Introducing The Homespun Holiday: Baker's Dozen Kit & Sip, Sip, Hooray!
Hello, everyone! Welcome back to the final day of introductions! We have this year's annual Christmas In July Kit as well as another die that coordinates beautifully. But first I want to remind you that the new items will all be available tomorrow, Saturday (7/5) at Noon EDT. I will also be live tonight on Instagram to answer any questions you might have about today's introductions. Now let's get to it!
Our first introduction of the day is the Homespun Holiday: Baker's Dozen Kit (retails for $170).

Everyone appreciates a little indulgence during the holiday season and cookies are at the top of the list! Our Baker’s Dozen Kit includes classic cookie shapes, icing layers, and plenty of embellishments to make your creations look good enough to eat. You’ll be whipping up dozens of felt treats in no time at all!

Homespun Holiday: Keepsake Ornaments Kit Contents
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23-piece die set
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zippered project bag
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2 all-purpose needles in a handy storage tube
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1 collapsible eye beading needle
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printed inspiration guide for easy reference
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exclusive access to an instructional video
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5 yards of white crochet thread
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6 rolls of 5" x 36" felt (Shortbread, Barley, Cardinal, Katydid, Satin Slipper, and Tundra)
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7 skeins of embroidery floss
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Christmas sprinkle bugle bead mix
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5 colors of seed beads
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5 colors of sequins (in two sizes)
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compartmented bead storage container
*die cut machine and fiberfill stuffing not included in the kit*
This kit retails for $170 and qualifies for free domestic shipping.
The Baker's Dozen Color Story that comes in the kit will also be available separately for $55 if you are interested in stocking up on additional felt, thread, and embellishments.
And we will have the Christmas Cookie Sprinkle Bugle Bead Mix (retails for $2.50) available separately as well. Each lidded jar includes approximately 15g of red, green, pink, spiral white bugle beads.

We are also introducing the Sip, Sip, Hooray! Die (retails for $38).

Winter isn’t complete without a warm mug in your hands. Coffee, tea, cocoa…celebrate all of your favorites with the Sip, Sip, Hooray! Die. Decorate your mugs with the included stripes, nordic-style snowflake, or Christmas tree motifs. Or use one of our handy alphabets to effortlessly personalize your projects.
Our Guest Creators have been hard at work creating holiday magic to share with all of you, so let's take a peek!
Audrey's cookies and mug are so perfectly coordinated. I love that she chose to use contrasting stitching to add interest and bring in some additional color. See more of her projects HERE.


Renee went all out with a whole kitchen display of cookie goodness! She created ornaments, a wreath, wall decor and more! You simply have to go check out her Instagram post to see all the details!
I am so grateful to these talented ladies for sharing their creativity with us this week. They are truly amazing and it has been a thrill to have them!
I have also enjoyed creating with this kit and I can't wait to share the projects I've made! I am completely head over heels for these cookies.
I have been trying to decide what kind of magnets to make for our warehouse fridge and the Baker's Dozen cookies are just perfect!
I used the Barley felt to create the base cookie shapes for all of these magnets. Then I used the circle dies from the Sewing Kit Essentials: Scissor Keeper to add magnets to the back of each (just an FYI: this cookie sheet, much as I was hoping it was, is not magnetic. If you are looking for a magnetic cookie sheet do not buy this one, even if it is adorable).
I did this with the Autumn Apple HERE in case you want a more in depth description of the process. I used chipboard inside all of these to make sure they stay nice and sturdy.
I just love how much they look like the traditional cookies we made when I was a kid. Didn't everybody have this exact same Christmas tree cookie cutter?!
I used a mix of bugle bead sprinkles and beads and sequins to keep things interesting.
I just can't get over those bugle beads though. They're just so reminiscent of actual sprinkles!
These magnets look so cute holding up Tilly's pictures on the fridge in the barn. She loves playing with them too!
My next project is a batch of ornaments! I am so excited to see these on our felt ornament tree this year. I could imagine doing a whole tree in cookies!
I used both Shortbread and Barley for the cookie bases on these. And there is no shortage of variety here!
I love that the chocolate chip could be used year round, especially if you were looking to decorate a kitchen or make felt food toys for little people. And you could always use the candy cane icing layer and stripes separate from the cookie if you just wanted a petite candy cane (this one is smaller than the one in our Peppermint Twist Die).
I also really love that the icing drizzle for the tree cookie fits onto the circular cookie as well. And this Linzer cookie is one of my favorites. It even has visible layers!
I made this by sewing the center four layers together first (I cut the placement holes for the Cardinal layers into the innermost Shortbread layers and then lined up the four layers and sewed them together). Then I added the outer layers one at a time (I just sewed the Shortbread outsides to the Shortbread insides). The layers could be a little straighter, but I love how this concept came together. You could always sew a similar cookie in three parts and then hot glue the parts together for a much easier project. But how cool, right?!
I stuffed all of these ornaments (well, not the Linzer cookie) with quilt batting instead of regular polyfil. I like that it gives them some dimension without making them too puffy.
My final Baker's Dozen project also features Sip, Sip, Hooray! I paired the two together to create a little cookie placemat for our cookies for Santa!
I used felt as the base because I happen to have some bolts laying around, but you could recreate something similar using a felt sheet (it would just be a little smaller) or a premade placemat. This one is about 10 1/2" x 15."
I used the Northbound Color Story to create this cookie mat. I sewed the cookies and the mug to the top sheet of felt, just using the holes in the die cuts as a guide for my stitches.
I used the Monogram Alphabet to add the "For Santa" in Pistachio, again using the holes in the letters as a guide for my stitches.
The mug was cut from Overcast and decorated with a Christmas tree (included in the Sip, Sip, Hooray! Die).
On the back, I added a cookie that I had sewn with the year using the Keepsake Dates Die. I also added stitched "sprinkles." This way the decorations are flat. When I was finished with all of my decorating, I hot glued pom-pom trim between the front and back panels. I am genuinely so happy with this project.
That little red-rimmed cake plate is our special Santa cookie plate, and it coordinates with this placemat so perfectly. Tilly has already seen it and she is positive that this catapulted us straight to the top of the Nice list.
I wasn't quite done with the Sip, Sip, Hooray! Die yet though. I wanted to make a set of ornaments to complement the cookie ornaments I shared earlier.
I used the Northbound Color Story for these and I love how they turned out. They have a decidedly cozy feeling for me.
I added the Nordic snowflake pattern to the Lagoon mug. I used Overcast for the inner, peek-a-boo layer and some touches of Red Currant and Pistachio to finish it off.
On this Conifer mug, I used the striped design. I went all in and used all of the optional dies, but you could simplify things if you wanted to. I used the straight stripe, scalloped stripe, and embroidered chevron stripe together and then I embellished with some beads and sequins.
This Red Currant mug might be my favorite though. I have a cup of tea almost every morning, so I added a tiny tea bag tag to the mug with crochet thread. I used the Christmas tree in Conifer (Barley for the trunk) and embellished the top of the tree using a Snow Flurry sequin.
I decorated the back of two of the mugs with greetings from Snow Globe Messages. On the third mug I added the date (using the Keepsake Dates Die) into the center of the stripe instead of using the chevrons again. It's a perfect fit!
This die is a fantastic option for making projects for anyone who enjoys a nice cuppa. The mugs will even accommodate a gift card!
Well, that just about wraps up the introductions for this month's release. I want to say thank you again to Audrey, Emily, and Renee for all of their hard work and creativity this week. Please make sure to visit them if you haven't already. They've truly outdone themselves this week!
I will be going live tonight at 8pm EDT to answer any questions about the release, so make sure to stop by between barbecues and fireworks to chat!
In the meantime, it wouldn't be a grand debut without a grand giveaway! Leave a comment on this blog post letting us know:
What is your favorite Christmas cookie? Is there a special family recipe? Maybe something from a beloved bakery or friend?
Leave your comment before 7am tomorrow (7/5) for your chance to win a $175 gift certificate to our store! The winner will be announced on tomorrow's blog post at 9am, right before the release is available for sale. The winner has 30 days to contact Customer Service (customerservice@poshtadesign.com) to claim their prize. Good Luck!
Hi ! My favorite cookie recipe is Hungarian cakes, when i was growing up we filled them with nuts, apricot filling, or poppy seeds . They were so good!!!!
This new kit is absolutely amazing! I love love, love the idea of making Christmas magnets with them! My favorite Christmas cookie is the traditional sugar cookie! I found a simple recipe, and have used it for many years!
My favorite is one my Grandma used to make; we called them Grandma’s Tea Cookies. They were always in a large green Tupperware container, and she made them every time we visited. I just traveled to visit my Mom, and she made them; they were so good!
My favorite cookie during the holidays is spritz. I always enjoyed using the cookie press to make them with my mom in various colors and shapes.
I adore this kit! My favorite Christmas cookie is spritz!!