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Pirate Doll Meta Coleman designed these swash-buckling, treasure seeking Pirate Dolls! Find the tutorial at One More Mushroom; Meta is an interior designer who launched One More Mushroom for design tips and craft tutorials focused on children’s design. |
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Paper Mache Animal Heads Ashley Hackshaw shows you how to make super-cool Paper Mache Animal Heads at Lil Blue Boo (which, incidentally, has an incredible tutorial/project archive– Select your category from the top bar on the Lil Blue Boo site). |
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Dragon Wings Andréann shows you how to make magical Dragon Wings at Natural Kids. |
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Flower Girl Crown These pretty Flower Girl Crowns here at Sew,Mama,Sew! are perfect for everyday whimsy. |
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Outer Space Embroidery Pattern Laura shares a free Outer Space Embroidery Pattern at Love the Blue Bird, just right for those who dream of space exploration. |
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Masks Make a series of animal Masks at Petit Poulou. (This post is in French but would be easy to translate via an online tool… It’s also very accessible just based on the photos and downloads.) |
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A-Frame Tent This A-Frame Tent is the perfect, special spot for reading and a little magic! Created by Ruby for A Beautiful Mess. |
Bag a Day
There are so many beautiful bags to love out there… We’re sharing one bag tutorial every day this month for you to sew and give.
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Sketchy Pleat Clutch You can’t go wrong with small bags for holiday gift giving like this Sketchy Pleat Clutch from Laura at Charm Stitch. |
Related tutorials you might just love: Passion for Parties, Passion for Imagination, Passion for Play, Gifts for Imaginative Friends
Here are just a few fabrics perfect for some of today’s projects. Click on the fabric images to visit the Sew,Mama,Sew! shop:
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Mix It
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Chocolate Peppermint Sandwich Cookies Sara gives tips for her family favorite Chocolate Peppermint Sandwich Cookies at Our Best Bites in this recipe, adapted from Cook’s Country. |
Print It
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Mini Gift Boxes + More Suze has free, printable Mini Gift Boxes at Daily Suze, and a matching “Christmas Suite” of coordinating freebies including Wrapping Bands and Gift Tags. |
Win It
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Don’t miss our Handmade Holidays photo pool, and check out our 2011 Handmade Holidays list for more fabulous ideas.
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Great ideas! I love the masks and tent.
My younger kids love to dress up. They would love those masks.
Mary in MN
i know a few kids who’d love the masks and wings!
I love the tent and the animal masks.
Love all of these!
where can I find more info on this?
the Sketchy Pleat Clutch is a great idea, in my todo list!
I made the tent before and it has to be the one thing I made my kids use the most!!! So easy!
Love the clutch and the tent!
Gift boxes printed. Check!
adore they they may be the best Have a look at th set of two
Loving the dragon wings and clutch.
Love the Aframe tent and the pirate:)
Beautiful collection today!
I do adore the masks…so great!
Dragon wings?! Excellent! I was going to try to make my son a Hiccup costume (from How to train your dragon)…but maybe he’ll get dragon wings instead!
Oooh! I want an A-frame tent for myself.
fun stuff!
The a-frame tent is adorable. I need more time to make things!
Lots of great things here!
My grand daughter would love the tent. Thanks for the idea
love the tent
Ashley’s paper mache unicorn head is amazing!
The unicorn is awesome!
Dragon wings = awesome! Actually, I really like all of these projects. Thanks!
The masks and the dragon wings are adorable!
Love so many of these
I love that pirate doll.
phoenix, az
Oooh! I want a tent like that!
Love this site this time of the year! My kiddos will love some of these!
love the sketchy pleated bags…i’ll have to make some for my friends!
I love whimsy! These are all great!
That tent is fabulous!
I wish I had one of those lacy tents when I was a kid!
More great links. My girls will want those flower crowns.
I love that tent – I want one for myself!
I love those masks! The tent is beautiful, the embroidery inspiring, but my favorite- definitely the masks!
The cookies look yummy:)
I gotta do those masks for my kids!
Those masks are so sweet!
How awesome is the pirate doll!?! I can’t wait to make one for my nephew
Love the masks and dragon wings!
Those masks are wonderful!
Love these great fun ideas!
oh that crown is too too sweet and would make so many girls very happy!
Love the Dragon wings, I think there are too many ideas tha I could add to my ever growing list.
Very cute ideas
I made my little guy an A-frame tent last year for Christmas and he really likes it.
Super cute ideas! thanks!
The masks are adorable!
I love this series
Love the tent and the animal masks.
Loving the dragon wings! And the masks are great too.
Fun ideas! My sister and I used to each have a flower girl hair piece such as the one above and we used it for dress-ups for years and years!
I wish I had a little girl just so I could make that tent!
Everything is cute, but I really love those dragon wings!
The panda mask, the tent… so much fun! thanks.
Another awesome list and that little clutch is too cute!
The A Frame tent and a couple of books. What a perfect present!
This is an awesome new category for the Holiday gift guide! The animal masks and unicorn head are a must do. Craft with kids too.
Lots more great projects added to my bookmarks – thanks!
That pirate doll is so cool! Wish I had a pirate lover to make it for.
I think the paper mache animal heads are cute.
These are fabulous!
the pirate is too much! LOL love it
My son would love a pirate doll to feed his current pirate obsession. Better get to work!
Great ideas!! My nephew will be so happy with these dragon wings!!!
These ideas are all so cute!
These are all delightful! The A-frame tent will be a fun project!
Great ideas! Love the mask,tent and the Sketchy Pleat Clutch.
I love the A frame tent. I think maybe Santa needs to drop one of at out house
LOVE all of this. The little handbags, the outerspace embroidery, the masks – LOVE.
Another fun group of ideas!
Those masks are sooo cute!
I know a little boy who would ADORE the little tent!
The clutch is too cute:)
The dragon wings, pirate doll, and masks… Oh MY! My son will be elated! I mad the a-frame tent… so many hours of fun!
So many super cute idea! Thank you!
Love the masks! The clutch is perfect
So many fun ideas. The kiddos in my life would love the masks, the flower girl hairbands and the A fram tent! Thanks so much for sharing these.
I love the dragon wings. And the embroidery would look so cute on a friends wall.
Thanks again for compiling this list.
The mini printable gift boxes are fantastic!
I love all of the great ideas…!!! awesome
Oh my gosh–I want to crawl into that A Frame with a copy of Anne of Green Gables.
The A frame tent is a welcome homemade version of the plastic-y princess tent from last Christmas that is already broken.
Thank You for another great giveaway…I sew need that book
Chocolate and Peppermint are the Flavors of Christmas. I would like to learn how to grow my business (while I eat chocolate and peppermint…)
The masks are super cute and I love the simple a-frame tent.
Doesn’t everyone need a tent in their house? Lol
The peppermint cookies look sooo good!
Embroidery framed by a hoop – brilliant! Fun kid ideas!
Omgosh I love ALL of these ideas! I think this is my favorite day yet! Really hoping to check out the book too!!
Oh, so whimsical:)
These are such fun gift ideas! I am in love with the pirate doll.
I love all of the great ideas! I look forward to reading the blog each day! This book would be a great read for me!
Those masks are awesome!
I’m going to make the masks this weekend. Cool ideas
Cute! Love the masks. Thanks again for putting this all together.
Amazing cute projects! Thanks!
The masks are great! What fun for PreK kids!
The pleated clutch is great!
I have made 2 sets of the wings – after I made one set my other son wanted some too! They are so easy and the kids LOVE them!
Oooo, must have chocolate sandwich cookies soon! Also loving the outer space embroidery.
I live the spaceship embroidery pattern! I wonder if that would be easy to embroider on a baby onsie. I also love the pleated clutch!
Mmm, you had me at the combination of peppermint and chocolate!Also, that pirate doll is just waaaayyy too cool!
Love the pleat clutch and paper mâché tutorials! Thanks!
The space ship embroidery is adorable!
I love the Dragon Wings– so different.
As a panda lover, those masks are super adorable! I’ll have to make one for my next costume party!
Hoping to start my homegrown business soon. Would sure love to win and read that book. Thanks for all the wonderful giveaways.
My niece is a performer and would love the masks thanks.
This is the second year I have followed Sew Mama Sew’s handmade Christmas. You do such a great job of finding a variety of charming projects! Thanks very much!
Yum! Those cookies look delicious!
One little boy is going to be so happy this Christmas with that pirate doll!!! Awesome!!!
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The A-Frame tent would be wonderful for my grandnieces for playing fort
Love that pirate doll!
I especially love the animal masks! I am adding those to my to-make list. Also, I was wondering who ever won the Halloween costume link up? Thanks.
Wow I love the masks! I have to save the tutorial for when my baby boy is big enough for them.
OMG those cookies look amazing.
That pirate doll is just too cute!
That tent is really special. My daughters would love it.
The masks and tent are really cool!
The neat thing about that tent is that it’s airy and light.
I love the animal masks! So cute. And those cookies yum!!
whimsical and unexpected. I was trying to decide if I like the paper mache heads. LOL>
Hmmm, I wouldn’t mind having that a-frame tent retreat for myself.
Love each and every idea on here. Awesome!
Lovin’ that clutch!
Love the embroidery perfect for my baby boys nursery
I am in love with the cookie recipe shared here. And I am going to have to find a place in my house for that fabulous tent!!
That pirate is all kinds of awesome!
Too too cute!!
Great ideas! My kids would love to have a tent like that.
Such adorable gifts for kids and they look like fun to make. The cookies look so pretty with the blue sprinkles but I will probably make them in peppermint since that is a combination I love.
So cute! I love the embroidery pattern!
I LOVE the paper mache’ mounted heads! Especially the unicorn you featured above. So clever!
So much fun stuff (and I’m loving that a bunch of it is appropriate for little boys!!!).
Great fabric choices.
I love the a-frame tent with lace! And the dragon wings! And all of it!
I love the masks and the tent!
Love the A-frame lace tent. When my baby girl is a little older, I’ll definitely be making one for her – but I’m sure I’ll use it more than she will!
Lovely ideas today — thanks!
I love Ashley’s blog. She’s so talented.
Thinking hard about how to enlarge those dragon wings for my 10-year old. Wonderful ideas. Thank you.
Squee! Those masks!!!
Ooooh! I have to check out the dragon wings and masks right now!
My daughter is getting one of those tents for Christmas this year! She’ll love it.
Very cute things. Thankful for Handmade Holidays!
Great ideas, girls! Keep up the good work.
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My son will love the masks!
Arr! Who doesn’t need a pirate doll!
I love the tent, dragon wings, and masks!
The outerspace embroidery patterns will be perfect with the glow in the dark embroidery floss I just bought
Love the pirate!
i think i need that book. i could use advice.
The A frame tent is just stunning! .. And think the paper mache heads would be great especially grouped together!
the masks look wonderful !!
Another great group of ideas!!!