All I Want For Christmas
As seen in
Crafts 'n Things
magazine
©The O’Neil Sisters 2009
What’s our favorite thing about Christmas? Making crafts, of course! So we scoured this year’s Craft & Hobby World’s Fair in search of new tools, designs, and materials to make Christmas crafting a joy. Here are the top ten things to put on your wish list. (Be sure to tell Santa!)
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Make A Good Impression
Thanks to the JustRite Round Word Stamper, you can create a custom rubberstamp perfect for personalizing Christmas packages. Simply use the alphabet stamps and interchangeable sentiments to whip out dozens of holiday gift tags in a flash.
JustRite Round Word Stamper, Curlz Deluxe Kit, $22.95, 10 Designer Centers and Borders, $14.95, JustRite (www.justritestampers.com)
Polish It Off
With Smooch Accent Inks, hand-painting details is as easy as painting your nails! Use them to give a dash of color to store-bought invitations. You’ll be done so fast you’ll want to kiss the inventor!
Smooch Pearlized Accent Inks, $4.50 each, Clear Snap (www.clearsnap.com)
Love Letters
It’s hard to say what we love most about Tattered Angels Framed Fonts. The elegant scroll design of these chipboard embellishments is lovely, the framed monograms have a million uses, and you get so darn many! Each framed letter separates into three pieces so you have over 100 pieces in a set! What a deal!
Framed Fonts, $11.95, Tattered Angels (www.mytatteredangels.com)
Puttin’ On The Glitz
We love the new vintage-inspired mica flakes by Melissa Frances! Use them to add sparkle to a grouping of bottlebrush trees, or sprinkle them into a shadowbox to add snow to a wintry scene. Your Christmas decorations will shimmer and shine!
Mica Flakes, $5.99, Melissa Frances (www.melissafrances.com)
Bead Dazzler
Ever make a necklace only to find out later in the sunlight that one of your brown beads was actually purple? The BeadGlo Light Box illuminates your beads from below so you can see their true colors, and the interchangeable trays make organizing your project a breeze.
BeadGlo Light Box, $39.99, Artograph (www.artograph.com)
Bling It On
What’s better than an ornate rub-on? One that comes with a layer of rhinestones! Use Bling It On’s Rub-Ons & Rhinestones to embellish strips of silk shantung, then sew them into sweet sachets. Great gifts for girlfriends!
Bling It On Rub-Ons & Rhinestones, $1.99, Basic Grey (www.basicgrey.com)
Flying Colors
Port-A-Palette is like stadium seating for your craft paints, allowing you to easily pick out your colors. But that’s not all! The lift-up handle makes the organizer into a caddy so you can carry the paints to your worktable. Brilliant!
Port-A-Palette, $10, Port-A-Palette (www.portapalette.com)
Art For Keepsake
Wouldn’t you love to make personal picture pendants for your friends this year? Ranger’s Memory Capsules make this craft easier and better. Just start with a Memory Frame and slide in your picture. Then comes the magic! The Memory Capsule cover lets you add a three-dimensional object to your creation, such as a tiny shell or a small charm.
Inkssentials Memory Capsules, $4.99 for 3, Ranger (www.rangerink.com)
Stamp Collecting
Inkadinkado’s Inchies stamps are like tiny works of art! Use just one on a little holiday craft or create an amazing array by mixing and matching the one-inch stamps in a grid. There are so many designs, you’ll want to collect them all.
Inchies Clear Stamps, $10, Inkadinkado (www.inkadinkado.com)
Freedom of the Press
Now you can silkscreen like the pros with the Yudu Personal Screen Printer. Make dozens of artsy Christmas cards in a snap. Your friends and family will think you had help from Santa’s elves!
Yudu Personal Screen Printer, $299, Provo Craft (www.whatdoyudu.com)
