Are you thinking ahead to Christmas?  If you are, this is for you!  A free printable advent calendar that’s super cute and will look great with any holiday decor.

Print them out and staple them to little bags or top off tiny packages.  Use your imagination and these simple tags to create something special for the holidays.  You can download this printable at Simple As That. 

Looking for more ideas?  You might find just what you want right here…

25 Handmade Advent Calendars

These are a beautiful way to start decorating for the holidays!  Do you make a new Advent Calendar each year or do you use the same one?  I’d love to hear about your holiday traditions!

~Kim

Oh my gosh, I can’t explain just how much I love these free Christmas gift tag printables!  They’re beautiful and you can print them out right at home.

Print just what you need and match them to gifts with ease.  You’ll never end up with a hundred random gift tags left that you’ll never use.  Has that happened to you?   I have that problem every year!

Chalkboard Christmas Gift Tags – Lia Griffith

Reindeer Hugs Gift Tags – Eat Drink Chic

Holiday Gift Tags – Sea Urchin Studio

Free Printable Gift Tags – Studio sjoesjoe

Merry and Bright Gift Tags – Color Me Meg

Get in the holiday mood without spending a ton with lots of free Christmas printables… 

101 Free Christmas Printables

Decorate your home, wrap gifts or print out the perfect gift tags and labels for those handmade gifts!  There’s something for everyone here!

Have a fabulous Christmas season!

~Kim

Create this classy Embroidered Initial Necklace for all your friends…they will love it!  Easy handmade gifts are some of my favorite projects!

The possibilities are endless and once you make a few of these I’m sure you will start to dream up new ideas for these sweet embroidered pendants.

You only need a few supplies…

• Fabric scraps
• Embroidery thread
• Embroidery needle
• Embroidery hoop
• Oval Pendant {can be found here}
• Water Soluble Ink Pen

Order quite a few pendants because once you get started you’ll want to make a handful of these little trinkets…trust me!

Using a water soluble pen write your initial in the center of the fabric.  I practiced my letter on a regular sheet of paper first for size.  I also added little marks on my fabric to show the size of the pendant.  It worked on the first try!

Take your embroidery thread and needle and start stitching with a simple backstitch. {stitch video here}

Once you complete the stitching cut out around the oval leaving a bit of extra fabric.  If you can see any of the ink, just follow the instructions for your pen to remove it.

Place your fabric in the pendant and secure the pendant back.  Here’s where you can work with it a little if you want.  I added folded fabric scraps behind my initial before putting it in the pendant to make it a little puffy.  It’s up to you.

I just trimmed the excess fabric close to the edge with super pointy scissors.  {not shown above}  You could add a small oval cut out as an extra layer and glue your fabric to it before placing the back on.  I haven’t tried this, but it seems like it would work.

It will look beautiful no matter what you do, but I thought I’d share a few options.

Isn’t it cute??

I plan on making quite a few of these for Christmas this year!

It took less than an hour to make both of these…and I took photos!  I think they would look fabulous with a linen background or any other small pattern.

If you love handmade gifts like I do, you’ll love these ideas…

• 101 Simple Handmade Gifts
• 101 Handmade Gifts for Her
• 101 Handmade Gifts for Men
• 101 Handmade Christmas Ornaments

What do you think?  I’d love to hear about some handmade gifts you’ve made!  They are the best!

~Kim

Warm up your front porch with a handmade winter wreath!  Many wreaths require a little inspiration and just a few supplies.  It’s a fabulous weekend project that will be a welcoming site on your front door through the winter months.

Here are a few inspiring ideas to get you started…

1. Winter Button Wreath – Freckled Nest
2. Pottery Barn Inspired Wreath – Sadie Priss
3. Simply White Ruffle Wreath – Domestifluff
4. Winter Berry Wreath – Thoughtfully Simple
5. Woodland Winter Yarn Wreath – Sew Homegrown
6. Glitter Snowflake Wreath – BHG
7. Winter Tissue Paper Wreath – Craft Interrupted
8. Gold Glitter Leaf Wreath – Adirondack Mama
9. Linen Wreath – Beautiful Nest
10. Twine Winter Wreath – White Nest
11. White Winter Feather Wreath – Crafty Endeavor
12. Winter Tinsel Wreath – Creature Comforts

Which one is your style?  Linen, feathers or ruffles???