oh these are absolutely precious

zakka life shows us how to make

kokeshi doll ornaments

picture from zakka life

she's (jessica is) making ornaments for her daughter's ENTIRE nursery school class. that's so cool

resurrection fern

has a big ol' list of her tutorials to help you along with making your holiday presents!


(picture from the resurrection fern website).

jessica at

zakka life shows us how to make this incredibly beautiful gift wrapping with mizuhiki cord. i wouldn't want to open a gift i got that looked like this. WOW (pic from zakka life too)

ok, how cute are THESE?

little fabric trees???

they're from the small object a most WONDERFUL site (which i've linked to before)

she has done a tiny bit of sewing on these trees, but i'll bet one could make them completely sew-less (the one is ME, i don't sew)

pic from the small object as well

i'm looking for all sorts

of wreath tutorials this season. i love wreaths. i've made some pretty nice ones over the years. i like out of the ordinary (in EVERYTHING not just wreaths). here's a cool one from

cathie filian (pic from her as well)


the snowflake and yarn wreath