Christmas Card Templates {roundup}

Christmas is seemingly right around the corner.  Kid you not, I saw a house with Christmas lights on last night.  I love Christmas lights, but I think those people are jumping the gun...just a bit.
But since it is getting close, figured I'd put together a roundup of some free Christmas card templates so if you're really ambitious you can check this chore off of holiday to-do list.

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I've pinned more inspiration and ideas over on our Christmas Card Template board.  I'm sure we'll be adding to it as Christmas gets closer and more bloggers come out with free templates.  And as always there is Shutterfly which has their own templates.  

Handmade Holidays: Holiday Traditions Links

Here are the links for the Holiday Traditions category!  Click on the picture to repin it from Pinterest, or click the title to visit the actual website with the tutorial.  Happy Crafting!

"Gingerbread" (Graham Cracker) Nativity

(This link has lots of great nativity ideas)

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Steps to build the nativity 

Sugar Cone Christmas Trees

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Handprint Christmas Tree "Art"

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Best of My Days 2013 Calendar

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Jesse Tree Devotional Book

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Bedtime Passes for Stockings

Source: via Mary Jo on Pinterest

Handmade Holidays: Food Gift Links

Here are the links for the Food Gifts category!  Click on the picture to repin it from Pinterest, or click the title to visit the actual website with the tutorial.  Happy Crafting!

Crockpot Sugared Pecans

 

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Taco Seasoning Mix, Ranch Seasoning Mix, Onion Soup Mix

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SOS Soup Mix

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Hot Chocolate on a Stick

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Snowman Hot Chocolate Tower

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There is no tutorial for this gift...simply find 3 small jars (baby food jars, pint-sized mason jars, etc.) and fill the bottom jar with peppermints, the middle jar with hot chocolate mix, and then top jar with mini marshmallows.  Add the "face" and "buttons" with a paint pen or Sharpie, tie a ribbon "scarf", and make a hat out of black felt or buy a pre-made hat at Michael's.

Handmade Holidays: Handmade Gift Links

Here are the links for the Handmade Gifts category!  Click on the picture to repin it from Pinterest, or click the title to visit the actual website with the tutorial.  Happy Crafting!

Peppermint Sugar Scrub

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Just a reminder that we did not use the red food coloring for the sugar.  We used regular cane sugar, grapeseed oil (found near the olive oil at Walmart), and peppermint soap scents from Hobby Lobby. Here is the scent that we used:

Baking Kit 

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Simply package muffin liners (in holiday patterns or every day patterns), cake mix, icing, and sprinkles in a box!

Children's Art Tea Towels

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DIY Personalized Mugs

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This tutorial illustrates how you go about personalizing the mugs (or plates, platters, etc) and shows what markers to buy! I used these Pebeo Porcelaine 150 markers for the example (buy on Amazon here) or you can find these DecoArt glass markers at Joann Fabrics.  We included the DecoArt markers in the giveaway.

Handmade Holidays: Holiday Decor Links

Here are the links for the Holiday Decor category!  Click on the picture to repin it from Pinterest, or click the title to visit the actual website with the tutorial.  Happy Crafting!

 Yarn-wrapped Christmas trees

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She uses Styrofoam trees in her tutorial, but the paper mache trees are MUCH more affordable!

 (source for items: paper mache trees from Michaels, yarn and pom poms from Joann Fabrics)

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Another idea: Glitter trees!

Nativity Silhouette Ornament

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Wooden Nativity

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Mason Jar Decor

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There is no specific tutorial linked for this craft...simply use this tutorial to make the "lantern", then add Christmas ribbon and a sprig of "evergreen".  Pop a candle in and you're done!

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