i know it's AFTER christmas BUT

you could make these and hang them from your windows or your ceiling lights or on your trees (with the correct paper you COULD) or ANYWHERE. i love these little ornaments! 

and here's how to make them from how about orange

pic from the how about orange diy linked above

you MUST check out the wonderful

scarf/bag (combo of BOTH mind you) over at

outsapop! what a GREAT idea. based on something she found on another site, WHICH COST WELL OVER $200.00.

hmmmmmmmmm

pic from the outsapop link above

amazing, amazing, amazing amigurumi

i don't know if any of you have had natto. don't bother trying it if you haven't had it. I PROMISE YOU, YOU WILL NOT LIKE IT. oh, i've tried it and i'm one of five non-japanese people in the entire world who actually LIKES it. really, don't even try to find a place to buy it

it smells like shite (literally) and the consistency.... well how can i describe it? it's like slime covered little eyeballs. (i'm being NICE with that description. it should have been far far far worse).


anyway, i saw these pictures yesterday and KNEW i had to post them.

NATTO amigurumi! via


スマートフォンということで、「納豆」にしてみた。
あみなっとう。　（←なんとなく、うまそうである。）

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oh, in case you're interested stop by welcome to nattoland for some info

more pictures of the neck warmer i made for erin

once again, i used kauni

i VERY loosely based it on the swiss cheese scarf. i added bobbles as well. when i was done, i felted it in the washing machine (ALWAYS in a pillowcase or something like that. you don't want all that fuzz clogging your machine, do you???). since, let's face it, kauni is NOT soft, i lined the back with fleece. i made sure the holes were cut out on the fleece to match the neck warmer. i also did a bit of bead embroidery.

i wish i had pictures of the neck warmer actually ON a human, but i don't at this point. i do promise to post them once i have some

0h bull!

via

(it lasted 2 hours before being pulled off by da man)

this is cool

three neckwarmers

very loosely based on cafe au laine

here's a few pictures of the shawl i

made for amy.

(the lovely model is cathy not amy by the way).

it's anna's shawl but i didn't use the edging. i did an attached i-cord then i did a little crochet edge on top of that. i also did a little i-cord embellishment and i lined the lower edge with baubles. i used kauni yarn

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

design sponge has a cute lil' diy project for us; 

a crystal iceberg ornament


pic from design sponge diy linked above

craftzine has

some last minute gift ideas for you

and they're pretty darn good too!

(pic: Friendship Bracelet)

from craftzine, a couple of last minute decorating ideas

and man oh man, i LOVE the glitter bulbs!!!  by Lish Dorset |

pic from craft how to, linked above

cool!

Paper Man from Adam Rosenberg on Vimeo.

found via: Laser-cut stop-motion animation

blessed be to you all on this winter solstice

image: via

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blimage via

i use tinfoil BUT

if you don't want to, whip up has ideas for TEN different gift wrapping ideas

here's one newspaper gift bags from how about orange (pic from there as well)

gifts and yarn and yarn and gifts (from lion brand)

lion brand

it's that time of the year again..........

i love garlands

and whip up has 10 different ones you can make

pic from crocheted jingle bell garland by curbly

from instructables

here's a BUNCH o' things you can do with CDs

pic from CDornaments by gmoon

the title of the crafting a green world posting is;

DIY Gift Ideas: Five Handmade Gifts for Him

 

but i actually would not mind getting any ONE of these gifts

pic is from the t-shirt quilt diy from blessings overflowing

wreaths wreaths wearths and wreaths

as y'all know i LOVE wreaths

and here are links to 17 of them from whip up!

here's just ONE of 'em. an acorn wreath from dana made it (pic from there as well. plus DO stop by and see all of the colored acorn wreaths. they're delightful!)

i know JUST who to make this for

oh chuck!!!!

from seremeres blog, a BACON ORNAMENT!

pic from seremeres blog as well

(she also has some iphone apps. check them out!)

found via

what what!!

i found it via craftzine

a vegan chocolate tart what what!!!
and the pic and recipe are really from notes on conservation and consumption

from the country chic cottage

sewing pattern christmas tree (since i don't have any sewing patterns but have a TON of little coffee filters............i feel a thought coming on)

pic from the country chic cottage tutorial linked above

found via totally tutorials

from etsy

light bulb terrariums

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saturday smiles with snowflakes (geeky ones at that)

geeky snowflakes

check 'em out. there ARE templates my peeps...................

i'm addicted to angry birds

my friends are addicted to angry birds. the WORLD is addicted to angry birds..........

from dollar store crafts

angry bird christmas ornaments (HOW COOL IS THIS?????????????????)

pic from the dollar store crafts site linked above

look at this CUTE holiday button tree

over at better homes and gardens

pic from bhg linked above

make this wreath for all of your sci fi geek friends out there

Star Wars Action Figure Wreath

By Bonnie Burton

pic from the diy at starwars dot com, linked above

this is a pretty cool little bracelet

you can make this weekend. it would make a GREAT christmas gift (or a no occasion gift too). if you're a crafter, chances are you have MOST of the equipment needed for the project. if not, you can easily substitute some of the things for stuff you may have laying about
 a stamped disc bracelet from instructables

by ornamentea

lion brand

has a LOAD of christmas and holiday patterns for you to whip up!

you have to be a member BUT, it's free and it's easy and WELL WORTH IT

they have some damn fine patterns. period (some are free some are not)

here's an example holiday box ornaments
pic from the lion brand link above

whipup has

links to nine different knitted holiday ornaments

here's one of 'em: (pic is from this one too): Knit some ‘paper’ chains [ravelry link] this year – and continue to use them year after year.

oh loveliness!!

from home made by jill a holiday cheer book wreath

pic from home made by jill's tutorial linked above

Circuit Breaker necklace

Circuit Breaker necklace

this is WICKED WICKED WICKED COOL and RIGHT up my alley!

pic from the beading arts diy linked above

will someone make me one of these please?

an instructable for a light up umbrella

by sockmaster


(Pic from the instructable linked above)

how about oranges shows us how to

make this wicked cool paper ornament

NOTE: this is NOT for me. i know it's not in me to make this. BUT it's cool and YOU can make it and give me one!

pic: from the how about orange tute linked above

stop on by

sweet tidings there's a whole santa sack FULL o' holiday ideas

such as christmas cards and envelopes

pic from sweet tidings linked above

wanted to post this from dangerous minds

THE MAGICAL VISIONS OF ANIMATION PIONEER RICHARD WILLIAMS

don't forget, it's the festive holiday season

and martha's got a BOATLOAD of ideas and crafts and recipes for us all

as an example here are a bunch of diy ornament ideas


pic: pine cone ornament picture frames

pic: button ornaments

VERY pretty and festive

wreath over at whip up

pic from the posting at whipup linked above

and the tutorial (and pic) is actually from saidos da concha

(and here's her etsy shop saidos da concha

one of my favorite toys as a kid was (were)

http://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Colorforms">colorforms

well crafting a green world shows us how to make a felt version!  pic from crafting a green world linked below

How-to: A Quick Felt Board Playset from Eco-Friendly Felt

 

Julie Finn

i LOVE LOVE LOVE her

Amy Sedaris Crafts on NPR's Marketplace

and here's a link to the show itself (podcast and audio)

ok a couple of things I'M working on now

neither of these is done.

one is a neckwarmer made out of kauni effektgarn and the other is a shawl (pattern is anna's shawl from stickfrossa blog) also made out of kauni

since the neckwarmer goes so close to the skin and let's face it kauni is beautiful BUT NOT THE SOFTEST YARN OUT THERE, i'm going to line it with fleece (you can see the white fleece peeking out from the holes. i'm going to cut the holes out so you can't see the fleece. i've not yet sewn the fleece to the neckwarmer. i'm not done embellishing and beading it.  i didn't use a pattern. i just started knitting and  riffed off of the swiss cheese scarf pattern. i added baubles as you can see and did a LOT of binding off and casting on at the ends as well as making random holes. (oh, i've obviously felted this after i was done knitting)

the shawl pattern i followed faithfully (well as faithfully as i can follow anything) until the end. i added baubles (what can i say, i'm in love with them) and i used an i-cord bind off. i think i'm going to do a crochet fancier border too. as you can see it is NOT blocked. i've not even woven in the ends.

just didn't want anyone to think i've been lax...........