Ok now that Christmas is over I can post all the homemade Christmas presents I made this year. I love making homemade gifts and pinterest has made collecting ideas for projects so much more fun. Above is the Cross stitch of the Seattle Temple. This is for my sister in law and her husband, they were married there in 2009. I covered up the part below the temple, becasue it has their full name and marriage date.
These cute little shoes, are for my soon to be new nephew :)
Pillow case nightgowns made from pillow cases I got at goodwill.
Button snake for the busy bag
Busy bags with all the gear. If you are looking for busy bag ideas click HERE for my previous post with links to all the ideas.
Fat Quarter dresses for the girls. Blue and pink for Claire, and Pink and Brown for Violet
Glittery letters
Hers are covered in scrapbook paper, I wanted mine to be sparkly. I just painted and sprinkled glitter on top while the paint was still wet...you can spray a sealer on if you like but mine didn't really need it (I'll probably need to "re glitter" them next year because of that though).
Dried oranges for tree ornaments
I love the way these look on the tree. The light shines through and it sparkles a pretty golden color.
dried cinnamon and apple sauce ornaments. These smell heavenly and look cute on the tree. Mine are made with mini cookie cutters, so the recipe made like 30 or 40 of them, plus a small blob of dough the girls could play with till it hardened.
A ruffle scarf for my mom. Next time I make this I won't dye the fabric. The process was messy and I wasn't happy with how it made the fabric feel in the end.
2 little mermaids for the girls....they love them by the way :)
Bread and Butter as a Christmas treat for my family and friends.
Now we've just got to get it out of my parents storage room and into my apartment.
Thanks to my Dad for helping me for the last 2 months to put this thing together!
So if you are thinking of doing a homemade Christmas (in 2012 or beyond) my tips would be to:
1. Plan WAY ahead!- make a list of who you want to do gifts for or what decorations you want to make (I plan to start thinking about next year no later than March)
2. Sign up to get coupons from your local craft store- this stuff can all get pretty pricey!
3. Read through your instructions before you go shopping for supplies, you may find you need more than you planned
4. Shop for your materials before the Holiday rush...there is nothing worse than being stuck at the fabric counter at any point in the months of October, November, or Heaven help you if you try to go in December. Crafters start crafting early so think ahead and get there even earlier! (the early bird gets to shop in peace)
5. Prioritize-What's going to take the longest? for me it was the headboard so I set aside time to work on it each week at my parents house, it took about 8 weeks of slow and steady work.
6. If you don't like to do this kind of stuff....don't do it. It saves a little bit of money but not so much that it is worth torturing yourself. I happen to enjoy making the things I did so it worked great for me, but if you would rather just hit the mall...go...do it...It's supposed to be a MERRY time of year :)
7. Set an "end of crafting" day at least 3 or 4 days before the holiday (if you cook, entertain or bake for the holidays, give yourself a break and quit the crafts at least a week in advance). There is always something else that can be made, there are so many cute decorations to put up, but at some point you just have to say I'm DONE and enjoy the holiday.
I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
Happy New Year!
oh....and check out this cute little puppy that is joining our family in a couple weeks...I'm so excited!
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