30 Fun DIY Crafts To Keep You and the Family Busy During the Holidays
Kids out of school until the New Year? Looking for something fun to do with friends over the holidays? Here are some fun and inexpensive DIY crafts that would be fun to do. Some can be accomplished in an hour, others a day, but either way you’ll be rewarded with a sweet new craft to display or share!
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| Ribbon & wrapping paper holder |
Decorative and mismatched nobs make a fabulous DIY jewelry holder |
Puffy Paint word art on canvas. Super easy! |
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| DIY outdoor or playroom Jenga Game |
Kids fabric DIY sew-it-yourself playhouse tablecloth |
Twine candle holder for craft table top |
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| fun learning project | Great craft table in the making - can also be done with premade bookshelves & tabletop |
Popsicle Stick Frame |
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| Unique and cute way to wrap a baby shower gift |
book paper flowers, love this with the heart confetti |
Fabric or paper covered shoebox lids, cheaper than canvases… |
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ffffound.com | spunkyjunky. blogspot.com |
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| Simple wooden DIY door mat |
Leaves dipped in wax to preserve color. |
how to decoupage almost anything |
| sayyestohoboken.com | marthastewart.com | re-nest.com |
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| Chalkboard wall in the bedroom opens up so many possibilities | Easy Crochet Pattern - love the color combination! |
3D Flower Crochet Pattern pillows – gorgeous! |
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| Paint with the melting ice cubes on fabric, an old white sheet or papers or use food coloring and put them outside in the snow! | Make your own chalkboard paint in any color! |
A wine rack and large clear cups are used store markers, colored pencils, etc |
| shareandremember. blogspot.com |
marthastewart.com | mycasestudies.blogspot.com |
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| A really unique DIY Crafty family portrait. |
Leave a blank line and use dry-erase markers so can change it anytime. Cute to have in master bedroom/bathroom |
Make a decorative tray made out of an aluminum baking sheet! |
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| So many possibilities… use for weddings, birthday events, anniversary party, garage sale, etc |
Handprint family tree | How clever is this!? Remote control pillow holder |
| save-on-crafts.com | etsy.com | craftbuds.com |
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| Use decoupage to cover inexpensive pots with fabric |
chalkboard rocks | Document all the places that lead us to home |
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So the chalkboard trend seems to be on every dig blogs! I think it’s time I jump on the bandwagon as well! Thank you for all these great ideas!:)