I thought I’d share with you the gifts that I made Liberty for her birthday. I made her this necklace and this bracelet. I bought the pink beads many months ago at Michael’s when they had a 40% off bead sale. This was one of the least expensive stings of beads. The chain and 2 jump…
Graham Thomas roses cut from my garden yesterday Mother’s Day falls in May for at least three countries (the United States, France, and Italy) and probably many more. It’s not the same day for any of those countries (as I learned as a missionary in France with both an Italian companion and a French companion…
For the twentieth day of A Gift a Day, I made diamond bobby pins. Diamond Bobby Pins Using wire cutters, I cut apart a broken cubic zirconia necklace. I used bobby pins that I already had on hand. Supplies: broken necklacebobby pinsE6000 Glue or super glue Tools: wire cutterstoothpick for applying glue Ahh! A paper…
For the eighteenth day of A Gift a Day, I made slippers. Last year I made 4 pairs of slippers, all very similar to these ones. I made a few changes to these this year, including zigzagging the seams to keep the satin from unraveling, and making the elastic longer than called for in the pattern…
For the seventeenth day of A Gift a Day, I made embroidered handkerchiefs. I printed out initials for my children on my computer. I print the letters at a minimum of size 72. I then choose fonts that look best for that particular letter. I chose fancier fonts for the girls. You can tape the paper…
Otherwise known as the hardest embroidery project I’ve ever done. (The second hardest was this lavender). Some of you were excited about using coloring pages as embroidery designs, so I thought I would share another way to use a coloring page as an embroidery design. I used some scraps of fabric last Christmas, some black…
I used the coloring book as an embroidery pattern for one of my upcoming Christmas gifts. When you’re making homemade gifts for $0 to $1 (on average) a gift for your children, what do you do for stocking stuffers? Stocking stuffers don’t have to be expensive. I put an orange or a clementine in the toe of each stocking….
I’ve made handkerchiefs every year for Christmas for the children. I love handkerchiefs, and the children love them, too. I love that they don’t need to ask me for tissues at church, and when my two-year-old has a runny nose, she can reach for a handkerchief instead of emptying a box of tissues. This year I decided…
For the eleventh day of A Gift A Day, I decided to make something that was not on my original list. I am making a purse for my daughter, and she doesn’t want any pockets inside. I thought she needed something to hold some change, so I made a lined change purse. You can make one in…
For the tenth day of A Gift a Day, I made flower bobby pins. Flower Bobby Pins Supplies: satin fabric (about a 10″ square piece for 9)bobby pinscrystal or glass pieces for center (you could use beads instead) Tools: scissorscandlematchesE-6000 gluetoothpick for applying the glue Time: It took me 1 hour to make 9 bobby…
For the eigth day of A Gift a Day, I made velvet headbands. Velvet headbands Supplies: velvet fabric (Approximately a 4 1/2″ by 17″ piece per headband)headbandsmatching thread tutorial (An important note–I love this tutorial and I have used it several times in the past, but I disagee with the measurements. You need the fabric to…
For the fourth day of A Gift a Day, I made ballet slippers for my two-year-old. Ballet Slippers Supplies: satin fabric for outside fabric for lining (I used fleece)fabric for bottom of the slippers (this can be anything; last year I made the outside bottom in satin as well, but this time I used ultrasuede)elastic (I…