I was inspired all last week with the 2013 Holiday Housewalk!
32 creative bloggers all coming together and opening their home was so much fun to be a part of.
I loved so much about each home but I put together a little collage of some of my favorites.
Once I put them together I thought it was obvious how much I love a touch of black in my decor and typography!
If you want to see the whole tour from the beginning click HERE.
You can find tons of inspiration by checking out the Deck The Halls Holiday Housewalk Pinterest page.
Now you can be a part of the walk too!
Jen is having a linky party where YOU can link up and share your home all dressed up for Christmas.
I can’t wait to see your home.
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Handmade is my favorite gift to give!
Kelly is having a HUGE Kelly’s Favorite Handmade Things giveaway!
Come and celebrate the beauty of handmade.
Kelly – Eclectically Vintage (that’s me) – Little Bit Country, Little Bit Rock and Roll vintage silver spoon keychain
Lucy – Craftberry Bush – stag watercolor art pillow (Shop Craftberry Bush)
Angie – Knick of Time Interiors – hand painted Milk & Cream on glass sign (Shop Knick of Time)
Jeanne – JuNxtaposition – vintage typewriter key necklace (your choice) (Shop JuNxtaposition)
Jen – Jennifer Rizzo – set of 3 original art silkscreened dish towels
Melaine – My Sweet Savannah – salvaged wood Christmas tree (Shop My Sweet Savannah)
Jen – City Farmhouse – hand painted Ski Lodge sign
Jeanne – Jeanne Oliver Designs – Sadie Handbag or $89 shop credit (Shop Jeanne Oliver Designs)
Lucy – Bel Monili – vintage buttons and baubles bracelet (your choice) (Shop Bel Monili)
Denise – The Painted Home – music sheet flowers in new blue mason jar
Jade – Jaderbomb – gold glittered PEACE letters (Shop Jaderbomb)
Laura – Top This Top That – burlap wreath
{This giveaway is open to Continental US residents only}
All of these things would be wonderful gifts to give! Thanks for the chance to win & I loved your home tour again this year 🙂
Best homemade gift…hmmm. I would have to lump together all the cute crafts my kids made me in elementary school! Now that they are in college, I treasure them even more 🙂
One of my favorite homemade gifts was a handmade picture frame made by my husband! 🙂
The most recent favorite is a clay flower pot with small flower made by my 12 yr. old son when he was younger and then before that one, a crocheted tablecloth made by my grandmother..I cherish them both!
Of course anything my kids make, especially when I know they really put some time,effort,and thought into what they made.
I love the handmade snow man doll my Aunt Sue gave me years ago……it always finds a spot to sit during the holidays!
My mom has painted several things for me over the years, so I have a few items… a Christmas whale, a fishing buoy Santa (these for when I moved to New England), a flag box…
What an awesome selection of giveaway items!
Oh how lovely and I saw the perfect gift for my cousin! The best handmade gift I ever received was truly a gift of love…. my grandma made me a Raggedy Ann that was 3 feet tall, with a complete wardrobe. Grandma didn’t read the pattern and had most of it cut out when she realized her error. She had planned to make me and my two younger cousins the standard (16 to 18 inches) Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls. I am the only grandchild who received a large Raggedy Ann…. she also made 3 dresses, 2 aprons, 2 sets of bloomers, and 2 pair of socks for my doll. I was 10 and almost 39 years later I still have that doll!
Love them all!!
when we were dating, my (now)husband made me a photo album of our first year dating. since we started dating right at Christmas time, it was a christmas gift too. he got all crafty with it, added pictures but also made it like a scrap book of our first year with copies of love letters and little inside jokes we had. i was so impressed!! then he proposed 🙂
The best handmade gift I ever received was the year my grandfather’s 2nd wife repaired a handcrocheted lace tablecloth that my grandmother had originally made, repaired some holes and removed some stains, etc. and she and my grandfather gave it to me one Christmas. It means a lot to me to have something that special that both women worked on.
Like the idea of being able to see what the pros do and being able to bring some of their expertise into my home. Sure gets me to think outside the box…THANKS!
These are all beautiful.
The best handmade gift that I ever received was three macramé ornaments that were given to me from a friend. They came from her great grand-mother who made them. She shared these with me to pass the pattern down as she did not do macramé.
The best handmade gift I ever received, was a little clay sculpture my daughter made, a little self portrait of herself. She was in third grade when she made it. It is so colorful and fun, just like my precious daughter!
Beautiful decorations! I love them all!
The best handmade gift I ever received was a little sled ornament made from popsicle sticks by my Grandson Cory when he was in first grade. We lost him at age 13 as a result of a car accident. That sled is very special to me. Cory wrote on it “To Granny Frankie From Cory”.
well, my oh my! this is so fantastic!
i would have to say that my favorite handmade gifts are those made by my children, when i didn’t assign them a project in school, but they just sat and drew or made me something out of the sweetness of their little hearts.
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My favorite handmade gift is the coffee filter wreath my daughter made for me when she was 8.
She spent sooo much time gluing … and it’s truly beautiful.
Any gift made by my girls is always a favorite especially the ornaments they make at school to bring home!
The best handmade gift I ever received was a crocheted tablecloth from my Grandmother!
My favorite handmade gifts were from my grandmothers. A quilt when I married and a country cat doll to use as a doorstop.
My mom used to crochet my sisters and I the most beautiful doll clothes. Stunning sets in luscious colors you wouldn’t believe….I wish I still had them.
A large box of clothes for my Barbie doll that my aunt had spent all year making.
How lovely. My fave handmade gift must be the ornaments my girls make for the tree each year. They grow up with them!
My daughter found a discarded mirror and re-did it for me. I love it.
They are all lovely! Merry Christmas! Thanks!er
A quilt made by my grandmother was my best handmade gift.
My favorite handmade gift was a letter my son wrote to me when he was in 2nd grade. It said “your heart and my heart love each other very a lot”. They certainly do:)
The first thing that comes to mind is a ruler with hand drawn flowers my son made me. I love handmade and really have to many favorites to just choose one!)
Oh my goodness! This is pure eye candy!! I’ve been busy making art wood blocks for my coffee friends. So fun to see all of these artists!
All these things are so beautiful! I love how handmade items add such a personal touch to the home.
My mother has been sewing and quilting since before I was born. Some of my favorite possessions are the handmade quilts and doll clothes that she made for me.
all wondeful
Thank you for the chance…this is a beautiful giveaway! Best home made gift would be a set of knitted skate ornaments that my grandmother made me when I was little (she used a paper clip for the blade). I recently used one in an advent calendar I made!
Thank you for this give away. All the items are wonderful.
Thank you for sponsoring this giveaway. All the prizes are beautiful and I especially love the bag you made! My favorite gifts are the ones my kids make for me. Christmas is always best through the eyes of a child.