Pink & Polka Dot

Handmade Holiday Decor ~ Free eBook


The turkey’s gone. The crazy family’s gone. Time to break out the Christmas decorations! Whoop Whoop! Last year I did a girl’s craft night…right around Christmas. I provided all the supplies and appetizers. Everyone brought a bottle of their favorite vino and their own personal glue gun. They also chipped in a few bucks for supplies. Everyone went home with great crafty pieces and inspired to do more!

Myra and Mandi put together this free eBook with contributions from about 20 of your favorite blogger peeps…including your’s truly. I felt so honored. They included two of my cheap and easy handmade Christmas decor projects. And there are so many other great ideas! You can pick one or two of these projects and have your very own craft party. What’s not to love? Girl’s hanging out crafting and drinking wine! Seriously. Get to crafting!

Click here to download your free copy of Handmade Holiday Decor

Gray Tray Transformation

gray tray transformation

Easy Tray Transformation! What you’ll need:

  • ugly tray
  • 1 can of Krylon gray primer spray paint
  • 1 can of Krylon gray gloss spray paint
  • stencil from Jones Design Company
  • white paint pen

First, I scraped the gorgeous leopard picture off with a razor, then sanded the inside just a bit. Taped the handles and sprayed the primer on. Then I sprayed the gray paint on. I shrunk the stencil to a smaller size and printed it on cardstock, then traced it onto the tray with a pencil. I used my white paint pen to trace over it and that was it! Super easy!

tray transformation

What did you work on this weekend?

Cheap and Easy Christmas Decorations

easy christmas decorations

This is the easiest way to add Christmas decor…au naturel! I found the urn at a thrift store and slapped a coat of paint on it, rummaged through my yard for some branches and then added 2 packs of small white ornaments from Dollar Tree. I love using what I have…especially if its free from my yard…like here. Also, check out the Easy Peasy Christmas Card Holder. How are you decorating on the cheap and easy side?

Let’s have a little impromptu linky party. Link up a Christmas craft or Christmas decor project you’d like to share. Just make sure it goes to your specific post.

How to throw a craft party

craft party

Invite friends and have them bring hot glue guns...because you only own four.

craft party

Attempt only one or two crafts at the most. We did a rosette and a flower pin.

Provide food, drinks and plenty of supplies. I charged a few bucks for supply costs and everyone crafted ’til their hearts were content. Fun was had by all!