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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 27, 2025 by Anita

Hi friends,

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my friends and family in the United States! 🦃🥧🧡

I hope you are able to spend some time with those you love eating some yummy food and just enjoying being together.

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I wanted to pop in and say how thankful I am for each one of you who take a moment out of your day to view, comment, like, and share my blog posts. I really enjoy sharing my creations with you and each interaction I receive from you makes me smile. 😊

The card above is a simple way to say Happy Thanksgiving and to show off the colors of the season. 🍁🍂🍁

Here are the details for the card. The giant leaf is from the stamp set called Letting Go from Unity Stamp Company. My swoosh stamp is discontinued – it’s from the stamp set called Work of Art from Stampin’ Up from a long time ago, although I have seen it available on Ebay.😉 You can also get the same effect by taking small square ink cubes and “dragging” them across your card stock.

I stamped the swoosh on white card stock in 4 different colors and then stamped the leaf over it using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used my Misti stamping tool so I could stamp the leaf twice to get a good, dark image.

I used these Deckle & Stitches Nesting Dies to cut around the image. I embossed a piece of green card stock with a dotted embossing folder, die cut it with the same die set, and attached it to a white card. Then I attached the stamped piece to the card. To finish the card, I added 3 light green Dew Drops. You could also use clear resin beads instead.

Thank you all so much for all the love you show Creatingme! It really does mean the world to me. 🥰

Happy Thanksgiving!! 🧡

Anita

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Birthday Hello – Handmade Card

Posted on November 26, 2025 by Anita

Hi friends,

This Hello Pumpkin Gnome stamp set from Unity Stamp Company makes the cutest Fall birthday card. 🍁🍂🍁

I stamped the gnome image with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on white card stock and colored him with Copic markers. Using these Deckle & Stitches Nesting Dies, I die cut around the image and layered it to turquoise card stock cut with the same die set.

To make the card, I die cut orange patterned paper with the same die set and attached it to a white card. I added a strip of coordinating patterned to the left side of the card and attached the gnome to the card with foam tape.

The sentiment is from the Bitty Birthday Bash stamp set from Unity Stamp Company. I stamped it with turquoise ink on white card stock, die cut around it using these Scalloped & Stitched Sentiment Nesting Dies, and attached it at an angle to the gnome piece.

What a fun way to send Fall birthday wishes. 🍁🍂🍁

Anita

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Fun Christmas Stretch Bracelets

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Anita

Hi friends,

I was in Hobby Lobby and saw these fun Christmas beads in the Christmas crafting section. I thought they would make cute stretch bracelets so they came home with me.😉 Even better that all the Christmas things are 50% off! 🎄

The package of small balls are actually little jingle bells. Even though there are some tiny beads inside them, they don’t really jingle since they are so little. But the beads are fun to add to the bracelets. I used 3 together each time I added them to my bracelet.

To make the bracelets, all you need are your beads of choice and some Stretch Magic.

Cut a length of Stretch Magic about 12 inches long and give it a good stretch before stringing your beads. This will keep it from stretching out on your wrist as you wear it and leaving space between the beads. I wrap a small piece of clear tape on one end to keep the beads from sliding off as I’m making my bracelet.

Simply lay out your beads in the design you like. I love using my bead board in the photo below when deciding how I want my bracelet to look. It has several different wrist size grooves as well as a ruler groove for arranging your beads in a line if you want.

Once you decide how you want your bracelet to look, string the beads onto the Stretch Magic. Tie the Stretch Magic using a Surgeon’s Knot and trim off any excess. If you want to secure your knot even more, you can put a tiny drop of E6000 clear adhesive on the knot.

And that’s it! Now you have some Fun Christmas Stretch Bracelets to wear all season!🎄 They also make great little gifts.🎁

Anita

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Rudolph Gift Tags

Posted on November 21, 2025 by Anita

Hi friends,

These gift tags are so quick to make! They will add a cute touch to all of your gifts for the season. 🎁

My reindeer stamp is from the 2023 Unity Stamp Company Advent Calendar, but any small, simple Christmas stamp will work great for making your own gift tags.

I stamped the reindeer with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on white card stock and colored him with Copic markers. I colored his little nose red so he would look like Rudolph. 😊

I punched around the image with an oval punch and layered it to red card stock punched with a scalloped oval punch. Using my Crop-a-Dile, I punched a hole in the tag and tied red/white bakers twine to the tag.

Just write “to” and “from” on the back of the tag and attach it to your gift. 🎁

Look at your Christmas stamps in your collection – you’re sure to have several small images to use on your tags.🎄🎁

Anita

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Frosty Friend Christmas – November 2025 Christmas Card

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Anita

Hi friends,

November’s Christmas card is super quick and easy! ⛄️❄️ It only takes a few minutes to make and there’s no coloring! 😉

If you want to see the other Christmas cards I’ve created each month this year, you can find them here…January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, and October.

The stamp is called Let’s Make a Tag Frosty Friend from Unity Stamp Company. I love that it includes the sentiment along with the image all in one stamp.

I stamped the image with blue ink on a white tag. I trimmed some of the bottom off the tag so it would fit on my card. I tied white/metallic gold bakers twine to the top of the tag and added 3 gold sequins.

To make the card, I attached a piece of dark blue card stock to a white card. I embossed a lighter blue piece of card stock with a snowflake embossing folder (similar to this), die cut it with these Scallops & Rectangles Nesting Dies, and attached it to the card. The tag is attached to the card at an angle using foam tape.

It’s a simple, quick, and easy card, but I really like how it turned out. ⛄️❄️

Anita

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Easy Christmas Earrings

Posted on November 18, 2025 by Anita

Hi friends,

Do you like to wear cute Christmas earrings for the season? These could not be easier to make – and are really inexpensive!

You’ll need some cute Christmas charms, earring hooks, and small jump rings. I found my charms at Hobby Lobby in the Christmas craft section for 50% off. This is a great set of earring hooks and jump rings. It even includes the little clear rubber backs for the earrings. You’ll also need some simple jewelry making tools that includes 2 pliers.

To make the earrings, I added an extra jump ring to the one that is already on the charm – this helped the earring to lay the right way. Then I added the earring hook to that jump ring and closed the ring. Super easy!

Remember when you open your jump rings to twist them open – don’t pull them apart. This a a great tutorial on how to do that.

How cute are these? Four pairs of earrings for just a few dollars! Fun to wear and fun to give. 😊

Anita

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Crochet Snowball Mini Gift Bag ❄️❄️❄️

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Anita

Hi friends,

This Crochet Snowball Mini Gift Bag is the perfect size for gift cards, cash, or small gifts. And there’s plenty of room to add some yummy chocolates or wrapped Christmas candies! 😋

It’s s simple pattern that works up quickly with worsted weight yarn. I used Yarn Bee Soft & Sleek yarn and a G/4mm crochet hook to stitch up my gift bags. You can find the pattern below and I’ve included links to free PDFs – one with photos and one without – if you’d like to easily print it.

Crochet Snowball Mini Gift Bag

Worsted Weight Yarn in White – I used Yarn Bee Soft & Sleek

G/4mm hook

Stitches used – US terms:

Magic ring

Chain – ch

Slip Stitch – ss

Single crochet – sc

Double crochet – dc

Back loop only – blo

Bobble Stitch – Bobble

Special stitch: Bobble Stitch – Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, and pull up a loop. Yarn over, pull through two loops. Repeat 4 times – there will be 6 loops on the hook. Yarn over and pull through all 6 loops. Sc in next stitch to complete the Bobble stitch.

Make magic ring, chain one.

Round 1: work 9 hdc in ring. Join with ss to first hdc. Pull ring closed. (9 stitches)

Round 2: ch 1. 2 hdc in same stitch as ss and in each stitch around. Join with ss to first hdc. (18 stitches)

Round 3: ch 1. 2 hdc in same stitch as ss. *hdc in next stitch, 2 hdc in next stitch* Repeat from * to * around to last stitch. hdc in last stitch. Join with ss to first hdc. (27 stitches)

Round 4: ch 1. Working in blo, sc in same stitch as ss and in each stitch around. Join with ss to first sc. (27 stitches)

Rounds 5-6: ch 1. hdc in same stitch as ss and in each stitch around. Join with ss to first hdc. (27 stitches)

Round 7: ch 1. Work bobble in same stitch as ss. *sc in next stitch, work bobble in next stitch.* Repeat from * to * around to last stitch. sc in last stitch. Join with ss to first bobble stitch. (9 Bobbles)

Rounds 8-10: ch 1. hdc in same stitch as ss and in each stitch around. Join with ss to first hdc. (27 stitches)

Round 11: ch 1. sc in same stitch as ss. *Work bobble in next stitch, sc in next stitch.* Repeat from * to * around until last 2 stitches. Work one more bobble. Join with ss to first sc. (9 Bobbles)

Rounds 12-14: ch 1. hdc in same stitch as ss and in each stitch around. Join with ss to first hdc. (27 stitches)

Round 15: ch 1. Work bobble in same stitch as ss. *sc in next stitch, work bobble in next stitch.* Repeat from * to * around to last stitch, sc in last stitch. Join with ss to first bobble stitch. (9 Bobbles)

Rounds 16-17: ch 1. hdc in same stitch as ss and in each stitch around. Join with ss to first hdc. (27 stitches)

Round 18: ch 1. Work 2 hdc in same stitch as ss and in each stitch around. Join with ss to first hdc. (54 stitches)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

For drawstring, chain 60 and fasten off. Weave in and out between stitches of Row 16.

Finished Snowball Mini Gift Bag measures about 5 inches tall and 3.5 inches wide.

Here are the links to the free PDFs…

Crochet Snowball Mini Gift Bag pattern with photos

Crochet Snowball Mini Gift Bag pattern without photos

I named the gift bag “snowball” because the bobbles reminded me of snowballs with the white yarn. Of course you can make this Crochet Snowball Mini Gift Bag in any color you choose. What color will you make your gift bag?

Anita

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Sending Fall Blessings – Handmade Card

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Anita

Hi friends,

Fall cards are so fun to make with all of the rich and vibrant colors of the season. This card is a great way to send Thanksgiving greetings. 🍁🍂🍁

My pumpkin stamp is one I’ve had in my collection forever – any of your favorite pumpkin or leaf stamps would work great on this card. I stamped my pumpkin with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on white card stock, colored it with Copic markers, and trimmed it close.

The sentiment is from the Pumpkin Hearth set from Unity Stamp Company. I stamped it with turquoise ink on white card stock and die cut around it with these Scallops & Circles Nesting Dies. Using a blender brush, I applied turquoise ink to the edges of the circle.

To make the card, I embossed a piece of green card stock with a swirl embossing folder (this is similar), die cut the piece with these Scallops & Rectangles Nesting dies, and attached it to a white card. I layered a piece of patterned paper to turquoise card stock and attached the piece to the card. Both the pumpkin and the sentiment are attached to the card with foam tape.

This would also be a great Fall birthday card – just change the sentiment! 😊

Anita

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Pom Pom Ornaments

Posted on November 11, 2025 by Anita

Hi friends,

These Pom Pom Ornaments are so fun! They are super easy to make and would be a great project to do with the kids. They would make perfect little Christmas gifts for all of their friends.🎄🎁

You’ll need some clear fillable plastic ornaments (mine are 2.36 inches), mini pom poms in red, white, and green (I used 1 cm pom poms), various ribbons, and red/white bakers twine for the hanger.

Simply take the top off the ornament and add the pom poms to the ornament – I used 15 of each color. Put the ornament top back on and tie some ribbons to the top. Thread a length of bakers twine through the top of the ornament and tie a knot to make the hanger. So easy!

You can even personalize them if you want to. I used my Cricut machine and sparkly red vinyl to create initials and adhered them to the ornament.

The pom poms I used come in different color combos and some of them even are glittery, so there are lots of options if you don’t want the traditional Christmas colors. 😊

Anita

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Crochet Treble Stitch Cowl

Posted on November 7, 2025 by Anita

Hi friends,

I have a super easy Crochet Treble Stitch Cowl pattern to share with you today. It’s a loose fitting cowl that’s perfect for those chilly days that you want a little something snuggly around your neck.😊

The Crochet Treble Stitch Cowl is soft and drapes beautifully using a soft bulky weight (5) yarn along with a K/6.5mm crochet hook. I used Yarn Bee Arabella in Whimsical Whirlwind and Charcoal Checkmate. This yarn is discontinued but any soft bulky (5) weight yarn will work.

You can find the pattern below along with links to free PDFs – one with photos and one without – if you’d like to easily print it.

Crochet Treble Stitch Cowl

Bulky (5) weight yarn – I used Yarn Bee Arabella in Whimsical Whirlwind and Charcoal Checkmate.

This yarn is discontinued but any soft bulky (5) weight yarn will work.

K/6.5mm crochet hook

Stitches used in US terms:

Chain – ch

Single crochet – sc

Treble crochet – tr

Chain 21 loosely.

Row 1: sc in back bump of the 2nd ch from hook and in each stitch across. Turn. (20 stitches)

Rows 2–28: ch 3 (counts as 1st tr) skip 1st stitch, tr in each stitch across. (Last stitch will be in the top of the turning ch from the row below.) Turn. (20 stitches)

Row 29: ch 1. sc in each stitch across. (20 stitches)

Fold cowl in half and slip stitch ends together.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Finished cowl measures about 8.25 inches wide and 30 inches long before joining ends together.