Handmade Christmas, part II

Handmade Christmas, part II

This project was actually a Christmas present for me. :) A while ago I saw this tutorial for sewing your own ironing board cover and saved it in my “ideas” folder. It looked so easy, and my ironing board definitely needed a face-lift! Then a few days later I found some really cute material on the remnants table at the fabric store. And now, several months later, I finally took the time to make it into this: It turns out…

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handmade Christmas, part I

handmade Christmas, part I

I made a dozen tea towels to give as gifts this year to, well, some of my loved ones (you know who you are already, so what am I trying to hide?). :)They were so much fun to make, and so pretty that I’m thinking of keeping a few for myself! I meant to post these and the tutorial right after I finished making them two weeks ago. Really, I did.But you still have time to make some too, if…

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Free Shipping Day

Free Shipping Day

the Path Less Traveled is participating in Free Shipping Day! Today is the last day that you can place an order and still get it by Christmas Eve. I’ll still be mailing out orders as they come in after today, though, just can’t guarantee when they’ll get there. :)

Christmas is coming…

Christmas is coming…

…and it’s just around the corner! Seriously, how did it come up so quickly?Steph over at Somewhat Simple is having an amazing Christmas giveaway event – the 12 Giveaways of Christmas: She is offering 78 prizes in 12 days – pretty amazing!!! (But not nearly as amazing as the Gift we celebrate on Christmas Day)And if you enter on the 11th day you’ll have a chance to win two custom 5×7 silhouettes from my etsy shop. :)

funky DIY silhouettes

funky DIY silhouettes

 Design*Sponge featured an article yesterday with a tutorial on how to make your own framed (and funky) silhouettes. The ones they pictured were of birds and so on, but the same process would look great as a personalized gift for a loved one – maybe of your kids or of theirs? image source

Another Giveaway!

Another Giveaway!

A Little Nick Nack is hostessing a giveaway of a few little things from the shop! Head on over to her blog and enter to win a Sky Blue Flower set and a White Scallop Garland (there might be a coupon code in it, too ;D).