Crafts: Wooden Snowflakes
This is how I made some wooden snowflakes. You need: Before it got too cold and snowy I went to the back of the garden where we keep lots of brush and sorted out some branches and bought them inside … Continued
The Button Wreath
The button tin/jar holds an assortment of buttons in all sizes and colours. You can spend a long time reminiscing as you let the buttons fall through your fingers. But sometimes there just isn’t enough of the colour you want to … Continued
Clay Embellished Ornaments
This is a way to fancy up those shiny coloured ornaments. I used a cold porcelain dough, some plain and some tinted green to cut out leaves to add to the ornaments. This was a craft we made at Creative … Continued
Making Beaded Ornaments
~ I love it when Christmas comes creeping in. Doing a little bit now means I don’t have to do a whole lot later on. There is gift making and ornament making going on right now These little ornaments will … Continued
Nuts and Pinecones for Decorating
We are into November and the days are getting chillier and shorter so it is time to get into crafting mode. Besure to visit the Christmas page from the drop down menu to see all my ideas. I recently shared … Continued
Craf-tea for Christmas
Dare I mention that the Christmas season is fast approaching, and now is the time to get a head start on gift making? These craf-tea ideas for gifts are all simple to make and can be personalized for any occasion. The … Continued
A Mini Wreath
Christmas crafting started a week or so ago at our Creative Crafting group. Here is a little mini wreath made from a curtain ring, some twine, little bits of felt, some red berries or sequins and glue. This can be … Continued
How to Make a Small Snowman Hat
Do you accumulate the coffee pod containers? Even though we buy the Canadian Beaver Rock brand, which are totally recyclable (if your area accepts them) I still like to save them for craft projects. In our house only my husband … Continued
A Pinecone Wreath
I’m a collector and can’t resist picking up pine cones in all shapes and sizes. I love to use Nature’s treasure to create projects for inside and outside our home. I have had a pinecone wreath for several years now … Continued
Crafty Ornaments
~ Christmas crafting has begun. I know it seems early but these ornaments didn’t really seem like Christmas crafting as they are yarn related. I made a couple of easy and quick crafty ornaments for knitting and crochet friends. They … Continued
A Mini Yarn Basket
~ I’m trying to come up with ways of recycling these empty k cups instead of just recycling them. The ones we buy are recyclable but many of them aren’t and these ideas will keep some of them from going … Continued
The Snowman Hat
You just need a few simple things to make a cute snowman hat centrepiece and it won’t take very long. I used an empty Ovaltine tin, but you can use any size tin that you have. You can even use … Continued
Little Wreaths
Little wreaths are wonderful to attach to a gift, to wear as a brooch, to decorate the tree, or decorate the table. Over the years I’ve made a few different little wreaths. I love little projects that you can start … Continued
Festive Tea Bags
Cookie cutters aren’t just for making cookies. I used them as a template to make festive tea bags. These little gifts can be tucked inside a greeting card to send a cup of cheer to the recipient. You need the flat coffee filters … Continued
Little Bird Feeder Ornaments
Nature related ornaments are lovely to hang on the tree. Several years ago when I was in a plastic canvas crafting mode I made some little bird feeder ornaments.I got them out a few days ago to hang on the … Continued