We are in the thick of last minute Christmas preparations around here. Gifts are being made…such the mason jars, filled with homemade hot cocoa mix. The lids have been decked out with anything "little & festive" we could find! And cookie baking has begun. We only scratched the surface yesterday with a large batch of…
I saw some mason jar, faux snow globes in a shop the other day. It was a jar, glitter, and some faux trees and deer. No liquid. They were marked at $28 each! Yikes! Too rich for my blood. So I came home, washed out a pickle jar and made my own. I love how…
Last week, I saw a super cute idea over on Alisa Burke's blog. She painted some wood blocks to look like nutcrackers! (See her post here.) I showed it to my daughter and we decided we definitely needed to make some ourselves. Of course, ours took on a personality of their own, turning more into…
Today I thought I would share my tutorial for a personalized tea towel. It's from the book, Quick and Easy Creativity: Last Minute Gift Ideas. Materials: Tea Towel, just purchase an inexpensive towel! Cotton duck cloth cut to 4.5” x the width of your tea towel, plus ½” Tulip Fabric Markers Ric Rac cut to…
A few weeks ago, I saw some glittery ornaments in the store and decided I could make some myself. They come together super easy and are a blast to make. My daughter and I made six in about 20 minutes. We already had glass ornaments on hand (because I can never resist buying them at…
We had a very busy weekend. Parades were marched in and parties were attended, but somehow on Saturday afternoon I found myself (blissfully) home alone. I brewed up a cup of tea, got out my current embroidery project (from Embroidery Companion: Classic Designs for Modern Living), and watched some of my favorite holiday movies. I…
I've got a fun project over on the Buttons Galore and More blog. I love how bright and sparkly it is! I think it would be really cute to make a few in various sizes and display them all together.
I don't know about you, but I can't believe it's time to start our Advent Activities! I spent the morning looking for our Advent Calendar House in the garage. I could have sworn I put it away last year with the intention of making easy to access and find. It must grown legs and moved…
I've got some cute button and felt gift tags up on the Buttons Galore and More blog. Hop over here to check them out and to get a full tutorial to make the snowman gift tag.
Get quick and easy gift ideas! I'm very proud to announce that I'm in a new ebook. I've joined forces with Jen Goode, Niki Meiners and Laura Kelly to bring you 20 super easy tutorials for crafty gifts. We all worked hard to bring you some unique gift ideas that are quick and easy to…
I'm Laura Bray. I'm a professional craft designer and lifestyle blogger. I live in Southern California with my physicist husband and my seven year old daughter. I try to live my life with intention and fill it with creativity and good food. I wish I could say I channel Lucille Ball, but I'm really more like Ethel. Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you'll come and visit again soon!
