Category: Christmas

Floral Embellishments Christmas Card

Floral Embellishments Christmas Card

Handmade Christmas card made using card stock, patterned card, floral embellishments and paper quilling strips.

November 28, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Yellow Green Handmade Christmas Card

Yellow Green Handmade Christmas Card

Here is a handmade Christmas card made using patterned card, card stock and paper strips for quilling. Small rhinestones have been used minimally for an extra bling. The colors are cheerful and that’s what I like about it!

November 23, 2012 | 6 Comments More
Glass Colored Christmas Ornaments – DIY

Glass Colored Christmas Ornaments – DIY

A lovely set of Christmas ornaments made using transparent plastic sheets or OHP sheets and painted with glass colors for a translucent effect. Adorned with rhinestones and sparkle glue…

November 20, 2012 | 2 Comments More
Easy Origami Star Ornament – Tutorial

Easy Origami Star Ornament – Tutorial

Star ornaments are the easy origami models to make and they are yet so charming!! The origami star ornament we see in this tutorial is one of the simple models around and can be made as a Christmas ornament, a holiday decor in big and small sizes or even as a pair of earrings!

November 20, 2012 | 2 Comments More
Origami Christmas Tree – DIY

Origami Christmas Tree – DIY

A few neat paper folds can get you these pretty decorative origami Christmas trees – you can use them as ornaments, table center pieces and decor. These are very simple to make too… Check out the tutorial below.

November 13, 2012 | 7 Comments More
Quilling Poinsettia Ornament – DIY

Quilling Poinsettia Ornament – DIY

This tutorial shows how a quilling poinsettia ornament can be made to add charm to your Christmas tree. These adorable ornaments are pretty simple to make and are quilled using strips of paper.

November 11, 2012 | 1 Comment More
Hanging Ornaments Handmade Christmas Card

Hanging Ornaments Handmade Christmas Card

Here is a handmade christmas card made using red card stock as base. Patterned paper, glitter glue, rhinestones and sequins have been used to make this simple Christmas card.

November 9, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Quilled Snowflakes

Quilled Snowflakes

This post here is my attempt at making a basic snowflake design using the technique of quilling. The quilled snowflake has been made using white quilling strips.

These snowflakes can also be easily turned into pendants.

July 24, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Duplex (or Crepe Paper) Flowers Wreath

Duplex (or Crepe Paper) Flowers Wreath

After making the hibiscus and daffodil flowers using duplex paper, I wanted to use the left over paper to make some flowers which were easy. So I chose to make this wreath out of red and yellow duplex paper flowers. I kind of liked how they turned out!

June 11, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Gift Boxes using Card stock – DIY

Gift Boxes using Card stock – DIY

Gift boxes can be done quickly from card stock using this simple technique. This technique is definitely age old, but nevertheless comes in handy every time around the holiday season.

April 30, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Traditional Origami Star – How To

Traditional Origami Star – How To

Here is how you could make the traditional origami star. I’ve tried to make the tutorial self explanatory with the pictures. Have fun!

March 27, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Cute Mini Envelopes Tutorial

Cute Mini Envelopes Tutorial

These mini envelopes are quick to make and are quite addictive. You will need a small piece of thin card to make this envelope.

March 12, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Crepe or Duplex Paper Poinsettia – DIY

Crepe or Duplex Paper Poinsettia – DIY

Poinsettia flowers are my favorite – they’ve got a festive look in them, I don’t know how but just looking at them brings a feeling of joy (maybe its the but the red and green color?) and now I’ve got one more reason, they’re simple to make too!

February 15, 2012 | 1 Comment More
Origami Kusudama Star Model – DIY

Origami Kusudama Star Model – DIY

This Kusudama Star model can be made quite easily. All you need is a little patience and about 30 to 40 minutes to spare.

January 9, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Quilled Basket of Flowers

Quilled Basket of Flowers

Flowers are the ‘perfect’ gift for any occasion. And here is my first attempt at making a quilled basket of flowers made to gift around the holidays.

December 31, 2011 | 3 Comments More
Paper Christmas Tree Ornament

Paper Christmas Tree Ornament

These three dimensional paper ball ornaments are easy to do and are sure to make your Christmas trees look prettier.

December 18, 2011 | 4 Comments More
Heart Shaped Paper Christmas Tree Ornaments

Heart Shaped Paper Christmas Tree Ornaments

You can make heart shaped Christmas tree ornaments by recycling gift wrapping paper. Here is how.

December 18, 2011 | 0 Comments More
How to Make an Elf Hat

How to Make an Elf Hat

Following in the series of hats, here is the tutorial to make an Elf Hat using felt or velvet cloth. I’ve used velvet cloth for this tutorial.

The technique of making the elf hat is similar to how we made the Santa Hat sometime before.

December 15, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Star Rangoli Designs

Star Rangoli Designs

Here is a collection of star rangoli designs to add more sparkle to your festive season.

These Rangoli designs are suitable for any occasion, be it Diwali or Christmas.

December 15, 2011 | 4 Comments More
Making a Felt Santa Hat – DIY

Making a Felt Santa Hat – DIY

Here is how you can make a Santa hat for Christmas using felt. The same technique can be used to make Christmas hats using other types of fabric.

December 6, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Paper Flower Christmas Ornaments – DIY

Paper Flower Christmas Ornaments – DIY

Making ornaments and gift wraps for the holiday season is an exciting and fun activity to do. This DIY tutorial will show you how to make flowery Christmas ornaments using paper.

December 5, 2011 | 5 Comments More
Origami Christmas Tree Card

Origami Christmas Tree Card

This is a Christmas tree card which we will make using the origami card embellishment we made some time back.

December 4, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Make a Paper Cup Christmas Tree

Make a Paper Cup Christmas Tree

Following in the series of Christmas crafts we’ve been making, here is how kids can make a simple paper cup Christmas tree, a fun craft activity for kids to do.

December 4, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Origami 6 point star (Star of David)

Origami 6 point star (Star of David)

Following in the Christmas Origami series is the Origami Star of David which can be made using the steps explained. This is a modular origami model in which we will make 2 paper units and assemble them together.

November 27, 2011 | 1 Comment More
Modular Origami Eight Point Star

Modular Origami Eight Point Star

This modular origami star is one of the easiest models to make. You can use these finished models to decorate your homes.

November 27, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Make an Origami Holly Leaf

Make an Origami Holly Leaf

For those of you who want to put up holly leaf decorations or want to make a holly leaf wreath, these origami holly leaves could come handy.

November 25, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Simple Holly Leaf Christmas Card

Simple Holly Leaf Christmas Card

A simple card with holly leaves and cherries can be made for Christmas. You will need card stock, rhinestones, felt, red buttons and sparkle glue.

November 24, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Colorful Holiday Card

Colorful Holiday Card

Here is how you can make a colorful card for the Holiday season.

November 24, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Christmas Card – Snowflake and Felt Pattern

Christmas Card – Snowflake and Felt Pattern

After a long hiatus I’ve taken up card making again. And there can be no better time than the holiday season. So here we are with the first card of this holiday season.

The materials used here are card stock, snowflake punch (optional), silver lace, a rhinestone, velvet paper (alternatively felt can be used) and glue.

November 22, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Reindeer Christmas Tree Ornament

Reindeer Christmas Tree Ornament

I’ve started making ornaments for this Christmas, so far it was felt bird ornaments and then we made pearl snowflake ones and a couple of them using the origami technique. Now, its a reindeer glittering reindeer ornaments using cardboard and glitter.

November 16, 2011 | 5 Comments More