After seeing some Skittles paintings on the internet, Vada wanted to give it a go in a more creative way then just painting with the Skittles colored water. All the tutorials we found had the Skittles in a bowl of water, and then you used the colored water as paint, but we wanted to try actually using the Skittles on the paper.
Crafts
Origami Christmas Tree – makes a great, quick decoration or embellishment
This Origami Christmas Tree has so many possibilities. Use it to make garland, decorate a card, gift bag, or present with it, or just use it as decoration on it’s on. I’m sure you can think up some more options as well!
Origami Frog Base – written and pictorial tutorial
The Origami Frog Base is the start of various Origami Patterns. You will find the written and pictorial pattern for the Frog Base below.
Origami has been one of my hobbies since I was 8 years old. Many Origami Patterns start with an Origami Base: a folded form that starts a piece. This is one such base. You can find more Origami Base Tutorials for here: https://jessieathome.com/category/crafts/origami/origami-base/
Silly Saturday 12/15/18 – Yarn Addict
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Macrame Tree of Life – this is so fun!
Macrame is hot right now, and Zenbroidery has some amazing kits so anyone can join in the craze. These kits make great gifts for a crafty loved one, or make the kit yourself and give away the finished piece. Of course, you can always keep your creation for yourself as well.
Stitch around until the end of this post for a chance to win a kit of your own!
Crafty Love Link Party #40
Hello! Welcome to the 2018 December Crafty Love Link Party #40, hosted by Marie Segares and me. It’s the last link party of the year!! There were so many awesome gift ideas in last month’s party. I bet there will be even more this month.
Be sure to share this link party with all your crafty friends so they can link up as well, and find new and fun craft projects around the web. Every month, the Crafty Love Link Party will open up on the first Thursday at 1:00 a.m. Eastern and close on the last Thursday at 11:55 p.m. Eastern. Share your latest crafts projects, patterns, tutorials, tips, and WIPS, and be sure to stop by and leave comments on other projects, too! Here are the 4 most clicked links from last month.
Pretty Painted Pages with Plaid Paints – Perfect Presents for Precious People
I’ve been trying to decide what to do with several pretty colors of Plaid watercolor paints, and I finally figured it out! I saw these nifty flower paintings made with books and string and just had to give it a go. I tried it out and it was so much fun! I think the girls and I will be making more of these to use in out present wrapping.
The paint used in this post was provided by Plaid. All opinions are my own.
Pompom Noel – Great last minute gifts! Book review and giveaway
Pompom Noel: 33 Festive Pompoms to Make for Christmas by Alistair MacDonald will help you create decorations, gifts, accessories, and lots of fun this Christmas season. There are cute creations that are clearly for Christmas, and there are also creations that are winter themed or even year round appropriate, so this book will always be useful!
The book reviewed in this post was provided by Search Press. All opinions are my own.
Cyber Monday Hand Crafted Holidays ideas – handmade gifts you can buy!
Handmade gifts are so wonderful, I just love giving them. However, we don’t always have the skills or the time to make all the gifts we would like. Etsy to the rescue! You can get some beautiful hand crafted creations quickly and easily from the comfort of your couch. Celebrate this Cyber Monday and support small and home businesses by filling your gift list with some of these lovely pieces of art.
Here are the names and links to each of these fun gifts, along with a bit about the shops they are from. If the item listed is sold out, go to the shop and see what other similar items the artist has for you to gift.
Origami Helmet – make it any any size from Mouse to Bear!
The Origami Helmet is such a fun piece to make. I remember making them out of big squares of newspaper to make a hat for myself when I was little. You can start with different size papers to make different size hats for anyone – or even for all your toys. This is a great way for a little one to start learning origami.
The origami helmet can be made with paper that is a different color on both sides for a decorative effect. Be sure to crease well after each fold.