So, it’s “Boxing Day”: December 26, 2022. You survived another Christmas. WOOHOOOOoooo! Now it’s time for those happysad mixed feelings that come in the wake of the holiday season: “Whew, that’s over and done with!” followed by “phooey, the credit card bills are here already? How’d they get here so fast?” Followed by wave after wave of emotion as you take down the tree, look at your holiday photos and maybe even make a few pages for your scrapbook.

Another Christmas is now behind us — but if you celebrate Christmas, it’s never to early to get going on next year’s Christmas projects. Maybe you could hit the after-Christmas sales, load up on some cheap supplies, and get started!

Or not…

Either way, you’re invited to grab any of our Christmas patterns so you’ll have ’em in your pattern stash when you do get around to working on Christmas designs again — whether it’s this week with deeply discounted Christmas yarns, or next year when the festivities start all over again.

I hope you had a lovely Christmas, and that your new year will be prosperous and blessed. For those of you who are shopping today, here’s hoping you’ll score bunches of amazing bargains.

This photo collage shows bunches of different December craft projects. These projects are all current for Christmas 2022, and are ideal for Christmas gifts or decorating your own home for the holidays. Ideas include Christmas tree motifs, wreaths, Christmas blankets and more. These designs are all available as free crochet patterns on the Internet.

Happy December, everyone!

Are you hoping to find unique, festive, interesting and useful craft ideas for December? If so, I invite you to consider the following suggestions:

We’ve put together a list of winter crafts that are seasonally appropriate for December crafting in many regions of the Western hemisphere.

Christmas is one of the more prominent December holidays on the Gregorian calendar. If you celebrate this holiday, or you want to make Christmas gifts for other people who do, you’re invited to check out our list of Christmas crafts.

Pictured above are bunches of the free December craft project ideas you’ll find on our website:

• Easy Christmas tree ornament — Free crochet pattern
• Christmas Cupcake Potholder — Free Crochet Pattern
• Christmas Wreath Ornament — Free Crochet Pattern
• Beaded Christmas Napkin Rings — Free Instructions
• Puff Stitch Evergreen Tree Square — Free Crochet Pattern
• Christmas Blanket — Free Crochet Pattern
• You can find bunches more ideas at our main directory of Christmas crafts and our master list of Best Christmas Craft Books.

So there you have it: That’s our list of suggestions for December crafts. We hope these ideas are useful to you as you start on your December crafting. Thanks so much for your interest!

Posted By: Amy Solovay

November Craft Ideas: Start Giftwrapping and Making Christmas Cards — Photo Courtesy of Trifon Yurukov

Happy November, everyone!

Are you hoping to find unique, interesting and useful craft ideas for November? If so, I invite you to consider the following suggestions:

We’ve put together a list of fall crafts that are seasonally appropriate for November crafting in many regions of the Western hemisphere.

Thanksgiving is one of the more prominent November holidays on the Gregorian calendar in the United States. If you’re in the USA or Canada, you’re invited to check out our list of Thanksgiving crafts.

We hope these ideas are useful to you as you start on your November crafting. Thanks so much for your interest!

Posted By: Amy Solovay

Card Making Ideas for Summer

Summer will officially arrive in one month; this year, the first day of summer is June 21, 2022. We’ll be enjoying summer until September 22 when fall officially arrives. There aren’t many gift-giving holidays between June and September, but there are still bunches of occasions like weddings, birthdays and anniversaries when you might need to send a greeting card during this season of the year.

Want to make some summer-themed greeting cards? Check out the following card making ideas for summer:

Birthday Cards to Make for Summer 2022

Bella Flora Happy Birthday Card — Learn how to make this card using our free cardmaking instructions below.

This pretty floral-themed birthday card would be ideal to make for celebrating a loved one’s summertime birthday. Click here to get free instructions for making this card.

More Summer Card Making Ideas

• Floral Party Invitation
• Thank You Card With Flower

Click here to check out our main directory of card making ideas.

More Summer Arts and Crafts Pages and Ideas

• Best DIY Father’s Day Gift Ideas
• Crafts for Fourth of July
• Botanical Illustration — Summer is one of the best seasons for observing plants and flowers as they bloom and grow. If you’d like to get really good at drawing some flowers for illustrating your handmade greeting cards or other art and craft projects, check out our page on botanical illustration.

See Also: Holiday Crafts

Floral Birthday Cards Featuring Ink Blending and Bouquet Stamps by Hero Arts

I just posted a bunch of new card making ideas for spring. You can see three of them pictured above; these three designs are all spring-friendly birthday cards featuring lovely floral motifs.

One thing these cards all have in common: I used the same floral bouquet stamp to stamp the focal images I used to create each of these cards. This bouquet design is from a stamp set called “Togetherness” by Hero Arts.

I LOVE these stamps! I think this stamp set offers you an outstanding value in exchange for the money you spend on it; it includes the gorgeous floral bouquet image plus a bunch of useful, versatile sentiments that work well for creating a variety of greeting cards. There’s a birthday greeting (pictured on the uppermost card) and multiple others. I can tell I am going to get a massive amount of use from this set; I’m really pleased with it.

In addition to the birthday cards pictured above, I also created an all-occasion greeting card using this stamp set. You can click here to check that out, if you’re interested.

If you want step-by-step instructions for how to make the birthday cards pictured above, you can find them at the following links:

• Hand Stamped Floral Birthday Card Making Idea Featuring Ink Blending
• Floral Bouquet Birthday Card Making Idea Featuring Ink Blending and Glitter Washi Tape
• Watercolor Floral Birthday Card Making Idea With Ink Blending and Stamps by Hero Arts

If you are new to ink blending, and you want to find more information about how to do it, you’re invited to check out my article on ink blending techniques.

Thanks so much for dropping by! I hope you’re having a lovely and creative day today.