20 DIY Advent Calendars and Holiday Countdowns
DIY Advent calendars are a great way to keep my personal commitment to handmade while still having fun indulging in those daily little treats and novelties that I love so well.
DIY Advent calendars are a great way to keep my personal commitment to handmade while still having fun indulging in those daily little treats and novelties that I love so well.
Thanksgiving printables make last-minute holiday decorating easier, while still keeping everything eco-friendly!
Halloween printables, printed in an eco-friendly manner, are an easy way to upscale your holiday!
If you were lucky enough to have guests over for the holidays, now is the perfect time to up your tableware game for NEXT year’s holiday hosting.
Crafting for long periods is tough on your body. Try these simple exercises for crafters, broken down into categories, so you can target what ails you.
Start these DIY food gifts for the holidays now, so they’ll be ready in time for holiday giving!
These buntings make lovely party decorations, but our own “merry” bunting is enjoying pride of place in our home all year, right next to our Christmas tree.
Hosting a dinner party? Wow your guests with burlap no-sew silverware holders!
I’ve got so many holiday craft ideas to share with you in the weeks to come. But you’re going to need a few recyclables – so start collecting NOW!
How much waste did you contribute to your local landfill this holiday season?
Who knew leftover rice could make such an adorable holiday craft? This crafty elf, that’s who! So let’s make one, or two, or three…
Are you ready to make the easiest holiday ornament EVER?! You need two ingredients – cinnamon and apple sauce – to fill your house with holiday spirit.
You can turn old toilet paper tubes into beautiful poinsettia ornaments. It’s a holiday craft that’s easy, green and fun for all ages.
Redo an old votive holder with a little bit of burlap for cute DIY holiday decor or even a DIY wedding decoration!
Are you working on your list of gifts for this year? Check out these resources with DIY holiday gifts you can make for everyone on your list.
Whether you’re lovingly creating handmade gifts for your whole list or decided to shop for most of your gifts this year, a little handmade gift wrapping adds some extra heart. Here are some DIY gift wrapping ideas that cost less and waste less.
I made these homemade bath salts as Christmas gifts and saved a little extra for myself!
Got a few last-minute Christmas gifts to wrap?
Don’t stress out about cute wrapping paper, matching bows, and festive tags. If you’ve got some chalk and a little creativity, you’ve got almost everything you need to create a nicely-wrapped present with chalk art embellishments.
Want a way to preserve the memory of what your child wants most for Christmas this year?
One of your kid’s T-shirts (at least!) has a mystery stain that nothing will remove.
Here’s an easy way to make that gross shirt look brand-new, completely concealing that ugly stain while adding an adorable festive motif! All you need are fabric paints, vintage buttons, and a creative kid to do the art.
Got some teeny-tiny treasures?
Some scrap craft supplies?
How about just some of the colored sand or rice or pony beads that your kids play with?
If you do (and you totally do!), then you’ve got almost all the makings for an easy, special, stash-busting Christmas ornament craft.
If you’re looking for holiday crafts to create for Christmas gifts this year, look no further! Upcycle glass jars into an adorable snowman that can be filled with handmade goodies!
After a little too much time on Pinterest this past weekend, the wife and I decided to try our hands at making a few DIY gift candles for some of our friends and family. I can’t say the project was a complete success (more on that in a minute), but we were able to put a bunch of our saved-up mason and jam jars to good use and ended up with more than a dozen cute gift candles. Not bad, I thought, for a first attempt!
Fortunately, the kiddos were perfectly happy with my suggestion that we carve the pumpkins into something appropriate for Thanksgiving, not Halloween, and that’s how we ended up with our leaf-carved pumpkins. They’re festive without being spooky, use real leaves as stencils, and are, thankfully, just as fun to carve as Jack-o-lanterns are.
Upcycle vintage brooches into awesome holiday crafts like this unique Christmas ornament!
Skip the big box stores this year and create your own holiday crafts like these DIY eco-friendly Christmas ornaments!
I can’t stop creating holiday crafts like this easy DIY embroidery hoop ornament!
There are TONS of fun Thanksgiving pumpkin crafts that will pacify a carve-happy kid and work for Thanksgiving decorating, helping you avoid Halloween waste.
It might be a little early for holiday crafts, but who can resist a Christmas sign made with vintage buttons?
Your favorite wizard in training needs a hat, and it’s up to you, their favorite Muggle, to help them make one!
Want an eco-friendly Halloween? This is the place to be, and now is the time to start!
Check out these green Halloween projects, all of which are made using recycled materials. Whether you’re looking for costumes or decorations, we’ve got you covered.
Looking for quick and easy holiday crafts for Halloween? Repurpose a wooden spool into a mini pumpkin!