9 New Ideas from CraftGossip for Sunday, 8th of December

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DIY Donut Bar from a Thrifted Frame

Donut walls always draw attention and seem special. But they can be expensive! Make your own for far less with a thrifted frame and a pegboard. Perfect for a dessert table for a wedding, bridal shower or other special day. https://youtu.be/TzRmEqRP8-w

15 Penguin Gift Tags

How adorable are all these Penguin Gift Tags for the Holidays!? Suzy used every single Penguin stamp from Hello Bluebird to create them all. I love how each one is different with different sentiments, colors, backgrounds and shapes. Get inspired and take a closer look at all her tags over on the Suzy's Doodles blog. -Heather

Christmas Layout with Large Shaker Background

Tarrah created a large shaker area for the background of her Happy Christmas page by sewing vellum onto cardstock and filled it with sequins. Over top she added her photo and large open die cut title filled with pattern papers. A bow and wooden embellishment nicely finish off the page. Visit the Cocoa Vanilla page for a closer peek. -Heather

How to Make Ice Ornaments

This is a project that might need to wait until it's a little colder, depending on where you live, but I know there are plenty of people with plenty of snow right now who could easily make ice ornaments. Red Ted Art shared this fun idea from a message board, and these nature-inspired ice ornaments her kids made are just …

Celebrate the Season in the Southern Hemisphere

For those who live in the Northern Hemisphere, we're just getting into the cold part of the year, but in other parts of the world it's slowly warming up. The flowers of the Pohutukawa tree begin to bloom in December and January, earning the tree the nickname of New Zealand's Christmas tree. Francoise Danoy was inspired by the tree and …

10 Busy Bags To Keep Kids Busy

I have been using busy bags to keep my children occupied since they were babies, they are 10 and 12 now. I still think busy bags would work at restaurants when they get fed up waiting for food or fed up looking at each other. Especially since phones are now a common dinner table activity it is very hard to …

Quilting Pattern - The Merry Stars Quilt

This Merry Stars quilting project is actually created with Christmas prints. Obviously, if you were to complete this quilt in time for this Christmas you will need to work hard and fast, BUT I thought I would feature it because in the next few weeks do you know what goes on sale? YEP! all the Christmas print fabric. So stuck …

https://justinehovey.com/christmasforyou/

Christmas Card Box with Matching Cards

Justine Hovey used cardstock decorated with pattern papers to create this wonderful gift box. Inside are co-ordinating cards made with stamps, stencils, dies, washi tape and more. This makes a wonderful gift to give or just a pretty way to store your cards as you make them. She's sharing directions for making the box and cards over on her blog. …

Santa Layout

I love the background on this Santa layout from Kim Jeffress, look closely and you'll see it Santa's beard and suit, so cute! I also love the fact that her boys asked Santa's to get up and do The Floss with them and he did! What a wonderful memory to capture and keep. You can take a closer look at …

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