My Etsy Shop Cyber Monday Deal

Hi  friends!  I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! 

I have a funny little story to share......The weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, my poor son was just so DONE with all the attention placed on Christmas.  He kept stating that no one cares about Thanksgiving and that it was a time for family and good food.  He was really serious about it and right on so many levels.  Bless his sweet little heart for valuing the purpose of Thanksgiving.

Of course, as any good mother, I empathized with him, gave him big hugs and mommy kisses and told him he was right; family is really important and we should make Thanksgiving just as important as Christmas!  Secretly, deep down inside  my crafty brain, I was making snow angels, constructing a Christmas village out of empty milk cartons, baking gingerbread cookies, decorating the tree, watching A Christmas Story and wrapping gifts....because after Halloween, Christmas is my most favorite holiday! 

I'm so excited to start celebrating the holiday, that I'm doing something I've NEVER done before and having a CYBER MONDAY sale in my Etsy shop for a WHOLE WEEK!  I have oodles of fun holiday themed decor and printables that I will be releasing over the next few days and I'm hoping that you'll pop over to my Etsy shop and check things out. 

No special coupon is needed - any purchase over $30 will receive an automatic 15% off!

Here are some of my handmade shop items that are perfect for your holiday day home and festivities!

Red, Green, and White Yarn Pompom Christmas Garland

Scandinavian/Nordic Tome Santa Claus Ornament

Red and Aqua Winter ONE-derland Party Hat

Merry and Bright Printable Wall Art

Remember, I'll be releasing new products and special offers throughout the week!  So, be sure to pop over for more holiday fun!

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{Easy DIY} How to Make a Yarn Ball

If you do any kind of needle crafts (I don't needle craft - but I work with yarn all the time for my yarn pompom garlands) you might find it handy to wrap your yarn into balls!  When I purchase skeins of yarn, they are usually easy to work with.  There is a center-pull string and a wrap around string.  I prefer to use the center-pull string to work with.  However, sometimes it just doesn't always work out for me. It sometimes snags or gets tangled.  When I have a skein of yarn that is fussy, I end up tossing it a bin and balling it.  I recently noticed that I had lots of loose skeins that needed balling so, I took a quiet Saturday afternoon and balled up a bunch of yarn.

 

Here's how you can create these easy to make yarn balls (by hand, without a machine.....especially if you're cheap budget conscious like me!)  There is no rhyme or reason to my process, it's just how I make them.  I start by wrapping a strand of yarn around two fingers several times.

Then, I remove the wrapped yarn from my fingers and wrap a length of yarn around the center and create a bow.

Once I've wrapped the yarn around the center of the bow a few times, I bend it in the middle and wrap around a few more times until I have somewhat of a rounded square.

Then, I continue to wrap around the square shape until I start forming a ball....sometimes, I shape it with my hands as I go along.

Continue to wrap the yarn, being sure to rotate it as you go - otherwise you can end up with an oval shaped yarn ball. After the ball is complete I tuck the end string under a few of the strings on the ball and voila!

This is a super easy way to make yarn balls - makes my life so much easier.

Do you have a tip on making these or a way that you store your yarn for making your needle crafts easier? Leave a comment on this post and share!