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...

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:

The Best of 2012

As the year draws to a close, it's time to take a look at our:

Reader's Choice of the 
20 most wildly popular 
original projects of 2012 here at 
I Gotta Create!

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You can see the Ultimate, hands-down #1 reader's pick for 2012 and all time *here*


1.

A giant surge the day after Christmas results in what is now the number one post for 2012:

Valentine Heart Cone Tree Tutorial

2.
Throughout the year prior to Christmas, here's your number one run-away-favorite post...

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....

November in a Nutshell

Talkin' turkey and getting ready for the Holidays is what it's all about in November.

Here's an overview of all the great projects this November:

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:

Fall Yarn-Wrapped Ornamental Balls

Yarn-wrapped ornamental balls are versatile for displaying in a bowl, on a garland, or hanging from the tree. When you choose interesting color combinations and textures, you can easily span the Fall and Holiday seasons.

You can make simple, traditional balls with pumpkin-like colors, to unusual yarn combinations with added bling. Let's see how...

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! 

Primitive Vintage Christmas Gift Bags

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I love the primitive collage look of these holiday gift bags: frayed edges, unfinished seams, rustic elements. Their charm rests in the vintage holiday photos and layers upon layers of fabrics, ribbon, yarn, and thread. 

Tinfoil Rickrack Card Garland

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Here's a super simple yet very beautiful homemade Christmas card or garland you can make. If you've seen my previous posts then you know we're "getting crazy with tinfoil" here at I Gotta Create! 

That's right: aluminum foil!! These 4 x 5.5 cream cards are adorned with craft paper card stock and tinfoil. That's it. It's easy to achieve this wonderful texture and silvery, ice crystal-like effect for the rickrack and snowflake.

Tinfoil Rickrack Tutorial

We're going to get crazy with tinfoil!  That's right: tinfoil. Aluminum foil. It's the perfect material in all its glittery silver splendor. It's cheap. It's plentiful. It's in your kitchen right now. It's there for you in a pinch, but you'll also want to use it for its own sake. Really. You won't believe what we will be able to do with it.

For example, if you haven't seen the snowflakes on my Paisley Santa Christmas Cards, you must check out the full post here. They almost look like ice crystals! And my latest burlap card garland is a huge hit! It can be found by clicking here.

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But for right now, here's the basic tinfoil tutorial. {Tinfoil Rickrack and "Waffle Cloth" Tutorial!}  I'll unveil all sorts of fun things at the end of this post...

Star of Wonder Burlap Bags

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Rustic, simple, sweet, and festive in burlap, glitter, buttons and bows, these little gift bags could also double as ornaments for the holiday.