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December 12 ~ Melissa’s tutorial links, wristlets & more
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We have lots of fun links for you today!
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25 Days of Christmas Craft |
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Handcrafters’ Holidays Meme |
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Handcrafters’ Holidays Meme, continued!
Stefanie of Artsy Momma has a great collection of answers to the meme, including links to her favorite meatloaf recipe and a truly impressive handmade gift list. She has a nice theme gift idea, her Artsy Momma shop with lots of handmade totes and scarves and more for you to enjoy on her blog.
Melissa from Elemental Stitches also has lots of wonderful meme answers and her Scent of Rain Designs shop with gifts you can buy. Melissa’s favorite family holiday tradition is decorating the house and tree, and she has several loved ones she’s missing this holiday season. She shares “sneak peeks” at holiday gifts (with lots of intricate embroidery) on her blog too.
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Those denim trees are adorable! Thanks for sharing!
Wow! I am amazed at your never ending supply of great new blogs to visit and ideas to share. Thanks so much!
Thanks for all the work you have all done in finding so many great projects! I have had tons of fun getting started, and am now racing to finish all my home made Christmas presents! There are just too many good ideas.
As a crafter from way back, I got “lost” in your blog. And Ioved every minute of it. I will definitely come back for more!
Roberta
It is SO hard to choose just a few of all the wonderful projects you’ve given us! I am already working on next year’s gifts!!! Thanks for all your creative work.
Susan
yah! more fun tutorials, thank you.
OMG I am soooooooooooooo behind!!!! and poor on top of that! Oh well I absolutely LOVE LOVE all the links you put up but MAN oh MAN I wanna make them ALL!!!!! (Thus putting me even more behind!) I hope everyone loves reciving NEW YEAR gifts instead of XMAS ones , hahahaha
Merry Christmas (or to be PC……… HAPPY HOLIDAYS) to all and hoping everyone spends this time with the ones you love
What a wonderful website you found. She is definitely one crafty mumma. I can’t wait to try the apricot balls, and the denim Christmas tree ornaments.
I can hardly get over that new Katie Jump Rope fabric. It’s so adorable it makes me crazy, and looks super cute in that quilted wristlet. I *hope* someone I know has taken the hint and is getting me the fat quarter set for Christmas!!
I love that little reindeer!
Thanks for more great stuff! I was out of town for a week and just caught up with your posts. My mind is spinning!
Love the denim Christmas tree ornaments and the zippered wristlet! Wth every blog post you make I keep adding more projects to my list! I’ve decided to stick to my original list and keep the added ideas for next year. Now just to get the time to get those original items completed!
Everytime I check a gift off my list, more names are added to the list! It’s great to have the link for your tutorials, because I just look back and presto a gift comes to mind. thank you.
I really enjoyed going to Melissa’s blog. I loved her count down to Christmas with her craft and recipe ideas – where does she get the energy and time?
adorable ornaments!
Again, really cute things! I love the glitter clay!
Thanks!
Can’t wait to get started on More presents, Thanks for sharing!
Jenni
I love the trees! so cute
love it her
sew much
so many links! so many awesome projects!!! THANK YOU
I love the denim tree ornaments – a great addition to a country Christmas!
I have truly enjoyed your blog and have been inspired into making 2 projects last week. Thanks for the inspiration!!! Between my full time job and a volunteer job, both doing accounting, I’d forgotten what creativity can do for the spirit!
More great tutorials! Thank you!!
The denim trees are adorable!!!
On my way to the sewing room now!!
I love those tree ornaments and thanks for reminding me that little wristlets will make terrific gifts for some of my friends!
It’s pretty good that I am my own boss – because I spend way too much time looking at crafting blogs and websites. Loved the ideas today – those little denim ornaments look so cute and also sooo easy. Why can’t I come up with anything on my own like that? Oh, I know why – I am too busy making all the projects I get from other people!!!
glitter playdough!!!
WOW!!!
how fun is that!!!
I love that wristlet! Everytime I think I’m almost done sewing Christmas presents, I realize there is so much more that I could be making!
I love that quilted wristlet!
Thank you for the best month ever! I must check back through the tutorials several times a day just to make sure I haven’t missed anything fabulous. Cheers to you and all the bloggers who make this possible.
Such great ideas and tutorials the past couple of months. Thank you!
those denim trees are great! i love holiday crafts that aren’t obviously ‘holiday’!
Those tree ornaments are similar to the ones I made for my ornament swap!
http://mich-michmania.blogspot.com/2007/12/actually-done.html
Just what I’ve been looking for, for my girls to make for gifts. Thak you!
I *love* that zippered wristlet… soo darn cute!
And the denim trees! cute! those would be cute to add to the front of some packages for some of my friends!
and glitter playdough.. yea!
I just recently discovered your blog and I’m finding it so inspiring! Thank you!
This was a great bolg to check out – I loved the little reindeer food and poem to go along with it – loads of great ideas – thanks!
Love the gift tags. Thanks!
I just adore reading your blog! My poor husband is looking at a dining room table filled with craft idea’s thanks to you.
Thank you!
My list of projects I want to do just keeps getting longer! Thanks for all the great links.
That purse is just too cute. It would be great for keeping knitting doodads in!
Sounds like more great ideas. Thank you.
Thank you for the gift tags-very cute and much better than what’s available in stores!
Today’s the day… I am gonna sew and sew and sew! Brace yourself cheap little sewing machine!
I LOVE the wristlet! I know what I am making after the holidays!
Cute ornaments! Just what i needed to top off gift baskets for family.
More great ideas! Thanks!
Will the good ideas never stop?! I now have sewing projects for the next bazillon years!
Thanks for sharing a link to Melissa’s blog! WONDERFUL!!
Hurray for One Crafty Mumma!
I love the free gift tags. Thanks!
I Love Mels blog and really enjoying the daily posts.
Sarah x
next year i’ll prepare for christmas way ahead of time so i can make more handmade gifts
Thank you for your fun contests!
One Crafty Mumma is official on my list of must reads! Great Blog!!!
Love the link to the glitter playdough. I think I need some for me.
Great ideas.
You guys are great – thank so much for all the inspiration!
I can’t wait till finals are over so I can get started on these tutorials! Thanks for your awesome and inspiring site!
So many lovely ideas! I hope you keep these pages, and the others from november through 2008, so we’ll have a hole new year to do it all! Thanks for sharing!
We are definitely going to be making the One Crafty Mama ornaments! They are so cute!
Oo I love these trees!
Delurking to say hello. I love your handmade Christmas List! Such talented people! I have gotten so many great ideas! I’ll be busy all year!
I can’t thank you enough for all of the fabulous ideas and tutorials! This is the best place online for sewing ideas and resources. thanks again!!
oooh, i NEED a wristlet!
so cute!!
Thanks so much for featuring my little tree ornaments and other projects on here, that was so sweet of you Sew, Mama, Sew!
Thankyou to everyone that has left such lovely comments on here too :O)
Mel
i always have to make sure the baby is sound asleep before i start reading this blog. there is so much fun stuff to read and look at. thanks for all the great blogs and ideas!
I love all the crafty ideas/blogs you link to! I have so many things I want to make now, I don’t know where to start!
Wish I had time to make more gifts, but sometimes my commonsense wins out
So many days, so many crafts…
I am loving the links each day! Thanks:)
Such great ideas!
Love the wristlet!!! And those denim trees are too cute!
With friendship,
Lisa
Wow, so much holiday eye candy! Thank you so much for compiling all these wonderful ideas and tutorials! I look forward to your posts everyday now. I am busy making some ornaments – so much fun it should be illegal ha, ha
I found this site today while searching for easy beginners sewing projects. You’ve inspired me! Great site!
I absolutely love this blog, thank you! I made a wristlet too, but no pics up yet as my camera is in the shop for repair. These are absolutely awesome tutorials.
Oh my hell, you guys are killing me this year! You’ve outdone yourselves – thanks for all of the tutorials. Now I will get started on my Christmas stuff for NEXT year . . .
Those trees are super cute! have really been enjoying your countdown to Christmas. too bad I have a job!
I would be working on these projects all day!
Those denim trees are SO cute! I’ve gotta make me some!
I love all these tutorials. I think I have enough projects planned out now, ha ha.
ooh that glitter play dough is so fun!
I love your site. I have picked up a few new sewing projects thanks to you all!!
I am still loving your blog! I just blogged about it on my own blog and hope to drive some more traffic your way! Your sight is a sewers dream and I am just in LOVE with it! Thanks a buch!
thank you so much for posting all the links to these wonderful tutorials and patterns…everyday, i have found myself looking at new blogs i never seen before! thanks again!
The glitter playdough is fabulous!
I’m so happy to see more christmasy crafts
gotta deck out the tree
I love the reindeer picture with a button eyeball. Whimsy rocks down to its roots! I’m a new sewer and have already filled my tree with awesome craftiness from this dear website!
Hi!
I’m having fun exploring your site. It just goes on and on. How inspiring to my creative side!
Thanks for your time
Merry CHRISTmas!
Laura
I thought that I was finished with my Christmas decorating and shopping and crafting! That is, until I started reading this blog! Everytime I come here I find a new project I want to start! I love it! Thanks for all the great ideas!
I have really enjoyed the homemade holiday countdown!. With several projects made and several more to go, your site is inspiring.
The denim trees are adorable. What an inspiration this whole blog is!!
LOVE the fabric! Hope my name is drawn! Thanks!
Oh boy, see what happens, you post that picture of the lovely wristlet from Rachel’s Vintage Songbird Shop and they are now gone! I didn’t even get to look because I was out all days. The adorable denim trees are great, the ideas just keep flowing.
Thanks for the great comments! Happy Holidays!
Thank you so much for the gift tags! I printed out a bunch and am using them like crazy! Love it! You guys have so many ideas, it’s hard to keep up! Em
Love the ornaments.
I LOVE the gift tags!!!
Hey, glitter playdough, what a fantastic idea!
Thank you for all the wonderful tutorials! Exactly what I need!
AWESOME tutorials, thank you!
These are darling ideas and you inspire me to take time out for myself and do something fun! I am so glad I have found your blog. ~Amy in Missouri
Every day I say, “That’s it…no more projects for this year’s holiday giving” and then more fabulous things pop up on your site! I can’t wait to dig in every day – you’ve inspired the sewing right into me again! Thank you and I love coming here every day!
Love that little reindeer!
Thank you for all the delightful ideas and links to the respective blogs. I love it all.
Just clicking around the craft blogs I came upon Sew Mama Sew just a couple of weeks ago. Thank you so much!! I am so inspired to get busy–The tutorials and projects are wonderful–Thank you so much–all who contribute!!
Love the gift tags~Thanks!!
These links are wonderful! Could you include one tomorrow on how to add hours to the day so I have time to create all the things I want to?
Ooo, Denim trees! Love.
Thank you so much for the lovely gift tags. I printed and used them for my handmade gifts this year, and included a pic of one of the tags on my blog. It was really generous!
It’s difficult to chose one project. They are so lovely…
What a great blog, melissa has! thanks for sharing.
I love wristlets, must try a quilted one soon.
I love these ornaments, thanks for such a great blog!
Thanks for featuring my blog!!!
I’ve been reading your blog for the last month and would like to delurk to say its’s beautiful. I love your crafty ideas and the lay out of your site.
Thanks for all the tutorials. They are so inspiring!
I love the quilted wristlets! So many projects, need to make time.
b.
I love the Denim Christmas trees!!! The don’t look too Christmasy but they are very cute and fun. I doubt I’ll get any made before Christmas this year….but I am going to file this away for next year!!! I am enjoying your site! Thanks!
Thank you so much for compiling all of these great tutorials! What a wonderful resource to get great Christmas gift ideas for this year!
cute, cute, cute
I love the idea of handmade ornaments. There is always story behind them. Love the Christmas Trees!
I stumbled upon your blog a few weeks ago, and can’t get enough! I love all the great ideas, and crafty blog links that you provide! Thanks so much for sharing!
Wow! Melissa is a star! I am loving all of her super cute ideas! Thanks for introducing me to this fabulous blog!
I’m having so much fun browsing through all the posts here! Lots of inspiration! Thanks so much!
OneCraftyMumma has alot of great stuff in her “25 Days” posts!
Very cool!
Wonderful ideas! Thanks for posting!
I just love the blog One Crafty Mumma, That is now my new favorite… well other than this one of course. So many good ideas of Christmas Craft ideas!! I wish I had more time to make them all!!
I love all the tutorials. Ive made ALL my gifts this year just from following this blog.
I love the links to new blogs I wouldn’t find otherwise. Thanks for all the creative ideas!
Love those denim tree ornaments… wonder if I can get myself to make 6 of them by Sunday. (As well as 6 dozen cookies, 6 post-it note holders, 6 altered Frapuccino bottles, 6 cookie bag toppers and a whole bunch of fudge, dip & spiced cider!)
thanks for all the tutorials……
I would like to say ‘Merry Christmas’ to you all. These tuts for christmas are a great idea. Thanks to every one.
I love the gift tags, what a wonderful idea! Thank you!!
Those trees are perfect!
I sooo love this time of year when many tutorial links are featured! I find something new everyday that I haven’t seen before. Thank you ever so much!
I was looking for some ornament ideas, Thanks for the links!!!
SWOON!!!! I’m drunk on craft ideas……….
What cute Christmas trees! I’m making some now for my kids to decorate!
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