Holiday Musts for the Crafter in Your Life
(firmenpresse) - MISSION, KS -- (Marketwire) -- 11/25/11 -- (Family Features) Crafting is an integral part of the holiday season, and a great way to spend quality time with family and friends. According to an independent study by the Craft & Hobby Association, about 56 percent of U.S. households craft at least once a year, with some 68 percent of those households creating handmade gifts for the holiday season.
Here are a few holiday gift ideas for the crafter in your life:
- Professional-grade home décor, scrapbooking, quilting, sewing projects, and even cake decorating, can be a snap with die-cutting machines such as AccuQuilt Go!, the Big Shot, Creatopia, Cricut Expression, Cricut Cake, Cuttlebug, Eclips, the eCraft, Grand Calibur, Inspiration, Slice, and Vagabond.
- You almost can't craft without cutting something (canvas, paper, cloth, wire, ribbon, etc.). Look for KAI Scissors, Westminster or Fiskars.
- E-600 Craft adhesive sticks almost anything.
- Swarovski Embellishments for scrapbooking, sewing, jewelry making, fashion accessories, quilting, card making and more.
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To try your own hand at some simple crafting that has a big holiday wow, here are two easy holiday card ideas from Terri O, national spokesperson for the Craft & Hobby Association and TV host of Super Simple with Terri O.
Designed by Terri O
This card is so super simple to make. For a really special touch, use your own family photos.
Fold red card stock into a 6.5 x 4.5-inch card.
Cut green card stock with decorative blade to fit on top of card. This one is 3.5 x 5 inches. Punch top left and right corner of green card.
Stamp sentiment at top of card and adhere card to top of red card stock.
Place three rhinestones along bottom of card under green card stock.
Cut your favorite photo from photos.com to fit on top of green card stock using a decorative blade.
Add foam dots to back of photo and place on top of card.
Designed by Terri O
Fold brown card stock in half. Cut teal card stock and punch along bottom.
Use Pin it to place decorative pin at top of teal card stock about 1/2 inch down from top in center.
Apply adhesive to teal card where photo will rest and place under the decorative pin.
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