Posts tagged: christmas
Holiday How-To: Lighted Christmas Balls.
By Chrisjob
Two strands of Christmas tree lights and a bit of chicken wire is all you'll need to start cranking these lighted Christmas balls out this season. There's a whole neighborhood in North Carolina devoted to splattering these all over their streets - if they can... so can you.
Holiday How-To: Twine Snowmen.
By Chrisjob
Creating the body of these rustic, yet surprisingly contemporary twine snowpeople is simple...Just stack up 3 spools of twine. But the fun and whimsy comes in with this cool trick: wrap some single ply twine around floral wire for some flexible details. The combo of the 2D and 3D elements is unique and somehow quite festive.
"Cut a few feet of twine and unravel it slightly. Squeeze a line of hot glue along an inch or so of the wire and wrap the twine around tightly so the wire is covered completely. Repeat along length of the wire. If you need a longer length, connect lengths of wire by overlapping the ends and wrapping the twine around them as if they were one."
Fresh Christmas Decorating Ideas
By DIY Maven
If you've reached your limit with Santa, reindeers and poinsettias, do not fret. There is a way to decorate for Christmas that doesn't conflict with your modern decor sensibilities. Canadian House and Home has assembled a jam-packed slideshow that will provide you with just about al » READ MORE
Holiday Shipping Deadlines for Christmas 2009
By DIY Maven
Our helpful backpacker, the Coupon Sherpa, has amassed a list of merchants and their shipping deadlines for Christmas 2009 in an effort to make our holiday shopping a bit easier. Sherp suggests that, although he has done his due diligence in relaying 100 » READ MORE
How To Host a Mod Christmas Party.
By ChrisjobLove the sound of the jingle bells and the vibraphone playing bossa nova Christmas carols? Love swanky retro decor in colors other than red and green? Perhaps a tiki mug full of a candy cane martini?
Then, my friend, you're primed to host a mod Christmas party.
Holiday How-To: Paper Wreath.
By Chrisjob
A one-of-a-kind seasonal masterpiece? A great way to bring your room colors into your home decor? A perfect use for leftover wrapping paper? Awesome?
Yep.
How To: Felt Circle Ornament
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This festive felt ornament is of the best kind of crafty projects: the final product seems intricate and complex, but the actual design simply incorporates a few felt circles and a basic stitch.
DIYable Santa-Clues
By DIY Maven
Do you have an offspring in the house that is having doubts about some tubby guy dressed in a red suit shimmying down fireplaces all over the world and leaving presents under Christmas trees for good boys and girls everywhere? Perhaps the little skeptic needs some clues to help extend the magic of the season. » READ MORE
Free Papercraft: Mid-Century Christmas Village.
By Chrisjob
The popularity of Christmas village decorama hit the big time during the mid-century modern craze of the post-war United States, but largely, their motifs didn't explore the sharp geometricism of their contemporary era, but harkened back to a more quaint holiday aesthetic of the Dickens era.
Message-in-a-Cookie Holiday Cookie Cutters
By DIY Maven
New from Williams-Sonoma are these Message-in-a-Cookie cookie cutters. The set ($20) includes 3 different cookie shapes (gingerbread man, ornament and snowflake shapes) AND letters and pre-made words, like Happy, Holidays, Seasons & Greetings, that you slip into the underside of the cutters. » READ MORE
How to make glitter and re-ink ornaments.
By DIY Maven
Amy at Prairie Paper and Ink has created the prettiest ornaments using glitter and stamp pad re-inkers. A very cool thing about these baubles is that the glitter is inside the ball, which means you get all the sparkle without all the pesky glitter dandruff! Amy assures us they're very easy to make too, and you just need a few things to get started.
A Very Modern Nativity Set.
By Chrisjob'Member all those times you've been curled up under a blanket, fire a-rolling with a warm mug of egg nog in your hand, and you look at your mantle, and remark... "I think the Holy Family could use more Helvetica."
Both beautiful and hilarious, these sets are handmade in Germany by Oliver Fabel. Nothing says Merry Christmas like minimalism.
Holiday How-To: Paper Baubles.
By Chrisjob
These paper baubles are easy to make, versatile in use, and decidely modern. With some cardstock, a compass, and one of my faves - double sided tape - you're ready for some instant seasonal joy.
Lovely.
Let the Holiday Posts Begin!
By ChrisjobFriends, it is November 2nd, Halloween is over, and it's time to begin the wintertide holiday festivities.
Half of you reading this will say, "Duh, Chris, my tree's/menorah's been up for weeks, and my shopping was done months ago, and Bing's on the old hi-fi right now!" And the other half will say, "Are you kidding me?! Just because the corporations say its time to start selling doesn't mean it's December already...Quit being a slave to commerci » READ MORE
At Least 30 More Ways to Reuse Gift Wrapping Paper.
By ChrisjobWait, wait, wait! Don't take that garbage bag of wrapping paper to the recycling bin just yet. After you've created a paper fan and weaved yourself a handbag, unwrap these lists for a whole heap of new ways to recycle your used wrapping paper. It just keeps on giving.
Holiday Finale: Snow-Stuffed Christmas Ball
By DIY Maven
Okay...just ONE MORE Christmas-y thing before the big day! I was so inspired by madamsewingstick's knitter's Christmas ball, I decided I had to go for the crocheter's version. Of course, if you don't crochet, you could 'stuff' your ball with a small paper snowflake or even one made out of craft foam, but if choosing foam, I might opt to dust it with some fine crystal glitter to make it look not so foamy. Basically, I did what madam said she did » READ MORE
Making Aluminum Can Ornaments
By DIY Maven
First we had aluminum can Christmas ball and now this. Using real leaves, the maker begins by simply tracing them onto cut-opened and flatted aluminum cans. A bit of raffia on to top for hanging is a perfect touch.
What you'll need to make them:
- Empty aluminum beverage cans
- scissors
- sandpaper
- pen or pencil
- ribbon, raffia or cord for hanging.
What you'll need to do:
Head on over to Little House in the Suburbs for the entire tut.
Make Paint Chip Gift Tags
By DIY Maven
Paint chips + scissors + hole punch + Christmas tree punch (I have this one!) = some very cute and clever Christmas git tags. Thanks for the great idea sugar girls! Via.
How to Turn a Gift Bow into a Gift Flower
By DIY Maven
If you save gift bows like I do, you probably have a sack of them, all of which are looking a little crunched up by now. Here’s a great–and EASY–way to remake them into bow mums.
What you need:
- A scissors
- Bows! Large or small, it doesn’t matter, but they must be made of paper ribbon like the cheap sack o’ bows you can buy just about everywhere these days.
What you do:
First, cut the loops down the center, longways. You don’t » READ MORE
