Flat Iron/ Curling Iron Cozy!

After you open presents tomorrow, you may want to consider making a flat iron/cutling iron cozy for the new gadgets you received (or gave.) Scissors and a Whisk has an easy tutorial for one.

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See the flat iron cozy tutorial.

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Table Top Play Kitchen

Make a inexpensive side table into a play kitchen. I love this simple idea by Land of the Misfit Toyz. My kids would love it! I would love for them to have it!

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See the table top play kitchen.

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Tie On Dish Towels

Trey and Lucy has one more last minute gift idea for you. Make some tie-on dish towels to alleviate the headache of dish towels always falling to the ground.

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See the tie-on dish towel tutorial.

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Foot Warmer Cozy

My feet are ALWAYS cold. I love this idea from Simply Jenna for a foot warmer cozy! It is a perfect way to keep your feet warm on a cold, wintry day or night. (And a great last minute gift.)

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See the Foot Warmer Tutorial.

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Giveaway Directory #37

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Here is your best chance at FREE stuff on the web!!! Join these giveaways!!!!

If you don't know what this is, the giveaway directory is a place to promote a giveaway on your blog of your "goods" (or even someone else's). Link up the giveaway. If you are looking to win free "stuff," visit the other blogs and enter. It's that easy!!!! Some of these giveaways only have a few entries so your chance of winning is great!

I only leave this link open for 24hrs because giveaways are time sensitive. So if you are going to have a giveaway in the future and want to link it up here, please plan it accordingly:)

What is free on the internet this week! Let's find out!

Whatever Goes Wednesday #45

Welcome to this crazy day of linky love and blog exploration! I love to see what is new out there in blog land. Get started clicking away to view everyone's creations!
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NEW SPONSOR .

For more blog viewing pleasure, visit Here We Are Together - a blog with a variety of subjects, pictures and ideas.

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GIVEAWAY

The giveaway HERE for a gift package worth $100 at Ribbons and Bows Oh MY!!!!! winners is: #187 - MARE! Email me to claim your awesome prize!

For ribbons, hardware, scrapbooking and just about everything else crafty you need to make bows and more, visit Ribbons and Bows Oh MY! Great selection. Nice prices!

MOST VIEWED LINK LAST WEEK!

The most viewed link last week is this

vlog about how to make Christmas Crack! What is Christmas Crack? It is a super yummy popcorn, pretzel, rice crispy, almond bark, candy cane, nut, etc treat! Sounds delicious! See it at September The March.

BLOG TIP FOR THE WEEK!

HOW TO: EDIT YOUR BLOG FROM YOUR BLOG! brought to you from 733- A creative Blog.

Don't forget to check out the Giveaway Directory tomorrow! It amazes me how few people enter giveaways. This is your chance at free stuff! FYI, this link is only open for one day. If you are going to do a giveaway and want to feature it here, make sure you link it up sometime on Thursday.

There will be NO Categorically Crafting Show the next two weeks! Enjoy your holidays!

You know what to do. Enter your project (up to 4 links), tip, idea, recipe, whatever. Visit others. Leave comments. PLEASE NO ETSY SHOPS! Come back again in the next few days more projects are added throughout the week. Let the fun begin! (Because blogging is not my full-time job, I will not be able to visit every link. I apologize.)

Rosette Lampshade!

Rosy Red Buttons uses rosettes to dress up this lampshade (It had ric rac she didn't like.) I love the rosettes. It is a cute Pottery Barn knock-off.

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See the rosette lamp shade.

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Ruffled Peplum Skirt

Advertures in Dressmaking sent me this cool ruffled peplum skirt tutorial. What I like most about it how you can wear it in so many ways. Totally cute!

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Check out the ruffled peplum skirt.

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50 Christmas Decorating Ideas!

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Head over to Houzz to check out 50 decorating ideas for Christmas. There is a large variety of trees, vignettes, mantles, and more. So pretty and some are SO UNIQUE! Wow! .Gotta love these 50 decorating Christmas decorating ideas!..(Found via Between Naps on the Porch.)

Ornament Necklace

For your last minute Christmas parties or last minute gifts, you can make this simple, yet elegant and fun ornament necklace. This one was made by See Kate Sew. Those little ornaments that you can buy at the dollar store!

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See the ornament necklace!

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Ruffle Christmas Tree Shirt

I love this ruffled ribbon tree shirt at Stuff By Ash! It looks adorable on her daughter. I wish I had time to sew one up for my daughter!

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See how to make a ruffle ribbon Christmas tree shirt!

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Candy Trees!

Use all that candy you are getting from your neighbors to make some festive Christmas trees made of candy! Don't these from C.R.A.F.T. look amazing?

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See how to make the candy trees!

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Guest Blogger - the30girl - Felt Flower Headbands

Hello Someday Crafts readers! I'm Katie from

the30girl

and I'm excited to be here sharing a tutorial with you and introducing you lovely readers to my blog. On January 5th, I will be celebrating my one year blog anniversary; I started blogging to have a place to inspire and be inspired and to keep a record of what I'm doing here and now. Over this past year, so many opportunities (like a monthly television segment!) and internet friendships have developed through blogging; I can't believe I never started sooner!.

Today I'm here to share a tutorial for making felt flowers that can be used for making a myriad of accessories. I'll show you how to use them to make a headband.

If you've never visited the30girl, I tend to post crafts & DIY projects(with an emphasis on re-purposing/recycling), recipes, outfits, and inspiring things. Lately, I've been posting on holiday-focused for my 30 holiDAYS series. Here are a few of my favorite tutorials.

T-shirt Yarn: A Tutorial

Baby Food Jar Crafts

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one for the season...

Book Page Ornaments

Now for today's tutorial! Recently, I participated in the Spread the Cheer holiday gift exchange and made these three gifts of assorted brooches, rings and headbands.

They turned out so cute and wearable that I wanted to share my simple how-to!

We are making the cream and olive headband today.

Step 1 & 2: Gather your felt (at least 35% wool), circle stencils, disappearing ink marker or chalk, and scissors. Trace around your circles; then, using the trace mark as a size guide, draw an amoeba shape.

Step 3: Cut out your three amoebas, two small and one medium.

Step 4: Cut the amoebas into long spiraled strips. (Note: The first couple of times I did this, I drew out the spiral just to make sure I got the hang of it.)

Step 5: You will end up with three strips of wavy, spiraled felt.

Step 6 & 7: Starting from the inner-end of the spiral, begin rolling the felt and hot gluing it into place as you go. (Note: I always roll it up without hot gluing first to see if I need to do any trimming to the felt "petals".) You see, the wavy spiral makes the petals in the flowers. So simple, yet so cool.

Step 8: After hot gluing each spiral, you will end up with three flowers for your headband.

Step 9 through 12: Using transparent monofilament nylon thread and small beads of your choice, stitch the beads in the center of each flower. (Note: You can use three beads in each flower for a more intricate look.)

Almost finished.

Step 13 & 14: It's time to glue the flowers to the headband. First, I glue the three flowers together. Then, I cut a piece of felt the same size as the flowers, place the flowers face down, spread the hot glue, place the headband and, finally, the backer.

Now it's time to wear or gift your new headband!

I love felt for winter! You can also use this same technique to make brooches, hair clips, rings, and more (I think I'm going to stitch some to a pair of wrist gloves). Feel free to contact me with any questions! Thanks so much for having me, Michelle and I'd love for you,-wonderful readers- to visit my blog - the30girl.

Thanks, Katie! Those felt flower headbands/rings/brooches would be super easy and quick to make for last minute Christmas gifts! I can think of a few people on my list who would love them. Visit the30girl for some great inspiration. I'm drooling over her Peppermint Truffle Pops!

Ice Candle Holders

The ice candle holders are perfect for this time of the year. They would look awesome on an outdoor porch or entryway! These beauties were made by Elizabeth and Co.

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See how to make ice candle holders.

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2x4 Stocking Hangers

My stockings are hung from my mantle with a push pin in the wood! (NOT A GOOD IDEA!!!) I love this simple idea for stocking hangers made from 2x4's. They are cute and easy! These ones that look like presents are from Sugar Bee.

The original 2x4 stocking holders came from Crap I've Made. They have a monogrammed letter! I love both ideas!

I would recommend using these only when the stockings are empty! I doubt they are heavy enough to hold filled stockings.