Home for the Holidays Craft!

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I am not the world’s greatest crafter.  I wish I were, but I’m not.  In fact, the less free reign I have with creativity on a craft project, the better.  I like step by step instructions.  And I like simple.  Fortunately for me, my husband happens to think I’m highly talented when it comes to all things craft and sewing (can we say biased?), so he makes me feel pretty dang good about myself!  :)

I absolutely love holidays and seasons.  And I love the decor that comes with them.  But I also don’t want anything too overwhelming.  This craft is easy, inexpensive, and oh-so-cute.  I have had many-a-compliment about this simple “Home for the Holidays” craft, as I like to call it.  It simply is the word “Home” using various shapes as the ‘O’ for each month.  The possibilities are endless!  October?  A pumpkin!  February – a heart.  August – the sun.  So easy to come up with a corresponding shape for a month.

Home for the Holidays Craft!

If you don’t have your own tools and/or aren’t into cutting your own wood supplies (me!), there are plenty of places around that sell wood crafts and letters ready to paint.

What you’ll need:

  • Wood letters H, M, & E
  • Paint Brushes
  • Paint
  • Various holiday wood cut-outs
  • Possibly a hot glue gun
  • Any other cute embellishments you could possibly want
Just paint the H, M, & E in any color that suits your home decor.  I sanded the edges, too. Then go to town painting the various shapes for each month (I spread mine out and did a couple months at a time).  Use cute accessories and embellishments to really make them stand out.  Now you have a permanent holiday decor fixture in your home that you easily change out a simple element each month!  Ta da!

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About Jamie

Jamie loves being a wife and a mom to her one year old boy. She is obsessed with cooking and all things kitchen related! She loves to read, play the piano, watch movies, craft/sew, and organize her house.

  • Jessica Cox

    great idea and u could use different thing every month

  • http://www.facebook.com/IamMeUC Denise Taylor-Dennis

    Thank you for sharing the would make great decorations to celebrate the various holidays.

  • michelle warner

    these are all great ideas thank you so much, im going to copy a few

  • michelle warner

    very cool ideas, thanks a bunch

  • http://twitter.com/rkosully Robin

    I really don’t cut wood, but we love painting things! These would be great to make as gifts for relatives too; we could paint personalized things on them. Thanks!

  • slehan

    That is pretty simple and simply pretty. Thanks.

  • carole

    love the flag

  • Jes Wilhelms

    Very cute !!

  • Richard Hicks

    These are really cute and really simple to do. WIll have to get the kids to join me doing some!

  • Gianna

    My kids would have fun with this.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000212402601 Marianne Griffith

    I need to make my dogs sock monkeys! They love socks!

  • http://www.facebook.com/jamie.howe.9400 Jamie Howe

    I would love to start making my own furniture, but I feel kind of intimidated. lol

  • gahome2mom

    Great job! Thanks for sharing.

  • http://profiles.google.com/luann.braley LuAnn Braley

    Entirely cute and useful all year long!

  • http://twitter.com/aqualina56 Kimberly M.

    I am a big crafter, DIYer, and anything that I can use my hands. I use to paint ceramics but now I love to get on Pinterest and find things to make. I love doing crafts with my grandchildren too.

  • Lisa R

    I love doing crafts with the kids, they have such an imagination
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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001269091565 Jerri Davis

    Its always fun doing and creating christmas crafts. Thank you Jerri Davis

  • Mary Dailey

    I know my grandchildren would love to do these projects! So cute and the kids can paint too!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Darlene-Fox/100003706617731 Darlene Fox

    This is so cute. I could do this with my grandson.

  • Jenifer Holovack

    This is a super cute idea! I rock the painting skills so this would be really fun for me and my 10 year old dauther :)

  • Amy Orvin

    Cute stuff!

  • mrs. bacon

    very cute idea!