DIY Lemon Bars To Go. Bake in 1/2 pint Jars. I wish these had been posted at Christmas/holiday time because these would make wonderful hostess gifts, party favors or just wonderful gifts. At the very end she recommends doubling the filling recipe so read to the end! Tutorial and recipe from Lady Behind the Curtain here.
DIY Wire Wrapped Tree of Life Ornament or Pendant. More crafts using wire. I consider this a jumping off point to create other wire sculptures: this tutorial is really detailed and easy to understand and if you are interested in wire sculptures it has basic info. She’s using 4” rings, but you could go smaller and make a tiny pendant. Tutorial at Lisa’s Craft Blog here.
DIY Free Pattern for Stocking Hats for Bottles. I know the holidays have past, but these are really bright and cheerful and could go on the top of any bottle – expensive shampoo, old fashioned glass bottles, etc… I’m going to knit these for next year because they are that easy. Tutorial and pattern (and PDF download if you want) from Simply Notable here.
DIY Zipper Heart. No tutorial, self explanatory. Originally labeled as an ornament but could be a pendant. Photograph from the Flickr Photostream of Stacey Gates here.
DIY Holiday Gift Idea. I know the holidays are over and this is a corny and silly and a bad sitcom-like idea, but I’m filling this away for next year because it is strangely funny – especially if you live in the US and know these snack cakes! First found at Pinterest, from One of a Kind Gifts here:
“One of my favorites is to tie a ribbon around a box of Ho Hos and a box of Ding Dongs. Then include a little note that says “Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas from the Ding Dongs next door
