Best Crafts of The Year

Celebrate every season and holiday

of the year with these fun crafts

and goodies I shared with you

this year at I Gotta Create!

Pumpkin Clip Art

Hello Fall Printable

Wood-burned Thanksgiving Spoons

Crockpot Pear Butter

Easy 3-Step Magazine Trees

Peppermint Platter Tutorial

That peppermint plate was a major hit!!

But wait! There's more!!!

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Happy New Year party-goers!!

We're starting the party early here

so you can party later there!

Free New Years Eve Invitations by Tiny Sidekick

Here's a useful feature this week ~Whip up these New Year with invitations 
that you can personalize yourself 
and email them out ASAP!

Check out these party features

for ringing in a new year before you link up...

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Ho-ho-ho!

It's time to party!

If you're looking for my wildly popular
Peppermint Platter,

Click HERE!


Now, on to this week's party:

Santa & Elf Jars by Summer Scraps

We're starting a little early this week

to accommodate the Christmas

holiday.

Here are a few more features

for some yuletide inspiration before linking up:

How to Make a Peppermint Plate or Platter

...Talk about your childhood wishes

You could even eat the dishes*...

  

Ok, I know that's an old song and

these candy plates have been floating 

around the blogosphere for awhile, too!

But I've been wanting

to make a Starlight Mint platter

and see for myself that it works.

It does work!

So... here's my version of

How to Make A Peppermint Plate:

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Seasons Greetings, Party-ers!

If you're looking for my wildly popular
Peppermint Platter,

Click HERE!

Now, on to the party....

Homemade Peppermint Patties by Moms Need to Know

This week's projects are all about

Peppermint!

Here are some more cool features before

we jump to the party:

Today is a Big Day

Today is a big day.

It marks the beginning of

stepping into a new dream...

of taking a leap of faith...

of taking a fork in the road

and moving in

the direction the heart is calling.

The story will unfold over time.

But today...

Today

I just want to acknowledge

and give gratitude

for the support and the ability
to take these brand new steps

into 

Today.

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Welcome to a merry little

linky party!

Ombre Glitter Christmas Trees by Little Red Window

Are you ready for the holidays?

These features will inspire you!

3-Step Magazine Tree Tutorial

Deck your Halls

with a forest of trees you make yourself

out of something you already have 
plenty of lying around the house:
magazines!

This is a fun project to do with the family,
with friends at a holiday craft party,
or simply as you sit sipping 
eggnog or hot chocolate
and watching holiday movies.

These magazine trees are easy to make
and I'm offering you beautiful,
full-color, fully illustrated instructions.

Here's 

How to Make Magazine Trees:

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Welcome to this week's

Wildly Original link party!

Lighted Joy Marquee by A Dose of Page

Tis the season of JOY

and you're going to enjoy these features

from last week!

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Happy Holidays!

Welcome to this week's 

party buffet

of wildly original creations.

Eggnog Pumpkin Pie by Yesterfood

The scrumptious features this week

will serve you for Thanksgiving, Christmas,

and other Holidays coming up.

Link up your creations below.
Then click

on these featured links to get the recipes,

pin and say hello to the talented bloggers.

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Welcome! The Party is

Pallet Wood Open Sign with Lights by Scavenger Chic

Open!

I'm so glad you're here to link up this week.

Check out this FABULOUS set of

chairs made over by Brynne at 

The Gathered Home:

Thanksgiving Wood Burned Spoons

Make a unique Thank You gift

for the host or hostess of 
your Thanksgiving celebration:

a wood-burned spoon.

Use a simple wood burning tool
to 'engrave' fun Thanksgiving-related
words or designs.

Lightly sand the spoon and then

add a little extra color to

the inside of your design

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 Ahhh... the glittering golden colors of Fall...

Gold Glitter Garland by Tiny Side Kick

Welcome to this week's

Wildly Original link party!

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Luscious!

Raspberry Almond Chia Smoothie by Skinny Fitalicious

It's Party Time!

Welcome to the

linky party!

Gratitude List Printable

I have a free gift for you!

In November I like to take time here on the blog

to officially celebrate

the "Season of Gratitude,"

as I like to think of it.

Often there is a rush straight to Christmas and other winter holidays.

Pause with me to savor this moment

and give it its due. 

To help with that, at the end of this post

I have a free 

Gratitude List printable 

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Welcome to this week's party!!

Isn't this embroidery beautiful?!

Embroidery Hoop Gift Tag by Little Red Window

With the focus on Halloween features the last couple of weeks, I thought I'd catch up

on some of the other fabulous projects linked up

before we jump to the party.

Look at these cuties:

DIY Dollar Store Dum Dum Skull

This spooky guy is a

real sweet dum-dum!

He'll make candy-giving fun

on Halloween.

And he'll just cost you a buck when you 

use a dollar score skull to

make this dum dum skull.

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 Eye spy some Halloween fun

to get this linky party started!

Make your own Ice Queen Mask by 

Some of This Some of That

Welcome to this week's

party!

Pattern Camp Adventure

I have been in the company of more than 200

wonderful, talented people this past week,

led by pattern designer Jessica Swift.

I enrolled in Jessica's weekend online 
Pattern Camp

and I'm having the best adventure!

This class has been amazing. 

Having never used Adobe Illustrator

or photo shop before, I am thrilled

that in one short weekend, I actually did 
learn enough about both to

create successful patterns.

Yes, those are my patterns from 
my own sketches surrounding 
the "rockstar" button!

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Hello!

I'm loving this Glitter Spider and Hula Hoop Web
shared by Crafting in the Rain at last week's party!

Welcome to this week's 

party!

Show us all the fabulous things you've been up to:

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Lazy Susan Stencil Redo by Redo it Yourself Inspirations

Welcome to the Wildly Original link party!

I'm so glad you're here!

Wouldn't you like to set a spell

in this "Hot and Settee" reupholstered beauty by The Heathered Nest?

These would be so fun to make with the kids, grandkids, nieces or nephews:

Frankenstein Upcycled Tin Cans by You Brew my Tea

Visit these artists to pin their work and leave a comment after you've linked up.

Now it's your turn to inspire us

and visit others to be inspired:

Crockpot Pear Butter for Two

We've been gifted by some friends sharing a

bumper crop of pears with us this season.

We love pears.

Plain

and 

cooked up fancy.

So I whipped up some Pear Butter

to slather on our

toast, waffles, ice cream…

Most recipes out there call for 

something like 7 pounds of pears!

Here's a simple, small-batch recipe

you can leave in your mini crockpot all day

and enjoy for the next few weeks.

Here is how to make

Crockpot Pear Butter for Two:

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Are you in the Fall Spirit yet?

Halloween Rocks by Art Club Blog

Our party features will get you there...

Welcome to the Fall version

of the Wildly Original link party!

I'm so glad you're here!

Easy Fall Pillows by My Pinterventures

are sew cute!

Check out this great Island Deck 
by Love My DIY Home

Link up all your great Fall projects 
and then go visit these featured artists: