Last Minute Gift Idea...Swiss Roll Towels

It's crunch time!! Christmas is just days away. If you are looking for a hostess gift, party favor, teacher gift or just a little gift to tuck in with something else, I have a quick project for you!!

I made these Christmas Swiss Rolls as party favors for my Christmas party I had last weekend. They were a BIG hit!!  It's something that everyone can use, because they are made from towels!!

Christmas Swiss Rolls...

They look good enough to eat, lol or at least clean up after yourself when you eat!!

Come on in to see how easy they are to make!

Christmas Home Tour 2015...

Merry Christmas everyone! Thank you so much for stopping by. All the decorations are up and the hot chocolate is warming on the stove. I hope you can grab a cup too and stay for a while to enjoy the tour of our holiday home.

I just love Christmas and this time of year. Decorating for the holidays for my family and friends is my absolute favorite thing to do. Every room in the house has a tree or some little touch of Christmas. I have been collecting decorations for over 30 years and each year I add something new to that collection. However, as many of you know, I am a big shopper of "after Christmas" sales and thrift store finds are the best! You can really change the look of your home by using what you have in different ways year after year. I'm hoping some of my tips and tricks in this year's post will inspire you in your holiday home!


Welcome to our home for the holidays...

Sew Darn Crafty Linking Party...

Hi everyone!!! The holidays are here and things are starting to happen. We had a great Thanksgiving and I hope all of you here in the states had wonderful Thanksgiving too! I know you've all been busy, but I hope you can share what you've been up to!! I didn't have the party last weekend, because the linking service I subscribe to wasn't working and I couldn't get the code for linking. If you have LOTS of projects to share, please link up more than once. We'd love to see everything you've been making!!

Sew Darn Crafty is a place where you can share anything that you've posted on your own blog. Your post is linked here, then readers are brought back to your blog for all to see. Lots of traffic for your blog!!  I am so thankful for all of you who have joined the party in the past and for always visiting all the other blogs too. I just hope you can join us again today!!

If you're new here, either to linking up or to visiting the links, all the instructions are explained below. Have fun!!

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Book Page Flower Tutorial...

Hi everyone! A couple weeks ago I shared a tutorial on how to make a wreath made from book pages (I used an old, falling apart dictionary).  Click here for the instructions. I finally hung it up where I wanted it for the holidays on a chalkboard frame with a big Merry Christmas bow. ( I bought that ribbon at TJMaxx last year)

I also wanted to make a whole tree made with book page ornaments and handmade things to go with the wreath. Here's my attempt at a book page flower and I love them!!

Here it is nestled in the tree!!

Pop in to see the full tutorial...

Sew Darn Crafty Linking Party...

Welcome to another week of Sew Darn Crafty! I know you have all been busy posting wonderful ideas on your blogs, so I hope you can share some of your projects here with everyone! These next two months, many of us will be cooking, creating and decorating for fall, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas and the New Year. It will be so great if we can inspire each other during these busy upcoming holidays!!!

Sew Darn Crafty is a place where you can share anything that you've posted on your own blog. Your post is linked here, then readers are brought back to your blog for all to see. Lots of traffic for your blog!!  I am so thankful for all of you who have joined the party in the past and for always visiting all the other blogs too. I just hope you can join us again today!!

If you're new here, either to linking up or to visiting the links, all the instructions are explained below. Have fun!!

Linking your blog to the party…

Sew Darn Crafty is a "sharing"party. I subscribe to a linking service, which provides the ability to link thumbnail pictures of posts from your blog to my blog. The pictures below are links to other blogs and the projects the blog owner wants to share with us. Each week, I start a new party where bloggers can add their own posts below for ALL to see!! Not only are you sharing your ideas and project, but the links will bring lots of traffic to your blog. You can add any project you'd like, old or new to your blog…cooking, crafting, scrapbooking, quilting, sewing, gardening, remodeling projects, vacation ideas etc. It so much fun to see what everyone is up to each week. This party would be nothing without all of you, so a great big THANKS to all of you who contribute. Follow directions below.

Visiting blogs at the party…

If you are new to visiting linky parties…just come on in and click on any picture box below and it will bring you to that post that someone has shared!! There are always so many wonderful ideas…don't miss out.

So let's get started this week!!

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How to Make a Book Page Wreath...

Hi everyone! I've been busy getting ready for the holidays. Christmas starts early for me, because I have a very big party in early December and the house is decorated from top to bottom. I have 12-13 decorated trees up...one in every room in the house. I've already started in the bedrooms upstairs, because the kids are gone and no one will see it and think I'm crazy!! Downs stairs has to stay decorated for autumn, because we also host Thanksgiving for both sides of the family.

There is one exception this year. Our big family tree is already up in the family room. Our daughter Kelsie moved to Florida 2 weeks ago. She was away for all the holidays last year for a Disney internship and I couldn't have another holiday without her here to celebrate. The weekend before they left, we had an ALL holiday celebration. All four kids had Halloween trick or treat bags and carved pumpkins, we had a big Thanksgiving dinner, we decorated the big family Christmas tree and opened stockings and presents. We also had Easter baskets! Each room in the house was decorated for each holiday including Valentine's Day! I think I have a few pictures that I can share later.

Right now, I wanted to share a wreath I made for one of the rooms.

Book Page Wreath...

I've always wanted to make a wreath from old book pages and was inspired by this post from the blog Knick of Time.

Here's my version.

I just love the texture and the color!

I even made a little bow from the pages.

Come on in to see how easy. It does take some time, but it's worth it!!