Thursday Giveaway Link Party --- Add Your Giveaway

Our weekly giveaway link opportunity is a way for you to share your giveaways with our readers.

This is a continuing link party and giveaways are removed as they end. Please don't forget to add the end date of your giveaway to the name of your giveaway.

The rules are easy:

You must be a follower of our blog.

Add our logo to your blog sidebar. This is very easy to do. Save our logo below to your computer, select add gadget in your blog settings, choose add picture and select our logo from your computer and then link it to http://www.byyourhands.com



When you enter the title of your giveaway, please add the end date of your giveaway.

Be sure the url is the direct link to your giveaway blog post. Make sure you are linking directly to your giveaway.

Family friendly giveaways only.

Handmade Spotlight - Beautiful Christmas Tags

Thanks for joining us!
Deena Davis
www.byyourhands.blogspot.com

Tuesday Tutorial ---- Holiday Napkin Rings

Today we have a guest poster, Sally from All Things Homey.
She is sharing her tutorial for Holiday Napkin Rings.

DIRECTIONS FOR NAPKIN RINGS:
Fold napkin ring paper or card-stock, wrong sides together.
Open folds, using glue stick, glue entire wrong side area.
Fold on fold lines. Press out any air bubbles.
Roll short ends together and glue overlapping ends using tacky glue. Clip, using paper clips or clothes pins, until dry.
Burnish edges with Distress ink.
For extra strength and protection, cover with Mod-Podge.
Add Harvest or Christmas Acorns with hot glue.
Tie ribbon in small bow and hot glue to top of acorns.

DIRECTIONS FOR ACORNS:
A. Cut fabric circles 1 1/2" in diameter. Using double thread and needle, Baste around edge of fabric. Pull thread a little to draw up circle.
Put a fiber fill ball into fabric circle.
B. Pull threads tightly and knot thread, clip thread.
C. Using hot glue gun, glue ball into acorn cap. Add button on top of bow if desired.
Repeat for all Acorns.

If you don't have a supply of acorns in your area, I sell them on my Etsy Shop: Alll Things Homey.
You can send me a message telling me what you need and I will make a custom order just for you.
I also have in my shop other items made from the stuffed acorns that might give you some decorating ideas.

Have a Wonderful Thanksgiving to you and all that you are thankful for.

Sally

We would like to thank Sally for sharing her tutorial with us today.

Sally can be found at:
http://www.allthingshomey.etsy.com
http://www.allthingshomey.blogspot.com
http://www.etsy.com/shop/sssstudio

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Blog Party Sunday -- Share Your Handmades For The Holidays

Welcome to our Blog Party Sunday. The holiday crafting season is in full swing. We would love to have you show us what you have been making.

You are allowed to add 3 links to your shops and you don't have to be a selling crafter to show off your art. Even if you only craft for your own pleasure we want to see it, so don't hesitate to join in.

The rules are simple:

1. Follow our blog

2. Handmade items only.

3. You may list up to 3 items.

4. Family friendly items only.

The success of this link party depends on the participants so spread the word to your friends, visit the shops, post about it on your blog, in a forum or on your favorite social networking site, grab the button and put it on your blog or website.

Just click on the Add Your Link button below and add your items.

And if you would like to add a link to the party you can grab this button below.

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