Holiday 2014 Press Kit
Make Gifts Merrier
Made by hand, made with love! The holidays are so much merrier when you create handmade gifts for family and friends and handcrafted decor for your home. Be inspired by this seasons collection of bright new ideas!
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Outdoor Ornament Decor
Deck your doorway with a pillar of shimmery ornaments and make a fabulous first impression! A string of lights tucked within creates a warm and welcoming glow for holiday guests.
Skill Level 1: No experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 3-5 hours
Painter Plaid Doormat
Give visitors the red-carpet treatment with a doormat that’s crafted to look like a cozy plaid scarf. Its design is completely hand-painted, which makes it even more special and appealing.
Skill Level 2: Some experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: Weekend Project
Holiday Bottle Cozy
Every party hostess will love this! It’s a bottle of her favorite beverage presented in a handmade cozy. Personalize the cozy’s fleece exterior with her first initial and stitched-on snowflakes.
Skill Level 2: Some experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 3-5 hours
Hung With Care Christmas Tree
Bring holiday decorating to new heights of creativity! Bright green ornaments form a festive ready-to-hang Christmas tree. Place it over a table filled with gifts and goodies for a twist on tradition.
Skill Level 3: Experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: Weekend Project
Good Tidings Table Covering
This two-piece table covering has a fabric bottom layer and a clear vinyl top. Its vinyl surface is the perfect place to write merry messages or draw yuletide doodles with dry-erase markers.
Skill Level 2: Some experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 3-5 hours
Tissue & Wire Candle Holders
Light up holiday tables and mantels with fun and festivity! Circles of red and green tissue paper turn ordinary candlelight into holiday magic. Swirls of shiny wire are merrily modern.
Skill Level 1: No experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 1-2 hours + drying time
Deck the Candles
Flameless candles bedecked with dots and stripes add a big dash of joy to holiday crafting. Draw the designs on tissue paper then adhere the tissue directly onto the candle surface.
Skill Level 2: Some experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 1-2 hours
Winter Woodland Decor
Tis the season to sparkle! Snowy white, glittery red and brilliant mini-light branches come together to showcase the whimsical side of Christmas decorating. Simple yet dazzling!
Skill Level 1: No experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 1-2 hours + drying time
Plaid Mantle Scarf
Here’s a delightfully different way to make your holiday mantel stand out from the rest. Drape it with a handmade plaid scarf as a stylish alternative to typical pine and poinsettia decorations.
Skill Level 2: Some experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 1-2 hours
Festive Fun-Do Bar
Everyone agrees holiday parties are more fun with a chocolate dipping table! Give guests a tempting array of sweet treats and savory snacks to immerse in melted chocolate goodness.
Skill Level 1: No experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 1-3 Hours
Santa's Hot Cocoa Station
Sit back, relax and have a cup of cocoa with Santa and friends! Create a full-service cocoa station complete with various flavors and fixings for guests to enjoy at the party or as a take-home treat.
Skill Level 1: No experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: Varies
Christmas Tree Advent Calendar
Kids will eagerly count down the days until Christmas with this colorful wood tree as a guide. Each day, they’ll tear through a tissue paper ornament to find that day’s special present.
Skill Level 3: Experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: Weekend Project
Stackable Crate Stockings
Finally, a “stocking” that has enough room inside to hold all the holiday goodies everyone wants. It’s simply a wood crate with a hand-painted stocking on the lid. Clever and creative!
Skill Level 2: Some experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 3-5 hours
Doggie Bowtie
A trendy bow tie is just what your precious pooch needs to get dressed up for the holidays! Just slide it right onto his dog collar to get him ready for photos with Santa.
Skill Level 2: Some experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: Less than 1 hour
Picture Perfect Gift Tags
With tags like this, friends and family will have no problem finding the gifts Santa brought for them. A photograph of the gift’s recipient lets that individual know the present is for him or her.
Skill Level 2: Some experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: 1-2 hours
Holiday Fashion Forecast
Big style for little ones! Dress youngsters in handmade apparel that looks like it’s for mom and dad. Dresses, suits, jackets and hats – every garment is sew cute!
Skill Level 3: Experience necessary
Approximate Crafting Time: Varies