DIY Christmas-- The Reveal

Prepare yourself for picture overload...

Christmas has graced us with its presence once again.The crafting chaos has ceased and presents have been given and received.


For Mom:

(not handmade by me)

For Aunt:

(not made by me)

For Sister:

For the roommate:

(we are starting a tradition to exchange a handmade ornament each year!)

For the nieces and nephews:

For the packages:

It was so much fun to make and give these presents! It definitely took a lot more time and effort than buying presents but that was all of the fun to it! I hope you all had an absolutely wonderful Christmas!

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Crafting Wonderland

Our apartment has been a mad house lately. Pretty much everywhere you look there is some soft of craft in the process. I imagine it's how the North Pole looks right about now...
Wait, what? That doesn't exist?

In the midst of the DIY chaos and Christmas countdown, I've managed to snag some time to make some little goodies for myself. It's been such a blessing to be able to spend a whole day with my sewing machine and having nothing else on the agenda. I seriously can't believe I went 21 years without knowing how much I could love something! I want to start crocheting next so if anyone has any good tutorials for a scarf or beanie or the like, please let me know!

Here's a couple of my newest creations... (please excuse the lack of modeling. my roomie was asleep when I took these)

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The skirts were the first peice of clothing that I have made and I was pretty impressed with myself. A special thanks to Caroline for posting such an easy project for beginning the dive into the clothes- making world! I've already gotten several compliments on the blue one. I highly suggest you try it :)

Happy Thursday, Friends! Do something today that makes you happy!

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DIY Christmas

This Christmas, I'm going handmade. This decision stemmed from a love of crafting and a lack of funds. It is so fun to see the things that your hands can create and an project well done is oh so satisfying.

Unfortunately, I can't say too much about the gifts I've been making, seeing as how the receivers are avid readers, but I will give you all a little sneak peak!

There's been some..

Clay and Stamps

Buckwheat... 4 pounds to be exact

Trimming

Felt and floss

Paint

Glitter

Fleece

A needle and thread

And some ribbon

As well some other materials that would give away too much!


 Come by after the big day for the reveal!

Happy Monday!

p.s. there may or may not be a little huge sale going on over at my shop! 

use the coupon code "handmadeholiday" to receive 40% off your entire purchase!

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