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How to Throw a Fabulous Fiesta

May 2, 2012 by AllFreeHolidayCrafts 1 Comment

Put on your sombreros and get out the maracas because Cinco de Mayo is this weekend!  If nothing else this holiday is a great excuse to throw a fantastic party, complete with themed food, drinks and of course crafts!  And because it falls on a Saturday this year, that’s just one more way of the universe telling you to throw a fiesta for your friends!

Never planned a fiesta before?  Not to worry!   I’ve rounded up everything you need to know below:

Cinco de Mayo Party Foods:

Since I’m a girl who loves to eat, I thought I’d start by sharing what I consider to be the star of any party: the food!  For a Cinco de Mayo themed fiesta there are some standards you should definitely serve, like chips and guacamole, cheesy nachos, and a variety of salsas (I like to make them ranging from mild to flaming hot to suit my guests’ differing taste buds!). Oh, and the drinks!  How could I forget the margaritas!  Serve up any one of these delicious concoctions (adults only, of course!) and your guests are guaranteed to have a blast at your fiesta!

But if you want to go a bit more outside the box with your party foods, here are some cute ideas I found thanks to my new best friend Pinterest!  Try these and your party is sure to be a hit!


Sombrero Cookies, via Random Thoughts of a Supermom


Margarita Cupcakes, via Brown Eyed Baker


Chips and Salsa Cookies (yes, they’re actually cookies, not chips!) via The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle

Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Decorations:

Now that we’re all squared away on the menu, it’s time to start thinking about how you’re going to decorate for your fiesta!  Streamers and pinatas seem like a given, but there are some other unexpected party decorations I wanted to share with you.  And if you remember only one thing from this post it should be this: Go colorful or go home!


Tissue Paper Flowers, via 33 Shades of Green


Dyed Streamers, via Lil Blue Boo


Printable Drink Tags, via The TomKat Studio

Now that you have ideas for decorations, snacks and drinks, you’re pretty much set to get your fiesta started!  May 5th can’t get here soon enough, if you ask me!

Did I miss anything?  What would you make for a fiesta?

Don’t miss our Giveaway today from iLovetoCreate! Just check out today’s Crafty Fiesta Project Tutorial and comment on that post (not this one) for a chance to win!

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60 Crafts to Hop Into if You’re Eager for Easter

March 20, 2012 by AllFreeHolidayCrafts 1 Comment

Even though Easter’s getting closer and closer, to me it seems like it just can’t get here soon enough!  It’s one of my favorite holidays and I can’t wait to celebrate with my whole family this year.

But just because we haven’t flipped the calendar to April yet doesn’t mean you can’t start enjoying some Easter festivities right now.

Since I can’t stop thinking about the holiday, I decided I’d collect a bunch of my favorite Easter crafts and guess what?  Before I knew it I’d gathered 60 projects.  That’s a lot of Easter crafting!  But I love it, so I’m not going to complain 🙂

Anyway, in case you’re like me and are itching to start your Easter celebrations ASAP, here are my top Easter craft picks including egg decorating ideas, basket crafts and some fun decorations made from recycled materials!  Check it out:

I think these Retro Fabric Easter Eggs are so fun and festive, and totally unique!  I’ve never seen anything quite like them.  You can either buy fabric specifically for this project or you can just use up scraps you have around the house!  The best part about fabric eggs is once you make them they’re there to stay. No need to create new egg decorations every year: just pull these out of the attic or basement and your decorating is done!

When I first saw this Floppy Eared Bunny Basket I think I may have let out a little squeal of joy.  It’s just so darn cute!  Of course my first thought was: this has gotta be hard to make.  But I was totally wrong!  Not only is this basket pretty simple to stitch together, it also costs less than 5 bucks to make.  Don’t believe me?  Just check out the tutorial and you’ll see why I’ve fallen in love with this Easter basket idea!

 

If you think about it, Easter isn’t exactly the most eco-friendly holiday, what with all the candy wrappers, plastic store-bought baskets and whatnot.  But there are actually several ways you can craft for Easter without adding to the unnecessary waster. This little Egg Carton Chick is a perfect example. Instead of just tossing those Styrofoam cartons once you’re done decorating your eggs, use the packaging to create fun Easter decorations for your table. You can also make a bunny version and create a whole gaggle of Easter animals!  Older kids can get in on the fun too since this is a relatively easy craft project.

And it just wouldn’t be Easter if I didn’t share a cute egg cozy idea.  This family of chick egg cozies has to be one of the most adorable ways you can possibly protect your eggs. I can’t get over how each little chick has a different style hat. This Easter crochet pattern is just so ridiculously cute.

 

 

So are you even more pumped for Easter now?  So am I!

To see the rest of my Easter picks, just check out the collection pages below:

26 Cute Craft Ideas for Easter

12 Egg Decorating Ideas for a Hoppy Easter

15 Crafty Ways to Make an Easter Basket 

And finally this super helpful eBook that you can download and print out for free.  It’s called How to Make Easter Crafts: 7 Cute Easter Craft Projects and you can get it for free here.

 

So tell me:  What are YOU making for Easter this year?

 

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9 Easy Paper Craft Tutorials

March 7, 2012 by FaveCrafts 3 Comments

The wide world of paper crafts is fun and exciting—and a little overwhelming if you are new to it. There are so many project ideas for homemade cards, journals, and scrapbooks. Dive further into the genre and you’ll find crafts for DIY decorations. Here are some of the best paper craft tutorials. Take your time, find your niche, and have fun.

Helpful Paper Tips

With all of the different types of paper available on the market, it can really be hard to choose just one color or pattern scheme. The good news is that you don’t have to! Follow this simple tutorial on How to Mix Patterned Paper. Another helpful tutorial is how to make homemade envelopes. These are two very basic lessons that will point you in the right direction.

Handmade Cards

Once you know how to choose your paper and make envelopes, you can begin to create your very own cards. Homemade cards are personalized gifts within themselves. This Momma Bird Card requires very little materials. Just gather scissors, glue, and paper. Try focusing on greeting cards or design your very own notecard sets.

Cards don’t have to be made of paper alone. Collect stamps, markers, and other objects to add depth to projects like this 3D Card with Filmstrip. Combine material and paper to create simple Charming Paper Holiday Cards. Cut hearts out of fabric scraps and sew them to the cardstock. What other materials and techniques can you incorporate into your paper crafting?

DIY Decorations 

Decorate your home with the paper and craft materials that you already have. DIY decorations are fun and easy to make. Cut butterflies from recycled paper to make Butterfly Garland, or use colored paper to make this Rainbow Garland. Add a touch of spring to your home with paper flowers. This Pretty Recycled Paper Flower could be attached to a gift or or strung together with others like it.

Do like paper crafts? What is the most amazing paper craft you’ve ever seen or made?

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We are giving away a prize a day every day here on our FaveCrafts blog for National Craft Month. It is so easy to enter. Just go to our Project of the Day post and comment to enter! You have 31 chances to win and a new special prize each day.

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AllFreeChristmasCrafts Giveaway: Big Book of Christmas Ornaments and Decorations

February 20, 2012 by AllFreeChristmasCrafts Leave a Comment

I am so excited to introduce the first ever giveaway from AllFreeChristmasCrafts. Every two weeks, we will be giving away a craft book or product, so check back often for your chance to win!

Want to be the first AllFreeChristmasCrafts giveaway winner? Enter to win a copy of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts’ Big Book of Christmas Ornaments and Decorations. Even if you’ve never attempted a woodworking craft, you’ll love this easy-to-follow book. In fact, now if the perfect time to try a new technique – by the time the holidays roll around, you’ll be an expert!

The Big Book of Christmas Ornaments and Decorations is filled with holiday craft ideas. Within the pages of this 160-page book, you’ll find tutorials for festive ornaments and decorations. You’ll learn how to make your own wreaths, candle holders, portraits and so much more. Each project comes with patterns, step-by-step instructions and color photos.

My favorite aspect of this book is that it was written by industry leaders. Even if you’re new to woodworking, you’ll never feel unsure or be left asking questions. This is the perfect excuse to take a step outside of your comfort zone, learn something new and impress your family and friends.

 

The contest ends February 28, 2012. Remember, you can enter to win everyday. The more you enter, the better chance you have to win this awesome book. Start entering today!

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Learn new craft techniques! This week on Cool2Craft TV: Valentines

February 7, 2012 by Tiffany Leave a Comment

Cool2Craft TV - Be My Valentine
This week, the Cool2Craft community invites you to “Be My Valentine”. Join Tiffany Windsor, EcoHeidi Borchers, Candace Jedrowicz, Savannah Starr and Heather Valentine who invite you into their creative studios where they are crafting for Valentines!

It’s easy to watch the Cool2Craft TV Channel right from your computer. Watch craft demos and join in the live chat at showtime at Cool2Craft.com.

 

Watch live streaming video from cool2craft at livestream.com

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5 Alternative Christmas Tree Colours and Themes

November 5, 2011 by TheCrochetCrowd 2 Comments

Michael Sellick & Daniel Zondervan's Pink Christmas Tree

The Crochet Crowd's Pink Christmas Tree

Breaking Traditions

I’ve been around the sun enough times to have heard, “I’m not in the mood for Christmas!” I pawnder loudly with you today to suggest that maybe Christmas isn’t the problem; maybe it’s the traditions. A tradition I had was that someone special in my life would get perfume every year for Christmas. The tradition was created by us and each year when this person opened her gift, she wasn’t surprised because she had been dropping hints on the brand for a month before Christmas. Christmas lost it’s specialness and became a burden because finances change each year and perfume may be above what could be spent. We couldn’t always live up to the traditions we created so we felt like we had wrecked our Christmas by breaking from the expectations that were self created.

Few people know, Daniel and I don’t exchange gifts but we will decorate the house together. It’s not pointless because winter can be an ugly time of year. Lack of sunlight, bitter cold nights and we are hibernating. Decorating the house makes the house feel cheery and bright.

This year, for the first time, we are opting to have more than one Christmas Tree. We are doing five of them. I know what you are thinking now… what a stupid idea!! Our trees break tradition and are created with our personalities in mind instead of what the retailers tell us it should be. Here’s the thing, we have planned ahead and purchased the trees while they were being blown out at the end of inventory. We have been collecting ornaments for the trees and those ornaments aren’t always themed around Christmas.

The Black Christmas Tree #1 – Diva’s & Diamonds

How To Design A Black Christmas Tree
Michael Sellick & Daniel Zondervan Design A Black Christmas Tree. This is our tree in this picture.

Tree Details:

  • Purchased at Home Sense in Ontario Canada.
  • The trees are solid black with a tall ceramic square base.
  • It stands 6 feet tall.
  • It is tall and narrow and prewired with lights.
  • This tree’s appearance can be used all year long as a household decorative accessory.

Tree Theme:

  • Using the black theme, we are doing a celebration to Divas & Diamonds.
  • The tree will have ceramic purses, stilettos, diamond rings and other fancy colours.
  • The theme of this tree with be black, gold, clear and accenting colours within the hanging decorations.
  • This tree is relevant to our personalities as we were chosen for a reality TV show that we turned down. We had to come up with a theme for our episode and it would be a tribute to Divas & Diamonds.

 The Black Christmas Tree #2 – Black & White Ballroom

How To Make A Black Christmas Tree

Michael Sellick & Daniel Zondervan Convert A Halloween Tree To Christmas

 Tree Details:

  • Purchased at Pier 1 as a Halloween tree.
  • The tree is more sparse in branches and you can see through it.
  • It’s the typical shape of a Christmas Tree and stands 3 feet tall.
  • It’s prewired with Orange Lights that will be removed.

Tree Theme:

  • This tree is going to get a black and white theme added to it.
  • White – feathers, balls, garland, candy canes, doves, snow flakes, and popcorn.
  • This tree will need a hand constructed tree skirt.
  • This tree will be sitting on a jet black hutch at the front entrance of our home.
  • Lights will be transformed to white.

 The Pink Christmas Tree – Fairy Theme

Michael Sellick & Daniel Zondervan's Pink Christmas Tree

The Crochet Crowd's Pink Christmas Tree

 Tree Details:

  • Purchased at the Fyreplace & Christmas Store in Springmount Ontario Canada.
  • Stands 7 Feet Tall.
  • It was a used Christmas tree and more than likely was a display model in a retail store. This was a custom order.
  • This tree has the lights built in and extremely full with the branches mixed with white and pink fibres.
  • When lit this tree glows due to the generous lights reflecting on the shiny plastic fibres.

Tree Theme:

  • I love this tree. It causes the seniors bus, that snakes through our neighborhoods to view the Christmas decorations, to stop and check our home out. I swear I can hear heart attacks in motion with people seeing a Pink Tree for the very first time.
  • We are doing a fun whimsical take on fairies and extreme glitter.
  • This could be in the form of twigs picked up outside, painted, dipped in glue and glitter to create accent pieces.
  • This tree has a 20 point solid steel wire star that is really heavy.
  • Colourful crochet Christmas tree skirt will be in order for this tree.

 Las Vegas Plum Christmas Tree – Enchanted Forest

Michael Sellick & Diva Dan decorate a purple christmas tree.

Michael Sellick & Daniel Zondervan Decorate A Plum Christmas Tree

Tree Details:

  • Purchased at the Urban Barn in Ontario Canada.
  • Stands 7 Feet Tall and really narrow.
  • It has a shiny finish to the fibres. No lights built in.
  • It is so deep in colour it could be mistaken as black from a distance.

Tree Theme:

  • White lights to be added to this tree.
  • We are looking to recreating the forest onto this tree with birds, feathers, decorated branches, insects, moss, mushrooms and bark.
  • With the tree being so dark, virtually anything you put onto this tree will stand out.
  • This tree is a reflection of nature and revitalization that the forest can provide.

 Peacock Blue Christmas Tree – Whimsical & Electric

Michael Sellick and Daniel Zondervan's Blue Christmas Tree

Michael Sellick & Daniel Zondervan Decorate A Peacock Blue Christmas Tree

 Tree Details:

  • Purchased at Urban Barn in Ontario Canada.
  • Stands 3 feet tall.
  • Branches are peacock blue with a shiny finish. Branches are exceptionally soft on this tree and doesn’t have a toilet bowl brush feel if you touch the branches.
  • No lights built in.

Tree Theme:

  • White lights need to be outfitted onto this tree.
  • This tree needs some electric colours added to it which may include lime greens.
  • Due to the colour of this tree being so bright, we feel it doesn’t need much added to it as it will take away from the colour of the tree.
  • The tree is full and you can’t see through it.
  • You see it sitting here on our glass table in front of our oil painting.

Regardless of how you celebrate the holiday season, it’s amazing how much more exciting the holidays can be when you break from tradition. Changing up your Christmas tree once in a while can be a true conversational piece and give an entirely new look to your home.

 

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Start Planning your Christmas Decorations Now With a New eBook from AllFreeChristmasCrafts

October 24, 2011 by AllFreeChristmasCrafts 3 Comments

It’s never too early to start planning for the Christmas season.  Case in point, I’ve had a jar of Christmas ornaments sitting on my desk since last December. A little taste of the holiday season (no matter the temperature outside) really create a sense of fun and excitement. Why not start crafting your Christmas decorations today? That way, when Thanksgiving is over, you can immediately switch over your decor and show off your festive side!

To get you started, we’ve collected 8 of our favorite homemade Christmas decorations into a free eBook just for you. In 8 Unique Christmas Decorations to Make, you’ll find everything from kid-friendly ornaments to a tabletop tree made from repurposed materials. These projects are perfect for crafters at all skill levels. For instance, kids can make a Handy Reindeer on their own and hang it anywhere. On the other hand (no pun intended), a project like the Split Tree requires the use of a saw – maybe not the most kid-friendly project and quite possibly more suited for an crafter with woodworking experience.

What makes this eBook special is that it’s so varied – you’ll never get bored or run out of project ideas. I love that one of the ornaments used wrapping paper scraps (we all have plenty of those sitting around during the holiday season). One of the projects is a no-sew advent calendar – a traditional yet easy-to-make project that’s perfect for the season. Now is the time to get working on your crafting projects – don’t wait until it’s too late!

Download a copy of 8 Unique Christmas Decorations to Make today!

Also, don’t forget to subscribe to the AllFreeChristmasCrafts newsletter, Crafty Christmas Ideas!

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Howto Create Unique Christmas Ornaments On A Budget

October 1, 2011 by TheCrochetCrowd 1 Comment

Feather Boas and Christmas Balls For Christmas Decor
Using Feather Boas and Christmas Balls, Combine the Two Together to create unique Christmas Tree Ornaments.

Using a feather boa and some plastic Christmas balls that have been purchased from a dollar store. Cut off a snip of feather boa. Using a hot glue gun, glue the feathers to the top of the balls.

 
This simple idea will create fun and whimsicle Christmas decorations. We had a pick and purple theme the year we did this. This year we are thinking Black and White for our theme.
 
Due to the feathers being bulky and airy looking, they really do cover a tree beautifully without having to do too many.
 

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If you really want bright and insist on feathers. This Pink Feather Wreath is a must!
 
Michael

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Crochet Snow Flakes

September 22, 2011 by TheCrochetCrowd Leave a Comment

Snow flakes are usually in order around the holiday season. The snowflake I am showing here will take a few days to complete from start to finish. It requires glue and glitter to turn the yarn into a hardened snowflake that can hang freely. It is beyond spectacular when you are done. These are very much in high demand for giving away as gifts. They are so unique to themselves.

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Deborah Atkinson has many free tutorials on AllFreeCrochet.com

 

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Easy Halloween Crafts for Kids

October 25, 2010 by FaveCrafts Leave a Comment

Looking for some easy Halloween crafts for kids? These free Halloween kids crafts are just what you’re looking for. From Halloween costume ideas to decorations and kids crafts to keep them busy in the days before Halloween, we’ve got an easy Halloween craft project for you and your kids. Check out the projects, patterns, and ideas we’ve collected!

Frankenstein Pumpkin

For the kid who might be a little old for trick-or-treating, or wants to celebrate Halloween for more than just the time he or she wears the costume, we’ve got the easy-to-paint Boo t-shirt. And if he or she needs a last-minute costume, this Tie-Dye Eyeball Halloween Costume is a fun one and you’ve probably got the sweats just lying around. Or whip up a Frankenstein kids Halloween costume or retro robot costume. And if those aren’t the Halloween costumes you’re after, here’s a collection of homemade Halloween costumes that you still have time to make. Or if you’re looking for something simpler, make a homemade Halloween Mask or gold lace crown and princess scepter.

Maybe, instead of trick-or-treating, you’re planning craft night at your house or a Halloween party with a craft area to keep the kids busy between bobbing for apples and pin the nose on the pumpkin. If you’re looking for some easy Halloween craft projects, how about the Boo-tiful Frame, the Candy Corn Stick Arm Characters, fabric ghosts, Frankenstein Pumpkin, a funny Halloween lunchbox, ghostie lollipops, Halloween candy pouches, pencil or sucker tops, molded magic spiders and pumpkins, and the very silly Mummy Dog Wearing a Zombie Mask and Mummy Family. Or use rice to make spiderweb art.

And if you want to go green this Halloween, you can make the Franken Jar Halloween project from a recycled container with a screw-off lid or Halloween noise makers from juice containers.

Plus, we’ve got even more in our Top 20 Halloween Crafts for Kids article.

http://www.favecrafts.com/Halloween-Kids-Crafts/Halloween-Pencil-or-Sucker-Tops

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