Tree Gnome Ornaments
I love these tree gnome ornaments by MadeByCara on Flickr! Link.
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Maker blinged out tree
Jovino writes in – Once again, we rigged together our make-shift xmas tree. It’s fabricated out of modular wire bookshelves connected with bailing wire. Plushies are stuffed all over it. The lights are LED lightstrips set to green (of course), cold cathode blacklights and fluorescent lights. Two 5″ televisions battle it out with snow and […]
Gift Tag Roundup
Ansley of Bleu Arts does a great gift tag round up showcasing some great downloadable and printable gift cards like these made by paper seed. Link.
Print Your Own Wrapping Paper
Ben Arent shows you how to use Photoshop to create your own custom wrapping paper. Link.
Bella Dia Holiday Projects
If you’re looking for holiday inspiration, the Bella Dia blog is full of gorgeous project ideas such as this felted wool mini-wreath and “Magical Miniature Wonderglobes”. Don’t miss the great tutorials in her right-hand sidebar, either–the travel tissue holders would make great stocking stuffers. Link.
GingerLotus
aFaust points us to Michelle Kaufmann’s project to make your own gingerLotus on Instructables. Michelle writes: Aside from being a fun and delicious holiday activity, we think this project is an excellent way to start acquainting children with the ideas of sustainability and green living. It’s never too early to begin teaching your kids to […]
Solar LED Christmas lights
Wheelgirl writes – It is getting dark at 5:00 pm, and I have a bike shop signs that needs to be lighted at night during the winter holiday shopping season. So I repositioned a solar garden light ($5) in an Altoids box, cut off and took some pieces from some battery-operated IKEA Glansa LED Christmas […]