Happy Thanksgiving and Craft Bargains

Happy Thanksgiving Crafty Peeps! It is time to get crafting for the holidays. I am thankful to the people who follow this blog. I am going to share some of my favorite online shopping and links for great coupons to the bigger craft stores.

And there are some wonderful bargains out there to help get started. Save up to 50% of Brother Sewing Machines at Amazon. Special Pricing

 



I like shopping at an old catalog shopping spot.  Sunshine Discount Crafts.  I am old enough to remember mailing in my order because I couldn't call during business hours. Today I am thankful for Internet shopping! Free shipping is usually available for $100 orders and up.  I have a promo code for free shipping on orders of $25 or more. You can find old style craft supplies, newer products and more. Use code TGFS25 good through Sunday 12/1/13.

Have you visited Artfire.com yet? Well check it out.  You can get craft supplies and crafts people have made for sale. TODAY ONLY 11/28/13 they are having a Thanksgiving Sale. 

Consumer Crafts is a recent find. They don't have an uber broad selection but they have some good products and a great project blog. TODAY ONLY 11/28/13 get free shipping, no minimum.  Or check out the Thanksgiving weekend specials.

Beadshop.com has 20% off store wide through Sunday 12/1/13. Promo code is TURKEY20.
If you go shopping today, don't forget to pull from your newspaper or go to Michaels. Today only in addition to sales you get 30% off your total purchase. I am conflicted about attending as I may go crazy (98% probability of going shopping crazy, that is why I don't work in a craft story or book store). Get Coupons. Tomorrow you get 25% off your entire purchase. Yippee! - Oh, oh I feel a crafting shopping crazy coming. ;)

Jewelrytools.com is celebrating by gifting 20% off store wide until Sunday 12/1/13. Use code BF13. They have excellent selection of specialty tools you can't find just anywhere, platting, diamond setting and more along with your more basic supplies for the everyday crafter.

Are you a crocheter like me or a knitter? Shopredheart.com for 20% off select yarns and free shipping with no minimum through Sunday 12/1/13.

Joann.com - GET THE COUPONS before you shop.

Check out another Christmas Tree I found at aspoolfulofsugardesigns.com  Made with cupcake liners - can't get easier than this and cute!

A Collection of Christmas Tree Crafts

I have trigger finger from using the glue gun, but in my ring finger. The finger is immobilized so I am impaired from writing, typing, crafting and even brushing my hair, If I try left handed, well I guess I don't need to brush my hair after all. I'm typing with one finger right now, the splint I crafted gets in the way.

Yes, I crafted my own splint using common household items. First I tried a foam nail file then half of a wooden clothespin. Finally the answer is a hair clip. 


So after crafting, I have been doing some one hand typing for reviews for my Review, reading, writing blog. A lot of TV and some reading - and surfing.

I thought I'd share some of my crafting finds. So here we go in no particular order, some speak for themselves and others will have input from me.

Christmas tree from newspaper.  I have seen them before but none like this. Large and appears to be made not only with higher quality newsprint/paper but I don't think the rolls of paper are glued to a Styrofoam cone.

 

 

These are some pretty yarn wrapped trees. I use jiffy yarn or homespun yarn.  The jiffy yarn I do very neatly but the homespun, I need chaotic wrapping. I like how these patterns were made.

 

The second yarn tree photo comes from Uncommon Designs and they have (yes they, 2 ladies named Bonnie & Trish) have a mini tutorial here.



 

 This is a wood tree attached to the wall from HGTV.

Jingle Bells.

 

 

Here is a tree from Crafts Unleashed Blog and owners of Consumer Crafts. Tutorial here

 

 

 

 

 



 

From Tatertots and Jello.  She has some great hand crafted replicas of Pottery Barn and Anthropologie items.

Let me know if you make trees and attach a photo with a link back to your blog!

Enjoy. Have a Happy Thanksgiving.