Gift certificates to the recipient’s favorite store are a great gift idea-
there’s no shopping (other than getting the certificate), no wondering about making the right choice and
the assurance that the gift will be a hit!
But they do cost money.
And in some stores, you have to spend quite a bit of money unless you’re adding money [...]

Thank you to JT Locke at The Frugal Housewife for hosting the Decorating For The Holidays Blog Hop!
Here’s my entry – Painted Sugar Cookies for your Christmas Tree

Gather family members around the kitchen table to paint their own original designs on these lovely cookie ornaments -
too pretty to eat!
HAND-PAINTED BUTTER COOKIES
1 1/2 c. butter or [...]

Set against wood panelling or in an informal room, a corn-husk wreath is a Christmas decoration you are not likely to see in every house in town.
The same method of looping husks that you used to make the small Christmas tree is the way to make the wreath.
Wet the husks. Use strips about 2 inches [...]

Using the same kind of Styrofoam cone as a base, you can make a trim, tailored kind of tree in natural husks, highlighted with a touch of antique gold spray.
Cut out a 2-inch square of husk. Fold it into one triangle and fold that triangle again (Illus. 27). While this folded husk is still wet, [...]

The snowflake ojo looks festive when made with red and green yarn, as shown above. You will need nine 1/2-inch dowels, six of them 6 inches long and three 18 inches long; 1 ounce each of four-ply knitting worsted in kelly green, light green, red, maroon, and flesh-color; white glue; and a red felt-tipped marker.
Notch [...]