Holiday Crafts

WWho else is busily crafting away this holiday season in between baking your holiday cookies, drinking tons of hot chocolate–or Carmel Brulee Starbucks Lattes in my case, and working {or not working} on your Christmas shopping? I know I’m super busy with tons of holiday inspiration this year and I thought I’d share with you some of my favorite holiday craft ideas in case you were needing even more inspiration.

Need an idea for a coworker or teacher gift?
Check out this Etched Hot Cocoa Jar from Oopsey Daisy
Have an ugly tree skirt like me? Make your own tree skirt WITHOUT sewing!
No Sew Ruffle Tree Skirt from The Crafted Sparrow
Felt Poinsettia Flower tutorial from BHG.com (I just recently used them for some Christmas wreathes HERE)
Adorable embroidery hoop snowman card holder from Pitter and Glink
Here’s an adorable DIY Advent Calendar from I {Heart} Naptime
using a Silhouette Advent Calendar Kit!
I am in LOVE with this adorable ornament from And Me and Him
I love this colorful paper Christmas Tree from Crate Paper Blog
This is such a gorgeous craft and I have it on my must do’s for the season…from 52 Mantels
Homemade ornament ideas? Check out this fun thumbprint reindeer ornament from Little Bit Funky.
Need cheap Christmas tree ideas for your Christmas party? Check out this gorgeous cupcake liner trees from the 36th Avenue.
This is a cute idea for younger kids or classmate presents…peppermint play dough
Santa Belt wreath from the Cards We Drew
(my wreath! so of course I think you should love it too) LOL
 DIY Snow Globes from Sweet Something Designs
Amazing ideas, right? And there are hundreds more throughout blog land right now, so let us know if there are any out there that our readers should know about! Also, in case you missed it, don’t forget to check out our 20 Must Make Holiday Treats for this season!

20 Must Make Holiday Treats

Are you a sweets-a-holic like I am? The holidays are my favorite time to make new sweets, cookies, and treats for my coworkers, family, and friends. I’ve been searching Pinterest for the most fun and different treats out there on the web this year and I thought I’d share some of the tastiest looking treats with you today!

Santa Hat Cupcakes from Cute Food for Kids
Eggnog Pound Cake from MyRecipes
White Hot Chocolate from Paula Deen
Christmas Tree Cookies from Diamonds for Dessert
Peppermint Whoopie Pies from Tatertots and Jello
Candy Cane Cake Pops from the Hostess Blog
Rudolph Chocolate Tartlets from Taste . com
Mug Gingerbread Houses from Not Martha
Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Icing from Glorious Treats
White Chocolate topped Gingerbread Cookies by Culinary Concoctions
Peppermint Crunch Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies also from Culinary Concoctions
 Peppermint Oreo Cookie Balls from Kraft
Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies by Bakergirl
Melting Snowman Smores from Relatively Reagan
Snowman Oreo Pops from the Idea Room
Santa Hat Party Mix from Cookies and Cups
Rudolph Cake Pops from Lisa Storms
Hot Chocolate Spoons from Alpha Mom
Christmas Morning Cheese Danish from the Adventures of Kitchen Girl
And my all time favorite recipe, with no picture, is Emeril’s New York Cheesecake recipe. It’s divine.
So tell me, what are YOUR favorite holiday treats? Do share!

Santa Package only $5!!

Now that Thanksgiving is over and we are gearing up for the holiday’s we can share with you our DARLING Santa package!! It’s only $5 and this weekend only for our Black Friday sale, it’s FREE with the purchase of any holiday card (whoo hoo!). It’s so cute and Santa-modern and one of our customers, Bree, used it to put together an even cuter Christmas themed party. Check out the photos of this package!

Be sure to check out all of our amazing holiday cards this season too. We have over 150 unique designs to fit your holiday style.

And of course…you could always use the digital version of our Cookie Exchange Party invitation. We put our our FREE Cookie Exchange Party Package a few weeks ago with fill in invitations. If you want the digital invitation, it is also available in our Etsy shop.

Happy shopping and hope your Black Friday shopping was stress free!

HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Carli

St. Patrick’s Day..Green Grub

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Leprechauns visit our house and leave a little green behind (along with a scavenger hunt of goodies). A little creativity & some green food coloring can go along way! Green milk, shamrock peppers, green noodles (just add the colors to the water & boil noodles as normal), green jello, etc. So many ideas. Wish I could do green eggs & ham, love that book, but kids are allergic to eggs (and I don’t like them), but a fun idea none the less. Happy St. Patrick’s Day