I was out shopping the other day for wrapping paper because I am so woefully behind on wrapping my gifts. Sadly, I think all the good stuff has been picked over because I couldn’t find a single one I loved. So, I bought some solid colored paper and bags and decided to personalize them and make my own glittered wrapping supplies. Plus, this way I could get the kids involved in presents for their friends! 
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Glittered Canning Jar Ring Candle Holders
I am so excited to be partnering with SNAP Creativity and Recollections Glitter for this project. As always, all thoughts and opinions shared here are my own. #glitteratmichaels
I’m a wreath failure, ya’ll. Yep…a total failure. I set out to make one of those gorgeous canning jar ring wreaths and totally failed. I think it was something to do with me being totally impatient but who knows. What I do know is that I was left with the 380 canning jar rings I purchased off of Craiglist ($10…score!) and no clue what to do with them. What’s a girl to do? Well, being the holidays, I decided it made perfect sense to add glitter to a bunch of them and use them as candle holders. Now, I am in love with glittered canning jar ring candle holders but still have like 350 more rings and no clue what to do with them. Ideas are appreciated!
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Guest Blogger: Felt Santa Filled with Candy
Kids Make Christmas
Happy Holidays! We are Mary Ellen, Margaret, and Mary Catherine from Spindles Designs. We are a Mother-Daughter’s team who love to bake, quilt, and craft. Mom Started it all and Mary Catherine and I love keeping up the creative traditions. Thank you Shannah for allowing us to share our Christmas Kids Craft with you.
Guest Blogger: Coffee Filter Christmas Tree Garland
Happy Holidays, everyone! I’m Consie and I blog over at Atop Serenity Hill about face and body painting, cake decorating, photography and anything else that comes along on my creative journey. I am excited to be here today (thanks, Shannah!) to share my coffee filter Christmas tree garland with you!
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Guest Blogger: Easy Christmas Ornaments
Hi all! I’m Julie and I blog about kids, food, and life at Teaching Good Eaters. While most of my posts at my own blog are focused in getting kids to eat good food and bringing some peace to your mealtimes, my most popular blog post by far, was about making really easy and really inexpensive homemade gifts for kids.
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Easy Mod Podge Christmas Decoration
Christmas decorating is pretty much my favorite thing to do in our home each and every year. It takes me at least a week to get everything out and I am always looking to add new things to our existing items. Of course, I am also looking to keep our spending in check so I find myself making things a lot more than I used to. Plus, I am pushing myself to work with new craft tools or ones that I’ve been pretty unsuccessful with in the past. I knew I wanted to add some more Christmas words to our decor so I created this easy mod podge Christmas decoration one afternoon.
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Guest Blogger: Double Pocket Card Tutorial
Hi all! I’m Megan, from over at C’mon Get Crafty! It was so nice of Shannah to have me over in her little corner of the blogosphere today! I’d love to share with you today how to make an EASY PEASY Double Pocket Card, perfect for giving out gift cards and cash! No card-making skills required!
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Scents of the Season – Dried Fruit Potpourri
During the holiday season, I am always looking for gift ideas that are homemade and don’t cost a lot of money. With so many teachers and other people to give small gifts too, a homemade gift is a great option because it is thoughtful but easier to keep the costs under control. This year, I decided to try my hand at making dried fruit potpourri to give as gifts.
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Guest Blogger: Pea in a Pod Ornament
Hi Just Us Four readers, my name is Alanna and I blog at Alanna George | The Craft Nest. My website is a craft site for families and my posts center around kid’s craft ideas, sewing projects, handmade gifts and advent activities that are family friendly. I would love for you to stop by and visit my site. I have a lot going on my website this holiday season. Come for a visit and I am sure you can find something to create with your kids or a gift you can make for someone special!
I love to help my kids create handmade gifts to give at the holidays. This project is just right for the younger set and perfect to gift to an Aunt or Uncle. It’s simple and doesn’t take many supplies, plus it is cute enough to hang on the tree. I often see necklaces that feature peas in a pod that use the number of peas for how many children you have. I thought it would be fun to make a pea in a pod ornament like that too. So let’s get started!
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25 Awesome Christmas Crafts
Christmas crafting is in full swing here now that the calendar has flipped over to December. I do a little bit of stuff during November but really don’t start with the “heavy” crafting until December. There is something about really enjoying Thanksgiving as its own holiday that I love. Of course, not actually crafting in November didn’t stop me from searching around for all kinds of inspiration to have for when I started my projects for the year. To kick off the first week of December, I am sharing 25 awesome Christmas crafts with you today!
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