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February 28, 2026 by Larissa Holland 2 Comments

How to attach a hanging loop

FIRST, a frequently asked question: Q: Larissa, why do you sew on the loop after the ornament is finished? Wouldn’t...
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Felt Crafts, Tutorial
February 23, 2026 by Larissa Holland No Comments

How to preshrink your wool felts

If you are using Stick ‘n Stitch (which is magical BTW), then YES, you need to preshrink your wool or wool-blend...
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Paper Crafts, Tutorial
November 1, 2025 by Larissa Holland 2 Comments

Easy fall leaf garland

I hosted a lunch and devotional for the lovely middle school and high school girls from my church recently, and...
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Fun With Wood, Tutorial
August 11, 2025 by Larissa Holland 6 Comments

Ornament face hack: Use paper!

Using hole punches is a less scary way to add the eyes and mouths to your ornament heads if you...
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Tutorial, Twelve Days
October 21, 2024 by Larissa Holland 7 Comments

How to Use Value to Create Custom Color Schemes

Choosing colors can be intimidating. Just thinking of the time and care you’ll take to sew a project makes it...
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LodeStar, LodeStar Ornaments, Tutorial
May 20, 2024 by Larissa Holland 2 Comments

Trick to submerge metallic felt pieces

You may have noticed that metallic wool felt floats. It also curls toward the wool side when wet. This can...
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Ebenezer, Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come, Tutorial
May 14, 2024 by Larissa Holland No Comments

Hood styling tips for Mr Yet To Come

The voluminous hood is a key part of the spooky look of the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come ornament...
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Christmas, Decor, Tutorial
December 6, 2023 by Larissa Holland No Comments

Make lighted glass block Christmas presents

Have you guys ever done this Christmas craft? It’s pretty easy and I love the way the lighted presents add...
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The Shop, Tutorial
September 9, 2022 by Larissa Holland No Comments

Handy Tips to Troubleshoot Your Etsy Downloads

Having a bit of trouble? Here are a few tips which will make your Etsy purchasing and downloading experience go smoothly!...
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Ebenezer, Fun With Wood, Tutorial, Twas the Night, Twelve Days
April 20, 2021 by Larissa Holland 34 Comments

Helpful Tips for Nicely Done Ornament Heads – You Can Do This – No Really

Let’s put our heads together! haha. Are you intimidated by the idea of making the tiny wood bead heads for...
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Embroidery, Tutorial
October 16, 2020 by Larissa Holland 9 Comments

The Skinny on Metallic Thread and Flosses

I specify several different kinds of metallic thread/flosses in my Christmas ornament patterns. Because of their shiny wrapping, metallic threads...
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June 20, 2018 by Larissa Holland 18 Comments

Managing floss and choosing needles

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY FOUR STRANDS OF FLOSS? If you are working on any of my hand embroidered projects, you’ll...
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Snug In Their Beds: I'll be including this alterna Snug In Their Beds: I'll be including this alternate felt/floss sugarplum vision in addition to the sparkly 3D chenille stem/wood bead one I showed you previously. I've almost got all the bits and pieces of everything worked out! Details, details.

#mmmcrafts #twasthenightornaments #feltornaments #handmadegifts #benziefelt
Snug In Their Beds: Some alternate ways to use the Snug In Their Beds: Some alternate ways to use the bead hole in the tops of your lil' dreamers' heads are shown here (if you don't wish to simply disguise the hole by inserting a scrap of felt). From L to R: a felt bow, a top knot, or a cow lick!

SHOWN: The pajamaed (removable) occupants of the beds in my upcoming ornament pattern, Snug In Their Beds
TUTORIAL: A tutorial for making the heads is on my site:
mmmcrafts dot com > resources > tips + tutorials 
SERIES: 'Twas The Night, a series of handmade felt ornaments inspired by Clement C. Moore's poem. Check my Etsy shop to see the currently available patterns, link in bio
SKILL LEVEL: This series is intermediate level. If you have completed my Twelve Days series, you are ready!

#mmmcrafts #twasthenightornaments #feltornaments #benziefelt #woolfelt
Did you know my website is chock-full of helpful i Did you know my website is chock-full of helpful info to support you during your #mmmcrafts projects? Check out my tutorials page if you haven't seen it yet: mmmcrafts dot com > Resources > Tips + Tutorials
#mmmakersgonnamake #tutorials #handsewing #woolfelt
My TDITM set so far! Now featuring the new and imp My TDITM set so far! Now featuring the new and improved Gold Ring. *Dusts hands* On to the Goose for June, for which I'll be swiveling back to the predominantly red/pink/green end of my color palette. Stay tuned for my regularly scheduled color freak-out. Y'all, only two more months til we are DONE with the birds. Man, that True Love guy was all about giving the birds. LOL Happy stitching to you!
P.S. IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO JOIN! Pah-lenty of time to catch up!

SHOWN: Twelve Days series 1-5
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner friendly if you sew the series in order from 1-12. You’ll build your skills!
TDITM CHALLENGE INFO: mmmcrafts dot com
PATTERNS: my Etsy shop!
FELT: @benziedesign
COLOR GUIDES: mmmcrafts dot com > Resources > Color Guides

#mmmcrafts #twelvedaysin12months #twelvedaysornaments #benziefelt #feltornaments
Samantha @feltontheflyco is busy cutting gorgeous Samantha @feltontheflyco is busy cutting gorgeous stacks of merino wool felts to make the Jewel colorway for my Twelve Days series, shown here. Go get you some in her Etsy shop.
COLOR GUIDES: mmmcrafts dot com > Resources > Color Guides
PATTERNS: My Etsy shop, link in bio 

#mmmcrafts #twelvedaysornaments #feltornaments #handmadegifts #slowstiching
#twelvedaysin12months Gold Ring Version 2.0 comple #twelvedaysin12months Gold Ring Version 2.0 complete, and I like it better! The changes: I used Turquoise instead of Julep for the background piece, omitted the sequins/beads on the gem, changed the French knots on the right/left decorations to a true green, and used pink instead of white for the gem embroidery. 
I can let this go now and focus on my goose for June! My first goose, anyway. LOL Argh. I have updated the color guide on mmmcrafts dot com.

SHOWN: Twelve Days series Gold Ring
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner friendly if you sew the series in order from 1-12. You’ll build your skills!
TDITM CHALLENGE INFO: mmmcrafts dot com
PATTERNS: My Etsy shop
FELT: @benziedesign 
COLOR GUIDES: mmmcrafts dot com > Color Guides + Kits

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