November 7 ~ Holidays at Home
| We hope you’ve enjoyed our first full week of Handmade Holidays! We want to be sure you’re checking in on the wonderful Handmade Holidays photo pool, and please do continue to send us your memories, projects and traditions. Every Friday we’ll announce giveaway winners, and we’ll also share a selection of tutorials, products and recipes to help make your home extra-cozy and special for the holiday season. Enjoy! |  |
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Acorn Ornament Laurie from Old School Acres shares a fun Acorn Ornament Tutorial, perfect for gift toppings and holiday decorating. |
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Wee House Ornaments Jennifer from Swallowfield made these ornaments for her family and friends, using some of her own artwork. She shares an easy how-to in her Wee House Ornament Tutorial, so you can make some with the image of your choice for your family and friends. (We think they’d be super-cute with kids’ artwork too.) |
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Mini Mitten Ornaments Andrea and Barb from Pink Argyle have a sweet, little Mini Mitten Ornament Pattern for you to knit. |
Don’t miss these related tutorials from the SMS archives: Fabric Ornaments.
Here are just a handful of fabrics we love for some of these projects. Click on the fabric images to visit the Sew,Mama,Sew! shop:
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Pendants & Belt Buckles from caught red handed We think Amy’s pendants and belt buckles from caught red handed would be great stocking stuffers! |
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Almond Crescent Cookies Enjoy this basic and delicious Almond Crescent Cookie Recipe from Simply Recipes. We’re sure your neighbors will appreciate a holiday plate filled with these! |
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Holidays at Home and the Handmade Holidays photo pool! |
Win It
Amy Butler Quilting Solids Fat Quarter Pack
We’re giving away a pack of 12 gorgeous Quilting Solids from the Sew,Mama,Sew! shop. These beautiful colors will mix perfectly with Amy Butler prints, and are sure to compliment many other fabrics in your stash. Comment below for your chance to win. The winner will be announced Friday. See the growing list of other prizes we’ll give away this month.
More Handmade Holiday Ideas
6 ~ Pet Lovers
5 ~ Crafters
4 ~ Music Lovers
3 ~ Babies & Toddlers
2 ~ Travelers
1 ~ Tweens & Teens
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Those little mini-mittens are super cute! And i love love love Lauren’s fabric choice! And of course the solids by Amy Butler!
Hi, I’d love to win your quilting solids and I’m very sure too that they will compliment many other fabrics in my stash!!
wow! I’m first!! I love those solids!
I love those tiny mittens. I wish I could knit well enough to make some for a couple of dolls I know.
Cute mittens!
Look at those mini mittens! Oh so cute! Must brush up on my knitting skills!
I love those tiny mittens. What a great way to use up my (giant) scrap pile!
I am getting so many ideas from your blog! I don’t know which one to work on next! Thank you, thank you, thank you….
mmmmmmmmmmmmmhhhh…. those cookies got me in baking mood! yum!
Your tutorials, and prizes, keep getting better and better. Thanks.
I love that you’re including recipes too!
I love the mitten ornaments and have plenty of leftover sock yarn. This will be a great project for me. Thanks!
All of these project ideas are inspiring and gorgeous! Thank you!
Yum, those cookies look delicious and the acorn ornament is adorable!
I would love a chance to win these solids!
I’m getting the christmas bug!
I can’t wait to cast on for those mittens! I think they will be on the trees of all of my family and friends!
Oh my! I would have never thought of making mini mittens for the tree! What a fantastic idea! I’ll have to give it a try!
mmm…those colors are luscious!
I wish I knew how to knit. Those little mittens are so cute.
The pendants from caught red handed are gorgeous! Thanks for setting up Holidays at Home.
Love those ornaments! My to-do-list keeps getting longer with all these great project ideas.
I wish I could knit…those little mitten ornaments are so sweet!
After being the several hundredth to comment (and getting to enjoy other people’s thoughts), it is hard to believe that I am the first! We’ll I still have not tried any of the crafts from this past week, but the fingerless gloves are high on my list of things to make. I really like the acorn ornament as I am always looking for neat ways to top gifts. Thanks for the great ideas!
the acorn ornament is wonderful! thank you so much for all these creative gifting ideas…it is getting me ready to hunker down for the winter and craft away!
love that acorn!
I’ve never put my tree up BEFORE Thanksgiving before, but all these ornament ideas make that really tempting!
What cute ornament ideas..I’m so loving all the wonderful gift ideas so far…Keep up the great work!!
Free fat quarters!?!? I can’t begin to list what they could become…
Fun times ahead!
I am working on my first quilt – a fat quarter back would be a lovely inspiration.
I love the coloring of the little mittens – beautiful.
Those are perfect! I can’t wait to make the acorn ornament, especially.
I would love to win these fabrics. I’ve laid sewing down for a while, but am now ready and eager to pick it all back up again thanks to your site and wonderful links. I’ve always wanted to learn how to quilt. I believe I’ll start with some ornaments for this year and go on from there. Thanks again for the inspiration!
free fabric? yes please!
These prizes are crazy awesome! I love the little mittens, maybe it’s time to learn how to knit.
oooh a home made christmas,unique ,warm ,cozy and thrifty!Thanks for sharing.
I love the mini mittens,especially as i do home daycare.Maybe i’ll do a mini tree just for the kids:)
I’m going to have to make some of those acorn ornaments. SO CUTE!
I love, Love, LOVE all these homemade ideas! thank you!
great ideas here!
Those acorn ornaments are too cute! I love your handmade holidays–all of these tutorials give me such great present ideas!
I love the acorn ornament and those pendants are too cute.
Those mitten ornaments are so cute! I’ve never made mittens before…I bet these would be a good first time try!
Love your daily postings of gift possibilities, Etsy shops, tutorials, and fabrics! Always inspiring! Thank you!
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I love all the ornaments! Can’t wait to try out the recipe for the cookies!! Yeah
Thanks
Those almond cookies sound like they’d be good with my coffee!!
I’m really loving all of these posts from November. I have gotten out of crafting for a while now due to a hectic life lately and you guys are truely making me miss it and ready to get back in to creating again!
Thanks for all of the awesome giveaways too!
Those mittens are so cute!
I think I’m in love! I have been looking for great ideas to make special ornaments for our Christmas tree and all of these are just perfect! Thanks! I can’t wait to get started.
I can’t wait to come here every day and see all the great ideas! Thanks!
I love the Holiday gift ideas. I’ve already found several that I’m excited to make. Thanks for all the time and effort you give to brighten our lives.
Those mittens are so cute! And must try those cookies — my mother makes some, but hers are incredibly dry. Here’s hoping!
Very cute mitten pattern! Can’t wait to try that one.
I’m loving all the handmade tutorials this year! Thanks so much, girls!! I have so many things I want to make!
I love the acorn tut. My young duaghter is enamored with the little acorns she’s finding this fall. This will be an excellent and appropriate ornament for her this year!
I never seem to have enough solids. I would love to win.
Can’t wait to make the Almond Crescent Cookies!
oh I love those little house ornaments! and almond crescent are one of my favorite holiday cookies. I will have to try making them as I have always bought them.
I have been wanting more homemade ornaments. Great idea!
Great ideas here–thanks!
Those pendants and belt buckles are gorgeous!
ooh, those ornaments are so so cute! going in my bookmarks…thank you!
How sweet – I need to start thinking about what ornament the kids are going to make this year.
Oh, I would love to win that bundle of quilting solids! Great tutorials, my to do wish list is out of control…
The ornaments are lovely but, the fat quarter pack is wonderful is to die for!!!
Love the tiny mittens! Some year I’m going to have a tree filled only with mini sweaters, socks, and mittens– and maybe a sheep ornament or two!
i also love the lauren’s choice fabric, and i can always use a new cookie recipe!
mittens are very cute – shame I’m hopeless at knitting!
those mitten ornaments are so simply fabulous – can’t wait to try them!
Cute mittens! Let’s go put on some Christmas music and make cookies!
Last year was my first year doing handmade holidays. This year I’m making a quilt for my mother so I would love to win this week!
I love projects that use up my scraps!
Thank you for sharing!
Almond crescents! Thanks for totally putting me (and my husband looking over my shoulder) in the mood for some of these yummies!
I check in every day to see what’s new! I love all the ideas!!
GREAT fun!!!!
Those are beautiful pastel colored fabric fat quarters. Who ever gets them will be one lucky winner!
I will need to make those almond cookies, they look yummy!
Love the mini mittens – super cute!
I need to make those mini mittens! They’re soo cute!
Those little mittens are so cute…wish I knew how to knit!!!
Thanks for a chance to win some great fabric!
Those mini mittens might be perfect for my knitting friends. Solid fat quarters, Mmmm.
Oh, the mittens are too cute!
Cute ornaments. I think my tree will need a few new pretties this year. I’m loving your great Holidays at Home series!
Thanks for the tiny mittens, they are sooo sweet.
Can’t wait to get started on ornaments!
Love the cookies!!!!
and the solids.. 
Yup, I’m all over the mittens!
And the fat quarter pack, I’ve been bitten by the quilting bug…
Thank you for all the Christmas ideas. The Amy Butler solids are beautiful!!!
The little acorn ornament is adorable!
Lovely tutorials. But, honestly, its the fabric that’s making me drool.
Mmm…I’m hungry for cookies!
I’ve become a fan and now have the courage to enter for the fabric giveaway.
Thanks for a wonderful start to a week of hand-made holidays. I can’t wait to try the peanutbutter dog treats- well, my dog can’t wait LOL
I love those acorns! Can’t wait to make a few if Baby naps long enough!
Thanks for all the wonderful holiday ideas!
Those acrons are so cute!!!
This handmade holiday is fabulous!
Those mittens are adorable! They might be my perfect excuse to knit in a shape other than rectangle.
The acorn ornaments and the mittens are really cute. I wish I could knit well enough to make the mittens. I think my mom would enjoy some handmade acorns on her tree. Maybe that will partially make up for the beautiful old oak tree outside the front of her house she had to cut down this summer due to oak disease.
Love the mitten ornaments
Those cookies look pretty darned tasty. Might have to mix up a “tester” batch!
so pretty! perfect for the baby clothes I hope to make soon…
I love, love, love quilinting with solids; you can make very traditional patterns look modern!
Keep the ideas and projects coming! Love them ALL!!!!
I am getting really hungry looking at those cookies!
I am so excited about Handmade Holidays — I can’t wait to check your site every day to see what the new projects are! I’ve even subscribed with the RSS feed and put you at the top of my Google home page! Thank you for these brilliant ideas. I have the whole day to myself tomorrow, and I am going to sew, sew, sew and be happy, happy, happy!
I just picked up my very first Amy Butler pattern and I would love love love the fabric!
Love those ideas – the mini mittens are so cute! I’m dying to get into using solids in my quilts, so I’d love to win those!
The acorn ornament is the perfect project for this weekend, my DD is a huge fan of Chicken little. Thanks for the tutorial.
The ornaments and the cookies both looks Yummy..
love the little mittens. And the fabrics are so nice and soft looking. Would blend well in lots of quilts.
Love the acorn ornaments! Those will be perfect for our nature-themed Christmas tree this year!
I love those mini mitten ornaments. I just might have to try this one out.
I would love to make more homemade ornaments. Maybe we’ll find a little time this year!
i wish i could knit so i could whip out those adorable mittens
I love the adorable mitten ornaments. Perfect for the knitter’s Christmas tree.
Solids oh yes ! What is really extra good is the high quality of the photos with each tutorial or inspiration project. Thanks!
Very cute patterns, and the cookies look heavenly!
those mini mittens make me want to put some Christmas music on !;-)
Love the acorn and mittens! Can’t wait to try them out!
Sew Mama Sew gives me such inspiration! Every morning I’m excited to see what is next for handmade holidays! Thank You!
i’m all over that acorn!
The little ornaments are perfect for our annual family ornament exchange.
I love the little pendants! The acorn ornaments is super cute, too!
I LOVE those pendants. They are beautiful!
So sad I didn’t win in the first week. But this is my week, I can feel it!
Love amy butler!
“Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way…
Christmas will be so much fun,
thanks to the SMS giveaways!”
those pendants are great!
I’d love to make a garland of mini mittens with some scrap yarn…if/when I have a little extra time here and there. Wouldn’t that be a fun deco on an old wooden sled?
I love the little acorn ornament! What a fun idea!
I definitely want to make the little mittens, how cute!
I love the tiny pillows, and they look like something I can make quite a few of for holiday gifts. I’m going to go look at the cookie recipe and see if it’s something I can attempt to recreate in the kitchen.
I’m usually a print-girl, but those Amy Butler solids are delicious!
If only I could knit, I would be making those mittens right now! Very cute!
This little mittens gave me a super idea…I mught change the pattern a little bit and make a new thing….humm..I am having a gazillion ideas with the holiday ideas..
My grandmother used to make ornaments just like these! They were always my favorite and I now have them on my tree. Maybe I should start making some myself and pass on the tradition!
Those acorns are just too cute!
Love the Wee House Ornament – that one gets some ideas churning in my noggin. THANKS!
That acorn is adorable! And Lauren, I love that fabric choice. Beautiful!
I love these ornament projects! This is such a great blog, thanks for all of the inspiration.
I’m so inspired every time i visit this website!!
There’s nothing I would like better than to win those quilting solids. Here’s hoping….
oooooooh love it… I see that list grow and I just want to yell out FIVE GOLLLDDD RINGGGSSS!! I guess I am getting in the spirit!
I would LOVE to win the fabric. I have so many projects on my list, thanks to this blog!
I would LOVE LOVE LOVE that fabric!! Add me to the list!
Errr….Another week until the new winners get picked, but that also means another full week of possible prizes and great ideas!! Thanks Sew Mama Sew!
Mittens are really cute and Amy Bulter Fabric is yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for all the great ideas! Keep them coming. I would love those solids!
The acorn ornament is perfect for my little one who has taken a liking to these little things! Thanks for sharing!
I look so forward to this blog. Thank you for it all!
I’d love to try the cookie recipe! It will be a perfect gift for my friends!
I’m so excited to log on every day and see another list of great ideas!!!
My stash is running dangerously low, I’d love to replenish with these great fqs!
The acorn ornament is wonderful – I’m picturing a tree full just for fun. Thank you.
Mittens are my favorite. Very cute indeed.
What great ornaments. I’m looking forward to trimming my tree!
The almond crescents made me drool immediately, and I’ve been dying to get my hands on some of those Amy Butler solids. So generate me, random number generator!
The cookies look festive and makes me think of Christmas. The mini pillow ornaments are adorable. Thanks so much for all of the ideas.
I am enchanted by the acorn and the minnie mitts!~
Thanks
Rane
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I love the cookies – can’t wait to try them at my house!
I love all the ornament possibilities. I am really going to try to make time to get my tree up this year, so I love all the ideas! Keep ‘em coming!
Wow, I soo need that fabric for all of these amazing projects you guys keep showing us! Come on random number picker…lol.
The mittens are so cute. This is a great thing you have going on.
Those mittens make me want to learn to knit! Now if only I could add more hours to the day…
Love the mittens!
Thanks for so many great gift ideas! Between last year’s list and this year’s great new tutorials, I’m looking forward to a Handmade Holiday!
i love little ornaments! all of these are great ideas for my friends’ ornament exchange. cute cute cute!
You have some really great ideas on this blog. I would love to win the material to use it in one of my quilting projects.
I had red mittens just like those growing up. How I LOVED them!
I found your blog the other day while browsing sewing sites. I have done read most of the archives and LOVE IT. Love how each post one offers something for everyone. Nothing posted here is imtimidating and has given me inspiration to try and sew a few things. Cute ornament ideas.
I am drooling over those Caught Red Handed pendants!
Very cute mittens…and those cookes look yummy!
Now I have to bake these cookies!
Thank you so much for all the great ideas and tutorials….now I have too many to choose from!
I love the mittens ornament! Too cute! Too bad I can only knit panels! haha someday I will get there…
the acorn ornament is adorable!
Neat ornaments – especially like the little mittens!
Cute stuff ! I would love to win anything!
–Karen
Yet another of your posts to put in my favourites to wait till the school holidays. Only 6 weeks to go till the long summer break, and then those acorns will be on my Christmas tree! (Great giveaway, by the way.)
Those cookies look delicious. The mittens are cute just another reason I need to learn to knit.
I might not wait until Christmas to bake a batch of those cookies! Thanks again for these great ideas!
Loving your handmade for the holidays! And of course those Amy Butler solids!
I think those Amy Bulter solids are beautiful!
uh, oh! I think I might have to buy some fabric – I love those idea fabrics!!!
Thank you for more wonderful ideas. I love the soft colors of the fat quarters, they remind me of Spring even though Winter is right around the corner.
I love the little mittens
I love the acorns. There’s something very whimsical about them.
I love the little mittens. I need to learn to knit!
I love those pendants! So cool and beautiful.
I love all of this – what a wonderful place to visit. Hope I am lucky.
I really like the acorn tutorial. May have to make a few dozen for all the women in my family. Thanks for the tutorial Laurie.
The acorn is so cute! I may have to put that on my list of Christmas projects.
ALmond crescent cookies were a Christmas staple at my house when I was growing up. They are still my brother’s favourite and I couldn’t imagine Christmas at home without them!
I don’t knit (well, anyway) but I am so sending that mitten pattern to my grandmother! SO cute!
I need to learn how to knit!!
And I just LOVE the AB fabrics!!
The acorn is so cute. They’d also be cute piled in a bowl.
The wee house ornaments are too cute! What a great idea.
thanks so much for all the wonderful Christmas gift ideas and instructions.
Such sweet ornaments. I love that acron!!
I meant acorn.
That acorn ornament is adorable. And I’m in LOVE with those pendants. This is such a fun month! Thanks for the inspiration and links.
I love that you are doing ornaments! My mom and I collect them. Typically we buy a special one for ourselves and a second to exchange with each other. I think I may go look for my knitting needles and give the mini mittens a try.
I’d love to win the quilting solids. I have several projects in mind and that would give me some great choices!
Those are my all time fav Christmas cookies. Yummo.
Great ideas! I love the house ornament!
I adore the mini mittens! And the fat quarters look great too
the ‘Pendants & Belt Buckles’ are adorably cute – where do you find these???
Thanks (again) for providing us these great tutorials – and, of course, the chance to win Amy’s gorgeous fabrics. I’d be thrilled if you picked me ,o)
Cheers, Julia
Love the colors. Thanks for another great opportunity!
Oh, the thought of winning something… and something that is really useful! What fun.
Fantastic!
These ideas are fabulous! I think that your ideas are being used in at least half of my gifts this year!
Love the acorn ornaments!!! And LOVE Amy Butler and no one around here sells her stuff. LOVE IT!
Love the little acorn ornament!
The acorn is so sweet! I’m going to have to give it a try.
Goodness, I may have to make one of every ornament shown!
Can’t wait to make the acorn!
Cute mittens…they’d make a cute ornament, being that I live in Florida. But how cute to hang over a door knob.
Man, my project wish list just leeps growing every time I visit! That fabric sure would be handy for some of those gift ideas, too…
I think I am going to try those cookies. They look so yummy.
i love stripping fat quarters and making anything out of them–there’s nothing you can’t do in a solid piece that won’t look good in strips. SO fun!
Very awesome pendants.
And I love how there are recipes this year. I look forward to this blog everyday. At night before I fall asleep I usually have been thinking “I wonder what’s going to be on sewmamasew tomorrow”!
Thanks so much for all the inspiration!!
Love almond crescent cookies. I copied the recipe to try this holiday. The mini mitten ornaments are adorable.
Oh you’ve inspired my to decorate the christmas tree this year with all hand made ornaents. I’ve got my knitting needles out for the miten and the sewing machine out for the gorgeous wee house ornaments and little acorn. I’m just so excited I don’t know which one to start first. Can you knit and sew at the same time???? that’s yet to be seen. I think I’ll start with the knitting and go on to the sewing tonight when the kids are in bed. Thanks so much for inspiring me!!!
The tutorials are great. Keep them coming. I am so inspired.
Those pendants would make a fabulous stuffer, you are right!
I love the mini mitten pattern!!! Handmade ornaments are the bestest!
Gorgeous ideas! I would LOVE to win that fabric to make some of them!
The pendants from caught red handed are lovely.
I love Amy Butler. If you do too, go to Craftsanitys podcast and listen to the interview with her.
I love Amy’s pendants, very cool. And I love the mittens, might have to try that.
I am so happy you are doing this tutorial gathering again this year! Thank you!
I love those ornament ideas…so cute!
Love those little mittens. One day, I’ll get brave enough to try to learn to knit.
Oooohhh I’m so happy to have found this blog. Thank you for all the info and the giveaways too.
Jane
Those mitten ornaments are so cute! I hope to find some time to knit some up for our tree!
Love this site. Can’t wait to try some of the great projects!
Wow! I love all of the ideas! Thanks
OMG – I would love to get the quilting solids. They just look so yummy! Cute mitts too – if only I knit.
This is the only blog I try to get to daily, I am making a few things (so far) for my gift list…….thanks so much!
Another sewing Mama
Oooh! I love the solids!
OOOH! Pick me!
Love these handmade ideas!!
Jen
Whoa! I love those caught red handed pendants!
I love, love, love the passport cover that is linked in the Handmade Holidays section. Can’t wait to try one for myself!
wow I love this site – it is too much fun and I can’t wait to start making things – I may have to learn to knit just so I can make those adorable mittens!
*in love with pendants*
those amy butler pendants are just gorgeous.
This handmade holiday listing and ideas are fabulous- I’ve already got some great things added to my list, and I’ve even got what I need to make them already!
Wow, I’d love to win those fabircs!
every day I wish more and more that I could knit.
I have one of those all matching trees but I need to make an ornament for a swap. I love these ideas. Thanks for all your links!
The mittens are so cute!
Wow, I love caughtRedhanded’s entire shop. It’s going to be hard to pick which ones I like the best.
Oh my goodness! How adorable, uber-cute are those mittens?!?!?! Thanks for including that!! I HAVE to make them for my parents’ tree!!!
Very cool as usual!
Love those mittens…too bad I can’t knit… LOL
Love those cute mittens!!
BTW I have some easy breezy holiday recipes at my blog – stop by!
mary
Please enter me for your give away of those luscious solid fabrics!
libertythreads@charter.net
Those mittens are ridiculously cute. I also think that those pillow ornaments would be amazing if I did a whole bunch for our tree. Thanks for the ideas!
Great choices for ornaments! I love to see something different. I think that I will try the acorns!
Love the wee house ornaments….I think I’ll do this with photos of my kids for the grandparents. Thanks for the idea!
Love the mitten ornaments!
I love the mittens – wish i could knit though!
Those are such soft colors of fabric that you are giving away.
thank you for the chance to win them
Rita E in AZ
The mittens are adorable as is the acorn ornament. So many pretty projects…where does one start? I would love to have the Amy Butler fabric. Great blog. Thanks, Lynn
those little mittens are the sweetest things ever!!! better add them to my christmas knitting list. i have a little tree i decorate and how cute would a few pairs of those hanging on the tree be?!?
Great giveaway and I love those pendants and buckles!
Love the mini mittens! So cute!
those pendants are amazing!
I looove that you guys are doing this again this year. I got sooo many excellent ideas last year!! And this year with the giveaways…what good be better? peace to all…
I’m a sucker for all things that are miniature, and those mittens are definitely on my to do list!
I tried the pumpkin butter recipe from a few days ago, and it is completely heavenly! I love it! Thanks for all the great ideas!
i think i want to make… ALL of these things! including the cookies.
seriously, i’ve been wondering all week what kind of little ornaments i could make for people this year. these are great options!
I can’t believe it, but those little ornaments are so cute I might have to start on christmas stuff early this year!
I’m so excited to see this come around again. So exciting!!
Those mittens are adorable!!
How can anyone not want to win, I would love those to put into my granddaughter’s quilt that I am making for christmas. Congrats to whoever wins.
love the mitten ornaments…and the amy butler fat quarters…oh, please, random number generator, pick me!
Sooo cute. Why is it that tiny things are always cute?!?! As always thanks for the great ideas!!!
Oh, cute little acorn. Fall is my favorite…I have to make them as gift toppers this year.
I love the house and mitten ornaments! I think we’ll be trying those soon!
I’m really enjoying your homemade holidays more and more. That acorn is so cute and those pendants are great.
I love the ideas! The acorn is so cute and would be perfect for an ornament swap.
hmmmm- this is inspiring. Wonder what I can turn in into a tiny treasure?
Cute pendants! And I love the mittens.
Oh my gosh! I love the acorn ornament. Could you imagine an entire tree filled with those? Better get started soon…
I love those mittens. I have so many projects that I am wanting to do!! Thanks for the great ideas.
That acorn ornament is seriously cute! And almond crescent cookies…yum!
I love the ideas you have posted so far. Look at the Betsy Ross “One Hot Skirt” pattern. When you click on the “View Larger Image,” it gives you the back of a purse pattern. Looks like maybe the images just got switched.
Those acorns are sooo cute! Remind me of some of my ornaments from my childhood!! Of course, I would love to win the fabric!
Those acorns are really cute…
How great are these colors? They would go with a bunch of my projects!
I’m soo glad I found this blog! I was planning on making most of our gifts this year…so this is perfect!!! Lovin’ all the ideas so far!! Thanks!!
You guys rock! Love a giveaway and I am coming back to this blog more and more!
Another Acorn! Love it!
The mittens are so adorable. They’d go perfectly with the mini socks I saw at Classic Elite Yarns recently. (Here’s the link if anyone’s interested: http://www.classiceliteyarns.com/WebLetter/62/Issue62.php )
ooooh those cookies look good.
those mini mittens are adorable!
Love the ornament ideas!!
Those bitty mittens are awfully cute!
I cannot wait to knit up some of those little mittens! What a great way to use up sock yarn scraps!
I love Handmade holidays and made so many things using last year’s tutorials. I like your etsy suggestions this year, too. I’d sure love those quilting solids to make some of this year’s projects, hint, hint!
I’m so happy Handmade Holidays is back! Love it! I was planning to make real-sized mittens as Christmas gifts, but may go for the quicker (and cuter!) mini-mittens!
Love the mini mittens
Amy Butler solids…What a great ides.
The mittens are the cutest!
~Emily in Norway
I love the little mittens!
Paula
I love November on your site!
I love the mini mitten ornaments and the little house one could be so unique and customized that they may be one of my projects this year.
I’ve been dying to get my hands on the Amy Butler solids but couldn’t justify the purchase. Hope I win!
I love the acorn ornaments so cute! Thanks for all the great ideas!
I love those tiny mittens – I just need to relearn how to knit!
I look forward to checking the blog every morning to see what’s happening on Handmade Holidays. So many great ideas and inspiration!! Would LOVE some of that Amy Butler!
The week just improves when checking in on the SMS-posts. Thank you for keeping it at such a great level!:-)
exactly what I was looking for to make this year. And to think I found it in my email. Thanks.
I make a pile of those mini mitten ornaments every year. They make great gifts, garland and gift tags too. You can make a pair in less than 2 hours! Thanks for the great projects in this issue!
I love the ornament ideas! They are small enough projects to ensure I could finish them in time for this Christmas (something that doesn’t happen on projects some years).
I love this site, and quilting solids are yummy. you keep me inspired.
Michelle
I LOVE the Amy Butler fabrics. And, these tutorials are great. Lots of ideas.
I love the wee house ornaments they would be fun to do with photo transfers as well. Plus the fabric choices on the bottom are all beautiful.
Is it to late to enter? And cute mittens.
Wow! Those ornaments are super cute!! I can see them decorating grandma’s tree!
Can’t wait to get started making all the great gifts.
The ornament is so cute. I saw a similar thing with fabric mushrooms. Very unique.
What adorable mittens! Thanks for the great links.
Love the pendants!
For all us squirrels…love the acorns!
The acorn and mini mittens ornaments are just too sweet! And this almond crescent cookies recipe sound like a must try!
Where to begin…Love Swallowfield, love mini-mittens!
Great projects, I just love the mini mittens!!
My, oh my–I would love to win the fabric solids. They would be quite helpful with some of the gifting and decorating projects I have planned for the next couple of months. Thanks!
Those mittens make me want to brush up on my knitting!
Great ideas!
I’m a sewer and quilter, as well as a knitter, and would love to mix those Amy Butler solids with leftover of some Amy Butler prints my daugher is using in her baby’s room!
The mittens are so cute! I used to have some like that.
The solid fat quarters are really pretty. It’s hard to find a good range of solids in light/medium colors–a lot of stores don’t even sell solids, or they have all darks/brights.
What lovely colours!
Those little house fabric ornaments gave me an idea for Grandparent gifts… to use fabric paint and have grandkids make little handprints on fabric and then sew it into keepsake ornaments for to add to every year
I have a 9 month old that will be celebrating her first Christmas and think it would be a great tradition to start with!
Love, love the acorn ornament!
I’m so glad that I found this blog. I’ve been back every day since I found it checking to see what new and exciting ideas there are. Thanks to all those who put their time and energy into this!
i love the acorn ornament!
Thanks for all of these great tips and ideas!
Those cookies look so yummy!!!!
Those cookies look so good. For some reason the very sight of them makes me want to go whip up a batch of kringle.
Oooh, those mittens are adorable. And I can’t wait to try out the almond cookies!
I have all of my “main gifts” done (well bought but not finished). These are great ideas for those last minute gifts that all of us seem to need no matter how much we plan.
The acorn is too cute and the almond crescents look delicious!
I love the house ornaments. What a great idea to make ornaments from transferred children’s artwork.
the cookies look delicious
Those cookies look yummy!
the acorn is just adorable- I had not seen this yet! I may have to give this one a try!
mmmm those cookies look yummy!!
oh I need these fabrics!!!
Just found your blog! i am bookmarking it for sure. Lovely stuff – thanks !
I am in love with the mini mittens! Do you think a beginner could do it?? Wish me luck…oh and hopefully that luck holds out since I’d love to win those quilting solids!
I love the idea of making your own Christmas ornaments! I especially love the idea of using super pretty fabric to make ornaments since they don’t use a lot of fabric and you can use up extra scraps as well. I think that they would make good gifts for my friends who have young children or pets who might worry about having fragile ornaments on the lower portions of their trees.
Those pendants from caught red handed are beautiful. Thank you for the link, I’ve bookmarked it for definite buy for Christmas presents!
Great ornament ideas. I’ve never printed on fabric before but I’m looking forward to trying it. What a great way to merge my training in graphic design with my love for sewing. Thanks!
The acorn is adorable – as are the mini mittens! So cute!!!!
ornaments! fun!
I love those tiny mittens… now to get those tiny needles!
I just need to stop visiting this site and get to work!! Everyday there is something else I want to make! I think it is time for me to teach my 6 year old how to knit so she can help me out!
Man, all these great tutorials are taking up so much space on my hard drive! *G*
My head is swirling with ideas for the Wee House ornaments — my two year old’s art, perhaps? What a great gift-topper!
And I’m salivating over the Amy Butler solids…
Gonna have to try out the cookie recipe! I love all the suggestions!
That acorn ornament is so sweet.
Wow more great idea’s wish I knew how to Knit…
Lisa
those little mittens are so cute! Ack! You are just giving me more work to do over the next few weeks.
I love the mini mittens, have them queued at Ravelry! The Amy Butler fabrics are very pretty, thanks for the giveaways and the hard work that you are putting into this…such a great resource!
The mini-mittens are supercute!
there aren’t enough hours in the day to make all these wonderful things!
Thanks for sharing the tutorials and recipes.
mini-mitten garland, here we come!
Oh, to start a quilt… but pick me please!
Fat quarters are favorite because you can mix and match and make so many different things with them.
Your blog is amazing! I love all the ideas I get from your compilations!
kg
Oh, I love those minature mittens!
Love those Amy B. Solids!!!!
I’ve got to make those mittens. Too cute. Thanks.
These tutorials are certainly making my gift giving easier! Thanks so much!!
These tutorials are certainly making my gift giving easier! Thanks so much!!
I would love to win those fabric squares…please pick me!!!! =)
Those mini mitt ornaments are definitely a favorite for me–I may have to pick up my needles again!
Those orniments are so cute.
Love the little mittens, they would look so cute in a variety of greens, reds and white for a dirrent take on an advent calander.
What a great resource your site is!
I love the addition of the recipes, too. Thank you!
~Stacy
I love the acorn ornament – how cute! And Amy Butler’s solids are amazing!
Oh my! The mittens are way too cute!
Thank you for your inspirational handmade holidays! Last year it helped me especially with those “hard to find gifts” for people.
I love all the great Christmas ideas. I love the fabrics especially!!
I can’t wait to make those almost cookies!!
Such great ornaments ideas!
I love this fabric!!
I’ve never even thought about sewing ornaments – what a great idea for a very unique tree!
I am so thrilled that you are offering this again this year. Thanks for all the great ideas!
love the acorn
I wish there was a tutorial on how to make those resin pendants.
The acorn ornament is great! So cute especially for the tree lover!
Those crescent almond cookies look yummy!
I love the mini mitten ornaments!
OH MY! Such Inspiration and ideas. Love those mittens. Since I’m addicted to knitting socks I’ve been collecting mini patterns to use my scraps. Thank you so much for your blog.
Did I mention those yummy recipies.?
I love acorns!!! That is a really great easy tutorial. I must try it in school with my kids. I’m sure they’ll love it!
such fabulous ideas…and the quilting solids are so lovely.
So cute! The wee house ornaments are adorable!
I love the mini mitten ornaments!! Thanks!
Love the acorn ornament.
I have to make a pair of those mini mittens! Perfect for a knitter’s tree
I don’t think I’d make any of the craft projects above, but those cookies look really yummy!
I hope I win! These colors make me think of ice cream.
I love the tutorials!
I love your blog, I am getting so many ideas! Keep it up
Sew pretty. I love that there are so many homemade ideas for Christmas gifts this year! I have begun some, but it will be Christmas before I know it!
I agree with lots of people above. Loving those mini mittens.
The Little Village is too cute. Reminds me of ornaments when I was little. Thanks for your sharing, I’m starting to feel inspired…….Trish
oh I’d love to win those solids!!
All the ideas are great! Thank you!
oh noes! It’s all so cute. I can’t decide.
I’ve always wanted to make a small quilt of solids, and Amy’s fabrics would be perfect.
Your holiday ornaments are just in time-I’m making things early for a benefit Sale in December.
Thanks,
Kath C.
villagequilter@gmail.com