tree, sweater owl, and mini-mittens on a little wooden tree. I love the 3-D characteristics of this felt snowman, it's like a couple round balls of fluffiness! … [Read more...]
3rd Day of Christmas – Stacked Felt Christmas Tree Ornament
On the 3rd day of Christmas hertoolbelt sent to you, 3-tier felt tree, a sweater owl and mini-mittens on a little wooden tree. I saw this stacked felt Christmas tree on a friend’s tree last year. I thought it was so cute, I had to make one for my tree. The method is very simple, descending felt circles, stacked and sewn together. The work is a little bit tedious, but the … [Read more...]
2nd Day of Christmas – Recycled Sweater Owl Ornament
On the second day of Christmas hertoolbelt sent to you, a sweater owl and a mini-mitten on a wooden tree. I love making cute little owls. I help out my friends at Capo and Stubs with the hand stitching on their cool owl earmuffs. This owl ornament is made from old recycled sweaters and felt. The back is scrap fur I had. If you don't have these items, the owls are still … [Read more...]