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Crafting Geek shows you how to make bows in the tutorial attached below. Now you might avoid the frustration of your bows turning out…lets say…not so hot! Now you’re free to impress your loved ones with beautiful customized gift wrapped packages. I just love these bows and theyre so easy to make. My bows looked so bad before I learned how to make them this way. Everyone always thinks I paid to have my bows made!...

Im so excited to be back with a new ornament tutorial, just in time for Christmas! Clothespins are cheap and they make the cutest snowflakes! Or, some people like the rustic look and use a stain on them. They look great hung on your windows with suction hangers too!

Some people have trees in more than one room of their house! These PVC pipe Christmas trees are brilliant and look fabulous with ornaments in all of them. Its very art deco looking and I love the idea! I have more than enough ornaments and didnt even have to buy extras. Its quite a conversation piece! Watch how these gals with Toolbarn makes this great PVC pipe tree in their step by step tutorial....

This is such a fun DIY project that will add color, sparkle and attraction to your front yard and its an incredibly easy way to decorate! Over the weekend we tackled a fun and easy little Christmas decor operation making lit up Christmas tree decorations from tomato cages and a string of LED lights! Id seen the idea of re-using tomato cages in the winter months for holiday decor on Pinterest and kept the thought in my back pocket until now....

I decided to show you some other things you could do with our beloved coffee filters. I just love making things with them and how they turn out. Coffee filter crafts were all the rage this year…so were cone trees! I decided to take the two trends and make these beautiful coffee filter trees. These were really easy to make and super cheap! These make great decorations or center pieces for any holiday party!...

gift, and it only requires the most basic of sewing skills! The great thing about these fabric coasters is that they are super absorbent! I know all of you out there know what Im talking about! Pull out your prettiest fabrics for a set of charming coasters to use anywhere around your home. Since these make a lovely gift, make several coasters while youre at it. Youre sure to appreciate how easy these are to make....

Wouldnt it be great to skip the crowds and the ho-hum gifts from department stores this year? These ornaments will really get you in the spirit of the holidays. Maybe think about making an entire snowman family representing each member of yours. This can be a great beginners sewing craft for older kids and teenagers. Watch how this lady with Made To Sew makes these adorable felt ornaments in her step by step tutorial....

I was ready for something new this year and ran across this cool tutorial. Id already fallen in love with one of these on Etsy, but the price tag was $180! I couldnt believe this didnt involve sewing. I like to change things up after using the same Christmas decor after a few years. I was browsing on Pinterest one day and I ran across this shabby chic looking tree skirt....

The holiday season is the best time for handmade DIY Crafts!

But, I think Im keeping some for myself (cookies and bread included)! These are items that everyone loves to have in their kitchen…beautiful kitchen hand towels. I adore Christmas time. I cant seem to quit making these ruffled dish towels. Theyre super easy and pretty cheap to make. I feel like theyre a decent handmade gift thats so much better than a bath salt or something cheesy. One of my favorite things about Christmas is the opportunity to create fun and unique Christmas crafts and decorations....

), we knew we had to buy them. I absolutely love the look of this ball ornament garland! They had to tie off the ends first. Whatever works best for you. Keep in mind that Martha Stewart uses unbreakable ball ornaments and these can be found at many different stores. Id check with the dollar store first! Ive actually found these at Target in the past. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5TMbUDe77g

My younger son thinks hes hot stuff with his older brothers skateboards turned into a shelf. I saw a really tall skateboard shelf on Pinterest and it was used as a shoe rack. We all need shoe racks and what could be more brilliant than this? People make lamps, benches, swings and chairs out of skateboards. I even saw that someone used skateboards as stairs in their modern home. They had stripped all the paint off and used a light stain....

I made my wreath with different colored glass ball ornaments and it is so wonderful! Its a matter of preference.