Holidays

If you we’re friends with me on swarm (which I know you’re not), you’d know I have a slight obsession with the dollar store. I saw these diy snow globes there the other day and knew we just had to make them as part of our twelve days of handmade Christmas crafts countdown. I was able to pick up three, and Fox decided he wanted to make one for each of “his babies for Christmas”. We used some of Fox’s arctic animals and our handmade bottle brush trees to fill the base. With a dash of glycerin, water, and glitter, our little winter wonderlands were born. Continue reading → Snow Globes

These simple understated wreaths are easy to make. We found various size steel rings at our local craft store along with a pack of bells. By attaching some cut greenery from our Christmas tree with floral wire, it took a matter of minutes to transform our kitchen wall just in time for Christmas. Continue reading → Simple Bell Wreath

The advent calendar is something our whole family looks forward to each morning. Requiring only a few materials, this no-sew felt advent calendar lets your little ones decorate and redecorate the tree with felt ornament shapes long after they’ve checked the day’s pocket. I really wanted to make this for my sister this year because I know she loves felt boards! Plus her family can use it year after year. If you’d like to make your own, use stencils or cookie cutters to trace out ornament shapes and numbers or download our free template. Continue reading → No-Sew Felt Advent Calendar