Deck the Fireplace with a Fabric Mantel Runners!

Scarves are a great accessory, but did you know that they can also make wonderful holiday décor? Follow the simple instructions below to craft your own version of a Christmas mantle runner by pairing a scarf and your favorite holiday fabrics! If you do not have a fireplace, this also looks great on a table top, bar or counter space.

Holiday mantel runners

Scarves are very versatile–use them to make a festive holiday runner! 

 

You will need:

  • Holiday themed fabric and existing plain scarves if you have some. If you prefer, just buy some fleece fabric to go with the decorative prints.

Festive Holiday Fabric Garland

The holidays are busy enough with shopping and stressing, so here is a craft that will brighten up your home without taking up too much of your time! This festive holiday fabric garland uses a great fusing technique that forms a double-sided sturdy garland that will not fall apart at the edges. Begin by selecting your holiday fabric in our online fabric store and get started! (It will arrive on your doorstep freaky fast). See some recommended festive fabrics from J&O at bottom of post!

Holiday fabric garland

We love this design, photo and garland by Lazy Girl Designs

10 Days Left and Counting! J&O Handcrafted Halloween Contest Continues.

The countdown has begun, and your pics are slowly but surely rolling in to the delight of our Facebook friends and online viewers who are eager to see just how talented our contestants are. But we want to make this challenge as visually stimulating and exciting as possible, so for all of you potential winners who have called in with your great ideas, what are you waiting for. Get those cameras out and start clicking away. We cant vote on your costume if we cant see it. Dare to be creative, dare to be different, dare to show off your stuff and walk away with over $50 in free money plus the bragging rights to the title of J&O Fabrics Most Amazing Handcrafted Halloween Costume!

Consumer Savvy Carol: Handcrafted Holiday Fabric Wraps & Bows

With Christmas less than a few days away and Kwanzaa soon following, why not pull on your creative juices and save a little money at the same time with great fabric gift wrappings and bows?

For most crafters and designers alike, fabric scraps from botched projects, incomplete projects, and projects with more fabric left over than used, often times accumulate into colorful mountains of textured material eagerly waiting to be recycled and put to good use. Many times the end result is a funky reconstructed shirt, festively trimmed greeting card, or cute little fabricated doll for the holidays. But what about using that beautiful fabric as an inexpensive and easy substitute for actual store bought wrapping paper for use during the holidays and any special occasion.