I made this plate earlier this year to use as our special Santa plate. I figured we could bake some cookies and heap the plate with them on Christmas Eve. Sadly, we’re travelling this year and I don’t want to risk breaking it by taking it on a bunch of airplanes so it won’t get used until next year. I am debating adding a mug to match. I mean Santa needs a drink to wash down all those yummy cookies!
Ordered two books and I’m so excited about them. One Yard Wonders is amazing! I can’t decide where to start!! Bend the Rules with Sewing, I suppose the book I should have gotten first, is really neat too. I’m such a sucker for bags and totes and between these 2 books there are so many to choose from.
I also managed to sneak out to the thrift store on the weekend and found that neat little pineapple napkin holder. I thought it might hold some of my newly acquired craft and sewing books nicely. Seems it’s a perfect fit for my Amy Karol collection.
Now that my recipient has their gift I can show you the full cover of my soft counting book I made. I still have to make my son one, I’ve been consumed by other crafts. My gift was ever so graciously received. I was happy to make it and give it. I hope it bring years of enjoyment and stands up to the test of time!
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Thanks to this tutorial I was inspired to try a crayon cozy. It was fun and I only made one ‘oops’.
I even got fancy and added my own little lable to it. I did however make a mistake when cutting the pieces and for some reason it’s about an inch too short. The result is it only holds 15 crayons rather than the 16 it should. So out you go Red-Orange, who needs you anyway when there’s Orange and Yellow-Orange!?
I got a little bit inventive and added a button and elastic closure. I’m a pro at that after my car cozy and playmat.
I’m sending out 25 Christmas cards this year. They’re all handmade by me!
Last year I sat down and made multiple copies of the same card and sent those out to everyone. This year, with 2 little ones underfoot, I haven’t had time to be that creative so I resorted to digging through my stash of previously completed cards. I did manage to sneak away to a card making workshop this year so I had 2o new ones to pick from. These are some of my favourites. I particularly like the little trend of choosing colours that aren’t traditionally associated with Christmas. It’s a nice change from the usual red and green!
I don’t remember about each individual card but I know some of them are made with Stampin’Up supplies and some are make it Close to My Heart.
