DIY Christmas Crafts - House of Hawthornes

Cheese Dome Repurposed For Christmas

Pam Kessler — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000

A few years ago I showed you how to make an Easy DIY Waterless Snow Globe from a jelly jar. Today we're going to make something similar, although less shakable, with a thrift store cheese dome. It's a cheese dome turned winter wonderland Christmas cloche. Now as much as I enjoy a good hunk of...

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Vintage Wooden Bowl Updated For The Holidays

Pam Kessler — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000

You have no idea how long I've searched trying to figure out what to actually call this thing. It's technically a monkey pod item. Monkey pod bowls and serving pieces were popular in the 1950's (the mid-century modern era). But was it made for nuts? Made for candy? Made for crackers? You got me because...

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Upcycling Plates Into A Snowman

Pam Kessler — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0000

When I'm taking down my Christmas decor, I always leave a bit of greenery on the porch outside to transition it from a festive Christmas porch into a more generic winter porch. Normally, I remove my red tartan plaid pillows, the Christmas bow on the wreath, and any obvious Christmas items (bye, bye Santa blow...

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Upcycled Christmas Decor Wall Hanging

Pam Kessler — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000

When I found this vintage red and white enamelware frying pan at a yard sale a few years ago, I immediately knew what I was going to do with it. Repurpose it for Christmas decor, of course! And then it sat in my craft room year after year, like that sad little Dolly on the...

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Christmas Phone Wallpaper Backgrounds

Pam Kessler — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 18:58:43 +0000

During the holiday season, I have always loved to use a festive background on my cell phone to "decorate" my phone. I mean, I decorate just about everything else for Christmas so why not my phone. This year I decided to share with you some of the holiday iPhone wallpapers I've created. They'll work on...

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How To Make Orange Clove Pomander Balls

Pam Kessler — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 13:22:00 +0000

Learn how to make orange clove pomander balls, a classic holiday tradition. They're easier than you think and will make your home smell amazing for the holidays! Pomander balls are very simply those oranges decorated with cloves you probably made for your mom back when you were in the Brownies. They are so easy to...

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Holiday Hot Chocolate Bar With Homemade Mix Recipe

Pam Kessler — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 00:28:59 +0000

A couple years ago I made a cute hot chocolate station out of a plaid school lunchbox. It was compact, just the right size for 2 people and it looked very festive setting on the counter. This year I decided to kick it up a notch and make a hot chocolate bar with more options...

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Homemade Winter Wreath with Fresh Evergreens

Pam Kessler — Sat, 28 Nov 2020 13:04:10 +0000

Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, says the start of the holiday season more than hanging a festive Christmas wreath on your front door. It's normally the very first thing I do when starting my holiday decorating. Followed by putting out my Christmas doormat and then coming back inside to finish off the left-over pumpkin pie....

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Easy DIY Christmas Gift Ideas

Pam Kessler — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 09:00:14 +0000

Over 100 handmade Christmas gift ideas for the holiday season to make this year's gift giving even more personal. To me, this year seems to be the year to put a little more thought and effort in to gift giving than in years past. Not that I'm normally an order-fruit-baskets-for-everyone-on-my-list kind of gal, but I...

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Silverware Tray Repurpose For The Holidays

Pam Kessler — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 09:00:22 +0000

I found this wooden silverware tray at a thrift store YEARS ago and it has been setting in my "Hey, let's repurpose that" pile forever. Y'all got one of those piles in your garage, right? I loved the red color on the sides!!! It was just screaming Christmas to me, but I couldn't figure out what...

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