As I said this week for me is all about the handmade gifts. While I can’t reveal what I am making until after the holidays I thought I’d link some tutorials for what I think are some really beautiful gifts.
1. Candle tea cups: I’ve been meaning to make these for awhile. I always see very cute tea cups in the thrift shops and I think most people enjoy a good candle.
2.hand carved crochet hooks: I love the idea of carving some very special crochet hooks for the crafty person in your life. Even if some one doesn’t know how to crochet yet, a beautiful handmade hook and a book on crochet might be just the thing.
3.laptop bag: This laptop bag also makes a great purse.
4.Baby food spice jars: how about some spice jars for the cook in your life? You could also fill them with baking supplies like sprinkles, plastic toppers etc.
5.Shrinky Dink pendant: you could make a lot of really cute designs with shrink plastic, or turn them into a keychain instead. We made ornaments of the kid’s drawings one year, and magnets of katamari characters another.
6.freezer paper stenciled pillowcases: freezer paper stencils work on all kinds of things from t-shirts to totes.
7.Rubber origami ornament: another DIY i’ve been eager to try. You dip origami into the rubber to create a more permanent object. Looks like a great gift topper too.
- I read this book to my youngest son last year and we simply loved it! This story is not to be confused with the Frank L. Baum’s book. This story tells of Santa Claus as a young boy who has a knack for carving wood, and how his legend began and continues today. The story made us cry, it is so lovely and sweet! I think this is a great book too for kid’s who begin to question if Santa is real or not, as the ending is a great way to explain who Santa is.
I know I talk about it every year, but so far nothing has been able to top it. The Halloween imagery is just that good. Come on Hollywood, I need more Halloween movies please….and when I say Halloween movies, I mean actual scary movies that are about Halloween (not just a scary movie, and please not just a torture movie)
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