Crafting a Handmade Home
How do you know if the Cricut Joy is the right cutting machine for you? Well, don’t be fooled by the Cricut Joy’s compact size. I recently shared a blog post titled, “Which Cricut Cutting Machine is Right for You“. There is a LOT of information in that blog post. So, I thought I would break it down for you into bite-size chunks. In this
Explore the top 10 most popular sewing, crochet, printables and recipe ideas for a handmade home from The Birch Cottage in 2020. As we usher in another New Year, I always enjoy taking a look back at the past year on The Birch Cottage blog. So, grab yourself a cup of coffee, settle in to your favorite comfy chair and take a little trip down
This free to download Christmas Cookies Cookbook in PDF format contains over 60 recipes from the 1st Annual Virtual Christmas Cookie Exchange. This blog post, Free Christmas Cookies Cookbook Download, originally appeared December 2, 2019 and has been updated with current pictures and links. I am so excited to make available the first ever Christmas Cookies Cookbook by The Birch Cottage. This cookbook is the
Download this free set of printable Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas gift tags. Perfect for all your Christmas gift giving! How’s your Christmas gift wrapping going? I’m deep into wrapping! I can’t decide if I prefer to wrap presents as I finish making them or buying them or if I like saving all the wrapping to do at one time. Truth be told, I’d
A collection of 25 plus handmade gift ideas for men to help you with your holiday (or any occasion) gift giving. This blog post originally appeared on The Birch Cottage blog on October 16, 2017. It has been updated to current links and images. I have a pretty easy time of coming up with handmade gift ideas for the girls in our family. The boys,
A collection of 20 handmade gift ideas for teens. These handmade gift ideas for teens are perfect for gifting or making! This blog post originally appeared November 16, 2017 on The Birch Cottage blog and has been updated with current links and even more handmade gift ideas for teens. I’ve compiled a list of 20 handmade gift ideas for teens to help you with your
Learn how to subscribe, access and download files in the Subscribers Resource Library – which is full of free printables for subscribers. As you browse through The Birch Cottage blog, you’ll find all sorts of printables from gift tags, note cards, and care tags to jar labels, wall art and calendars, to crochet and sewing patterns and even SVG cut files – plus so much
Download this set of printable microwave safe baked potato bag care and use tags and include with your handmade baked potato bags. I am busy making handmade gifts for our seven children and their families. One of the handmade items I’ll be gifting this year are these microwave baked potato bags. Although the microwave is a fast and convenient way to make baked potatoes, they
Learn the secret to super moist meatloaf with this Super Moist Meatloaf recipe – a family favorite that’s simple to make and delicious! This recipe originally appeared on The Birch Cottage blog on September 30, 2015. It has been updated December 4, 2020 with current pictures and a new printable recipe card. Meatloaf is one of those entrees I never order when we go out
Learn to make these easy DIY Pinecone Fire Starters using pinecones, tea candles and essential oils. Fire starters also make great stocking stuffers! This blog post originally appeared December 17, 2018 and was updated December 4, 2020 to update the printable how-to instructions. If you have visited the Subscribers Resource Library recently, you’ve probably seen these pinecone fire starter printables. (If you’d like access, you
Download this set of six printable microwave safe bowl cozy care tags and include with your handmade microwave safe bowl cozies. Through the years, I’ve created a number of different designs for the microwave safe bowl coziy care tags. These tags tell the recipient not only how to use their new microwave safe bowl cozy but also how to care for it. With the previous
Create your own Rae Dunn inspired Christmas ornaments with these 20 free SVG files and your Cricut or Silhouette cutting machine. I love making handmade Christmas ornaments and these Rae Dunn inspired Christmas ornaments are no exception! I created a collection of 20 Rae Dunn inspired SVG files for Christmas. Use these Christmas themed words to make Christmas ornaments and more. 20 Rae Dunn Inspired
Download and print this set of four winter themed PLEASE USE THE PROVIDED HAND SANITIZER prints for use in your home, office, school or workplace. I received an email from a reader who is a teacher from California named Christy who asked if I would consider creating a winter themed version of my Please Use the Provided Hand Sanitizer prints. So, I did. In fact,
Follow this easy DIY Rustic Wood Framed Christmas Ornaments tutorial to add classic farmhouse charm to your holiday decorating. We typically put up at least three Christmas trees every year. Two of the three trees are decorated with handmade ornaments and I absolutely love them. The third is decorated with ornaments that Repurpose Christmas Printables I was actually thinking about all the beautiful Christmas printables
Save $100 while the Cricut Maker is on sale for for $299! Cricut Explore Air 2 is only $179. Plus, accessories and tools are on sale, too! This blog post contains affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I will make a small commission at absolutely no additional cost to you. All opinions are 100% my own. I only EVER
For super soft hands all winter long, make this DIY sugar hand scrub with Dawn Hand Renewal Dish Soap and sugar. I originally shared my homemade DIY Sugar Hand Scrub tutorial 5 years ago and it’s been extremely popular. I get asked lots of questions about it all over social media and here on The Birch Cottage blog. In fact, I get asked so many questions,
Use your Cricut or Silhouette with this set of four Christmas SVG files to create Christmas ornaments, decorations, signs and more! Do you know I love my Cricut Maker? I mean, it is one amazing cutting machine and I couldn’t be more pleased with all the things I’ve made with it and am so looking forward to many more craft projects. My first Cricut cutting
Learning how to upload SVG files to Cricut Design Space will allow you so much more flexibility and creativity with your Cricut crafting! Adding your own cut files or those your purchase online or obtain free from sites like The Birch Cottage, can really help you to take your Cricut crafts to the next level. Although there are some great images in Cricut Access, knowing
Wondering which Cricut Machine is right for you or maybe contemplating why you need a Cricut? Cricut Joy, Cricut Explore Air 2 or Cricut Maker My Cricut Story I remember what it was like when I bought my first Cricut machine and when I bought my Cricut Maker. I saw all the crafty things people were making with their Cricut machine and it made me
With a collection of over 20 free printable Christmas Gift Tags you’re sure to find one or more designs for all your Christmas gift tag needs! I was talking to my husband the other day about The Birch Cottage blog, as I often do. I told him that I felt like there was a lot of older content that has just gotten lost. Take for
