Christmas is less that a week away and what is better than a collection of 10 FREE Christmas fonts? Thanks to Woork for providing a nice collection of downloadable holiday inspired fonts!
Visit Woork HERE to download your own Christmas fonts. Below are a few of my personal favorites!

Tis’ the season to be joyful! There are plenty of reasons to be joyful when you find a great sale or a online freebie! Get a FREE download for a printable candy wrapper from Designs by Dani-Girl Talk using the “Hang A Shining Star” kit! Click HERE to get your own

Looking for last minute gifts on a low budget? Try making Ice Candles! These are super cool candles that combine ice and hot wax to create a texture and look of lace.

Supplies:

	Scissors
	Cylindrical cardboard container (salt or oatmeal)
	Paper towel
	Cooking oil
	Knife
	White tapered candle
	Large tin can
	1 pound of paraffin wax
	Large saucepan
	Wooden skewer
	Crayon pieces (Color and/or fragrance as desired)
	Large spoon
	Crushed ice
	Bowl Directions: 1. Prepare a mold by cutting off the top of the cardboard container. Make sure it is clean and intact. 2. Use a paper towel to coat the inside with cooking oil 3. With a knife, trim the bottom from the taper so the taper is the same height as the mold. 4. Melt Wax to ~200 degrees. Fill the tin can with the wax 5. Use a wooden skewer to stir the melting wax. Mix in crayon pieces to get your desired candle color and fragrance. 6. Pour 1/2 inch of wax into the prepared mold and immediately stick the taper into the center, wick end up. Hold the taper in place for a minute or two while the wax sets 7. Spoon 2 inches of crushed ice around the taper, then cover the ice almost completely with melted wax. Add more ice, then more wax, alternating until the mold is filled 8. Set the mold in a bowl for about an hour (it will leak water), letting the wax harden completely. 9. When cooled, pour out any excess water. Then peel off the cardboard to reveal your candle!

*Check out a few other tutorials for further pictures and helpful hints/tricks:
-Ehow
-About.com
-Family Fun

Supplies:

-soap mold
-glycerin soap (shea butter version)
-crushed apricot seed (can substitute with sea salt)
-peppermint essential oil
-coloring tints

Directions:

1. Melt 4 squares of glycerin soap in a microwave safe glass measuring cup for 45 seconds.
2. For a WHITE base soap: Add 3 drops of peppermint oil, apricot seed scrub

For a swirl/marble effect:
RED: one drop of red + oil & scrub into white base
GREEN: one drop yellow and one drop blue + oil & scrub into white base

3. Pour soap into molds
4. Carefully swirl soap around in the mold to get a marbled/swirly colored effect
5. Let cools according to glycerin directions.
6. When set, place each bar into a small cellophane bag and tie up for gifts or party favors!

Try these cheery felt crafts that are kid and adult friendly! You don’t have to know too much about sewing (like me) if you want to make these cute Christmas decorations.
Thanks to Elsie Marley and Gratz Industries for the tutorials and FREE downloadable templates.

-Half eaten Gingerbread Man

-Sting of Lights

-Polka Dot Ornaments

Christmas is the time of year for some great MOVIE WATCHING, below is a brief list of some of the best Christmas movies of all time!

1. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

2. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

3. Dr.Seuss-How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966-TV) & (2003-Cinematic)

4. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

5. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)

6. Home Alone (1990)

7. The Santa Clause (1994)

8. Jingle All the Way (1996)

9. Elf (2003)

10. The Polar Express (2004)

Hippo Scraps created cute & not to mention FREE printable shopping lists! They are just the perfect size to print 3 at one time. This will make trips to the store stress free and less likely to forget that certain something! Perfect for a simple gift or a homemade stocking stuffer.

It’s not too late to create personal Christmas cards! Check out Jessica Sprague‘s FREE template and video tutorial on how to make your own layout arranging photos into a printable grid. This is great for personal Christmas cards! It is originally for a full size layout, just fill the template… then resize down to print onto a standard 4×6!

<----- Here is a preview of this month's FREE Shabby Princess December Desktop! I always visit the shabby blog each month to pick up their free desktop download to display on my computer all month long! This red and green themed desktop will keep me in the Christmas spirit all month long! CLICK HERE to pick up your own!