Now that Christmas is over and the gifts have been opened, I can share a few of things I made for friends and family. I don't make all of my gifts but I find I am especially excited to see my handmade items get opened. Making and giving is a gift in itself! Here are a few of my favorites this year:
- Memory Game- I made a fabric memory game for my nephew Big D. It was a snap to make and I had all the materials on hand. I cut six matching pairs from scrap fabric, pinned them to some leftover batting and some backing fabric, sewed around the squares and pinked the edges. I sewed up a little zippered bag to store them in and attatched a laminated zipper pull. I don't have a finished picture...I wrapped it before I remembered. But it turned out super cute! This tutorial will give you the basic instructions.
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- My First Color Book-I made a cloth book of colors for my other nephew, Baby T. Again, I have no pictures of the finished product, but I have one mid-process to give you an idea. For each page, I made a mini crazy quilt. I then embroidered the name of the color on each page, added batting for squishiness, slapped on a cover and marveled at my craftiness. I LOVE the way it turned out and I can just see Baby T slobbering all over it! If you'd like to make one of your own, try this tutorial.
- Mason Jar Soap Dispensers- I made quite a few of these to add to some gift baskets that included dishtowels and dishsoap. All you need is a drill with a hole attatchment, a mason jar with a lid, soap pumps and some epoxy. For all the gory details, you can visit Heather and learn how to do it yourself!
- Lavender Coconut Hand Salve-You may remember a few posts back I made a batch of hand salve. It was my first go round with salve making and luckily, I didn't burn the house down. I printed up a few fancy labels for the tins and added one to the aforementioned gift baskets to keep hands smooth after all that dishwashing.
I made four rag quilts, one tie quilt (which I totally forgot to get pictures of before I wrapped them up!!!) six tea wreaths and three gumball machine candy holders(see pinterest.com). I loved making each gift and thinking about the person receiving them as I worked away at each one!
ReplyDeletewhat lovely gifts!
ReplyDeleteI love to try and make your salve. Sounds amazing. I made some food gifts but that's the extent of it. Unusual for me. Your color book is amazing.
ReplyDeleteI love your soap dispensers! I knit an owl for my niece, a dragon for one son and a Harry Potter character for the other.
ReplyDeleteI seriously LOVE LOVE LOVE all of the gifts you made for me and the boys!! You are so talented!! Excited to venture out on my own soon :)
ReplyDeleteLove your gift ideas! I'm visiting from Our Simple Farm and will check back often!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful New Year!