CRAFTS WITH ANASTASIA - CHRISTMAS RIBBON CANISTER

Bringing cookies or other treats as a hostess gift? Maybe those yummy cookies from last Tuesday's blog post? Why not leave the host...

CRAFTS WITH ANASTASIA - CHRISTMAS TREE WREATH

Christmas Tree Wreath This wreath can be a family project as long as kids are well supervised. Materials : 10” Styrofoam® wreath, 1/4 y...

CRAFTS WITH ANASTASIA - PATCHWORK VASE

Patchwork Vase Make a series of these to run down the middle of a dining room table for a unique centerpiece. Choose colors to coordina...

CRAFTS WITH ANASTASIA-- PASTA ORNAMENTS

If you’re of a certain age, chances are back in kindergarten, Sunday school, or at a Brownie meeting you covered at least one cigar ...

DECORATING WITH JEANIE -- METALLIC SNOWFLAKE TREE

Have you noticed the proliferation of brightly colored metallic Christmas trees this year? Thanks to TV shows like  Mad Men  and  Pan Am , t...

CRAFTS WITH ANASTASIA-- COOKIE CUTTER TREE ORNAMENTS

Cloris uses cookie cutters to make cookies, but I have another use for them. Cookie cutters make great templates for making felt Chr...

CRAFTS WITH ANASTASIA-- PAINTED GLASS BALL ORNAMENTS

Painted glass balls add elegance to Christmas trees, but what if you have no talent? Fear not! Here’s a project that takes no talent but wil...

CRAFTS WITH ANASTASIA-- CHRISTMAS VOTIVE GLASS CANDLE HOLDERS

The most common excuse I hear as to why people don’t craft is that they’d love to but they have no artistic talent. Artists need talent. Cra...

CRAFTS WITH ANASTASIA-- CHRISTMAS CARD ORNAMENTS

Gold braid and a white snowflake charm were used to decorate this ornament. Do you keep Christmas cards each year because they’re too pretty...

CRAFTS WITH ANASTASIA-- DECORATIVE CHRISTMAS JAR

Giving a gift of homemade cookies or candies? Here’s a quick, no-sew way to make the container into a gift as well. I made a Christmas gift ...

CRAFTS WITH ANASTASIA-- CHRISTMAS ACCENT PILLOWS

One of the easiest ways to decorate for the holidays is to find simple projects that accent your existing décor, rather than totally making ...

CRAFTS WITH ANASTASIA-- COUNTRY CHRISTMAS TOPIARY

Make this easy, no-sew Christmas topiary to coordinate with the country wreath from September 5th for a great holiday gift or to decorate yo...