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New eBook: Christmas Coloring Pages for Adults

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The holidays are just around the corner and things are getting a bit hectic, aren’t they? It really is the most wonderful time of the year, but making and shopping for presents, planning Christmas dinner, coordinating travel arrangements, and so much else can make for a very busy time.

Well, we have the perfect way to relax!

Together with designer Carol Foldvary-Anderson, we’ve just released a brand new collection of 4 Festive Holiday Coloring Pages for Adults. This printable PDF features four beautiful holiday-themed coloring pages that you can easily print and color at home.

4 Festive Holiday Coloring Pages for Adults

4 Festive Holiday Coloring Pages for Adults

What’s inside 4 Festive Holiday Coloring Pages for Adults:

  • Peace, Love and Joy Coloring Page
  • Angel of Peace Coloring Page
  • Christmas Ornaments Coloring Page
  • Christmas Candles Coloring Page

Each lovely coloring page varies in difficulty, so you can choose what to color based on image preference as well as the amount of time a page is expected to take. You can frame completed pages for holiday decor or gifts, and you could even scale down the pages to make card fronts! Coloring holiday-themed pages will certainly help in meditating on what the holidays are all about.

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What is your favorite Christmas image? Snowmen, angels, reindeer, or something else?

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11 DIY Gifts to Make for Christmas

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Are you struggling to complete your holiday gift list?  If you’re like me, you’re also probably dreading standing in long lines and dealing with mass crowds of people.  If holiday shopping just isn’t your thing, we’ve got the perfect solution for you!

Filled with projects from American Quilter’s Society, Elmers, Red Heart Yarns, Sizzix, Spellbinders, M-D Products, Polyform, QuiltWoman.com Sullivans USA, Testors, and Xyron, 11 DIY Christmas Decorations and Gift Ideas is all you need to tackle your gift list this year.  Featuring projects you can knit, crochet, glue, paint, quilt, sew, and tape, this free eBook keeps every crafter in mind…and gives you the tools you need to make fantastic gifts and decorations this holiday season.

 

DIY Christmas Decorations

Deck the halls and trim up the tree with these fantastic holiday decorations for your home.  The Ruffled Christmas Wreath would make a lovely addition to your winter decor all season long, and the colorful and festive Hawaiian Christmas Table Runner is a welcomed change from the traditional red and green decorations. 

If you’re looking for something the kids can help with, the cute Winter Fun Directional Sign is a great project to work on during a cold snow day or a lazy weekend.  Help Santa Claus find his way to your home by adding your house to the list of directions, and don’t forget to tell Santa how to get back to the North Pole!

Even though these DIY Christmas decorations are great for adding a festive touch to your own home, there’s nothing saying you can’t give them as gifts as well!  Who wouldn’t love a beautifully hand-made table runner?  And the Ruffled Christmas Wreath would make a lovely gift if you’re going to a winter housewarming party. 

 

Handmade Gifts for Christmas

If you’re looking for something to make as a gift for grandma, mom, or a favorite sister or friend, you have to check out the Rose E’er Blooming Necklace.  Made with beautiful clay flowers, this lovely necklace makes the perfect addition to any holiday outfit, and it’s a great last-minute gift or stocking stuffer if you’re running short on time. 

If you’re a lucky one who has the time to handcraft their own Christmas cards, we’ve also got some amazing projects for you in 11 DIY Christmas Decorations and Gift Ideas.  How cool is this O Tannenbaum Die-Cut Christmas Card?  With a tree that literally pops off the paper, this is one card that anyone is sure to appreciate!

 

You can find all these projects and many more in our new free eBook, 11 DIY Christmas Decorations and Gift Ideas.  Download your own copy for free today!

 

BONUS!

As if that wasn’t enough, we’re also celebrating the release of our our new eBook with an amazing Spectacular Christmas Grand Prize Giveaway!  With more than $1,100 in prizes, Christmas is going to come early to one lucky winner!  Enter today!

We’re also giving away daily prizes, as well!  Check the giveaway page on FaveCrafts.com for all the information on how you can win big this holiday season!

 

Wishing you and yours a happy and healthy holiday!

 

We want to know!  What’s your favorite holiday family tradition?  Tell us in the comments below!

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117 Festive Holiday Craft Ideas

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It’s the time of year when the world falls in love… That’s right, Christmastime. Christmas isn’t just a one-day affair. It is an entire season of celebration, memories, and special time with loved ones. Part of the fun of the holiday season is preparing for the big day itself. With these free holiday craft eBooks, you’ll have enough decorative craft ideas to last you all December long. Put your little elves to work with Christmas crafts for kids. You can even create special angel crafts to bring the peace of the holidays into your home. Learn how to knit decorations for yourself, or bring to life a few free crochet patterns to give as gifts. Don’t forget to start saving your Mason jars after your Thanksgiving feast, because these free eBooks also include cool ideas for recipes in a jar and gifts in a jar. Embrace the spirit of the season and create something to soothe your Christmas anticipation.

 

117 Festive Holiday Craft Ideas in 5 FREE eBooks

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In this collection of holiday crafting eBooks, you will find everything from friendly angels and pretty Christmas crafts to seasonal crochet patterns and cozy knit gifts. Challenge yourself to make as many holiday projects as you can this Christmas season.
Not sure where to start? Download the most desirable eBook, or better yet, download them all! With these free eBooks, you will never run out of ways to keep you and your family entertained this winter. Our five titles include 16 Angel Crafts to Make:  Homemade Christmas Ornaments & Decorations, 26 Christmas Craft Ideas: Ornaments, Decorations, and Homemade Gifts for Christmas, Make it a Red Heart Holiday, Jolly Holidays: 15 Free Knit and Crochet Gifts and Holiday Projects, and 34 Holiday Ideas for Gifts in a Jar. What are you waiting for? Choose your favorite eBook and pick out a couple projects. Think of yourself as Santa Claus – with a little bit of patience and creativity, you can bring just about anything to life.
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16 Angel Crafts to Make: Homemade Christmas Ornaments & Decorations:  When decorating your home, you can’t go wrong with a beautiful angel craft. Whether you are decorating for the holidays or creating permanent fixtures for various rooms, this collection of angel craft projects will help you choose a lovely little angel. Many of these angels are designed as Christmas ornaments, but any one of these beautiful projects would be a great decoration for the holiday.
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26 Christmas Craft Ideas: Ornaments, Decorations, and Homemade Gifts for Christmas:  The Christmas season is prime time for crafting! It’s the time of year when everyone is looking for ways to spice up their home decor, or give a gift to their friends and family in a new and creative way.
Making your own decorations, cards and gifts is a great way to save money this holiday season, and your loved ones will appreciate a homemade gift that comes from the heart. Here we have over 25 quick and easy Christmas gifts to make, give or sell.
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Make it a Red Heart Holiday:  If you’re looking for Christmas ornaments to knit or crochet, free Christmas crochet patterns, or Christmas knit patterns, you will love this eBook from Red Heart Yarns. Throughout the pages of this free eBook, you will find projects to keep your crochet hooks and knitting needles busy all the way up until December 24th.
Filled with 26 fabulous knit, crochet, and craft projects, Christmas is the theme of the “Make it a Red Heart Holiday” eBook from Red Heart Yarns and there’s something for everyone. Do you want to make Christmas decorations for the home, Christmas ornaments to knit or crochet for the tree, décor items such as placemats and throws, or knit or crochet hats, scarves, and more as great gifts to keep everyone cozy this year? These free Christmas crochet patterns and Christmas knit patterns are just what you’re looking for.
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Jolly Holidays: 15 Free Knit and Crochet Gifts and Holiday Projects:  Thanks to Red Heart, free patterns for Christmas projects fill the Jolly Holidays eBook. This fabulous free eBook contains crochet Christmas ornaments, patterns for easy crochet Christmas gifts, free knit Christmas ornament patterns, and more.
In addition to great knitting patterns for Christmas tree ornaments and crochet patterns for Christmas ornaments, the Jolly Holidays eBook includes knitting pattern for fingerless gloves and easy crochet projects like crochet hat and crochet scarf patterns. You’ll love these Red Heart Yarn patterns from Coats & Clark.
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34 Holiday Ideas for Gifts in a Jar:  The team at FaveCrafts and our sister site RecipeLion.com have put together a great gifts in a jar eBook. In this 49-page eBook you can find 34 Holiday Ideas for Gifts in a Jar. Some of which include honey bath scrub, chocolate body scrub, snowmen jars, apple pie in a jar, and gingerbread recipes.
These delicious recipes and adorable crafts make the perfect gift if you are running low on time and money. Don’t spend the holidays out at the store shopping for expensive gifts when you can reuse and recycle items that you already have at home.

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18 Must-Make Homemade Christmas Ornaments for Kids

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Christmas Crafts for Kids: 18 Homemade Christmas Ornaments free eBook

It doesn’t matter how old you are; decorating the Christmas tree with your family is always a memorable night. In my family, we start with the homemade Christmas ornaments from my parents’ childhoods and work our way through time, finishing our tree with the most recent ornament in our collection. It’s a great way to reminisce about how our family has grown while we spend some quality time together. After all, isn’t family the essential piece of the holiday puzzle?

Spending time with the people you love is the epitome of Christmas, and one of the best ways to bond with your family is to craft your own Christmas projects! Not only is crafting a great way to relieve some holiday stress, but it’s also a way to immortalize your creativity on your Christmas tree.

For the best Christmas tree decorating ideas that you can make with your family, explore the latest AllFreeKidsCrafts eBook! Christmas Crafts for Kids: 18 Homemade Christmas Ornaments is stuffed with wonderful Christmas ornament craft ideas for kids of all ages, so even the littlest member of your family can experience a little dose of holiday cheer. The homemade Christmas ornaments in this eBook will quickly become some of your favorites in your entire ornament collection, and the memories you make when you create these kids’ Christmas crafts with your family will last a lifetime.

 

 

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You probably know from experience that the holiday season is packed with hustle and bustle. You’ve got tons of things to do, like cooking your favorite holiday recipes or stringing Christmas lights along your rooftop. With Christmas Crafts for Kids: 18 Homemade Christmas Ornaments, you can save yourself a trip to the store and relax at home instead. The recycled Christmas ornaments in this eBook are cute, charming, and easy to make. You’ll find unique ornament craft ideas that use buttons, toilet paper rolls, and even old CDs in this awesome collection of Christmas crafts for kids. All you have to do is choose the homemade Christmas ornament you want to make, search the house for your craft materials, and get ready to create!

 

 

Easy Christmas Ornaments

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Enjoy the simple things this holiday season…like easy Christmas ornaments! Making your own ornaments doesn’t have to be tricky; in fact, some of the best projects in this eBook are the simplest to make. From an easy icicle ornament to a simple Santa, you’ll find tons of projects that will make your holidays merry and bright. You can pick any one of the ornaments in this kids’ Christmas crafts eBook, and the end result is sure to be stunning. These easy Christmas ornaments would make even Scrooge himself crack a smile!

 

 

 

 

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What’s your favorite ornament on your Christmas tree?

 

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In Case You Missed It: “The Best Free Quilt Patterns for Christmas: 10 Quilt Blocks, Christmas Ornaments to Make, and More” eBook

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Christmas is still a long way away for many crafters, but quilters always need to be ten steps ahead. Knowing this, the editors at FaveQuilts have spent the past few months finding festive Christmas quilt patterns for just about anything you can imagine. Not only did we find beautiful quilted ornaments, tree skirts, and table decorations, but plenty of other free quilt patterns will bring some serious Christmas spirit into your home. If you’re having trouble figuring out where to start, you’re in luck, because we’ve just finished up our new free eBook for the holidays, The Best Free Quilt Patterns for Christmas: 10 Quilt Blocks, Christmas Ornaments to Make, and More.

The Best Free Quilt Patterns for Christmas: 10 Quilt Blocks, Christmas Ornaments to Make, and More eBook
Everything you need to turn your home into your own personal winter wonderland is in here. We chose some of our most popular free quilt patterns and quilt blocks that will really set the mood in any room, but this eBook also has plenty of smaller decorative options that are perfect for quilters with a full schedule. Instead of spending hours in line at the store, you can design your own tree skirt, stockings, and small quilted decorations using materials you already have and can easily put a festive twist on. Tis the season of thrifty quilting!

What you’ll find in this eBook:

Christmas Log Cabin Quilt Block – Even during the holiday seasons, log cabin quilt blocks are still on the top of everyone’s lists. This pattern will make a lovely addition to a full pattern, or you can make an entire log cabin quilt. It’s subtle enough to also work well within a small quilt project, and the tutorial itself is a good one to save when you want to try using a certain color scheme with a particular quilting design like this.

Candy Cane Stars Quilt – If you’ve got time for a big project, make it this hypnotic star quilt throw. The design itself looks a bit intimidating, but with the steps being broken down and accompanied by a helpful triangle template, you’ll be confident that you can finish this before snow even starts to fall. A project this stunning will be an excellent addition to your living room’s home decor; it’ll be warm and cozy, but also impressive enough to draw attention to any spot.

Download a copy of The Best Free Quilt Patterns for Christmas: 10 Quilt Blocks, Christmas Ornaments to Make, and More – It’s free!

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Decorate Your Door with a DIY Wreath this Christmas!

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How to Make Wreaths DIY Wreaths for ChristmasHey, Christmas crafters! Did you know wreaths have been a household decoration since Christmas was first celebrated? In fact, they were around long before Christmas originated as a holiday. First used specifically with the Advent season in mind, Christmas wreaths have become a staple in almost all households at Christmas.

Now, wreaths are made from almost any material you can think of! They are one of the most popular Christmas decorations out there. After all, do you know anyone who doesn’t have a single wreath hanging in their home at Christmas? I didn’t think so. The many innovations on the wreath design now involve different materials, shapes, and sizes, all of which are so unique and so gorgeous!

Because of the popularity of wreath decorations, AllFreeChristmasCrafts is pleased to announce the release of a brand new free eBook! In this free eBook titled How to Make Wreaths: 15 DIY Wreaths for Christmas, you are sure to find a fabulous wreath craft to decorate your door this holiday.

 

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Wreaths Made from Recycled Materials

Wreaths Made from Recycled MaterialsStore-bought wreaths can get insanely pricey incredibly quickly. Save on your Christmas decorating this year with wreaths made from recycled materials! Take apart a book of old sheet music or upcycle a box of sandwich baggies to make a gorgeous wreath for your door. Guests will ask you where you bought your fancy wreath, and you can delight in telling them the creative techniques you used to make it!

 

 

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Fabric wreaths are often a soft and cozy way to accent your Christmas decorating. Many of these wreath crafts involve upcycling an old sweater or stash-busting an array of fabric scraps. If you’re a fan of the burlap trend, we’ve got burlap wreaths aplenty! Accent your door with any of these beautiful projects.

 

Unique Wreath Ideas

Unique Wreath Ideas

Taking a step outside the “traditional evergreen wreath” box, we have a great collection of unique wreath ideas. You can learn how to make a wreath with Christmas light bulbs, Styrofoam balls, beads, and more. Expand your wreath crafting interests to any of these fabulous ideas.

 

 

 

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Learn more and download How to Make Wreaths: 15 DIY Wreaths for Christmas today!

 

 

 

Do you prefer traditional evergreen wreaths, or do you prefer the innovative designs?

 

 

 

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Gearing up for Christmas? Make Some Holiday Themed Jewelry!

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It’s getting harder and hard to ignore, winter is peeking it’s snowy little head around the corner and bringing Christmas with it. If you need a little help getting into the spirit like I did, a good suggestion is starting to make some fun holiday themed projects! I thought this would be the perfect way for me to slowly start thinking about the holidays without that overwhelming sense of doom that Christmas shopping brings. So what’s the easiest thing to make that will put you in the gifting spirit? Why jewelry of course!

6 Fun and Free Christmas Jewelry Projects

In that spirit, I’ve put together this eBook with fun Christmas themed projects and a few easy Christmas gift ideas. The ladies on your list will love that you put the time and care into making them their own handmade Christmas gifts, specifically tailored to their tastes. That’s something a store bought gift can’t do. But, if you’re not ready for gift giving yet then there are Christmas jewelry projects that simply celebrate Christmas. I mean how cute are these Candy Cane Earrings? And they are super simple to make. In an hour you could probably make a pair for everyone in your family and then some. They are an adorable, but not over-the-top way to start quietly celebrating Christmas.

 

 

 

If you’re not the subtle type, how about the pattern for these Beaded Christmas Tree Earrings? Make them as big and bright as your personality and show everyone that you are ready for the holidays. They are bound to make the people who see you wearing them smile.

 

Making jewelry is also a great way to relieve some stress and we all now how stressful life can get around the holidays, even though it’s supposed to be a joyful time. Shopping, decorating, and preparing can really pile up and make you lose sense of what the holidays are all about. Slow down for a little bit and take some time to make some cute and fun holiday jewelry that will not only de-stress you a little bit, but also remind you of all the joys of Christmas. So go ahead and treat yourself by downloading the 6 Fun and Free Christmas Jewelry Projects eBook and getting ready to celebrate!

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