Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Crafty Signs of the Season

Santa Claus Humpty Dumpty plush doll in crochet
A Humpty-Dumpty Santa Doll
As we enter December and the beginning of the holiday season, we realize that the Christmas season began as Thanksgiving weekend ended. In many cities people enjoyed watching Thanksgiving parades and the traditional finale to every parade is the arrival of 'Santa Claus'.







Santa Claus and Friends


Toy Santa dolls in crochet
Christmas Decor Toys Santa Dolls on Etsy

Images of jolly old St. Nick in all forms make darling seasonal decor.  This set of a crocheted Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus would look terrific as part of your Christmas holiday decor or would make cute stocking stuffers for your kids.

Handmade by HelenaCrochetToys in the Ukraine.


Holiday Decor



Other signs of the season begin to appear as Christmastime gets closer. Christmas bells and poinsettias, Gingerbread men and candy canes, ornaments for the tree and stockings hung by the chimney with care.



Handmade beverage coasters in a Christmas theme
Christmas Design Coasters
It's time to display holiday themed items, like these Christmas Coasters for your holiday beverages.  These colorful coasters are the crafty work of the Christmas Elf at Coastal Crochet Crafts on Etsy.








Snowman wall hanging craft kit
Snowman Wall Hanging



Snowman Wall Hanging


For a seasonal wall hanging that doesn't have to be taken down after Christmas, as it is a nice decor all winter long, create this Woodland Friends Snowman Door or WallHanging from a kit. Everything you need, except the stuffing, is all in one package ready to craft. 



Turtle Cookie Balls

Turtle Cookie Balls recipe card
Turtle Cookie Balls Recipe Card









Christmas cookies are another sign of the season and cooking is every bit as much a craft as needlework and sewing.  Mary Beth Granger (mbgphoto) shares her recipes for Cookie Balls which are wonderful for your own holiday time and also make terrific homemade gifts for friends.  Mary Beth created a beautiful recipe card on Zazzle for her cookie balls and the card would be a lovely addition to your gift.  Tuck it into the package and your friend can have a gift that 'keeps on giving'.






Christmas Tree Ornaments


Beaded and Sequined Christmas Balls craft kit


Don't forget the Christmas Tree ornaments.  Sylvestermouse shows us a wonderful group of Bead & Sequin Christmas Ornament Kits we can craft for our own tree or to give as a gift.  



Christmas ornaments crafts

Another contributor to Review This Review, Dawn Rae, brings us some easy Christmas ornament crafts you can do with your children as you get ready for the holiday season.



When it's Time to Put Away the Crafts

At the end of the day, it's time to put away our craft supplies.  Susan Kennedy (BuckHawk) helps us get organized with helpful tips and tools at her "Organize Craft Supplies" site.


Christmas Shopping Ideas


And for an extra easy way to begin your Christmas shopping, check out this handy online Holiday Gift Guide brought to you by the contributing members of 'Review This'.


Have a Happy Holiday!



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6 comments:

  1. You are so precious Elf! I love all of your handmade Christmas decorations. The ones that I have personally preciously purchased are so beautiful, I am hesitate to give them away even though I purchased them to give as Christmas gifts. Thank you so much for featuring several of my own articles here too. You are always so thoughtful! Oh, and those Turtle Cookie Balls are fabulous!

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    1. Us 'crafty' gals know how delightful handmade gifts can be, Mouse. :-)

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  2. The joy of Christmas is certainly upon us! I love all of these great Christmas ideas. Thanks for sharing so many wonderful Christmas gift, crafts and food ideas. Tis the time to be festive!

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    1. Yes indeed, Susan. Let the Christmas festivities embrace us all month long.

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  3. I love home made gift ideas. You have some great ones here. I love those holiday coasters. Thanks for featuring my Turtle Cookie Balls. I love this time of year!

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  4. Christmas crafts are the best - we have many tucked away that were given as gifts over the years and we always look forward each year to decorating and seeing them again :)

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