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DIY Christmas Party and Indoor Decoration Tutorials

Katar — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:00:05 +0000

I couldn’t wait any longer! Here is the start of my tutorial list for Christmas parties and indoor decorations. I have SO many other tutorials saved for Christmas, and will add more to this post daily. I’ll also have a bunch of new posts relating to Christmas coming up. So – keep checking back!

I really gotta get started on making Christmas stuff – I’m planning on giving everyone on my Christmas list handmade items this year. It’ll be a busy next couple of months, but it will be totally worth it! I’ll be sure to post what I’m making and some of my own tutorials along the way.

Click on the photo to go to the tutorial. Enjoy!

Invitation Tutorials:

Sweet Cookie Exchange Invites: Brooklyn Limestone

Favor Tutorials:

Christmas Purse Favor: Creations By Kathy

Re-Purposed Packing: Cheeky Magpie

Penguin Candy Cane Holder: Creative Craft Fusions

Festive Chocolate and Lolly Wrappers: Spoonfull of Sugar Girls

Chocolate Bar Holder: Crations By Kathy

Snowman Candy Jar: FamilyCrafts.About

Banner, Pennant, and Garland Tutorials:

Christmas Felt Banner Pennant: Aileen's Musings

Pipe Cleaner Garland: Design Sponge

Dancing Stamp Garland: Cheeky Magpie

Christmas Tree Bunting: SadieandLance

Dining Room Decoration, Food Favor, and Place Setting Tutorials:

Quilted Christmas Place Mats: The Artful Crafter

Snowman Bottle Wrap: Phyllis Dobbs

Wall Hanging Tutorials:

Make a Cool 3-D Paper Snowflake: iespila on YouTube

Pink Antler Wall Hanging: Cheeky Magpie

Free Silent Night Cross Stitch Pattern: CrossStitch.About

Joy Ornament Cross Stitch Model: CrossStitch.About

Paperback Christmas Tree: All Free Crafts

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

Modern Wood Christmas Trees: If It's Hip It's Here

Let’s make this post LONG! We can do it! Yes we can! If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

DIY Thanksgiving and Fall Decoration Tutorials

Katar — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:35:11 +0000

Most people skip right over Thanksgiving crafts and head straight for Christmas ones. WHY!? Thanksgiving is JUST as hardcore, COME ON! psh. I mean, at LEAST make some paper turkeys traced from your hands… Well. Here are some sweet Thanksgiving craft tutorials. Long Live Thanksgiving Crafts!

Oh! But some of these could also work for Halloween crafts too.

As usual, just click on the photo to get the tutorial.

Banner Tutorials
Centerpiece Tutorials
Favor Tutorials
Table Runner Tutorials
Felt Thanksgiving Food Tutorials
Setting a Thanksgiving Table
Napkin Tutorials
Menu Embellishments
Place Card Tutorials
Place Mat Tutorials
Silver Storage Bag Tutorials
Wine Holder Tutorials
Home Decor Tutorials
Free Thanksgiving Clip Art
Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos

Banner Tutorials:

Give Thanks Banner: Organize Your Stuff Now

Centerpiece Tutorials:

Indian Corn Centerpiece: Eddie Ross

Make a Glittered Cornucopia: Cathie Filian

Paper Turkeys: Martha Stewart

Edible Arrangement Thanksgiving Centerpiece: Roots and Wings Co.

Bringing Fall Indoors: The Mother Huddle

Turkey Centerpiece: WomansDay

Make a Decorative Table Centerpiece out of Paper: eHow

Floral Arrangement in Pumpkins: FamilyE

Scallop Pumpkin Centerpiece: Sunny Day Memories

Thanksgiving LED Turkey Centerpiece Project: SparkleLabs

Grateful Bouquet: Wendysmedley

Thankful Jar: Little Birdie Secrets

Thankful Jar: Poppies at Play

Tacky But Cute Thanksgiving Centerpiece and Party Favors: I Love To Createpil

Favor Tutorials:

Clip-Art Paper Squirrel Favors: Martha Stewart

Finger Puppet Favors: Martha Stewart

Table Runner Tutorials:

Fall for Mod Table Runner: Plaid Online

Festive Foliage: Martha Stewart

Felt Thanksgiving Food Tutorials:

Felt Food Harvest Dinner: So You Think You're Crafty

Thanksgiving Dinner Kidlet Style: Smashed Peas and Carrots

Felt Pumpkin Pie with Whipped Cream Tutorial: Smashed Peas and Carrots

Setting a Thanksgiving Table:

Simple Place Setting: Cathie Filian

A Whimsical Thanksgiving Table: Martha Stewart

A Modern Thanksgiving Table: Martha Stewart

A Timeless Thanksgiving Table: Martha Stewart

A Harvest Thanksgiving Table: Martha Stewart

Silhouette Tablecloth: Martha Stewart

Tabletop Collage: Martha Stewart

Leaf Motifs for the Table: Martha Stewart

Napkin Tutorials:

Three Easy Napkin Folds: Martha Stewart

Turkey Napkin Fold and Gold Leaf Turkeys: Martha Stewart

Apple Stamped Napkins: Plaid

Acorn Napkin Ring Embellishments: Mad in Crafts

Walnut Charms: Design Sponge

Make Turkey Embellished or More Formal Clay Napkin Rings for the Fall Season: The Artful Crafter

Headdress Napkin Wrap: Martha Stewart

Monogrammed Napkin Ring in Burlap: MayaMade

Burlap Thanksgiving Themed Napkin Rings: The Graphics Fairy

Harvest Napkin Ties: Martha Stewart

Wishbone Napkin Ring: Martha Stewart

Menu Embellishments:

Menu Table Embellishment: Brenda Pinnick

Thanksgiving Menus Free Download: Brooklyn Limestone

Place Card Tutorials:

How to Make a Turkey Place Card Holder of felt and feathers: The Artful Crafter

Pom-Pom Tom Decoration: Martha Stewart

Thanksgiving Clip Art Place Cards: Martha Stewart

Thanksgiving Chocolate Bar Place Card: Martha Stewart

Glimmer and Shine Pumpkin Place Cards: Martha Stewart

Boat Place Card: Martha Stewart

Thanksgiving Place Cards: Martha Stewart

Pear Place Card: Martha Stewart

Quick Place Cards: Martha Stewart

Pinecone Turkey: Martha Stewart

Speckled Place Cards: Martha Stewart

Turkey Place Cards: Martha Stewart

Turkey Trivia Place Card: Martha Stewart

Grateful Spread - Rustic Place Card: Martha Stewart

Indian Corn Place Cards: Holiday Crafts and Creations

Fall Harvest Place Card Holders: Margot Potter The Impatient Crafter

How to Make Holiday Pop-up Place Cards: The Artful Crafter

Acorn Place Cards: Cant Stop Making Things

Place Mat Tutorials:

Handmade Placemats: ReproDepot

Apple Placemats: Bkids

Thanksgiving Day Table Decor: PBS

Silver Storage Bag Tutorials:

Make Your Own Silver Storage Bags: Cathie Filian

Wine Holder Tutorials:

Thanksgiving Wine Tote: ReproDepot

Home Decor Tutorials:

Thanksgiving Styrofoam Turkey Craft: AllKidsNetwork

Pumpkin Tealight Candle Holder: CandleandSoap.About

Valdani Pumpkin Cross Stitch Pattern: CrossStitch.About

Thanksgiving Memories Keepsakes: The Object Project

Thankful Blocks: The Creative Crate

Mod Podge Season Signs: Craft Rookie

Seasonal Word Blocks: CreativeKDesigns

Autumn Sign: Moody Girl Projects

Make Wheat Harvest House Blessings: Gingerbread Snowflakes

Festive Feather Wreath: J-A-Girl

Acorn Holiday Wreath: Place to Bloom

Fall Wreath: Mad in Crafts

Acorn Wreath Tutorial: Someday Crafts

Fabric Wreath: So You Think Youre Crafty

Fall Picture Frame: Someday Crafts

Snazzy Frame Idea: J-A-Girl

How to Decoupage a Frame: Brixton Life

Give Thanks Burlap Pillow: La t dah

Burlap Acorn Tutorial: Rebekahlrobinson

Thankful Tree: Roots and Wings Co.

Thankful Turkey Keepsake: Roots and Wings Co.

Heartfelt Thanksgiving Letters: Roots and Wings Co.

Leaf Nut Bowl: Pattie Wack

Thankful Pumpkin: The Swell Life

Salt Dough Leaf Prints: That Artist Woman

Scarecrow: MooreMinutes

Free Thanksgiving Clip Art:

Thanksgiving Cheer Postcard: Cheeky Magpie

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

Turkey Sweet Treat Favor: Beein Creative with Julie

Aww.. the turkey clay napkin rings are cute

I will be adding more Thanksgiving craft tutorials to this post throughout November. If you know of ANY other examples or tutorials, please comment below so I can add them to this list. Thanks!

DIY Halloween Party and Indoor Decoration Tutorials

Katar — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:00:28 +0000

I did have pictures for every single tutorial, but something weird happened and they all disappeared. After much trying to get everything back, the original post would not save properly, and always showed up blank. So, that’s kind of sad. I did have to redo all of the links. It was painful doing it the second time around, but worth it! Maybe I broke the blog by including too many pictures.. oops.. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this post and get a ton of ideas from it!

If you would like to see the pictures without having to click all of the links – leave me a comment with your email address and I can send you the undamaged Microsoft Word document. Again – sorry about the inconvenience!

Tutorials:

Having a Halloween Costume Contest? Check out my tutorial for award ribbons!
Decorating the outside of your house too? Check out my list of tutorials here

Contents:

Invitation and Card Tutorials
Favor Tutorials
Centerpiece Tutorials
Banner/Pennant/Garland Tutorials
Dining Room Decoration, Food Favor, and Place Setting Tutorials
Candle, Match Holder, and Lantern Tutorials
Game Tutorials
Ornament Tutorials
Picture Frame and Album Tutorials
Halloween Potion Jar Tutorials
Other Decoration Tutorials
Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos

Invitation and Card Tutorials:

Simple Halloween Gift Tags: Studio Mama
Vintage Halloween Postcards: About OK – so not really an invitation, but a freaking sweet link to vintage Halloween postcards! Tell me you can’t do something creative with THOSE!
Owl Invitation: The Impatient Crafter
Halloween Party Invitation: BHG
How to Craft a Spooky Halloween Card: Craft Ideas
Lollipop Ghost Halloween Party Invitation: HGTV
Halloween Tag Doll Invitations: Erica Mulherin
Bewitching Invitation: BHG
Halloween Luminary Invitations: Martha Stewart
Handmade Halloween Mask Cards: Junie Moon
Halloween Pop-Up Card: Can’t Stop Making Things Blog
Witchy Embroidered Postcard: The Swell Life
Creature Survival Kit Boxed Invitations: Brooklyn Limestone
Creature Survival Kit Boxed Invitations Q and A: Brooklyn Limestone – in case you have questions about how to make the link above!

Favor Tutorials:

Centerpiece Tutorials:

Banner/Pennant/Garland Tutorials:

Dining Room Decoration, Food Favor, and Place Setting Tutorials:

Halloween Runner Video: BHG
Tabletop Stiffy Ghost: Cathie Filian
Punch Bowl Prop How-To Video: Martha Stewart
Hair-Raising Display: BHG
Halloween Tablecloth: Martha Stewart
Halloween Pedestals: Meli-Melo-Art’s Blog
Cute CD Cupcake Stand: The Swell Life’s Blog
Make a festive Halloween Cupcake Stand from Terracotta pots: The Artful Crafter
Halloween Pennant Cupcake Picks: The Swell Life’s Blog
Halloween Cupcake Pics/Picks: The Swell Life’s Blog
Veggie Head: The Swell Life’s Blog
MisFortune Cookies: BHG
Creepy Candy Cover-Ups Video: BHG - a must see if you’re handing out king size candy bars!
Spooky Tree Halloween Candy Bowl: Cathie Filian
Mummy and Bat Candy Bar Covers: Skip to My Lou
Embellished Glass Candy Bowls: BHG
Spooky Eyes Candy Bowl: Cathie Filian
Witch’s Cauldron Candy Holder: HGTV
Halloween Candy Bucket: Little Birdie Secrets
Long-Stem Pumpkin Labels: BHG
Ghostly Glove Placecard Holders: HGTV
Kid’s Witch Spoon Puppet: Cathie Filian
Printable Cup Sleeves: Livinglocurto
Halloween Eyeball Silverware: BHG
Creepy Coasters: BHG
Halloween Skeleton Hand Napkins: Gets Bored Easily
Black Widow Chair Covers: BHG
How to Make a Spooky Halloween Spice Rack: Crafterella
Creepy Family Chandelier: HGTV – Make sure you watch the second half of the video for the chandelier – otherwise you’ll probably think it’s crap! But it actually looks pretty neat.
Webbed Chandelier: BHG
Halloween Chandelier Shades: CottageMagpie
Making Halloween Corpse Hands: WetCanvas

Candle, Match Holder, and Lantern Tutorials:

Game Tutorials:

Ornament Tutorials:

Picture Frame and Album Tutorials:

Halloween Potion Jar Tutorials:

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DIY Christmas Party and Indoor Decoration Tutorials

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Banner, Pennant, and Garland Tutorials:

Dining Room Decoration, Food Favor, and Place Setting Tutorials:

Wall Hanging Tutorials:

Other Decoration Tutorials:

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

DIY Thanksgiving and Fall Decoration Tutorials

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Banner Tutorials:

Centerpiece Tutorials:

Favor Tutorials:

Table Runner Tutorials:

Felt Thanksgiving Food Tutorials:

Setting a Thanksgiving Table:

Napkin Tutorials:

Menu Embellishments:

Place Card Tutorials:

Place Mat Tutorials:

Silver Storage Bag Tutorials:

Wine Holder Tutorials:

Home Decor Tutorials:

Free Thanksgiving Clip Art:

Inspiration, Ideas, and Photos:

DIY Halloween Party and Indoor Decoration Tutorials