For the first time since I can remember — maybe ever — I have actually started my holiday art projects early, and have actually finished some of my handmade arts and crafts projects . Beverage gift bags by Barbara Delaney. I am still working on a few things, but I feel confident I'll...
Last week, I wrote about how I was trying to use up supplies like fabric strips, turning them into table runners. I had planned to make six table runners, one each for my husband's siblings. I like easy gifts to make such as table linens, and I was proud that I was on my way to finishing my Christmas...
They say it's better to give than to receive — but I say it's better to give and receive handmade gifts. If you agree, you'll find the inspiration and instructions you need for artful gift-making ideas in our new free eBook from Cloth Paper Scissors Today , 6 Quick and Easy Gifts to...
Like most of you, I grew up surrounded by magazines. My mother subscribed to pretty much all the "home" magazines of her time, and as soon as one arrived, she would sit down and turn the glossy pages looking for a new way to accessorize the living room or turn ground beef into a hearty meal...
I love to bring flowers to a hostess, and I love to give handmade arts and crafts as gifts. So I was pretty excited when I saw the tutorial for making these fabric flowers in the 2012-2013 issue of Quilting Arts Gifts . The issue is full of holiday crafts, but many of the gift-making ideas are appropriate...
Sue Pelletier's original snowmen. I'm probably in the minority here, but I generally find snowmen more scary than endearing. Maybe it's their exaggerated features (soulless coal eyes, crooked grin). Or maybe it's the way they inevitably slump into a sad puddle. Not for me the jaunty "Frosty"...