Ho-Ho-Ho!

Santa's Ready (c) by I Gotta Create! is available for licensing.

While it's been super busy around here and I haven't been able to post regularly, I'd like to pause a moment and thank you all for your support and visits.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays for whatever you may celebrate. 

We'll chat after the New Year.

December Calendar Page Printable

Hello December!

Click image for your free calendar page!

It's my last free Calendar Page offering

for 2016!

Featuring a jolly St. Nicholas

to make all your days in December

a little more merry and bright.

Click the photo above to 

get your free printable calendar page.

And check out these holiday crafts

while you're here:

An InLinkz Link-up

Top 10 Holiday Crafts at I Gotta Create!

We have so much fun

for the holidays that I thought you'd like
to know my favorite

Top 10 Holiday Crafts

at I Gotta Create!

Here they are, in no particular order:

An InLinkz Link-up

How to Make an Edible Winter Forest

Celebrate the winter season

as I show you

How to Make an Edible Winter Forest!

These frosted holiday trees

look beautiful on the

edible peppermint plate

that I show you how to make here:

Ready?

Here we go...

How to Make a Scalloped Peppermint Plate

Since my original 

How to Make a Peppermint Platter

of the lovely, red, flat variety was such a hit,

I thought I'd share a new, edible twist with you

that is perfect for spring!

Here's 

How to Make a Scalloped Peppermint Plate

...

Using Christmas Ornaments Year Around

Hello everyone! 

Today I'm sharing a little peek of our home

to illustrate a decorating idea.

I designed our home with 

all my favorite elements in mind.

It's a place where a 

rustic, back-to-nature log cabin feel 

meets elegant craftsman bungalow form, 

meets warm timber frame touches.

I have a few little holiday ornaments

who beg to stay out past Christmas.

They add a little whimsy

through every season.

You might have some ornaments

you've collected on trips or inherited,

so I thought I'd show a few of my examples of

how to use holiday ornaments year around.

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:

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:

Holiday Gift Tags Printable

Ho-ho-ho!

Light up your Holiday season

with these

dozen free

Merry and Bright

Holiday Gift Tags!

Sequined Snowball Ornament

It snowed! It snowed! 

Let's celebrate by creating a quick and easy

Sequined Snowball Ornament.

Snowman Jar Candle Tutorial

Warm Frosty up this winter!

These little dollar store jar candles get a facelift to make perfect stocking stuffers

and festive winter party decor.

Here's how to make Frosty Snowmen

from dollar store candles...

Frosty Little Snowman Jar Candles

 Today I'm sharing a sneak peek at the cutest little DiY snowman jar candles!

They'd make perfect stocking stuffers,
office gifts,

or festive winter party decor....

Jeweled Yarn Ornaments

Yarn-wrapped ornaments bring a homey warmth to the Holidays.

You can make them more even more interesting when you "bejewel" them! Let's see how...

Fantastically Beautiful Snow Globes

Make a gorgeous snow globe that is different from the rest! Create a winter wonderland scene that will enchant you all season long.

Let's look at all the elements that take this snow globe up a notch....

Tinfoil Tree Ornament Tutorial!

Bring out your aluminum foil! 

I'm showing you how to make beautiful Tinfoil Tree Ornaments for the Holidays.

If you haven't seen all the lovely photos of the Tinfoil Tree Ornaments, click *here.*  

Let's roll up our sleeves and get busy making some now.

Tinfoil Tree Ornaments

It's the Holiday Season and that means...

 It's Time for Tinfoil!

Tinfoil Tree Ornaments, to be precise.

10 Techniques for Handcrafted Cards

Handcrafted Holiday Cards become keepsakes for the special people on your list.

They can enjoy them this year and frame them as future holiday decor. Here are 10 techniques that take your handcrafted cards over the top... 

Make Handcrafted Card Knock-offs

Everyone loves the look of original, detailed, handcrafted cards. But unless they are very simple, it's impractical for most of us to replicate all the steps to make a card for everyone on our Holiday list.  So here's a solution:

Blue Santa: Christmas in July

Let's have a blustery break from the blistering heat, shall we? The icy-looking snowflake embellishments on these cards are made from...what else? TINFOIL! 

Just Between You And Me

I want to take a quiet moment... 


          no projects, no fanfare...

Just a simple moment... 

                            to thank you.

Thank you for visiting, subscribing and following...
Thank you for your kind words and encouragement...
Thank you for sharing your creativity...

I wish you the Happiest of Holidays.

...and please, if there is anything I can do to make your time here ever more enjoyable, I welcome your feedback.


Bloggy Love To You,
Christina