Maker Mama Craft Blog
If you’re looking to DIY your holiday ornaments this year, wood can be the perfect medium to work with. Homemade Christmas ornaments can get a bad wrap sometimes. We’ve all got those old ornaments we made as kids still stashed away—too kitschy to display on the tree, but too sentimental to throw out. But I […]
As seen in Mother Earth Living Magazine I love homemade Christmas decorations, especially ones that are friendly to the environment. Today, as part of the the 12 Days of Handmade Christmas series, I’m sharing how to make a traditional dried orange garland and ornaments. The orange garlands are perfect for stringing on the tree and around your […]
The holiday season is prime time to get your make on, even better when the making is budget-friendly, too! I recently found myself up at a reuse store rifling through materials, letting my imagination run wild with the possibilities. I came across an assorted stash of drink coasters when all of a sudden a lightbulb […]
If there’s anything I love most about the holidays, it’s picking out a well-thought gift. My gift-giving search can border on obsessive at times, but over the years of mamahood, I’ve gotten better at picking out simple, thoughtful gifts for my kids that I don’t regret buying. I tend not to look at all […]
I think we’ve discovered a new Christmas tradition. We’ve bought a real tree each year for a while now, but always from the hardware store or a roadside tent. And I’ve always been one to wait a little longer to put one up for the season, adamant about making a separation between Advent and Christmas. […]