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For those of us in the USA, our Thanksgiving holiday is right around the corner. It is the busy holiday season already and the craft blogs are full of holiday ideas and projects. Here are a few that caught my eye:

  • First, I must promote myself a little bit… I recently wrote an [ felt

For those of us in the USA, our Thanksgiving holiday is right around the corner. It is the busy holiday season already and the craft blogs are full of holiday ideas and projects. Here are a few that caught my eye:

  • First, I must promote myself a little bit… I recently wrote an_ book](http://www.craftcritique.com/2009/11/book-review-kata-goldas-hand-stitched.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CraftCritique+%28Craft+Critique%29). I had fun working on two felt projects for the review. Above is a photo of the supplies I used to make a cute coffee mug cozy.
  • Need some ideas for holiday gifts you can make yourself? Check out . It is a round-up of Holden’s forty-two different craft tutorials!
  • If you want to make a funkier felt ornament, try .
  • This is beautiful. (Found via on Twitter.)
  • If you need a quick card to include with you holiday gifts, why not download .
  • This one is just for fun… Have you been to ? It is an adorable blog all about desserts! Yum!
  • For any NYC-area swappers, there are three big holiday craft fairs coming up in two weeks that I will be attending and you might want to visit them, too. They are the (Dec. 5th), the (Dec. 5th), and the (Dec. 6th).