Category Archives: Holiday Crafts

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Valentine Heart Crochet Banner

I usually don’t celebrate valentine’s but this year I decided to go for it. I started with a Valentine mason jar last week and this week I made a cute little heart crochet banner. They are so cute and perfect for Valentine’s that I decided to offer them to you! I will be listing a couple in my etsy shop! 
 
 

 

Yep, I am diving into my own little home business. I wanted to show you one of the things I will be listing. I just went for it with this cute little arrows going through the heart. I am not a crochet wiz or anything. I would call myself a beginner but I am very proud of the cute little lovelies. They are perfect for Valentines or even as ornaments for your tree next holiday season. 
 
You can add a cute little message in the center or just leave them empty for a cute little garland! 
You can check out my etsy shop here.
Stay Crafty,
 
 

 
Loren
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Mason Jar Inspired Valentine Snow Globe

I love mason jar and at times I might not have one handy so why not use baby food jars.  I have little one’s and I just can’t seem to be able to throw away the glass jars. I have a whole collection and now I know what to do with them. Last year I made a cute little mason jar inspired Valentine snow globe.
 

 
The kids will love making these with you! To see the full tutorial click here
Stay Crafty,
Loren
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White Wonderland Valentine Mason Jar


Valentine is around the corner and I decided to make a valentine Mason Jar ready for decor. I usually don’t do Valentine but this year I just feel in the spirit of love.  I did a fast and simple white trees covered with heart and a wondering deer. 

You will need just a couple of things. Some trees that can be found at your local craft store. You will also need some miniature deer and some fake snow. 
I used bath confetti and glued it to the twine and wrapped it around the white trees. Everything else was hot glued to the base of the mason jar.
See fast and simple!
Happy crafting,

 
Loren
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Heart Crochet Christmas Ornament Tutorial

I have another Christmas Ornament but this time I am trying out my crochet skills. I am a beginner at crochet and I love watching YouTube videos when trying to figure out how to do a specific stitch. So when looking for project to do I always look for something that  is simple to understand and to do. Guess what I found?! A simple crochet star tutorial which I turned into a crochet Christmas heart Ornament. 

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I use the tutorial over at Little Golden Nook  which I applied to my fire heart. Instead of using a round bracelets I found cute heart bracelet over at wal-mart and used the same pattern she provided. I added a cute picture of my little man to remind me of how big he is getting. 

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To take a look at the pattern click here. 

Happy Holidays! 

Loren
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Recycle Baby Food Jars into Christmas Snow Globes Ornaments

I have a very large collection of baby food jars from when my son was a baby and I have been logging them around for the past year and half all over the state. Guess what?! I finally found one good use for them. If you want to recycle your baby food jars then did you know you can make them into Christmas snow globe ornaments. I love mason jars but they are way to big and heavy to be used on my tree so recycling your baby food jars is the best thing. Even if you don’t have small children at home you can buy a couple jars for less then dollar. 

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So go into your pantry or run to the store and get baby food in glass jars.

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Now if you don’t have any kids then you have choice to eat the baby food or throw it out, hehe. I made a small hole with a drill bit on the lids. I colored the lids red with acrylic paint.

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While the lids are drying. I took the jars and got a couple of tiny trees and a reindeer on one if the jars. I used crazy glue to the bottom of each tree and used long twisiers to place them inside the jar.
 
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I added the fake snow and we are almost done! I got ribbon from Hobby lobby and tied it to the lids.

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Now you have your very own recycled baby food jars turned into Christmas snow globes ornaments to cherish every year. 
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Happy Holidays!

Loren
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Christmas Crafts Decor Round up!

Thanksgiving has come and gone and now its time to decorate your home for the Christmas Holiday season! I love decorating for Christmas so much that I started a whole month early! I love the warm colors and the hoping to see snow fall out of my window. However, living in California I won’t get to see any snow but I do love to decorate with snowflakes. I have a wonderful Christmas crafts tutorial and decor round up that I did last month just in case you missed it! 
 

  
 

I redid my stocking holder this year for Christmas.
 Christmas Wreath  are always fun to make and super simple.
 Chalk paint chandelier turned into a antique winter wonderland.
  Christmas topiary tree its something you don’t want to miss.
If you have a little ninja turtle fan at home then you need to check out these  Felt Ornaments
 Your cabinets can also be a great place to add a little touch of Christmas with ribbon covered cabinets
Window garland  can make your Christmas decorating complete.
 Burlap and Felt Christmas Pillow to add that Christmas spirit to you coach.
Entertainment system slipcover just in time for the holidays.
Happy Holidays

 
Loren
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Felt Ninja Turtle Christmas Ornaments

I have kid’s craft idea for you, with felt of course! My son loves Ninja Turtles and apparently every boy goes through this stage in their life. My hubby was the same as a child and my little brother too. Its funny to think that no matter what generation you are Ninja Turtles was part of it. My mother in law sent me my hubby felt dinoours Christmas Ornaments that he did as a child and I thought I would continue the tradition with making some felt character Christmas ornament. 
My son was so excited to make Ninja Turtle felt Christmas Ornaments  for this holiday season.  My little boy was so excited to find out that we where going to do Ninja Turtles that he wanted to leave right there and then and go out to the store to get all the colors of felt at the store. If your son is as excited about it as mine was, then here are a few thing you will need…

1. Felt in green, purple, red, black, orange, blue, white
2. Needle and thread or yarn
3. glue
4. batting
The first thing I did was free hand a shape of a Ninja Turtle head. You can also get a picture online of a Ninja turtle and print it out and trace it on the felt.
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Once I free handed it with marker I cut the felt shape heads. I did the same with the mask, the eyes and mouth. It does not have to be perfect my son was so excited he did not care what color it was or shape. Make sure to also cut a back piece of the head of you felt Christmas ornaments. 
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My son wanted the Ninja Turtles to have their tongues sticking out so I just cut a small piece of red felt to make it look like it. He had a blast gluing everything together but the problem was that he wanted to rip it apart once he was done to do it all over again, silly boy. The glue won’t hold forever so once he had his fun you can sew the piece of the green felt.
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Once all pieces are glued on you will need to make sure you have made an extra piece of the head of the ninja turtle ornament for the back to be able to stuff it with batting. I used yarn to sew the two pieces together. You can also use a sewing machine while they sleep.
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I left a little opening to stuff the batting.
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Once you get your felt ninja turtle Christmas ornament stuffed with batting just finish sewing it and its all done.
Now you have your every own Ninja Turtle Ornaments and the best part if you get to do all four!

I learned with my son that I need to have everything prepared a head of time because he is not very patient while I cut everything for him, so you might need to get the little elf to cut them a few days in advance or the night before like me. 


Happy Holidays

Loren

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DIY mini crate stocking holder tutorial

My favorite thing to do this Holiday season is my Christmas Stockings, especially since I am making and extra one for my little baby girl. I decided to make a little vintage crate stocking holders instead of my wooden letters I did a previous year. In each box I added a key element which made it especially for that one person I love so much in my life. 

I got the small crates at Hobby lobby but you can find different one at any craft store. I stained them dark wood.
I used Minwax which is my favorite stain ever! One small can has lasted me over a year.

I added a stain with a brush across the front part of the mini crate.

I waited about 30 seconds and wiped off any extra stain left on the top of the wood. I used gloves and a old rag for this part. If not your hands will smell like stain for a couple of days.

Once it was all stained, I let it dry over night.

 
I got some foliage and filled each mini crate for my stockings with a different theme. I wanted each mini crate to  represent one member of my family. My son picked out a reindeer. 


I made of my special bundle of joy that join us this past week. She got a present because she was much of surprise for us and got lucky enough to come before Christmas. 


Its tradition every year to get a couple hand picked ornament for our Christmas tree. It has become tradition now that my hubby picks out the ugliest ornament he can find, well at least to me they are a little ugly.


My mini crate Christmas stocking holder have mini frames with each of our names on it. I place the wooden crate on top of the weight stocking holder and you are ready to hang your stocking this holiday season. 

What will you be putting your stocking holder?

Happy Holidays

 Loren
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FloraCraft® Make It: Fun® Foam Christmas Wreath Tutorial

One of the first things I always love to do every holiday is my Christmas wreath. They are super easy and fast to do if you have something in mind. I wanted to make a small Christmas wreath to be put in front of my window. Wreath no longer need to be for the front door but can be place any where in the home.  My wreath took less than 15 minutes and now I want to make couple more for my other windows.



We always start with a base and this time I used FloraCraft Make it: Fun Foam.  
 



I went to target and found this silver and green garland for $6 perfect for my wreath!



 I just took the garland and wrapped it around the FloraCraft Make it: Fun Foam. I did not have to use any glue or anything to keep it place. So no mess here.


Now my favorite part begins,  placing all the decoration on it. I just went to it without a plan and did what seem natural to me. I love the way the silver played with other decor in my home and that is the reason I use it on my wreath.


I hope you liked it!

Happy Holidays

This was a payed sponsor post, however all opinion and craft are 100% mine.
 

Loren
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Ribbon covered Kitchen Cabinet Christmas Decor

If you have not noticed yet I love decorating my white cabinets. I just think it looks so plain when they don’t have anything on them. If you remember for Halloween I covered them with burlap and fabric and this time around I decided to use Christmas ribbon!
Its super easy to cover your cabinets and make them look festive with out spending a lot money. I used ribbon that I had left over from last year on my Christmas tree. 
 

 
Here how my cabinet looked before I changed them over to my Christmas decor. If you want to see more just click here.

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 So just grab some ribbon and tape it to your kitchen cabinets. I also made ribbon Christmas bow. I did Christmas bow last year for my napkin holders and its super simple to make. Now I have present for cabinets.


What are you planning to do with your cabinets this holiday season?

Happy Holidays,


Loren