It's the Weekly What? for Friday, December 23rd.
This is your last chance for holiday fun before next week's New Year's bonanza!
We've saved the best for last: The absolute coolest, funnest, last-minute-panic mode-"Oh help me!" crafty and gifty links ever! As usual, be sure to head over to our Facebook page for even more, because the Cool-Train never stops! And, while you're there, take a moment to answer the Weekly What? question: "What are your plans for the holiday weekend?"
We'll see you there!
Really quick: Muller Design Studio will be closed on December 26th, but we’ll be back bright and early on the 27th. Happy holidays!
First, the obligatory work-related boring blah blah blah...
Hey, business before pleasure, right? How can you justify reading these things to your boss (not actually TO your boss, you know what we mean) if we don't throw in token informational pieces? Anyway, here's a brief bit about the importance of trust in the business place. No, this goes beyond the "touchy-feely" catch-me-as-I-fall-backwards stuff. It's important. At least click on the link, it'll give you something to talk about around the box of donuts. Is your business trustworthy? >>
Let's start out with a fantastic assortment of great gift/food ideas:
You'll find food ideas that are also gifts, and gift ideas that are also food! And some things that aren't food.
How to make fantastic confetti wrapping accents
This is really clever and it looks great, too! Some double stick tape, some colorful confetti, and... Take a look! >>
Hot chocolate...on a stick!
This is pure awesome. Put the ingredients for a mug of hot chocolate on a stick. Then, when it's time, you put the stick in a mug of hot water, stir, and the ingredients dissolve, making yummy hot chocolate! Brilliant! Make some! You'll be awesome! >>
Teensy weensy gingerbread houses that hang on the edge of a mug!
We've featured plenty of wacky gingerbread creations these past few weeks, now it's time for a gingerbread creation that is meant to be eaten! Imagine creating a village of tiny gingerbread houses for hanging on the rim of a mug of hot chocolate. Imagined it? Yeah? Great! Now go do it! (And they look so cute, too!) Dunk the house! >>
Candy cane marbled ornaments
Okay, here's a fine example of a non-edible gift. Even though it has "candy cane" in its name, you don't want to try eating this. It looks really jazzy, especially if you can paint your fingernails to match! They may be crunchy, but they're not edible! >>
Hey! It's bacon on the tree!
Again, this is not edible. Plus, it'll have a cute face on it. Could you eat something with a cute face? Never mind that its made out of felt. Anyway... if you've got a bacon fan on your list, this would be an awesome gift that allows the recipient to declare their love of things bacon-y proudly on the tree. Everything's better with bacon! >>
Chocolate Lego bricks!
A combination of Lego building bricks and chocolate. It's a win-win scenario! This how-to shows you how to carve the recipient's name in a brick, make a mold of it, and then start casting chocolate bricks. Perfect for the Lego fan! Build something and then eat it, rawr!! >>
Instant class for your holiday party
Need to class up your next holiday party but you're all thumbs? Here's a super easy Christmas candle that you can make without the worry of hot-glue burns or cutting yourself. So easy, but careful with the match! >>
Free download-n-print gift tags
These are some really cute looking gift tags. Download the free template file, print out on some heavy paper or card stock and get busy with your scissors! They may make your wrapping job look bad! >>
Free Christmas and holiday fonts!!
Jazzy-doo fonts make every computer project involving typing more fun! Fa la la fonts! >>
Remember making paper snowflakes in grade school?
Fold up a piece of paper and go snippy-snip with the scissors and when unfolded you have a somewhat awkward-looking snowflake. Remember that? Well, when you follow these plans you'll have AWESOME Star Wars snowflakes! Stormtroopers, Yoda, even R2-D2. And more! Make them you can! >>
Finally, ornaments exploding
So, after laboring over all those pretty pretty ornaments, and taking great care to place them just so on the tree so that they didn't drop and smash to bits, take a few moments of guilty pleasure to take a look at these high-speed photos of exploding ornaments stopped in mid-splode. Blooey!! >>
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