Making my sister's craft

So my sister made the cute craft for my nephew's teacher, and I thought that was a perfect gift for end of the year presents. I used a 8x10 canvas and then a piece of wood also. I have to say that the canvas is alot cheaper (I can make 2 for the price of 1), but you need to be exact with your cutting skills on the canvas. The wood is a little forgiving. If you are looking for a fun craft to do, make this for your kids teachers (and principal). After all, they are their home away from home! http://1talentedfamily.blogspot.com/search/label/gifts Scroll down and you will see how Nicole made this adorable gift!

Kristen

Mother's Day Gift {{Slippers}}

So, I have a pattern for some slippers. I was so excited to make them. Got all my supplies, cut out the material and got to sewing. Two hours later (this is on ONE slipper) I am examining my finished product...and I realize that there is no way on earth that it will fit an adult foot. Maybe Cinderella, but not anyone else I know. I was SOOOOO bummed! The slippers were my plan for Mother's Day!

Plan B....Target slippers and add some embellishments.

Got some plain slippers from Target. Not really digging the fleece tassel thingys, but that's ok...they are coming off anyway!

Add a couple fabric flowers...one is a gathered flower and the other is a rose. Hot glued them on and we are calling it good. I think they are pretty cute myself. Think I will make some for me too!





Once again...mother's in my life....AVERT YOUR EYES!!!!!
:)

Nicole

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Gift for Mom!

Ok...so I am slowly getting the hang of sewing. I say that after attempting this mask like four times tonight! I finally got it right! And now that I have had so much practice it is a piece of cake!

So...I will put up a tutorial tomorrow for this mask! I also have a pair of slippers up my sleeve...

don't look mom!

Nicole

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Mother's Day Gift...you will LOVE it!

This is a gift ANYONE would love and it is fairly cheap to make. This is a fantastic lotion. My mother-in-law gave me this recipe and it is something that I make all the time. My skin LOVES it! You can make it and put in a pretty jar with some ribbon and a cute tag.

The ingredients are: a large 27 ounce bottle of Baby Lotion (I use Wal-Mart brand, it is cheaper, smells sooooo yummy and is just as good). One 2.5 oz tube of Vaseline (again, I used Wal-Mart) and 2 bottles of the Vitamin E Cream (Fruit of the Earth brand). The Vitamin E cream is $3.67 for 2 bottles and that is how it is sold.

Add all the ingredients into a large bowl. You will have to cut open the Baby Lotion jar to get all the lotion out. You would be amazed at how much hides in there.

Once it is all stirred up, put into the jars of our choice. Decorate and enjoy. I promise EVERYONE will love it and the smell is so good!

Kristen

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Here comes Peter Cottontail.....

I needed a quick gift for my kids teachers/principals and came up with this cute idea. A candy bar covered to look like the Easter Bunny!

Here is what you will need to make these cute gifts:

I used Cadbury bars because they are a little smaller and lets face it, who doesn't love a Caramello bar? Also, they are $1.50 a bar at your local Wal-Mart

You will also need a sheet of white foam for the Bunny ears, a piece of pink felt (for inner ear), Googly eyes, (I found mine at Hobby Lobby and they are OVAL shape..I loved them!). Pink pom poms for nose, ribbon for the bowtie, pink DMC floss for the whiskers and a sharpie to make the mouth. YOU WILL ALSO NEED A PIECE OF WHITE CARDSTOCK TO WRAP THE CANDY BAR! :)

I wrapped the bar. First I measured around it to get the perfect fit.

Here it is all wrapped up and ready to decorate.

This is the template I used to make the bunny ears.

To put together, glue your eyes on (I used double sided tape for this whole project). I glued the ears on, whiskers and nose. I then drew the mouth and glued on the bowtie. I think they turned out cute and I hope the teachers like them too.

Hope you enjoy!

♥Kristen♥

Joining Forces!!

Thanks to my sweet sister in law Kathy..she is letting me join her here on her craft blog! I am excited!

So...a couple things I have done the past couple days...

It was my son's teacher's birthday so I decided to make her this wall hanging/plaque. I saw another version on Brown Paper Packages. They did a Family Values plaque. I might get to that someday. If you want to see their version go here.

I used a wood plaque, spray painted it black. I then distressed the edges with sandpaper. Then chose a paper palette. His teacher's favorite color is black so we chose black. I chose my wording, my fonts and sizes of papers and got to work. I inked the edges before gluing them down and then mod podged the whole thing. We drilled two holes in it so I could attach some tulle for hanging it up.

This morning right before I wrapped it up I noticed I put the word "understanding" twice! Nice! I had to do a quick fix before he took it to school today. I just added the word "example" on top of it.

My newest obsession is fabric flowers. I love them for embellishments for shirts, dresses, purses, even shoes. It is a simple flower...just a strip about 1 " wide and as long as you want. The longer the strip, the bigger the flower. You just do a running stitch and then gather it to form the flower. Then stitch to secure it through the middle. Add your center...a button or a bead. I sewed a small piece of felt on the back to give it a finished look then attached a bar pin so we can switch it out on different things. The edges are supposed to be frayed. I am still searching for more flower tutorials so stay tuned....