November 5 ~ Deck the Halls
| Every Friday in November we’ll share some of our favorite tutorials, fabrics, recipes, printables and shops to help you deck the halls for holiday cheer! |  |
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Snowflake Pillow We love the contrast and impact of this Snowflake Pillow from Amy at Diary of a Quilter. With canvas, fusible interfacing, red felt and a little time, you can create a flurry of snowflakes of your own! |
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Snow Globe Soap It’s impossible to resist these darling Snow Globe Soaps from Brenda at Alphamom. You’ll want to make a big batch! |
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Scrappy Wreath Hot glue, some favorite fabric and a cheap wreath base is all you’ll need to create a Scrappy Wreath to make your door festive throughout the holiday season! Emily shows you how at Piccadilly Peddlers. |
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Felted Sweater Stockings Turn old sweaters into new Felted Sweater Stockings for the entire family with Simone’s tutorial at Craftevolution. |
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Ribbon Candy Ornaments Visit Sandi at Portabello Pixie and look on the right sidebar for her Ribbon Candy Ornaments PDF tutorial. We love the color and fun these bring to a tree! |
You might also enjoy these related tutorials from the SMS archives: Advent Calendar, Stockings from a Vintage Quilt, Quilted Tree Skirt, Wrap & Present, More Deck the Halls, Write It & Wrap It, Holidays at Home Part One, Part Two, Part Three & Part Four, Celebration Tutorials
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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Red Berries Letterpressed Coasters from Red Bird Ink Keep things tidy and add a little holiday spirit with these Letterpressed Pub Coasters, designed and individually letterpressed by Julia of Red Bird Ink. |
Mix It
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Gingerbread Truffles from RecipeGirl Ginger and chocolate pack a powerful punch in these little Gingerbread Truffles from RecipeGirl. |
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Sweet Christmas Tags Tricia of Trillustrations shares these big Gift Tags that you can download & print to add some cupcake cuteness to your next sweet gift. |
Win It
Tweet #handmadeholidays anytime this week for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to Sew,Mama,Sew!
Comment in today’s post for a chance to win one of these books! Visit our prize lists to see some of the other great giveaways this month.
By KJoel Dewberry
(F & W Media, $27.99, ISBN: 0896899241)
From the Publisher:
Create a unique style for your life, whether you’re at work or play! Joel Dewberry balances modern fabric designs and fresh color palettes with an eclectic mix of elements to achieve a memorable and comfortable environment injected with personality.Whether you’re a crafter, sewer, quilter or style seeker you’ll love the distinctive looks with simple how-to fabric projects and loads of inspiration. In the end, if you’re interested in delivering a fresh approach to styling your life that is accessible and easily accomplished, then Sewn Spaces is for you.
By Lotta Jansdotter
(Chronicle Books, $29.95, ISBN: 9780811865470)
From the Publisher:
Beloved designer Lotta Jansdotter’s smart, organic design has earned her international acclaim. Now she shares her recipe for a stylish home: take a whole lot of Scandinavian influence, mix in a dash of flea-market finds, and then top it all off with expressive handmade touches. The result? An entirely fresh approach to home décor and contemporary living. In this lavishly illustrated book, Lotta shares her decorating secrets, design resources, entertaining tips, and family traditions. Tucked away at the back she’s included stencil pages and perforated recipe cards featuring classic Swedish dishes. Equal parts inspiration and how-to, this charming book shows readers how to create a warm home with elements of simple Scandinavian-influenced style.
Cherished Quilts for Babies and Kids: From Baby and Kid Projects to High School Graduation Gifts
By Better Homes & Gardens
(Wiley, $24.99, 978-0-470-56807-1)
From the Publisher:
Heirloom quilting and sewing are perennial favorites and continue to enjoy an upsurge in popularity as crafters look for more ways to hone their skills to make beautiful handmade pieces.
With Cherished Quilts for Babies and Kids, readers will find a stunning collection of 35 heirloom-quality quilting projects-5 of which have never appeared in American Patchwork & Quilting magazine. Every quilt is “quilter tested to ensure consistent results and the book’s convenient concealed spiral binding makes it a snap for quilters to lay open flat and follow along.
- Full-size patterns for all projects, including a quilt diagram, easy assembly instructions, and schematic illustrations
- Ideas and inspiration for making beautiful throws and bed-sized quilts
- Beautiful full-color photographs of every project
Perfect for gift-giving to children from birth to high school-age, the projects range from crib- and bed-sized quilts to keepsakes and more.
Sewing Bits and Pieces: 35 Projects Using Fabric Scraps
By Sandi Henderson
(Wiley, $16.99, ISBN: 978-0-470-53924-8)
From the Publisher:
Sewing with scraps is an economical way to make the most of your designer fabrics-as well as a fun way to use up a stash of your favorite leftovers for smaller projects. Michael Miller fabric designer Sandi Henderson holds to the adage “waste not, want not” to deliver a collection of innovative sewing projects that lets you make the most of bits and pieces of your beloved fabrics.
From a market skirt to a butterfly pin, from an embellished table cloth to hip hair accessories, Sewing Bits and Pieces gives you 35 sewing projects to make unique pieces that are perfect for gift-giving (or keeping for yourself)!
- Features gorgeous full-color photography throughout
- Detailed instructions walk you through each project
- Sandi’s popular Portabello Pixie blog is read by thousands every day
Packed with tons of fun, innovative projects, Sewing Bits and Pieces will have you creating sewing masterpieces in no time.
More Handmade Holiday Ideas (& don’t miss our Handmade Holidays photo pool!)… Gift ideas for:
4 ~ Moms & Grandmas
3 ~ Babies & Toddlers
2 ~ Girlfriends
1 ~ Imaginative Friends
We respect the copyright of all crafters. All links and photos from blogs on our Handmade Holidays posts are used with permission.
628 Responses to “November 5 ~ Deck the Halls”
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nice tutorials
Such fun ideas – I must make the gingerbread truffles this year, yum!
The ribbon ornaments are to die for! I need to get busy on some of those.
mmmm… gingerbread chocolate truffles!
I love all the kid friendly projects too!
Beautiful wreath and ornaments! Now I just have to track down some cute toys to go inside my snowglobe soap.
So glad you’re doing this again this year!
I love the snowflake pillow! So sweet and eye catching.
Genevieve
Those truffles look delicious!
I love the “kids can make it” designators!
Ginger + chocolate is my favorite combo — how did you know? These books also make me want to drool… Yay SMS + Handmade Holidays!
Those truffles look delicous and that book on baby quilts is a must have
Love the pillow!
I’ve been loving Lotta’s work for the past few years and would love to get my hands on her books! Beautiful!
Another great set of ideas..I love the ribbon candy ornaments. They will make wonderful toppers for packages that have to be mailed early…Thanks
I would love to win any of these books. They all look like they would be full of wonderful ideas.
Love the ideas, thanks
Sandi’s ornaments look sweet and oh so girly. I’d love any of the books from today..
Love, love LOVE the snowglobe soaps & truffles…
I love Sandi Henderson’s fabric collections and I often look at her website for ideas – she’s an inspiration!
Love the wreath!
Snow globe soaps…so fun and clean, too!
Would love to win all of these fabulous prizes!
Deborah
homemakerhoney @gmail .com
I just printed the cupcake gift tags. The Handmade holidays posts are my favorites!
I’ve added those soaps to my making list this Christmas, too cute!
Thank you for posting such cute and simple holiday ideas.
Awww, the snow globe soap is the cutest. That is a ‘must-do’ with my kids when the holidays arrive. Thank you for a great idea.
I’m just loving these handmade holidays projects – so many to add to my list!!
Loving these ideas – always amazed at how many different ideas people come up with to reuse old sweaters!
Thanks so much for all your hard work organizing this again this year – I’ve been looking forward for months to this pre-Christmas “jumpstart”!
OMG! I love the snow globe soap. I also love Lotta Jansdotter; can’t wait to check out her new books.
Love Christmas ideas and the soaps are Great!
mmm Gingerbread Truffles. Yum!
My daughter wants to try that soap- crafty weekend!!
Thanks for the fun giveaways <3
Wow some great ideas for Christmas! Can’t wait to get started!
Keep the ideas coming! I love the snowflake pillow & scrappy wreath.
Lots of lovely stuff! Thanks!
I am so enjoying Handmade Holidays! I only wish November were a little longer so I’d have time to make all the great things I’ve seen!
I’m going to check out those soap snowglobes. We might be making those for teachers this year! Thanks for the great ideas!
that soap is going on my advent calendar activity list for sure, the kids will love it!
giveaways + Sew, Mama, Sew = outstanding holidays!!
Those ribbon ornaments are lovely!
I love the scrappy wreath! Beautiful…
LOVE THE SOAP, WOULD MAKE A GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR THE GRANDPARENTS.
These tutorials llok wonderful however the link for the scrappy wreath brings me to a tutorial for fariy wings (which well awsome, is not what I was looking for)
Such great ideas! I love the snowflake pillow and those soaps are so cute!
I love the soap! So cute! Thank you for all of these awesome ideas…I can’t wait to see what else you share during the rest of the month
Every year I mean to make a wreath, but it seems like such an overwhelming project! I’m not quite sure why it intimidates me so much. I have seen a lot of gorgeous tutorials this year though (the one in this post included!), so I might get up the courage to give it a try.
Everyday keeps getting better and better.
Oh, I love that sweet soap!
fun tutorials and great giveaways
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Love the pillow!
nice! thanks for such great ideas.
More projects to love! Especially the ribbon candy ornaments; thinking of making them for my son and daughter-in-law, although I don’t know if she would LOVE them. Did they have ribbon candy in her family when she was growing up? Maybe I’ll make them for someone else, someone who reads crafty-type blogs… Again, a great collection of projects! Thanks!
Ooh, all the christmas crafts have me in the holiday spirit! Love it!
Gingerbread truffles…oh, yum! Love that snowflake pillow and snowglobe soap is tooooo cute!
I was just thinking about making some truffles – the recipe looks delicious!
The truffles, the wreath, the gift tags…where to begin?!
I love ribbon candy and the ornaments are too cute!
I love the book giveaways today! I never realized how many I was missing!
The gingerbread truffle recipe is getting me in the holiday spirit!
Love all your ideas here – especially the snowflake pillow and the coasters!
Love all the ideas for Christmas. Would love to win a chance for a book!
chocolate and gingerbread? My favorite! Can’t wait to make these!
fun fun fun!
Those truffles sound delicious!
ohhh, i have had my eyes on the book “sewn spaces” for a while now. looks beautiful!
The soap snow globe is adorable! As is a BUNCH of other projects on this post. Thanks for highlighting such great projects. It gets my creative juices flowing for Christmas gifts! Can’t wait to get started.
oh love all of the fun ideas today! My daughter can’t wait to make the snow globe soap!
I am loving all these handmade holidays ideas! Thank you!
love that snowflake pillow!
Oh my gosh! I want to make everything on this post! Everything here would make a great gift for just about everybody on my list!
Thanks for the post! I look sew forward to Homemade Holidays every year!
The soaps are so cute! Great gift ideas!
I love the snow globe soaps!! They are so cute!
I’d love a change to win one of those books
Those ornaments are simply awesome.
Gingerbread truffles! Be still my heart.
ohhhh pick me for this one please!
Those snowglobe soaps would be so perfect for my children to make for their cousins and friends. What a sweet idea!
I think the kids and I need to make some soap!
Love the snowglobe soap – what a wonderful idea!!
Wow! Thanks so much fore these, they are so helpful. Love the scrappy wreath!
Ooh I would love that Quilting book.
I have bookmarked at least three things from this post alone. The snow globe soaps are just perfect to make with my little girls. Thank you so much.
Love the gift tags! My sewing list keeps getting longer and longer!
How flippin’ cute are those snow globe soaps!!! Love it! You all are doing a great job with the ideas – i’ve become a regular visitor now!!
Ooh, that wreath is fantastic! The kids and I will definitely be making one of those this month. And fabulous book giveaways!
Ack! This is awesome!
the link for the scrappy wreath is not for piccadilly peddler. Do you have the link for that post? I would love to make that adorable wreath. Thanks for sharing these great ideas.
That soap is too cute to handle!
What fun, easy projects! I might have to add some to my list for me.
I hope I win!!
The soap is so sweet!
Love that scrappy wreath!!!
Can’t wait to try the soaps. It will be the perfect craft for my daughter’s birthday party! Thanks for sharing.
I love the simplicity of the pillow.
Mmmm… Those gingerbread truffles sound really good!
It’s 8.30am – think I could make some of those gingerbread truffles for breakfast??
I love that pillow! Such great ideas!
Tried the wreath link, but it goes to fairy wings on a different blog (mommy blessings).
I can’t wait to check out the soap tutorial. Thanks for adding the “kids can make it” bit. That’s great!
Oh, I love the printable gift tags. Time to order more color ink!
That soap is adorable! I can’t wait to make some with my daughter! And I’d love to win that Cherished Quilts book – love the projects in it!
I’m definitely going to make some of that soap! So cute!
I’m definitely making the Ginger bread truffles!
Thanks for posting such great tutorials!
I love those projects, especially the wreath and the ribbon candy ornaments!
i am loving everyday! thanks for these wonderful giveaways — so much inspiration.
i look forward to this every holiday year! thanks for all the inspirations. i wouldn’t mind winning one of these books during this wonderful holiday! blessings, lisa
Thank you for the project links, but please update the link to the Scrappy Wreath. It goes to another blog and project entirely.
the fairy wings are cute, but I’d love to see how to make the wreath!
will be decorating soon – might have to try some of these ideas!
What fun Christmas ideas! Love them all
I love the ribbon ornaments!
Great ideas and giveaway again! thanks for the chance!
Lovely books!
would love to win a copy of lotta jansdotter’s handmade living!
Those books are SO tempting! I wish I could think up my own ideas for making things for my home, but with such talented designers, I guess I don’t have to. Thanks for the giveaway, the tutorials and the inspiration.
Love the scrappy wreath–it would look great on my front door this holiday season!
All great books!
this is my favorite category. Love the snowglobe soap! The scrappy wreath link isn’t working though – takes you to a different site than it should, I believe.
I love this Snow Globe Soap! It’s very original!
The scrappy wreath is going to be a fun family project. I can’t wait til the kids get home!
I’ve got to try those gingerbread truffles. Yum! And I love the snowflake pillowcase too!
I love the soap tutorial! Thanks for the chance to win!
I like checking this out each day for something new. My list of to do keeps getting longer and longer!
Wow, those snow globes are awesome!
I learn something new every day here! Love those ribbon candy ornaments!
Those gingerbread truffles look divine! Perfect for the holidays.
Lots of goodies to try out before I start feeling that holiday rush!
Ooh- love the ideas today and really love the book giveaway… huge fan of Joel Dewberry & Lotta!!
I love the snow globe soaps!!
Oh, my 6 year old will LOVE making that Scrappy Wreath! And I’ve had my eye on Sandi Henderson’s book for a few months… would love to win it! Thanks for the great ideas.
sadly the link to the scrappy wreath, doesn’t take me to the tutorial after all. could you repost the link?
thanks for all the tips?
That truck stocking with the button wheels is so cute!
Such a treat. I’m loving the gift tags!
I love the snow globe soaps! I think they will make great teacher gifts!
Always love to find ideas the kids can help with and they will definitely like the soap snow globes and ribbon candy. Thanks again.
Wreaths make such a difference in decor. Plus a book by Lotta?! What a great post.
Those ribbon candy ornaments are sooo cute! My tree will be candy covered!
Every day that you post just keeps getting better! I will never find the time to do all the projects that I want!
my 10 yo daughter has been eager to make soap for holiday gifts and that tutorial looks perfect! we can’t wait to start!
Another fantastic list!
The ribbon candy ornaments look very yummy!
What fun ideas! I think I’ll have to try my hand at making a Scrappy Wreath.
Those truffles are making me hungry.
The gngerbread truffles look delectable.
The snow globe soaps are adorable. What a great idea!
I read the soap tutorial and I really like it. I think it is something we could handle in this house of three small children and an adventuresome feline.
Another great day of projects! I adore the ribbon candy ornaments.
thanks again for some great picks!
For some reason, the Scrappy Wreath link is not right. I would love to make some for this coming season—I cannot find it anywhere on line. Can someone direct me to the correct link. Thanks!
Love that snowglobe soap, and I really think I need to get my hands on that “Cherished Quilts” book!
I love the snow globe soap tutorial!!!
Love the candy ornaments. It’s a must on my list!
Love, Love, Love todays tutorials and ideas! I try to decorate for winter to last into January and February and I hope to make the snowflake pillows and those gingerbread truffles are calling my name. The fabric choices for today are so nice too!
That snow globe soap looks so easy, and so cute!
just love this series!
The scrappy wreath tutorial link is wrong – it goes to a tutorial for fairy wings, which is also neat, but….
I’m totally loving all the books you are giving away! They look so inspirational.
That wreath is such a cute idea! We need new wreaths this year.
I love them all and am putting them on my Christmas list
oh boy! i may need to make that flower wreath! those books look great too!
More great ideas and a terrific giveaway as well. Thank you!
Such great ideas!! Thank you for the opportunity to win such great stuff!!
So many wonderful ideas. The snow globe soap is so cute!!
That snowflake pillow looks like just the thing for our living room. Thanks for the idea!
Another day of great ideas! It’s going to be a busy month!
Oh that soap is so neat! I’ll have to check out how easy it really is!
Your scrappy wreath link . . goes to a tutorial on how to make fairy wings.
But, the felt sweater stockings are a great idea!
Yummy books today!
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Those snow globe soaps are so cute! Might be a fun project to do with the kids so they can give out gifts too. Thank you!
I love the ribbon candy! and of course gingerbread truffles are on my list to make! Thanks!
I’d love any of these books.
Loving the stockings idea . . . there are always such great stocking ideas, I’d like to make new ones every year. Maybe I’ll just have to make a few of these to hang up anyway.
Great gift ideas! Thanks for the book tips, too.
Ooh, love the ribbon ornaments! (And I could totally use the book about sewing bits and pieces – I have lots of scraps!)
I am just loving all the ideas that you have been posting! Love the holidays and making all kinds of fun things for family and friends and would love to win in you give-aways!
Gingerbread truffles! I think I know what I’m doing this weekend
Thanks for all the inspiration!
Oooh, That bits and pieces book looks adorable.
What wonderful ideas! I’d love the Joel Dewberry book. Now…off to get supplies ready!
Fun ideas!
These books all look wonderful, and I spot a few projects I would like to have a go at. Thank you for the goodies!
love that scrappy wreath, very cute!
Love this month of projects! Thank you.
I’m going to have to get busy if I am going to be able to make all of these wonderful things.
What fun ideas!!
Those snow globe soaps are the cutest!
I love snow globe soap and all things Sandi Henderson! Thanks for sharing!
Where has the year gone? Is it really nearly Christmas?
Oh, hurrah! Now, please post a tutorial on how to stop time, and I’ll be in craft heaven!
Can’t wait to make the ribbon candy ornaments! Adorable!
Can’t wait to try the ribbon candy ornaments!
I love the ribbon candy ornaments! I make ornaments for my children each year, and that was just the inspiration I needed.
You always have the prettiest books… Makes me drool.
Ok, the pillow thing is something I can even handle!
Thanks for the wonderful tutorials! And if I won one of those books, I’d wrap it up and put it under the tree just for me!
Those gingerbread truffles are calling my name
Thanks for sharing!
I love the soaps! What a great list!
great ideas!!
thanks for the great gift ideas for kids to make!
the cherished quilts book looks great.
Thanks for all the ideas! I’ve been downloading many of them this week
I think i might have to work on some of those pillows this weekend, the snow has come to Canada this morning, and its put me in the mood! Fingers crossed for a win on any of those books. I agree with barb that i’d have to wrap it up and put it under the tree for myself!
mmm- those gingerbread truffles sound divine!
I love these. Thanks for sharing. My weekend just got a bit more crafty.
Those soaps would be something my kids would love to make. That snowflake pillow is so cute too!
I’m loving this month’s posts, so many things to discover and to create.
Love that pillow!
I am making the soap snow globes for sure!
Truffles… Mmm…
i want to try the ribbon candy ornaments first thing
Beautiful ornaments! So much fun! Thanks!
Wow! All these fun Christmas projects sure get me excited!
What great tutorials and it would be lovely to win a book!
I love all these ideas!
Another day of fun projects. I don’t know how I’ll find the time for them all!
I love truffles!!
Sandi Henderson is someone I knew in College her kids were always dressed in Amazing handmade clothes, and really cute hair bows. I have always been in awe of her talent.
Thanks for the ribbon ornament reminder – too cute.
Thank you for these lovely tutorials!
I love the snow globe soap. The kids will like it too.
Gingerbread truffles….Mmmmmmm…
Thank you for all these great tutorials
Ooo…gingerbread truffles and snowglobe soaps! I like that the soaps can be made with kids.
Love the snow globe soap – almost too pretty to use!
Th ribbon candy ornaments are so fun. They don’t look too hard either!
I love making decorations!
I would love to make some snow globes with my daughter this holiday season. Thank you for reminding me!
I LOVE the snowflake pillow and the snowglobe soap. How creative!
I would try the gingerbread truffles recioe.
love the pillow and soap!
I love what you show here, but it is even more fun to explore the linked blogs. Now to stop reading and start sewing!
I am loving all of the tutorials this year!
Wow!!! I would die to have any of these books today.
Oooh, I love that wreath-definitely going to give that a try
Thanks for these GREAT ideas!
I hope my little ones take an extra long nap, so I can get to work on those plllows!
I love the snowflake pillow! I love holiday decorations that you can use all season.
I love Lotta Jansdotter’s sense of style so Handmade Living looks like a great book!
This is really getting me excited for the holidays!
Lovely books and tutorials!
Wonderful gift ideas—love the snowglobe soap!
that wreath is awesome! can’t wait to try it!!
Those soaps are so cute!
Oh wow, that snowflake pillow is gorgeous. I’m headed over to check out that tutorial now. Thanks!
I love that wreath!
Too cute! I’m thinking those pillows would make cute gifts for my sister, too…
Oh, gingerbread truffles. Yum!
I love the non-traditional felted wool stocking with the row of buttons and the truck applique – gets my creative juices flowing! If you do not have wool sweaters around, polyester fleece is a nice fabric to make cute stockings out of b/c it acts so much like felted wool.
Ooh love the quilt book. My mother-in-law has been making quilts for all the grandkids – maybe I would even let her borrow it!
If kids can make this scrappy wreath, i’ll have to try it!
Love the scrappy wreath!
Thanks for some fun inspiration! Now I need to get some chores done so I can indulge in a little creative time…
Ooo, that snow globe soap is so fun! I think the kids and I will definitely have to give that a try. Really like the snowflake pillow as well. Love the simplicity and modern feel. Thanks for another great roundup and great giveaways!
love the ribbion candy ornamnets!
I love the felted sweater stockings! I’m definitely going to give that a try! Lotta Jansdotter’s book looks so fun! I’d love to win it!
beautiful projects yet again!
great stuff once again! think i’ll be trying the scrappy wreath!
Alas, I wish I had more hours in the day
To give me more time to play…
The whirrrrr of the sewing machine in my house
is already music in the ears of every mouse;
But these great ideas for the Holidays
will just continue to feed my sewing craze!!
This post has me humming Christmas carols!!
Love all of the ideas!! thanks for helping with my Christmas list!!
Ah, still more beautiful projects and books! Thanks so much, as always. I’m totally going to enjoy this entire month, I just know it!
This entire series of handmades has my head spinning. I love it! Thank you.
That ribbon candy will be all over my tree this year!
Great inspiration. I like the wreath.
LOVE the soap!!!! Great gift idea for teachers and relatives!
The soaps are a perfect project to do with my daughter – thanks!
That book on handmade spaces looks really neat! thanks for sharing these great ideas!
Love the tutorials & inspiration! Ready to break out the holiday music & get stitching
that soap looks so cute. We just may have to make a bunch of batches for our friends!
Thanks!!!
Those snow globe soaps are adorable!
Great projects…but my eyes went straight down to the truffles. Yum!
Those gingerbread truffles look so good!
Great ideas once again.
I need to make that wreath! Lovely!
Those truffles look yummmmmy! Fun tutorials too! Thanks.
gingerbread truffles and great tutorials? who needs to go out christmas shopping? not me! thank you!
There are a couple books there I would love to win!
The book about using your scraps looks awesome!
I love the fabric wreath! Great use of fabric scraps!
Those truffles look amazing!
Thanks for compiling these!
Love the snowglobe soaps–that will be a great project for the kids to make for their grandparents! Decorative, and useful, too! Thanks for all the great ideas.
oooh, that cherished quilts book looks wonderful!
Thanks for the great tutes again today!
Those truffles look wonderful–great accompaniment to an afternoon of sewing.
What great tutorials! I like the snowglobe!!!
Oh, Oh! Me, me! (And I promise to share then with my mother-in-law.)
Gingerbread truffles? Mmmmmm!
I love the snowflake pillow. I think felt is one of the handiest fabrics you can have on hand. It’s so great!
Love the soap! I will have to try it!
My Girl Scout troop is having a ‘make your parents a gift’ sleep over. Your posts the last few days have been quite inspiring! Thank you. Oh, and I need that Handmade Living book.
love the snowflake pillow, we may be having a blizzard in our living room!
Ginger truffles and Joel Dewberry’s book = a decadent break for a tired moma!
Wonderful tutorials! I can’t wait to make the snow globe soap for a little girl who collects snow globes!
I love the truffles, though I’ll admit that I first thought they were candles when I saw the bit of ginger sticking out like a wick!
I love the ribbon candy ornaments! My Grandma always had a dish full every christmas. Now I can have them without the sticky fingers!
oooh, i’m getting more and more in the holiday spirit as i read these posts!! thanks for all the wonderful inspiration
I would love a new project book. Love the handmade holidays! Thanks!
These are wonderful ideas! We’re doing a DIY xmas exchange with the families this year (except for the kids) so this is perfect!
So many great ideas! I’m looking forward to every day this month.
That scrappy wreath would be beautiful on my front door. And I have an entire Rubbermaid bucket full of scraps that I saved for a rainy day project…
The snowflake pillow and ribbon candy ornaments are really neat! Thank you!
I am so EXCITED that handmade holidays is back again! Thanks so much ladies for organizing this tremendous undertaking, it is so greatly appreciated!
I love these ideas! The truffles look awesome!
Thanks for all the great ideas. Love the snowglobe soap!
Ok, those snow globe soaps are TOO CUTE!!
Can’t wait to do the soaps with my kids. Great gift for their friends!
I love Christmas crafts!
yummy, gingerbread truffles!! I would do a happy dance if I won one of those awesome books!!
I’m totally going to make that wreath, it looks gorgoeus! thanks again for the great ideas!
this month is going to be fun with all those homemade tutorials!
Gingerbread truffles are going on my to-do list! Thanks for more great shares!!
That is the coolest soap ever!
I’ll have to try making some of those ornaments. They’re so pretty!
That snowflake pillow is fabulous!
Holiday projects are my favorite – thanks for the post!
Thanks for posting this so early–there’s still plenty of time to try out some of these fun projects!
That snowflake pillow is going on my To-Make list right away. And those truffles sound so good!
really like those letter pressed pub coasters! and of course everything else!
Love these ideas!
I love the snow globe soap!!
such wonderful little projects to make… if only my days had 36 hours in them instead of 24.
I will be making those gingerbread truffles soon. And the pillow is adorable!
All of the books look really interesting to me!
Love everything!
Love the scrappy wreath — great post today!
so many beautiful things so little time! could handmade holidays happen in June next year!?
You all just keep on giving. Thanks!
So many cute projects and not enough time…. so hard to restrain myself, but I guess I should pick just one for now!
The snow globe soap is adorable. It might be a fund project to do with our playdate group.
thank you for posting some links to your archived projects…sometimes it is hard to remember where to find them.
Oh, I love crafty books! And the fun tutorials!
Great ideas for the holidays. Love this month of projects for the season of joy!
I love how you not only give sewing ideas, but also a recipe too.
The mini snowglobe soaps are adorable! Thanks for sharing!
It’s almost unfair how much “Sewn Spaces” makes me want to buy Ginseng, when it’s so hard to find now!
I love the scrappy wreath and the gingerbread truffles. Sound delicious!
I love all these new ideas each day!
The snow globe soap is a winner in my house!
*squeeee* look at those pillows!! I want a million snowflakes
love these posts. the snowglobe soap is too cute!
I just love the soap idea, can’t wait to make it and give some out to our teachers!
I am loving the gingerbread truffles. It has been a while since I have baked or made treats for the holidays but these can definitely get me out of retirement to try them out. I would love to get my hands on the Sewn Spaces book. I have been getting into sewing lately even though I have absolutely no experience, so I am always looking for any great ideas I can apply around my home. This blog has definitely helped a lot in that with all the wonderful ideas.
The ribbon candy ornaments are so cute! I will definitely be making some for my friends and family! (And me of course!)
Some great project ideas and inspiration here once again today! Oh my, two of the books you are offering up to win are on my Christmas list – Joel Dewberry’s & Sandi Henderson’s… but I might have to add the quilt one too. Thanks for a great blog and the chance to win!
Chocolate gingerbread truffles–yum.
This gets the Christmas juices flowing!
Cute ideas!
I’ll definitely be making that adorable wreath!
I think my Mom would love to have a couple of coordinating snowflake pillows–I’ve added them to my ‘make’ list for this month!
Love all the Christmas ideas!
Love the ornaments!
Already plotting a batch of snow globe soap!
Thank you for the wonderful ideas! I feel inspired!
Love the snowflake pillow!
I love the stocking!
I love seeing all these new ideas each day!
I am all about hand-made goodies for my home these days – especially now that the holidays are coming! I think the Lotta Jansdotter book looks like a wonderful piece to have on-hand for inspiration and motivation to make my rented home all my own!
Thanks for the Christmas ideas! I love Christmas!
I look forward to the Handmade Holidays every year! The fresh ideas and simple sewing are so refreshing! Thanks for all you do to get this ready for us to enjoy! I think I’ll be making snow globe soaps with my grands this weekend!!
ooo I was flipping through “Sewn Spaces” yesterday at the book store and had to put it down (darn budgeted spending). I would love to win it!
Fun! Snow Globe soap and ribbon candy ornaments are on my must do list this year!
What a wonderful Scrappy Wreath! A good one to be creative with kids. Thanks for the idea!
Oh my…gingerbread truffles. Yum!
Snow globes – ah,yes, a must this year!
I love working with felt so I think the snowflake pillow is a keeper!
Such great ideas!!!!
It’s a pitty I don’t know how to work with soap, that Snow Globe Soap it’s sooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute!!!!!
Don’t want to get so caught up in sewing that I forget to decorate the house! Thanks for the reminder!
Love the wreath!
All those books seam so wonderful!
Great “stuff” today. Can’t wait to try the soap!!!!
I love the Ribbon Candy tute, I can see those in my future.
Love the soaps
Awesome prizes today! Love Joel’s book!
LOVE the idea of sharing such fun ideas each Friday!!! Oooo … hoping to win one of those great books! Thanks for doing all this!
I have this book marked (no pun intended) on Amazon, so would love to win! SMS christmas inspiration is always my favourite time of year!
The ribbon candy ornaments are adorable!
Those ribbon candy ornaments are so clever! Love!
I love the scrappy wreath…
Love the soap! My daughter will love to help make that for sure.
I love that snowflake pillow!
Fun ideas!
The snow globe soap! That would be a perfect gift project with my kids, thank you! (and I love all of the giveaway books today too)
That wreath is just what my door needs!
great projects!
The treasured quilts look so sweet. And I love Lotta!
I love that wreath!
Those ribbon ornaments are cute. I would love to make them.
Snow globe soaps! How frackin adorable. That looks like a fun winter project
The ribbon candy ornaments are so cute!
Oh! I love those pillows!
I love the Scandinavian home book (I’ve had that one on my Amazon wish list since I read about it) but they all look good. I’m going to have to check out how to make the snow globe soap – it’s so cute and I could make it with the teens I work with! Thanks for all these great ideas.
Those truffles sound amazing and the ornaments and wreath are gorgeous. I better get crafting!
Love the wreath and ribbon ornaments. The Cherished Quilts book is going on my wishlist.
I just printed off those cute labels. They are perfect. Thanks.
I really like all the posts. There is so much to choose from for the holidays you almost don’t have to look else where to get ideas. Thanks.
I’ll be sharing the soap tutorial with a friend who will love the idea!! Thanks!!
ooo I’ve been a fan of Lotta Jansdotter for such a long time & would love her book. I think she’d be a fan of the red snowflake pillow too.
Yum those truffles look delicious.
love the snowglobe soap! and finally, a stocking fit for a boy. i love the dark grey.
two of those books in particular look so awesome to me: handmade living and sewing bits and pieces look like they’d keep me busy and inspired all year!
That soap idea is so cute!
Oops! Might be a day too late but didn’t want to miss the opportunity. Gingerbread truffles are on my To Do list.
Those snow globe soaps are genius! Many thanks!
Will definitely be making the snow globe soaps with or for my kids this year!
I love love love the snow globe soap! Actually I have never seen anything like this before and I have to give it a try. My family is probably going to hate me for getting everyone soap for christmas
What great ideas! I especially like the pillow.
Love these books. Great for a gift for me or some of the sewists on my Christmas list. Cheers to you for making this holiday gift giving season sew easy!
I’m going to make that scrappy wreath for sure!
Wow some great holiday ideas!
Those soaps look like a great project to do with the kids. Thanks for sharing.
Such great ideas! Love that you included gifts that kids can make–that’s one of our favorite traditions…a crafty Christmas.
All those books look great! I’d better start making my Christmas list
Love the sweater stockings!
Great ideas! I love that snowflake pillow!
I’ve been wanting to make some sweater stockings for my family! Thanks for the tutorial.
the snow globe reindeer is just precious! LOVE it!
So many great tutorials – where to start? I love the options for kids can make it, too.
I’m loving these tutorials!
So many great tutorials, love the felted stockings!
Dreaming of what to make next……Gingerbread Truffles mm.
The kids are already asking me when they can make soap.
Lovely Ideas! Really enjoying HH this year!
What cute Christmas gift tags! Thanks for the download!
That pillow is so cute!
I’m really grateful for the exposure to all of these good books… will have to see what our library might carry (or order!). Thanks for the fun craft ideas too. Hooray for a handmade holiday!
Super cute…again, all this creativity is amazing! I am excited about making those very cool snowglobe soaps!
Cute pillow. Thanks for the giveaway
Another day with great ideas!
Love the soap!
I can’t wait to show my 12-year-old daughter the snow globe shop. She’s just developed an interest in soap making and I think she will love it.
Love that jeep with button wheels.
That soap is simply adorable! I love the snowflake pillow as well, makes me want to add 100 more throw pillows to my living room.
Oh, there is just never enough time for all I want to do!! I LOVE the scrappy wreath and stocking!
The snow globe soap sounds so fun.
Great idea for a stash busting wreat.
Awesome books! Love the gift tags too.
The wreath is beautiful! I may have to attempt that.
those little soaps are too darn cute!
Love the up-cycled sweaters into stockings! I’ve been wondering what to do with those not-so-cute Christmas sweaters.
Love the gift tags!
letterpressed coasters? yes please!
the recipe looks fun to try.
great ideas…can’t wait for Christmas
That snow globe soap is such a good idea!
I am really loving the ideas. I can’t wait to get started on them.
Those snow globe soaps are so cute, and that chocolate looks amazing.
Adding to my to do list….
LOVE the snowglobe soap! Awesome idea
Ooh those ribbon candy ornaments are adorable!
Those truffles do sound good!
I really want to try those gingerbread truffles!!
Thanks for the great tips.
Love the soap idea!
Love these great ideas for home decor. I think I am going to be making the adorable wreath with the kids.
If every Friday’s posts are as great as this, I’m going to be a busy girl!
Those truffles look delish!
Very nice! The soaps are super cute!!
I love the snow globes. They would be a great project for my girl scouts.
Gingerbread Truffles! Where do I sign?
Love the pillow and the ribbon candy ornaments!!
luv the scrappy wreath!
I am mad about creative wreaths. The scrappy wreath is perfect.
I think gingerbread truffles might just be the best thing you’ve ever posted!
My daughter is in love with the snow globe soap. Well, why wouldn’t she be? Great tutorials, great giveaways. Thanks!
I love the look of the scrappy wreath – definitely on my “To Do” list!
Oh, so gorgeous giveaways!
Loving those soaps. My son would have a blast making them.
I love the ribbon candy ornaments and the snowflake pillow. Those truffles look yummy!
Oh, those truffles look yummmmmmmmi.
Handmade Holidays is the best – such great ideas!
Those truffles look delicious!
Great tutorials. Love the pillow and the soap.
The Handmade Holiday series just gets better and better! Thank you for all the hard work that’s gone into it.
Can’t decide if I should start the scrappy wreath or make a batch of truffles first. Yum
I so want to make those soaps!
oooh… I love Lotta!
I covert that sewen spaces books, I really want it
And those truffles sound great!
Very cute tutorials!
So many tutorials to choose from! Snow globe soap! Ribbon ornaments! I’m loving it!
Snow globe soap. What an awesome idea!
Thanks for the great ideas! My daughter and I are gonna have so much fun making those adorable soaps
Love it – can’t wait to deck the halls
Thanks for the great tutorials. Going to try the ribbon candy ornaments this weekend!
such great ideas!!!
Free gift tags!? Yes please!
Those ribbon candy ornaments are great!
Thank you
SheilaC
Gingerbread truffles- yum!
Mmmmmmm…heavenly truffles. Also, I love the simplicity of red and white; might have to make a few pillows too!
That snowflake pillow is gorgeous!
felted stockings! great idea!
Love all the ideas!
I love the felted sweater stocking. I’m thinking that I need to make a stocking or two. Thanks for the tutorials.
Sew Mama Sew is making everyday in November feel like Christmas with all these gift ideas!
The truffles look yummy!
Love the snowglobe soap! I might try to make that with my girls!
We are choosing a handmade Christmas this year, so I’m loving the fount of ideas.
The ribbon candy ornaments are crazy cute.
How cute is the soap and ribbon candy decorations!
such great ideas!
Off to check out the soap Tute!
Great projects and I love the books!
I love the Scrappy Wreath, such a perfect use for all the little bits and pieces!
Just earlier today I was thinking of how to make a snowflake pillow very similar to the one pictured. Perfect timing! I love these lists.
All are great projects to do!
So fun, makes me eager to celebrate Christmas!
The snowflake pillow is great looking. Hope I win Joel Dewberry’s book!
decorations!! My favorite!!Great ideas…and gingerbread truffles! YUM!!
I totally love the ribbon candy craft! *off to bookmark it*
Love the snow globe soap.
The Cherished Quilt book looks great! Thanks for fun tutorials for Christmas!
Love the snow globe soaps — what a great idea!
The snow globe soaps are to die for!
Cherished quilts for babies and kids just made my christmas list.
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I can’t wait to make the soap’!!
mmm….gingerbread truffles. Sound delicious.
Cute pillow.
I love finding such great holiday ideas on here. I would also love to win one of these books!
I just added those soaps to my kid-crafting list! What fun those will be. My youngest only has 7 kids in his class–maybe we’ll make these for gifts.
What great books and tutorials!
I looooove the snow globe soap! SO CUTE!
Mmmmm….truffles.
Love the pillow!
Some really cool ideas!
I love the ribbon candy ornaments! The soap looks like a fun thing to try with my granddaughter! thanks
May let the kids try Snow Globe soaps . . . . .and gonna grab the gift tags!
The soaps are so cute! And the truffles look delicious!
I love the homemade soap!
Everything is so pretty. Love the books though!
I guess I’d better get busy! I think I could actually do some of those fun snowflake pillows!
Wonderful ideas!
I like the snowflake pillow tutorial – I was going to put one up on my blog as that’s something I’ve found very fun to make and visually powerful. I use fleece rather than felt for my snowflake appliques though.
gingerbread truffles sound yummy, and that soap is so cute!
Those ribbons are really pretty!
Thank you for all the wonderful links.
Great scrappy wreath!
Love the snowflake pillow!
Apparently my new neighborhood has quite the baking and gifting scene at the holidays….chocolate gingerbread truffles might make quite a good showing
Thanks!
Cute pillow, and I think I’m going to have to make those truffles!
Great ideas to make with children.
Thanks
I love the snowflake pillow
the ideas just keep coming! thanks so much for gathering so many great tutorials.
truffles, yummie!
I just love the wreath, and the snowflake pillow is adorable too.
Wow! Wonderful ideas and fun books too.
Ribbon Candy ornaments – check that off the list. Love the other projects too. Thanks
Such exciting books – thanks!
Snowflake pillow is a must do!!! : ) Love the soap and the wreath!!! Thanks again for such lovely inspiration!!!
The snow globes would make great christmas party favors.
i don’t celebrate christmas, but those coasters are awesome…perfect for winter drinks.
Gingerbread truffels…oh my!! i think i will attempt the ribbon candy ornaments this year…i have tons of ribbon!!
Thanks!
I love the snowflake cushion. The red felt looks fantastic.
Love those snow globe soaps!
Cute wreath!
very awesome ideas!
Great stuff!
Those truffles look delicious.
This may be the year for the snow globe soaps!
Ribbon candy ornaments & gingerbread truffles…I’m all set!
Great Tutorials.
This whole page makes me want to start decorating right now.
I love the scrappy wreath, so cute!!
Oh those truffles look so good.
Love the Christmas decorations.
SO much inspiration… and I can hardly wait to taste the gingerbread truffles! ;0)
Thanks for the great ideas!
How can I turn down truffles!
Those snow globe soaps are PERFECT! I’ve been wanting something small and unique we could make for a ton of extended family and friends this year.
Those soaps would make the best stocking stuffers……….now to get busy and stop drooling.
Great collection of books!
those gingerbread truffles look so yummy.
I would love to win any one of these wonderful books. Thanks also for the Deck the Halls tutorials. I’m going to give the ribbon candy ornament a try.
The ribbon candy ornaments are to-die for. They would make great little gifts, too.
How cute are those ribbon ornaments? Love those!
the Gingerbread Truffles look yummie!
Love the quilt on the cover of Cherished Quilts!
Thanks once again for the great links!
More wonderful tutorials
Truffles and snowglobe soaps. Adorable and yummy!!!
That soap seems nearly too pretty to be used!
So very cool
Love the ribbon candy ornaments!
Truffles look really good!!
What an absolutely wonderful giveaway! Thank you for the chance!
thanks for posting these are great!
Ribbon Candy Ornaments–YUMMM!!
Love the snowflake pillow and the ribbon candy ornaments…simple is sometimes best
Some really great tutorials! The snow globe soap is unlike anything I have ever seen before.
I can’t wait to try some of these ideas out!
What a wonderful idea! Fabulous handmade gifts! And a giveaway as well…..I LOVE this!!!
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Claudia
Loving this series on the blog – thank you for all the great ideas… And I’m a big fan of Lotta Jansdotter and love her books – yay!
These books look awesome – thanks for the chance to win!
Truffles!
I have so many fabric scraps. These books would be great to do something new and with stuff I have around the house.
That snow globe soap is such fun!
Love the snow globe soaps!
Wow! Now I must get my sewing machine tuned up for the big push for Christmas gifts. Thanks!
The snowflake pillow has lots of possibilities for my gift list.
the quilt on the cover of cherished quilts is just perfect!! also, gonna have to make that wreath!!!
I want to make the snow globe soaps with my daughter. I would love to win the quilt book.
Fingers crossed,
Melissa B.
mbabecka@gmail.com
Love the snow-globe soap idea!
I really like those snow globe soaps. They’d be great for a new baby too with a little rubber ducky or something inside!
love the snowflake pillow!!
I think the snow globe soaps are the latest thing I’m addign to my list… and I want to win the new Lotta Jansdotter book! Or the quilt one
that wreath is so great. Love that idea.
Great gift ideas!
Gingerbread truffles… yum.
The scrappy wreath is a great idea!
Love those ideas!!
Wow, that soap looks really fun. I think all the neighbor kids will be getting that for Christmas.
Would love, love, love the chance to win any one of these wonderful books!!
Snow globe soap! I love it!
my favorite today is the scrappy wreath..
Ribbon candy looks good enought to eat. Want to try the soap as well. Great job!! Thanks for all the effort!!
OH my…love the soap snow globe. Too cute.
I remember making snowglobes. How fun.
Love the ribbon candy ornaments. I love to put things on the tree that I (or my daughters) have made. It makes it more special to us…
The truffles sound divine!
It’s great that there are projects kids can make this year – the little star tag on said projects is really handy and a great idea too. Thanks for that!!
The wreath is a really good idea, and it would be easy to do for other holidays too.
I especially love the snowflake pillow, thanks for sharing!
I am definitely going to be making that snow globe soap with my kids! What a fun craft!
I think we’ll be adding snow globe soaps to our advent calendar of activities!
Can’t wait to try those soaps!!
Please pick me! lol
great links and projects!
awww, sweet ideas. love them all!
So much to love. Oh my gosh. Definitely trying the soaps. And hoping to win the book on using up scraps!
Deck the halls indeed, can’t wait to do just that!
The Scrappy Wreath is very cute, would love to try it!
All of today’s books look so interesting!
I’m definitely making that snowflake pillow!
truffles…yum!
The snowflake pillow is great, I want a drift of them in my living room