
There’s still just enough time to whip up an Advent calendar to (a) celebrate the period of Advent and/or (b) teach patience to the young’uns (or anyone else in the family who’s panting for Santa) in the countdown to Christmas. Here, then, are three crafty ideas for Advent calendars that are fast and easy (and [...]
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I’ve almost decided to go with a gingerbread house theme for Christmas this year, inspired by Sur La Table‘s ceramic gingerbread house Advent calendar, so it was quite delightful to come across an illustrated tutorial on how to make gingerbread houses from polymer clay (Polymer Clay Express). The basic technique is not far different from [...]
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