For the past several years I have been able to decorate a Christmas tree for my kids' Lutheran grade school. I love decorating theme trees, and it is wonderful to be able to create trees that reflect the true meaning of Christmas. In the past, I have … [Read more...]
RUSTIC WOODEN REINDEER CENTERPIECE
A few weeks back I shared all the goodies I was able to get with a $50 credit to Consumer Crafts. One of the items I chose was a cute unfinished deer kit. I spent about a half an hour and used a handful of craft supplies to create a rustic … [Read more...]
15 MINUTE SNOWFLAKE ORNAMENTS WITH LIQUID SCULPEY
I know it seems a bit early to be thinking about snowflakes, but I am already getting the urge to create Christmas crafts! I was able to partner with Sculpey to use some new-to-me craft supplies to create lovely ornaments quickly and easily. You only … [Read more...]
CHRISTMAS VIDEO TUTORIALS
I gathered all of my Christmas video tutorial into one playlist for your convenience. You'll find all of my tutorials from German folded paper stars to dollar store icicle ornaments to plaid shirt pillow covers. Check them all out, give … [Read more...]
COUNTRY CHURCH TREE WITH DOLLAR STORE DECORATIONS
For the past few years, I have set up trees in my son's school and my dad's church. Since we do a "family tree" at home, these trees give me the chance to create themed trees as well. I decorated a Names of Christ tree for my son's … [Read more...]
DIY CHRISTMAS COTTAGE DECORATION
You guys. This was one of those projects. In fact, I don't have any process shots for the tutorial because I almost scrapped the whole idea about four times. I hated how it looked, I was frustrated with my lack of skill, I just … [Read more...]
CHRISTMAS TREE INSPIRATION FROM BRONNER’S CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND
I visited Bronner's CHRISTmas Wonderland last weekend, and even though it was jam packed with people, I still enjoyed every minute of all the Christmas goodness. I've written about Bronner's before, and even created a silly personality quiz … [Read more...]
FAUX BIRCH FINISH FOR DOLLAR STORE ORNAMENTS
I recently did a Facebook Live video where I shared my haul of Christmas goodies from Dollar Tree. If you didn't catch live, you can watch it here on YouTube. Among all the goodies, were a trio of woodsy snowflake ornaments. I liked … [Read more...]
DOLLAR STORE ORNAMENT WREATH REVISITED
In the earliest months of Mad in Crafts, I shared a tutorial for a simple ornament wreath using ornaments from the dollar store. I wanted to revisit the tutorial, and create a video so that it is even easier to see how to assemble the wreath. … [Read more...]
SPARKLY, AND A LITTLE MESSY, TWINE BALLS
I love Christmas crafts and holiday baking, but all that DIYing can get super messy. Between the glitter and the pine needles, the flour and the shortening, I end up with a giant mess on my hands -- literally. I recently made several dozen twine … [Read more...]