24th December Christmas Stars

A perfect treat to leave for Santa this Christmas Eve and to keep little hands busy as excitement mounts!

Recipe from 4Food.

23rd December Free Gift Tag Download

Super pretty lovely gift tags kindly shared by Second Sister for you to print and use.

If you haven't checked out her beautiful blog, give yourself a treat and go there!

22nd December Undercover Gift Tags

Create a little mystery with undercover gift tags from Disney Family Fun

What a fab way to involve children with giving out gifts from under the tree and slow the pace of unwrapping!

21st December Bird Ornament

Bird Ornament tutorial from Geninne's Art Blog

20th December 15 Minute Multi Snood

Fifteen Minute Multi Snood from Kitschy Coo

One for all of you out there who are feeling the cold!

19th December Cranberry and Pear Pies

Cranberry and Pear Pies from BBC Good Food

I have a confession to make amidst all this festivity: I do not like mince pies. This recipe looks like it just might fill the pie gap!

18th December Music Sheet Bows

Beautiful gift wrap idea from Urban Daisies

17th December Poinsettia Napkin Ring

Poinsettia Napkin Ring from Emma of Bagladee

16th December Mulled Wine

The Best Mulled Wine Ever* from Happy Hang Around

* I haven't tried this recipe but it does look mighty fine!

Fancy giving mulled wine as a gift or need a simpler recipe? See this recipe from 4Food.

15th December Christmas Crackers

Christmas Crackers from Little Dishy

Now you can put your own choice of treats, jokes and hats inside your own handmade crackers! Cracker snaps are widely available to buy online and there should just be time for delivery if you order now, in the mean time start saving your bog rolls!

14th December Tiny Gingerbread House

A tiny gingerbread house that perches on the edge of your mug from Not Martha

13th December Quick Gift Wrap Ideas

A selection of beautiful gift wrap ideas from Design Sponge

11th December Bath Bombs

The Excellent Living Guide offer both a Bath Bomb for Beginners Guide and a huge 48 page guide to the process all for free! Generous souls! I really want to try this, but might wait until I'm back in NI as bad things might happen in my suit case if I attempt to bring my first attempt home!

10th December Baileys and White Chocolate Fudge

Baileys and White Chocolate Fudge from BBC Good Food

A delicious gift or treat for you! Think I am going to make some of this for our post man as a thank you. We've doubled his work load since we moved in!

9th December Christmas Card Gift Box

A great way to upcycle old Christmas cards into pretty little gift boxes. Tutorial from Spotted Sparrow.

8th December Salt Dough Ornaments

Salt Dough Christmas Ornaments from Katy Elliott

7th December Lacy Christmas Tree

Lacy Christmas Tree from Cymberrain on Handmade in Europe

6th December Denim Christmas Trees

Denim Christmas Trees by One Crafty Mumma

5th December Quick Sew Christmas Stockings

Quick Sew Funky Christmas Stockings from Full of Fluff

4th December Christmas Pudding Tree Decoration

Christmas Pudding Felt Ornament from Lupin Handmade

Laura Howard of Lupin Handmade has kindly added a whole selection of felt and paper craft tutorials on her website including several festive makes.