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I embossed a piece of green card stock using a pine bough embossing folder (similar to this). Then using these Scallops & Rectangles Nesting Dies, I die cut the piece. I attached it to a white card and then attached the stamped piece to the card using foam tape.
This is a super simple card to make that comes together quickly. 🎄
December can get crazy with getting ready for Christmas – decorating, parties, shopping, wrapping gifts, preparing to travel, and so many other things! 🎄
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This Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole is simple to make and great for a weeknight dinner in all the busy-ness of the season. It only has a few ingredients and comes together quickly. You can find the recipe here.
I used a couple of chicken breasts and cut them into bite-sized pieces before mixing it together with the other ingredients instead of using chicken breast tenderloins. The recipe makes a 9 by 13 pan, but I split mine into 2 eight inch square pans and shared one with a friend.
I roasted some yummy veggies in the oven while the casserole was baking for a tasty dinner. Adding some warm artisan bread would be great, too. 😋
The Crochet Suzette Stitch has such a beautiful texture. It can be used to stitch up so many wonderful projects. I stitched up some quick coasters with this pretty stitch and you can find the pattern below.
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For my coasters, I used I Love This Cotton yarn in Royal and White with a G/4mm crochet hook. The pattern is below along with links to free PDFs – one with photos and one without – if you’d like to easily print it.
Crochet Suzette Stitch Coasters
Cotton worsted weight yarn – I used I Love This Cotton in Royalty and White
G/4mm crochet hook
Stitches used in US terms:
Chain – ch
Single Crochet – sc
Double Crochet – dc
Chain 18.
Row 1: sc, dc in 2nd stitch from hook. Skip next ch. *sc, dc in next ch, skip next ch* Repeat from * to * across to last 2 ch. Skip next ch, sc in last ch. Turn. (17 stitches)
Row 2: ch 1. (Does not count as a stitch.) sc, dc in first stitch. *Skip next stitch. sc, dc in next stitch* Repeat from * to * across to last 2 stitches. Skip next stitch, sc in last stitch. Turn. (17 stitches)
Repeat Row 2 until coaster measures about 4.25 inches.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Finished coaster measures about 4.25 by 4.25 inches.
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. 🥰
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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.
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! 🎄
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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.🎁
These gift tags are so quick to make! They will add a cute touch to all of your gifts for the season. 🎁
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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. 😊
November’s Christmas card is super quick and easy! ⛄️❄️ It only takes a few minutes to make and there’s no coloring! 😉
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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. ⛄️❄️
Do you like to wear cute Christmas earrings for the season? These could not be easier to make – and are really inexpensive!
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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. 😊
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! 😋
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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.
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?
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