Here's some quick and easy holiday fun! Use up your holiday fabric scraps whipping up this pinwheel hair barrette. Click on over to Little Jenny Wren to find a picture tutorial for making this totally cute craft.
In the tutorial these are added to a bobby pin, I put mine on a snap clip. Either way, you'll love the look.
I was surfing the web for new ideas,
when I came across several sites
with posts about Kanzashi Flower
hair accessories. Well, after several
bad attempts, I finally managed to
make this cute holiday barrette.
Honestly, it was tedious, aggravating,
and nowhere near as easy as those
sites try to make you believe. In the end, I love it! If you want to
try it for yourself, just search "Kanzashi tutorial", and you will have
a plethora of sites to teach you how.
 | Everybody has somebody on their gift list to whom you plan to give a gift card. Why not make something to make the card a little more special? This pattern was in the Fall edition of Scrollworks magazine, and I just love it. A ribbon is threaded through a hole in the top that holds the card inside, plus you can add a hook and hang it on the tree until the big day. |
 | I love taking a project and changing it into something else. This pin is one of my favorite examples of that. Originally, I showed you how to make the "JOY" ornament. Then, I miniaturized it and made it into a pin. I think this is a great gift for teachers, co-workers, friends...and don't forget to make one for yourself. PLUS, this project is so easy, the kids can make them, too. |
| What you need: 1 red pipe cleaner 1 green pipe cleaner 1 1" plastic ring 1 pin back small red bow hot glue gun |  |
 | Start by wrapping the green pipe cleaner around the plastic ring. When completely wrapped, adjust to make sure there are no gaps. |
| Use the red pipe cleaner to form a "J" and a "Y", making sure to adjust the size to match the ring. |  |
| Now use hot glue to attach letters to each side of the ring, and add your bow. Hot glue your pin back, watch your placement so it doesn't show from the front. Voila!! A crafty holiday pin! |  |
 | For the past few days, I have been in mass production mode. Every year my oldest daughter likes to craft a little something for her co-workers. This year, however, her schedule is so full between college and work, I volunteered. |
 | I just love these candy cane ornaments. They are quick, easy, and always bring a smile to the recipient's face. HERE is just one of the many places where you can find instructions for how to make them. These adorable mice make great gifts for just about anyone, hang on the tree, attach to packages, and more! |
 | Here's a fun, fairly easy to make felt holiday ornament. You can adjust the size, vary the embellishments, add glitter...what ever you like. |
| WHAT YOU NEED: 1 sheet green felt 1 sheet red felt wooden curtain ring tacky glue sewing supplies embellishments |  |
 | Cut 3 pieces of green felt, 1-1/2" wide and the length of the sheet. Fold each strip in half and sew, or glue together, along unfolded edge. Then make 1/2" cuts every 1/8" along folded edge. (See pic.) |
| Glue one end of a strip to the ring and begin wrapping, hiding glued edge under cut edge as you go around. Continue with more strips until entire ring is fully covered. |  |
 | Now, cut two J's and Y's from red felt. Sew around outer edge, and lightly stuff both letters. |
| Finally, glue each letter to sides of ring and add your chosen embellishments. |  |
Thanks to One Pretty Thing, I learned about a site called, My Baby's Bling, which is owned by Chanda Brady and is dedicated to helping preemie babies and their families feel that someone cares, and give them a little bit extra love.I would love for my reader's to take just a few minutes and whip up a few of these absolutely adorable baby eye masks to help babies who are in NICU. Click on over and read Chanda's story, get the pattern, and then send a little home-made love to help with her cause.
Then, enlarge the pattern and make a few for the day-sleepers on your holiday list. Maybe, even, one for yourself, for those occasional stolen afternoon naps.
Yesterday I told you about a great site with a wonderful tutorial for making reversible, re-usable grocery bags. Since that time, I have been cranking them out like crazy. I really love them, and find them fairly easy to accomplish.I would like, however, to add one thing. When I thought about actually using them, I realized there was no way to hang them on the bag dispensing racks that most stores use when bagging.
No problem! I added grommets to my bags so they can be hung from the same rack and utilized in the same way as the offensive plastic bags. (Click the pic for a better view.)
I'm also going to make a few in Christmas fabric to use as a gift bag.
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I came across a great pattern for making re-usable, reversible grocery bags. Green and Unabashed has a fantastic step-by-step, picture laden, tutorial. The pics above are of the bag I made from the directions. I especially like it because there are no straps to sew on. It was pretty easy to make and fairly speedy.
I wanted to make these bags for myself, but I'm thinking these could be really great DIY gifts for the "green" conscious folks on your holiday list. I have two daughters in Jacksonville, who do a lot of shopping at Sav-a-Lot and I think they would love to get half a dozen of these to take along.
 | It was a lot of work, but so-o-o-o worth it! This is the final, ready for delivery, product. My husband immortalized in wood. I made this portrait of my husband, with a little help from my friends, as a gift for my mother-in-law's 75th birthday. I had posted it earlier, but then made a couple of changes and wanted to share the end result with you. I am so happy with it, and I know she will love it, too. |
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