November 2 ~ Deck the Halls
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Hand-Stitched Ornaments Helen from Angharad created these Hand-Stitched Ornaments for a series here at Sew,Mama,Sew! Start sewing now and you’ll have a sweet set of ornaments for the tree! |
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Advent Bag This Advent Bag Pattern from Jessica at Happy Together utilizes Velcro numbers and can easily hang from a doorknob. |
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Scrappy Festive Table Runner Create a new Scrappy Festive Table Runner for the upcoming season with this tutorial by Jacey from Jaceycraft for Sew,Mama,Sew! |
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Jingle Pillow Linda Lum DeBono, author of Sew Merry and Bright: 21 Easy, Fun, and Festive Patterns, shows you how to make this super-fun Jingle Pillow here at Sew,Mama,Sew! |
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Challah Cover Ronit from Two Hippos designed this Challah Cover that includes the word “Shabbat” in Hebrew. A challah cover would make a lovely holiday gift! |
Bag a Day
There are so many beautiful bags to love out there… We’re sharing one bag tutorial every day this month for you to sew and give.
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Open Wide Zippered Pouches We think these Open Wide Zippered Pouches from Anna at Noodlehead could be the perfect way to wrap holiday gifts this year! |
Related tutorials you might just love: Deck the Halls 2010 One, Two, Three, Four and Holiday Sew-Alongs (Join in any time!)
Here are just a few fabrics perfect for some of today’s projects. Click on the fabric images to visit the Sew,Mama,Sew! shop:
| Kristin’s choice | Gabrien’s choice | Beth’s choice | ||
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Mix It
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Ornament Cake Balls Laura Beth from A Step in the Journey shows you how to turn your favorite cake ball recipe into festive Ornament Cake Balls. |
Print It
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Printable Christmas Decorations Make a crew of Christmas paper dolls with these Printable Christmas Decorations from Mr. Printables. |
Win It
Comment on today’s post for a chance to win one of these prizes!
Anna Maria’s Needleworks Notebook (US Winners Only)
Author: Anna Maria Horner
Publisher: Wiley
Textile designer and writer Anna Maria Horner opens the door on her favorite embroidery projects and invites you to stitch alongside her. Inside you’ll learn cross-stitch, needlepoint, embroidery and crewel. Each category offers advice and common tools used, Anna Maria’s favorite techniques, and hold-your-hand instructions on how to develop your own inspired patterns. In addition, each project journals her process right down to the precise fabrics and exact color number of every thread used in the beautifully photographed examples.
Sew Up a Home Makeover: 50 Simple Sewing Projects to Transform Your Space (US Winners Only)
Author: Lexie Barnes
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Want to bring a new look to a tired room without spending a fortune? Designer Lexie Barnes shows you how to personalize your living space in just a few hours, with 50 fresh, fun, pattern-free sewing projects. Transform a living room with a custom-designed slipcover and coordinated pillows. Redecorate a bedroom in a weekend by sewing up a headboard cover, a lampshade, and matching window treatments. Learn how easy and inexpensive it can be to change the look of a child’s room as she grows from a baby to a kid to a teenager.
Don’t miss our Handmade Holidays photo pool, and check out our 2011 Handmade Holidays list for more fabulous ideas.
We respect the copyright of all crafters. All photos are used with permission from the artist.
291 Responses to “November 2 ~ Deck the Halls”
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My girls would LOVE those little zip purses!
I adore AMH and the simple sewing book looks great too! Already enjoying Novembers posts!
cute ideas!
I have definite plans to make some zip bags for Christmas presents. I’d love to try the Open Wide tutorial for some variety!
I love those little ornaments! “Santa” gives the kids a ornament in the stocking every year and I think they’ll be handmade this year!
I think I might have to whip up one of those zippered pouches just because of the Hello Kitty fabric. So cute and oh so handy.
What wonderful items- loved the jingle pillow and the challah cover.
thank you!
I can see so many uses for the wide zippered pouches in my home. The handstitched ornaments are cute too – love the Robin!
I would love to win a copy of the Home Makeover, although the needleworks book is equally enticing
Lovely—the hand stitched ornaments are too sweet.
I love the challah cover.
How funny. I make an ornament for my grandkids every year and just today I was looking at Handstitched Ornaments which I had bookmarked.
I completely agree with Gabrien’s choice of fabric. That’s my favorite holiday fabric right now
I would love Anna’s new book. Thank you for making it available.
These projects should get me rolling to Christmas! Thanks for all the ideas
Woo hoo! Day 2! Lovely giveaway and great ideas – thank you!
As always fabulous ideas. Thanks SMS!
The wide open zippered pouches look fun and quick to sew! And who can’t use another place to store things!?
The ornament cake balls have just moved to the top of my ‘to do’ list, YUM!!
Love this series – always get super ideas!
I love those zippered pouches! I am definitely going to make a pair for two young ladies on my list – and fill them with sewing supplies!
I am loving the jingle pillow!
Love the jingle pillow and the printables. Thanks for the great start to the holiday season.
Once again the bag looks so cool! However, I’m eyeing up the Scrappy Festive Table Runner. Awesome!
I love those printable ornaments! Thanks for sharing!
I love Winterkist fabric so I was very pleased to see that featured. I love the ornaments and they look really easy to create. A good project to have on hand when out and about.
Thanks again for running this month – it really is a great idea.
Wow these are some great ideas! Thanks.
I love those cake balls! So cute and festive!
Great ideas! Noodlehead’s pouches are on my Gift To Do List already..
I love making zippered pouches. Can’t wait to try the open wide ones!
That pillow is so cute and love the cake balls! So creative!
I love Anna Maria and I love Christmas.
Thanks for the great tutorials.
I love the advent bag! What a great idea. I am going to be making me at least one of those!
Love the handmade holidays list. Great ideas!
Love the zippered pouch–now I just need to conquer my fears of trying to sew a bag with a zipper!
Lovely giveaways! Thank you!
Love the Advent Bag idea!
I vote for making the came ball ornaments.
oh that pillow is adorable!
That table runner is calling my name!
I always love a zippered bag…will have to give it a try!
The ornament cake balls are so cute. And thanks for the print outs of the trees and Santa.
Can’t wait to try the hand stitched ornaments with my classroom!
Can’t wait to start some zippered pouches. Perfect gift for ALL ages. Thanks for the chance to win prizes!
wow! what fun little projects. which one to do first?
thanks for the giveaway. I would love Anna’s book.
Love those zipper pouches! Noodlehead always has great tutorials.
Love the Advent bag. I’ve been trying to come up with a way to let my 4-year-old count down the days, and this may be the way to go. Thanks!
oh my, that little bird ornament is adorable!
Excited about the coming holidays!
Oh, I have to try those cake balls. They’d make great hostess or workmate gifts.
Love the “open wide zippered pouches”!
I love the idea of wrapping presents in zippered bags. This year I’m giving a lot of non-cluttering (I hope) gifts – movie tickets and the like. Wrapping them this way will also give a longer-lasting something useful AND pretty. Yay!
Would love to win Anna Maria Horner’s book! Thanks for the giveaways and the fun series.
Oh!! I cannot wait to get started on this year’s goodies!!!
Ornament cake balls how fun!!!
My favorites today are the Jingle Bell pillow and the Scrappy Festive Table Runner. I might have to do both!
I was looking for felt ornaments! I am starting these today for some of the sixth graders I am teaching to sew as their elective. some have already completed a pillowcase!
I’m inspired to make some felt ornaments – thanks!
I love the idea of the advent bag!
I really need to make some of those ornaments for quick gifts or decoration/gift wrap! I also love the scrappy table runner and follow the Jaceycraft blog!
Oh yay! This is my favorite time of year on your blog! So much talent, so many ideas and so many creative items and books to add to my wish list!
love the handstitched ornaments and the printables!
Thanks for the giveaway and great ideas!
The Advent Bag idea is amazing! Things wouldn’t have to fit in those tiny doors of my Advent calendar!
Been wanting to make cake balls, and these adorable ones might just convince me to finally try it!!
I’m so making those ornaments. Too cute!
Love that Advent bag idea!
Wonderful tutorials as always. I am starting my scrappy table runner today!
Fun, fun!
Beautiful ideas! Love these little hand-stitches ornaments for Christmas!!
more great ideas!
The zippered pouches are great! No more wrapping paper in the trash!
Those cake balls are cute!
I like the advent bag.
Love the zipper pouches and I love the ideas for some home decorating. I plan on getting some done for my house after the new year.
Can’t wait to bust out the felt for those ornaments!
I’ll definitely be making some of the soft ornaments – then I won’t have to worry so much about my newly crawling daughter pulling them off the Christmas tree!
The zipper pouches are great. I hope to teach my 11 year old to make them so she can make and give them as gifts. And I love the Moose ornament. It just might have to add it to my must make list!
With three(!) kittens in the house, I need unbreakable ornaments this year. The adorable hand-stitched ornaments will be perfect! (And I may fill a few with catnip AFTER the holidays…)
Zipper purses? Fabulous!
I like the challah cover. Very pretty.
The zipper bags are so cute. I can imagine making a collection of them for a gift.
How fun! Those cake balls are on my list of to-dos now!
Love the printables today!
Love the challah cover!
Love your suggestion to wrap presents in bags that can be used again, like the zippered pouches!
Love the ornaments and the printable Christmas decorations!
Very cute pouch. Would make a great gift for teachers.
Love those printables! I’m definitely printing some to put on my desk at work.
I am making 100 Open Wide Zippered Pouches at my earliest convenience. Thanks for the pattern and inspiration!
I think this toddler house definitely needs more unbreakable soft-ornaments!
why are the giveaways US only?
This post has been the first thing to get me into the Christmas mood this year. I love the sewn ornaments, and I’m sending my cakeball-making best friend a link to those cute ornament cakeballs!
I think I’m going to have to make one of those table runners! I have a christmas charm pack somewhere…
I love the Handmade Holidays series! Just wish I had enough time to make them all!
The wide open zip purses are on my to-do list!
Those ornament cake balls are the cutest! Thanks for another selection of great projects to choose from!
I don’t think you can ever have enough of those little zip bags! And I’m coveting the Anna Maria Horner book big time!
That advent bag tutorial is a winner!
More fun things to add to my growing list. I really like the advent calendar idea.
I’m so excited for this series! Thanks for the great ideas and inspiration yet again!
Genevieve
We’ll be making some ornaments over here!
The jingle pillow is awesome sauce!
The advent bag is a great idea! Doesn’t limit you to tiny things
Oooo and I was just thinking I needed to make some holiday/winter table runners this year!!
I really would like to start hand stitching again and I’ve been eyeing AMH’s new book. Plus, those cake balls look tasty even after throwing out most of my kid’s over abundance of Halloween candy.
I didn’t know that AMH had a needlepoint book. Love!
I’m hitching up the embroidery train for the holidays and would love some inspiration from Anna Maria’s book.
I remember the Jingle pillow from when Sew Merry and Bright was reviewed on SMS. Thanks for the reminder to move it to the top of my to-sew list!
I’ve been meaning to make some of those pouches from Anna. Thanks!
Yay, holiday sewing time!
Oooh I love those zippered pouches! As always, a great post!
I look forward to the Handmade Holidays list every year! Thank you for the wonderful decor ideas today!
I’ve been teaching my daughter needlepoint. We could always use more inspiration!
I love the advent bags. I think I will start this year to display it next year. HA!
I’ve been meaning to make some of Anna’s pouches for a while now. I use her other pouch tutorial for basic pouches and it’s so clear and easy to follow!!
So many wonderful ideas! Where to begin…
What beautiful gifts! I wish I had time to make one of everything!
The advent bag is so cute!
I love the zippered pouches and the advent bag! Thanks for sharing.
The Advent Bag is wonderful!
Cute ornaments. Thanks.
I love little zipper pouches, I make them all the time, but never thought to use them as gift wrap. Neat idea!! I love the little felt ornaments and the idea of the advent bag. Thanks for the give away.
More great ideas. Thanks.
I love stitching felt! And that zipper pouch would be great for my nieces!
I love attaching a homemade ornament to a gift. Thanks for the ideas!
I can’t believe it’s time for Handmade Holidays already. Mmmmm cake balls . . .
So many great projects, but so little time
I Would love to sew those pouches in the gnomie fabric!
LOVE the printables today! We have a 3 week old baby, and a 3 year old boy at home. DH goes back to work in 3 weeks so I’m collecting these for my 3 year old to do when Daddy isn’t home!!
Thanks so much!
LOVE that Cake Pop Ornament idea! I am really hoping to get some holiday baking in this year!
Love the advent doorknob pockets . . . but I made the advent quilt a few years ago–how many advents can you have?
I am looking for an advent calendar idea. Maybe I will give those bags a whirl. Thanks SMS!
I’m just learning to embroider – I need the AMH book!!
Cute projects”. I love the door advent calendar!
I love Anna’s tutorials. I’ll have to whip up some wide open zipper pouches! Great gift idea with some treats inside.
I definitely want to make more handmade ornaments this year!
The Advent Bag is a great idea!! Thanks
Great ideas! I’m getting my sewing machine out and dusting it off!
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Love the zippered pouches. I don’t use wrapping paper anymore, and this is a perfect way to give a gift inside.
what cute ideas
OOOOhhh, Anna Maria Horner’s new book looks like a must-add to the Christmas list.
that AMH book looks lovely and inspiring!
Love the zippered pouches!
I love these projects, especially the scrappy table runner. Thanks!
YAAAAY so glad you are doing this! I am so excited for Christmas this year – not really sure why but wow, I can’t wait to check in every week! I’m already starting to deck my halls!
Another set of tempting projects. You are all so fabulous to share all of these wonderful tutorials.
That Jingle Pillow is too cute, and who doesn’t love a zippered pouch!
Love the scrappy table runner.
I love the Advent bag idea – thanks!
Aww, the little ornaments are so cute – I may have to make some as gifts this year.
Love the books! My sister and I are in the slow process of redesigning our bedroom, which has never coordinated well, and the home makeover book would be perfect.
Blessings,
~Miss Rachel~
The wide mouth zipper purses Will be very useful – thanks
Really cute ideas! Those books like fun.
I like the advent bags. And I would love that Anna Maria Horner book!
I’ve been meaning to make some of those open wide pouches – thanks for the reminder!
So excited about those open wide zip pouches. I love giving pouches as gifts and it’s time for a new pattern. Also loving the printable today. Perfect for the kids to color and take home from the cookie decorating party I’m having this year.
Advent bags that hang on the door knob- clever!!
I love that you folks do these roundups!
I always love sewing holiday-themed decorations, but I might also have to make those adorable cake pop ornaments. Thanks for the great ideas!
I’m so happy you guys are doing this again
Love the zip purses!
I love the ornaments! I just sewed some burlap-and-felt ornaments for my mom and I think I may need to whip up some felty ones to keep for myself too-I especially love the present. Looks easy and super cute, which is always a good combo!
Two great books! I’d love either one.
I am such a bag lady! These advent bags and zipper pouches are so cute.
What awesome ideas. I love the Advent bags. It would be so nice to win this book.
I love AMH’s creations. Thanks for the chance to win the book.
So cute! I love to make purses and bags. Who wouldn’t like one for Christmas!
Beautiful table runner!
Advent Bag! What a lovely idea! Especially since we live in a little house!
I love those ornaments!
I look forward to Handmade Holidays every year. Thanks so much for putting it all together for us.
Those cakeball ornaments look fantastic!
Love the table runner
That pillowcase is adorable! May just be the inspiration I need to try patchwork.
Love the ornament cake treats!
I am going to make those cute cake ball ornaments! So Cute!
Thanks for the cute idea links – I love the felt ornaments!
I love Anna’s zippered pouches!
I’m busy making ornaments now! I’ll have to include these. I would love that Anna Maria book!
The open wide zipped pouch has been on my list for a while now. Time to do it!
Those ornament cake balls are too cute!
The jingle pillow is awesome!
I need a home makeover! Yes, please.
love that little reindeer!
I love the Jingle Pillow- the modern look is great.
Love the ornaments. they would look cute hanging in the house.
What amazing prizes on top of great gift ideas.
thanks for the inspiration! (and the opportunity to win such awesome prizes)
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Oh! I like the jingle pillow.
Love all the ideas! The felt ornaments are a must as are the pouches and ornament cake balls. Am especially loving the AMH Needlework Notebook…Thanks for the chance to win!
Cute ornaments! I love the advent bags and wide puch bags, too. Thanks for the chance to win!
The ornament cake balls look delicious!
I love the idea of wrapping with the zipper pouches!
I love the advent bags! What a great idea!
I fancy those printable decorations from Mr. Printables.
Those cake balls are so clever!
Hurray! My favorite time of year at Sew Mama Sew: Handmade Holiday Series. Each year I can count on finding new thing to make, cook or buy. Loving the printouts and the zip pouches.
I’ve been dying to get this book!
I can’t decide which is cuter – the pillowcase or those amazing-looking cake balls!!
Love those sweet ornaments! Still got to try the wide open bags too!
I can’t believe how close to Christmas it is already i feel so far behind. I have a few nieces that will love the zippered pouches and the ornament cakes will be great for Christmas parties Thanks.
The Advent bags are such a fun idea!
Today’s bag looks like a great gift!
I so want AMH’s book! It’s on my book list!
I really like this series!
I love these ideas! And I love the book offerings!
I have been looking for a cute zippered bag, Thanks!
Thank you for a super giveaway and a chance to win.
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The ornaments could make a great project for my son and I. Thanks!
Love the jingle rock pillow!
Love all the fabrics you picked today!
My daughter will be all over making those cake balls!
I do love doing needlework this time of year!
Love those open wide bags.
I haven’t seen the fabric agabrien chose until now, I’m in love!
Oh man, I want that needlework’s book. Not sure whether I’d rather keep it for myself or give it to hubby’s grandma – I think she would love it
I’ve made quite a few of Anna’s wide pouches. Love that design! Fantastic books today – - my fingers are crossed!
Ooh, the hand stitched ornaments would be a great way for my kids to make things this year! They’ve done that type of thing in the past so they could stitch some up and give them as handmade gifts. I’d better go buy some more felt!
What a cute little bag today! It’s off to my “To Make” board on Pinterest!
What cute ideas! So excited to see what’s in store for the rest of the month!
These all look great. I love Noodlehead’s patterns.
my 12yo is making felt ornaments right now, I’ll have to show her the ones here.
Love the Advent bags.
I’ve made the open zip pouch. Her instructions are fantastic and the bags adorable!!!
I am going to make the little ornaments!
brilliant idea for advent!
Oh My Gosh! I can’t believe it is November already… Handmade Holidays is the best!
Love the little zip bags. Not sure I’ll have time to make anything this year, but I can always dream.
Love the advent bag idea!
I was just thinking about little pouches filled with goodies as hostess gifts! Thanks for the link!
Those zippered pouches would be good for everyone on my list. I could fill them with candy, money, lottery tickets, nail polish…..personalize then to suit the recipient.
The ornaments are wonderful, even i could make those!
Sweet ornaments and I love the zippered pouches.
Love the zippered pouches
The challah cover is beautiful- nice to see something a little different in decor
I’m making Christmas ornaments right now. Thanks for sharing those cute hand stitched animals.
Those little ornaments are the cutest.
I have made one of the pouches – it is great. Really easy to get things into and out of.
I love those ornaments!!
Great ideas once again….love the ornaments!
Love the cake balls!
Cute ornies.
The hand stitched ornaments are super cute!
Love the open wide zipper pouches!
Love those sweet little hand stitched ornaments!
The advent bag is so clever.
Those advent bags would also make great toy storage for the rest of the year. Love multi-taskers!
another great round up!
Those ornaments are so cute!
Hello ornament cake balls! So fun!
Wonderful prizes and great ideas! Thanks so much!!!
Yummy cake balls!
The little hand stitched ornaments are adorable!
love the pouches!
Love the Jingle Pillow and especially the ornaments. Hand-stitching is my favorite.
those printables….. so fabulous!
Cute ornaments and the advent bag is so cute too.
cute ornaments!
I like the little bags; I am sure my daughter would love to have a few to give to her friends.
LOVE THE ADVENT Baskets!
Thank you for this wonderful series for the holidays!
Cute bags!
Wide open zipper pouches, here I come!
great ideas – love the pouches.
Oh, that jingle pillow. Love!
Oh, the ornaments! Too. Cute!
Cute ideas and that book looks so inspiring!
oh dear. i want to make everything on this page! and then eat cupcakes.
i adore that advent bag idea!
Love them all and the cake balls look wonderful!!!1 Yum!
Loving the advent bag, really cute and practical to use the same bag! I reeeeally would love either of the books here – the home makeover book is on my wish list (I highly recommend for easy yet tasteful projects!), and Anna Maria Horner’s I’m in line for at the library!
Love the bird ornament!
Made the pouches from Noodlehead–super easy! Love those!!! Would love to win the decorating book, I need the inspiration!
Thank you for including the challah cover. I am always looking for something to make for our Jewish friends. This is quite nice.
Love all these projects! That advent bag is clever
I love the Jingle Pillow!
Ornament cake balls are super cute!
I’ve been looking for an advent calendar! This looks perfect!
Love the ornament cake balls, yummy!
I am going to make the felt ornaments with my grands Thanksgiving week-end.
Love the zippered pouches!!
Oh I love handmade holidays thanks for rounding up these wonderful projects.
Making these ornaments tonight!
Such great ideas – love the felt ornaments!
Beautiful ideas!
The cake balls are so cute! I think I will have to make them.
been meaning to sew felt ornaments for years… yipes!
Cute bags and the recipe looks good.
Mary in MN
the table runner is classy christmas!
Thank you for the hand stitched ornament pattern link!
I better get going on decorating the house!
Rebecca in CA