As we wrap up Creating Christmas week I hope that you have all been inspired to stop pinning and start creating! I’m excited to see what everyone has been working on. This Christmas Linky Party is no ordinary party. This is a blog hop. And what that means is that there are 18 FABULOUS bloggers that are hosting this party at their very own blog. Whether you add your project link here or at any of the other 17 co-hosts blogs, it will show up on one huge party list! Awesome! If you haven’t already, please take the time out to visit the other co-hosts and go through their Creating Christmas posts. There is some really neat projects! The Girl Creative, Que Linda Crafts, The Cottage Market, Love Lindsey, Domestic Mischief, Chicken Scratch, Love Sweet Love, Randee’s Organized Chaos, … [Read more...]
Creating Christmas {Don’t Just Pin, CREATE!} Day 6 with Lolly Jane
Hey Girl Creative readers! We are simply thrilled to be guesting for Diana's cheery Creating Christmas series and to show off our CHRISTmas mantel with you: To introduce ourselves, we are twin sisters Kelli & Kristi of Lolly Jane, an eclectic craft blog filled with craft DIY's, home improvement tips, furniture revamps and a tasty recipe or two. When we think of creating Christmas, we can't help but think of the reason for the season... this year, for Kristi, it's all about CHRISTmas. I love love love Christmas- the familiar music, yummy desserts, gift giving, green & red decor, etc. etc. etc., but this year I had a blank mantel at my week old house to work with and wanted to decorate with what was on hand since most of my decor is still packed or at Kelli's ;) To create … [Read more...]
Creating Christmas {Don’t Just Pin, CREATE!} Day 5 With Brown Paper Packages
Hello everyone! I'm Kierste, the girl behind {brown paper packages}, and I'm delighted to be here! I'm so excited to share with you one of my favorite gift ideas-- for neighbors, friends, teachers--it's always a huge hit. So...what do you get when you combine hot cocoa, candy canes, marshmallows, and a couple Hershey kisses? {snowman soup} I love how easy these darling gifts are to make--aren't they so fun? ITEMS YOU NEED: hot cocoa mix (you can use homemade, or individual packets) candy canes mini marshmallows hershey kisses (I like the peppermint ones!) snowman soup poem/tag DIRECTIONS: For each person, place a hot cocoa packet (if you're using homemade, you could package it for an individual, or a larger amount in a cute jar, etc. for the whole family), candy cane, a … [Read more...]
Creating Christmas {Don’t Just Pin, CREATE!} Day 4 with Tatertots and Jello
Hi there!! I'm Jen from Tatertots and Jello. I'm so excited to be here at The Girl Creative. I love Diana and her ideas. Today I would love to share a fun and whimsical gift idea -- Snowman Votive Holders made out of Wine Glasses!! I found some glasses at Ross for $4 for a set of 4. Then I bought some snow medium and some glitter from my local craft store. Seriously, this project couldn't be easier. I think this little gift would be great for a teacher or neighbor gift this year. And for under $2 each, this is a great Holiday gift idea. I also love that you can keep this fun little votive holder out through Winter - you don't need to pack it away after Christmas!! Here's how to make your own Snowman Wine Glass Votive Holders: Supplies: Wine Glasses Snow Medium. I … [Read more...]
Creating Christmas {Don’t Just Pin, CREATE!} Day 3 – Chevron Christmas Ornaments
Welcome to Day 3 of Creating Christmas! I hope you are enjoying our projects so far this week. My co-hosts and I have a lot more in store for you so make sure you come back every day. :)I’m really excited about this project. It’s my first attempt at Chevron (I KNOW!!!) and I was very happy with how it came out.You will probably notice a theme to all of my projects. Or at least a color scheme. This year we are decorating in aqua, silver and red. The advent calendar that I shared on Monday had those colors in it as well as various other elements around my home. I’m digging it!Pictured here are 2 versions of my Chevron Christmas Ornaments. They both were very easy to make and they make great projects that you can do with your kids.::::Supply List:::: Wooden Christmas Trees (4 for $0.99 … [Read more...]
There’s been some confusion about co-hosting Creating Christmas
I’ve received several emails since Creating Christmas week started from bloggers who thought they were co-hosting but were not on my co-host list posted HERE. I received a bunch of emails from interested bloggers before the event started so I went through those emails and compiled a list. Thinking there was a good chance that I missed someone (I received emails at 3 different email addresses) I created another post last week called “ATTN: Creating Christmas Co-hosts” as a last call for co-hosts. I thought I covered all bases but then I got emails this week from people who had posted the “co-host buttons” and who had even blogged about the event but I didn’t have them on my list. Sigh. SO………I am revising my co-host list to include the few people who have emailed me … [Read more...]
Creating Christmas {Don’t Just Pin, CREATE!} Day 2 with I {heart} Nap Time
Hey friends! I’m Jamielyn from I {heart} Nap Time and I’m so excited to be here today to show you how to make this super easy Christmas gift! Well let me introduce myself first ;) … I’m Jamielyn. I’m a hopeless chocolate addict. Sometimes known to eat chocolate chip cookie dough straight from the bowl. Mama to two chubbies and married to one sexy man. My days are full of chasing my little monkeys, cleaning messes (it's like shoveling in a snow storm) pinterest, snuggling, avoiding the ever-growing pile of laundry, e-mails, play-dough, crafting and wondering “Is it nap time yet?!” Today I’m going to show you have to make a cute and easy sugar cookie gift. I thought this would be such a fun gift to give to your neighbors, teachers and friends. The nice thing about it is… … [Read more...]
Creating Christmas {Don’t Just Pin, CREATE!} Day One – DIY Advent Calendar
Welcome to Creating Christmas Week at The Girl Creative! A few weeks ago I dared you to stop pinning and start creating! And I’m excited to tell you that 15 fabulous bloggers have taken me up on that dare and will be co-hosting this event with me! All week long we will be posting Christmas projects (at our own blogs) that we ourselves have created. On the last day, we will be co-hosting a blog hop for CHRISTMAS PROJECTS ONLY! It’ not too late to start creating! We’d love to see your creations at the end of the week during our linky party. ::::::When you get a minute, say hello to our fabulous co-hosts:::::: Que Linda Crafts, The Cottage Market, Love Lindsey, Domestic Mischief, Chicken Scratch, Love Sweet Love, Randee’s Organized Chaos, Musings of a Glamour Puss, Anastacia … [Read more...]
ATTN: Creating Christmas Co-hosts!
We are just a few days away from our Creating Christmas {Don’t Just Pin, CREATE!} Event and I need to make sure I didn’t miss anyone who wanted to co-host. SO, if we have already been in contact (or you’ve emailed me and I didn’t respond) please email me your blog information at info@thegirlcreative.com. You MUST have the co-hosting button up on your blog in order to co-host . I will be checking! And by co-hosting you are committing to posting Christmas Projects that YOU (OR YOUR GUEST BLOGGERS) have created ALL WEEK LONG. December 4 – December 10. THANKS!! CAN’T WAIT! I HAVE SOME SURPRISES IN STORE FOR THE EVENT! Due to the amount of content that is used without permission and proper credit, I am no longer allowing a full RSS feed. I value each and every reader so I … [Read more...]
Clarifying the Creating Christmas Event
{Just Something I Whipped Up is still going on. Link Up HERE} ****I received a number of emails from people who wanted to join me in co-hosting the Creating Christmas event but had some questions. I apologize for any confusion and I will try to clarify things.In my initial post I had asked people to co-host the event. Let me explain a little better what this means: In order to co-host Creating Christmas with me you need to commit to holding the same event at your own blog during the week of December 4 through December 10. During that week you will only blog about Christmas related projects. You can blog/post every day if you want or you can have other bloggers guest post for you……….as long as they are posting a Christmas project that they have done. The idea is to get us to CREATE … [Read more...]
