Folding Trees

This picture was in our Folding Trees Flickr group. Made by Flickr user Malia, this beautiful origami Christmas wreath is definitely worth the time and effort. AMAZING!!

With so many great ideas for advent calendars on the net this year it is time to get busy this weekend. Here is a round-up for you to help you decide.

Mibo Studio is offering a free download for this very sweet advent calendar. [Via How About Orange]

Flickr user Ziggiau is sharing her 2007 little notes advent calendar. And have a look here for her 2008 recycled advent calendar made from newspaper. 

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A print a day is treating us to yet another free download for an undated matryoshka calendar so you can use it year after year. Lovely!

Shutter Sisters is offering a free template to make your own personalised 2010 photo calendar. Awesome present for Christmas!

Dusty from Razzle Dazzle Crafting is sharing a tutorial for a lovely crafty Christmas wreath.

maya*made has done it again with these amazing-looking napkin rings made from recycled security envelopes. She also shares some simpler napkin rings in her post, but I love this one that’s embellished with patterned flowers and tiny berries!

Growing up Creative is sharing a great tutorial for some eco kids craft making flower wall art for the kids room but I think you could easily use this as a wall piece for a boring hallway as well .

Jazz up a plain light switch with reprodepot’s patterned paper light-switch cover tutorial at Design*Sponge. You can even use a printable pattern (see our Printable Patterns category for lots of resources!) to find a pattern that perfectly fits your room’s style.

Kind Over Matter proves that sometimes simple is best with this pretty potted plant printable.

ferm LIVING‘s gorgeous wallpapered stair risers are a simple, inexpensive way to make a dramatic difference to your stairway. If I had uncarpeted stairs, I’d be shopping for wallpaper right now!