6 BRIGHT & COLOURFUL CHRISTMAS DIY'S.

Here's 6 bright and colourful Christmas Diy's to kick off the weekend.

Christmas Tree Cupcake

Between the bright lights and the sparkler star on top – it’s an awesome way to kick off the holidays this year.

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2. A gorgeous glittery Diy Paper Wreath from Poppytalk.

3. Colourful Diy Christmas Tree Cake Toppers from Tell Love and Party for The Holiday Collective.

DIY Cactus Christmas Bauble Ornaments

These Cactus Christmas Ornaments have a vintage vibe and were retro inspired with a nod to the Mid Century Modern era’s love of Cacti.

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DIY Christmas Tree Cones

Make a whole forest of these budget-friendly DIY Christmas Trees. And we can guarantee your pets won’t want to tear them!

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DIY Christmas Tree Name Cards

These don’t take long to make at all, and the best part – the base of the tree is made from a mini chocolate peanut butter cup.

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Have a great weekend everyone.

PREPPING FOR DECEMBER DAILY 2015.

I'm so excited to be sharing the start of my December Daily album with you. I've never done a December Daily before but after seeing all the layouts popping up on Pinterest in the last few weeks I decided to give it a go. December Daily is a mini album project designed by Ali Edwards that documents the run up to Christmas. I've tried weekly and monthly pocket scrapbooking in the past and while I start out strong I'm never able to keep it going. I like the fact that this is a month long project. I don't need to worry about running out of steam and I love that at the end of December I'm going to have a document of everything that's happened in the last 4 weeks.

For my album I decided to use the Simple Stories Sn@p 6x8 inch binder. It comes with a variety of pocket pages and 3 chipboard dividers. I used one of the dividers to make the title page and covered it with scrapbook paper from the Maggie Holmes collection. I bought an extra pack of the Simple Stories page protectors, they do a variety pack of insta pocket pagesthat are perfect for all those Instagram photos and I loved all the different layouts they included.

Next I looked through all my craft supplies for anything I could use. I decided to go with a gold, kraft, black and white theme with pops of colour so I could use my existing supplies. I fell in love with both the Maggie Holmes paper and the Amy Tangerine Stitched paper when I bought them last month so I knew I wanted to use those.

I had some gold washi tape (similar here) and gold glitter alphabet stickers already so I bought some glittery number stickers to go with them. To finish off I bought the Simple Stories Gold Sn@p pack. It's designed to fit all the different size pockets so you get some square cards, some 3x4 cards, some larger postcard size cards and a selection of die cuts in the pack. The quality of the cards is great as are all of the designs. My favourites have to be all the gold letterpress cards although I love them all.

To prepare I've tried to fill as many of my pockets as I can. As the month progresses all I should need to do is print my photos and fill in any journalling. The thing I love most about using these pocket pages is that nothing is set in stone. If I don't like how something looks I can easily move it somewhere else.

I plan to share my December Daily progress weekly so make sure to check back for updates. And if anyone's got any tips or tricks or recommended products please share them in the comments below, I'd love to hear about them.

10 OF THE BEST GROWN-UP COLOURING BOOKS.

Colouring books aren't just for kids any more. There's a huge range of colouring books aimed at adults as well. I've bought a few as gifts but so far none for myself. There's so many to choose from that it's hard to pick just one. I love the beautifully intricate drawings in Lost Ocean and vintage inspired botanical prints in The Art of Nature not to mention all the different types of typography in The Typography Colouring Book.

Here are 10 of the best colouring books that are perfect for grown-ups and kids alike.

1. The Magical City: A Colouring Book.

2. The Art of Nature Colouring Book: 60 Illustrations Inspired by Vintage Botanical and Scientific Prints.

3. Just Add Color: Circus: 30 Original Illustrations to Color, Customize and Hang.

4. The Hipster Colouring Book.

5. Tropical World: A Colouring Book Adventure.

6. Just Add Color: Geometric Patterns: 30 Illustrations to Color, Customize and Hang.

7. Tattoo Colouring Book.

8. Lost Ocean: An Inky Adventure and Coloring Book.

9. Color Me Swoon: The Beekcake Activity Book.

10. The Typography Coloring Book: Creative Coloring for Grown-ups.

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FREE TRIAL THIS NOVEMBER WITH CREATIVEBUG.

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Hey. Happy Friday. I just wanted to pop in and let you know that Creativebug have a fantastic offer on at the moment for a months free trial for new members. If you've been on the fence about whether or not to try it now is a great time to sign-up.

Creativebug is packed full of awesome online classes. You can learn how to make the perfect pie crust, knit a scarf or my personal favourite learn how to crochet to a rag rug. They've got some really lovely Holiday craft tutorials as well, I love the diy painted gift wrap.

It normally costs $4.95 a month but if you click on the link below and use the code COZYCRAFTS when you sign-up new members can get a months free trial.

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Happy crafting.

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