JOY Apothecary Jars

Nothing is better than cute apothecary jars filled with festive, colorful candy! Check out these JOY jars filled with mints for Christmas! Find them at Uncommon - Creating The Extraordinary.

See the JOY apothecary jars.

Letter From Santa - Postmarked From the North Pole

Do your kids get a letter from "Santa" around Christmas time every year? Or do you want to start that as a tradition? Ginger Snap Crafts shows you how you can have a letter that "Santa" writes have a postmark from the North Pole. Perfect trick for the older kids that can read!

See the North Pole Christmas Letter.

Christmas Linky Party!

Welcome to the
CHRISTMAS


Categorically Crafting Show

where you can show off all of your fun projects featuring

Christmas CRAFTS, DECOR, FOODS AND IDEAS!

Please join your crafty post if, and only if, it corresponds with the category and theme of CHRISTMAS (If it doesn't fit in this category, please link it up to Whatever Goes Wednesday.) Link up crafts, decor, sewing projects, food, tips, etc, that has to do with CHRISTMAS. If you have joined a CHRISTMAS project to a party on my blog before, feel free to add it to this show too! If you have a lot of FALL projects, please choose your favorites. (Please no more than 4 posts per blog). Link to the specific posts, not to your main blog page.

Let's see what you have created (either recently or in the past)!

This linky will be open until THROUGH THE END OF DECEMBER. so keep checking back!

You can paste the "Categorically Crafting" button onto your blog post. I would love to see these floating around so more people can post their themed projects. I will leave this linky post open until next CC Show. Keep checking back for more ideas!!!

Knock-off Crate And Barrel Ornaments

You've got to head over to Sassy Style Redesign and see how to knock-off 5 or 6 different kind of Crate and Barrel ornaments! (Hint: puffy paint that from girls' camp). You can pay $7 for one or make 6 of your own for about that same price! These are very cool.

While you are at Sassy Style, check out Tausha's segment on Studio 5 (a local TV show). Itis the bomb.com (in her own words. She is so funny. Follow this blog for some good laughs while seeing some fun crafts.)

See the Crate and Barrel knock-off Ornaments.

Giveaway Directory #84

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

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 48hrs because giveaways are time sensitive. So if you are going to have a giveaway in the future and want to link it up on Someday Crafts, please plan it accordingly:)

Feather Christmas Trees and No-mess Glitter Ornaments

Feathers are the current rage. I'm seeing them everywhere! Why not use feathers to make so me awesome looking little Christmas trees for decor. These ones from Rhinestone Beagle are beautiful!!!!!

See how to make a feather Christmas tree.

I like glitter, but I hate that it gets everywhere! Texas Cottage shares an awesome tip on how to make no-mess glitter ornaments. Everyone needs to learn this trick!

See how to make no-mess glitter ornaments.

Whatever Goes Wednesday #93

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!

Please stick around and click on at few a links before leaving. Don't be a link-and-run blogger!

NEW SPONSOR

          Check out Happy Pretty for some beauty and inspiration!!!!

GIVEAWAY

Mindy Mae's Market is so fun.  You will have to read about this new daily deal site for craft supplies at the giveaway posted yesterday!!!!   Win a one month sponsorship package HERE!!!!!!! 

The winner to the Gigis Petals giveaway for a $30 gift certificate is:  #4 Kluckingbear. 
(Please contact me.)
Gigis Petals is a new daily deal site with deals on handcrafted items. 

MOST VIEWED LINK LAST WEEK!

I'm definitely going to try this clean your oven glass trick at DIY Home Sweet Home.  I can't believe how easy it is and the ingredients it takes. 

BLOG TIPS

This week's tip by Seven Thirty Three - A Creative Blog.

HOW TO: View Post Images In A Slideshow.

Learn how to make a slideshow of your post images for everyone to see.

CRAFTING FOR A CAUSE

Take the time in the next two months to write a card to a soldier and brighten the their day.  It is the least we can do to honor those who sacrifice so much to serve the world!  Check out this month's Crafting For A Cause!

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 two days. If you are going to do a giveaway and want to feature it here, make sure you link it up sometime on Thursday or Friday.

Come to the Christmas linky I will have up Friday morning.

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.)