Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Handmade Gifts (Part 1)

With Christmas just a mere week and a half away all of our 
Christmas shopping should be complete, right?

Well if most of you are like me you always leave a few to the last minute

This year I decided to save money (not time) 
by creating my own gifts

Lucy now has 8 cousins and 1 on the way so I needed something sure to please them all

For the 5 older kids I made these Art Kits


I first started with some scrap fabric
and made a mini version of the crayon roll
I have never made a crayon roll or even attempted to be honest
Its seems way above my sill level

I started by making a pattern out of paper

I first folded 2 pieces of paper in 1/2

I put the first to the side
The 2nd one was cut in 1/2 to a measurement of 5 1/2 inches
You can see where I folded the paper as if I were hemming it



I took the 2nd piece and slid it into the opening of the folded piece

Once I had the idea in my head, I was able to cut my fabric with the pattern
I sewed the first piece as if it were a pillow leaving one of the longer sides open
Folded it back to the right side

I then took the 2nd piece and slid it into the opening


 I then folded it leaving about 1 inch in the "pocket"
By leaving about 1 inch inside, it gave about 3 inches on the outside for the real pockets

I stitched around the entire square, then I made vertical lines to make the slots

With a little velcro, I attached it to the inside of the bucket

I also used a little Chalkboard paint on the outside to write their names

I put scissors, a few crayons, paint, paper, stickers, chalk and glue

Lucy made some candy and will put that in there too.

Then entire project cost $18 for 6 kits!!!!

I'll be linking to 



www.simplysweethome.com.png

978446896_kPVcp-O.png

10 comments:

  1. that is such a great gift idea! come link up to handmade tuesdays if you get a chance! www.ladybug-blessings.com

    ReplyDelete
  2. I'm so glad you linked up! I actually featured you :) If you want to head over and grab a featured button!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Totally cute idea. As a former art teacher, this project jumped out at me!

    If you have a moment today, please link this up to Creative Juice Thursday!

    :)
    Nicolette
    http://momnivoresdilemma.blogspot.com/2010/12/creative-juice-thursday-3.html

    ReplyDelete
  4. Very cute!!! I love anything that saves some moolah too.

    ReplyDelete
  5. What a fun idea!

    Come enter for a free paper bead necklace from Heart Strings for Orphans!

    http://gigglesglitzandglam.blogspot.com/2010/12/gifts-that-give-back-heart-strings.html

    ReplyDelete
  6. Love it! Some kind of genious at work here. :)

    ReplyDelete
  7. This is so cute. I am making one for my niece for Christmas, and have been having trouble finding a container. Could you please tell me where you found the buckets?

    ReplyDelete
  8. Hey Melanie!
    I'm so glad you like it! Dollar Tree (or any other Dollar Store) should have them.
    When I was planning the project I originally was wanting to use a bucket so that they could carry them around. When I couldn't find those I grabbed these.
    I hope you can find them! And thanks for stopping by!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Thanks for linking up! You have a lot of great ideas...

    Following you now as well...

    :)
    nicolette

    hope to see you back soon!

    ReplyDelete