Many people are talking about making the holidays this year budget friendly.  Making gifts instead of buying them.  Having  potluck suppers instead of throwing catered parties.  Staying close to home instead of traveling. 

With that in mind, Antique Mommy is hosting a blog carnival of Homemade Handmade Holiday Crafts.  I love this idea.  I also love crafty people, because I am not one of them.  I mean, I can follow instructions and copy a craft that someone else has laid out for me, but I have no vision to think up my own.  That is  why this craft carnival is so perfect.

Antique Mommy has posted photos and instructions to make two simple holiday crafts.  Ones that you can easily make with your children, or that older children could even make for themselves.  Then under her post is an area where people can leave links to their own posts about holiday craft projects.  Before long there will be a treaure trove of craft ideas.