Crafts and DIY done in 30 minutes or less
I’m so excited to partner up with Angie from the Country Chic Cottage on another awesome Craft Lightning week! We’ll be sharing with you holiday projects that take 15 minutes or less! And as a special bonus, on Friday at 4pm PST we’ll be LIVE crafting 10 minute holiday crafts! YAY!
We want you to be able to join the fun as well… so share with us your holiday craft that takes 15 minutes or less, by adding it to the linky below. We’ll be featuring projects each day, so be sure to link up!
The days are so busy – which is why I stick to 30 minute crafts. But with the holidays here, I have to find time for some extra shopping! I’m sure you are having trouble fitting it all in, too. So, this year, I got together with some of my blogging friends to help out one lucky reader. We’re giving away a new Kindle Fire! If you win, you can give it to one lucky person on your list… or keep it for yourself as a reward for getting everything done!
Make sure you enter below… and thanks for being an awesome reader!
I’m so excited to be part of this fun, live, crafty event! We’ve gathered a bunch of bloggers together to make a week of live hangouts! Click on any of the links below at the time of the event, and you’ll get to see these gals live streaming their crafty wisdom! If you miss the hangout at the appointed time, you can always watch the recording later… but these things are so much fun LIVE, don’t you think?
I’ll be live on Friday at 4pm. You can watch me, Angie, and Shannon put together some quick Holiday Crafts right in front of your eyes! The projects we’ll be sharing each take 10 minutes (or less!)
I hope you’ll come back here on Friday, and check out some of these other great live sessions!
Monday December 3rd
9 am PST Creative Kristi Handmade Gift Ideas for Adults with guest Sawdust and Paper Scraps
11 am PST Mrs Hines Class, Setting for Four, DejaVu Designs DIY Ornaments and Decor
2 pm PST My Very Educated Mother Three Quick and Easy Ornaments with guest Creative Cynchronicity
Tuesday December 4th
9 am PST Uncommon Designs Team Simple Neighbor Gifts for Christmas
10 am PST Sugar Bee Crafts Easy Christmas Crafts with guest A Girl and A Glue Gun
12 pm PST Fox Hollow Cottage Holiday Crafts
6 pm PST Just Paint It Three Easy Ways to Guild Fruit
Wednesday December 5th
9 am PST Atta Girl Says Stress Free Holiday Hosting Tips
10 am PST Hometalk, C.R.A.F.T Outdoor Decor — How to Make Clay Pot Soldiers
1 pm PST Creative Cynchronicity Holiday Table Favors with guest My Very Educated Mother
3 pm PST Jader Bomb, Graphics Fairy, Shabby Creek Cottage Handmade Ornaments
Thursday December 6th
9 am PST The Bold Abode DIY Glitter Candles and Madlibs with guest Mom 4 Real, Creekline House
10 am PST Creekline House Working with Fresh Cedar with guest Mom 4 Real
11 am PST Simply Designing Snowman Candy Dish
2 pm PST The Everyday Home The Everyday Home Show
6 pm PST Dukes and Duchesses Hosting a Themed Cocoa Party
Friday December 7th
9 am PST Mom 4 Real Easy Teacher Gift
10 am PST It’s Overflowing Holiday Craft
11 am PST The Everyday Home Creating a Christmas Wreath and Bow Making
1 pm PST 52 Mantels Holiday Craft with guest My Sister’s Suitcase
4 pm PST 30 Minute Crafts, Country Chic Cottage 10 minute Christmas Crafts with Madigan Made
These Deconstructed Fudge Bites aren’t entirely deconstructed. But they are yummy, and they taste like real fluffy fudge – without all the work! The secret is using milk chocolate. Fudge has sweetened milk in it, and using milk chocolate instead of semisweet makes all the difference.
Here is what you need:
Milk Chocolate Chips (must be MILK Chocolate)
Large Marshmallows
Directions:
Melt the Milk Chocolate Chips in a double boiler (just a bowl set on top of a pan with water – the water should not touch the bottom of the bowl). The chocolate goes in the top bowl, and slowly melts.
Stir occasionally, to get the chocolate fully melted.
Dip each marshmallow into the chocolate, and set aside on parchment paper, wax paper, or a plate.
Allow to set. This will take a couple hours. Be patient. Do NOT put in the fridge or your chocolate will not set right, and have funny marks all over it.
Once the chocolate is set (4-6 hours, depending on your room temperature), put in a sealed container to keep the marshmallows from drying out.
Enjoy! As you chew, the marshmallows and chocolate come together, so it tastes like real, yummy fudge! You can pop these chocolate covered marshmallows into cocoa, or just eat them as they are.
I’ve partnered with a BUNCH of other bloggers to share over 50 sweet treats with you today! Make sure you check below to see all the other sweet treats!
Looking for a unique bow to put on Christmas gifts this year? Maybe you’re giving gift cards and want to dress up the envelope with a beautiful bow. Or you could be like me with a cat who chews on curling ribbon… This awesome paper bow is easy to make, looks beautiful, and you can even make them ahead to pop on packages as you wrap them!
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After my first baby was born, we had family photos taken. I got them in time for Christmas, so I framed the photos for the Aunties and Grandmas and put them under the tree. I framed ours and hung them on the wall. When my sister-in-law arrived the day before Christmas, she saw the photos on the wall and asked why we hadn’t sent her copies. Of course, it was because hers were already wrapped and under the tree… but I couldn’t tell her that! The idea below would have prevented that uncomfortable situation and provided some fun holiday decor at the same time! Just grab last year’s wrapping paper… and… well… I won’ spoil it for you, go check out this fast holiday decor.
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This is a fun and colorful update to the traditional popcorn garland from when I was a kid. Chances are you have some of these pony beads hanging out around your house – and what a fun way to incorporate them in your holiday decor!
Once you’ve tried pony beads – try adding other items to your popcorn garlands – bells, pasta, perler beads, buttons… whatever you like!
If you’ve already put up your tree, you’ll want to pin this idea to remember it for next year. Make sure to click through to the original source and pin from there.
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I’ve already started my holiday shopping! I’m still waiting on lists from a couple family members, but I’ve already made a sizeable dent. Of course, that usually means that the toughest people to buy for are still on my list… like my husband. He’s always tough to shop for… but I’m sure I’ll come up with something!
Do you have someone who is tough to shop for? Well… I have a solution for you! Some of my bloggy friends and I are offering up a shopping spree of gift cards to some of our favorite places to shop. Enter to win, and you could check quite a few people off of your list! Or, you could skip the shopping and just give them the gift cards! And if you’re one of the lucky few who has already finished shopping, you can use these to shop for yourself!
I love bells. When I was in Junior High my best friend and I wore bells on our socks all December. We started with one bell on the first of December, and added a bell each day until school let out for the holidays. When the two of us walked to our classes together, we were a festive cacophony! Normally, anything that reminds me of Junior High is tainted… but not bells. I still love hearing jingle bells. Especially bells ringing in the snow, so early that the world is still asleep. That is the defining sound of the holidays for me. I love the idea of commemorating that sound with jingle bells framed in a shadow box!
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I love this bunting! I made something similar for a baby shower a couple weeks ago. One of my challenges was knowing how long to make my bunting. With the technique used here, you hang your string first, so that your bunting is always the perfect length! Check out how this fun, fast, and easy Christmas bunting is made, and you’ll know exactly how to make similar bunting for all your favorite holidays!
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