If you are a longtime reader of Alice & Lois, you know that we love to create simple crafting projects. But simple doesn’t have to mean boring! Today we are sharing our latest DIY post for minted. We crafted these wood blocks into colorful and modern ornaments. We chose the bright paint to add a…
Learn how to make these DIY Indigo Marbled Ornaments this holiday season! Here’s the thing, I’ve never marbled with nail polish. Sara is the queen of marbling with nail polish, especially dark blue, otherwise known as our obsession – indigo. She famously marbled Easter eggs and then this year, marbled the cutest little white pumpkins….
See how to make the most darling DIY Graham Cracker Gingerbread Houses this holiday season. Making gingerbread houses is one of our family’s favorite holiday traditions each December. For years, we’ve been making the easiest kid-friendly graham cracker gingerbread houses. We teamed up with Honey Maid this week to share our go-to tutorial for these…
‘Tis the season for cookies! One of the best December holiday traditions in our families is baking cookies. We’ve teamed up with Rubbermaid TakeAlongs® to share our 5 favorite holiday cookie exchange recipes along with a free printable label to send your guests home with. There’s nothing like a container of fresh baked Christmas cookies!…
We can’t wait to start using this DIY Muslin Bag Advent Calendar we created for Oriental Trading. What we love so much about this DIY project is that you truly can use it year after year. Each muslin bag can be stuffed with toys, treats and treasures for the kids to open each day of…
Merry Christmas, everyone! We wanted to make sure and share this last minute DIY Christmas ornament with you. Hope you guys all have a fabulous holiday. We’re home in the Midwest enjoying this time with our family. Nothing beats being home for the holidays. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New…
We were so excited to get a sneak peak at the Darby Smart + Gap gift DIY gift wrapping set that is available in 350 Gap stores tomorrow, December 17. The kit is a gift with a $50 purchase in select US stores. The kit is just lovely – such sweet treats to add some…
When I think of Christmas, one of the first things I think of is this classic gingerbread cake. It’s been a family favorite for as long as I can remember. I can still remember the first time I tried it as a little kid. My mom always serves it with warm lemon sauce, but I’ve…
Safe to say that we are a bit obsessed over handmade ornaments this holiday! I was inspired to make this simple ornament using embroidery hoops after I did a crafting workshop earlier this year with Lisa from Zelma Rose and Rachel from The Crafted Life. Lisa taught me how to do a mean french knot!…
If you fall in love with gorgeous wrapping paper like we do, then you’re going to love these DIY Paper Christmas Trees tutorial. These three dimensional Christmas trees are made out of card stock and wrapping paper and deliver a big punch of color in your holiday decorating. We created these DIY Paper Christmas Trees for The…
We love a good handmade holiday gift. Don’t you? Some of our favorites are simple to make and do not require tons of time. Melissa designed these fabulous handmade gift tag printable that you can adorn your handmade holiday gifts with. I personally love the tag that reads, Yes, I made this! Ha ha ha!…
Our latest DIY post for minted is one of my favorites. I wanted to use more living plants for holiday decor this year. So I used some gorgeous minted fabric to cover boxes with a little Mod Podge and use them to hold small “Christmas trees”. Well, small lemon cypress plants. And what I also…
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