tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11749197579210690332024-03-20T15:01:37.897-07:00Watson Handmade ChristmasKelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466185436023385023noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174919757921069033.post-48962544488704397262010-12-23T13:37:00.000-08:002010-12-23T13:37:19.112-08:00ApronsI thought of this cute idea for the kids to do as gifts!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was very simple. I got the aprons at JoAnn Fabrics. I also picked up some fabric paint and some iron on photo paper. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first thing I did was put the aprons on the kids and gave them a bowl and spoon and took their picture in the kitchen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>I then printed the photo on the iron on photo paper (following manufacturer directions) and then ironed the picture onto the apron.<br />
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I think had the kids use the fabric paint to put handprints on the apron. I did some other embellishments with the fabric paint as well!<br />
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These will go perfect with our <a href="http://watsonhandmadechristmas.blogspot.com/2010/12/homemade-potholders.html">homemade potholders</a>.Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466185436023385023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174919757921069033.post-24641008401736105402010-12-17T06:29:00.000-08:002010-12-17T06:29:37.892-08:00Christmas Reindeer Snacks<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Do you have a child's party that you are still needing snacks for? Or maybe you are having a gathering at your house where children will be present and need a fun snack. Or maybe you are having an adult party and need a fun snack!! </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">These cute little reindeer snacks would be perfect for any Christmas gathering! And they are super easy and fast to make!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNHBoBa_-DabJOgaugu2Zmi83IBN_zUUGX28-qCpp_5jB9AoihXcYzKEqXEnbwFk94B4Nrj8yphz700QlnEjyXeHnYfqQUR3H2NHTtlbKDOL1wyj5MXx3qdkI4HvPoUiZctxc_rdl96Wm/s1600/IMG_1962.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNHBoBa_-DabJOgaugu2Zmi83IBN_zUUGX28-qCpp_5jB9AoihXcYzKEqXEnbwFk94B4Nrj8yphz700QlnEjyXeHnYfqQUR3H2NHTtlbKDOL1wyj5MXx3qdkI4HvPoUiZctxc_rdl96Wm/s400/IMG_1962.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">(this was also posted at my homeschool blog - <a href="http://trainingupachild.blogspot.com/">trainingupachild.blogspot.com</a>)</div>Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466185436023385023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174919757921069033.post-43844175778964883122010-12-15T11:10:00.000-08:002010-12-15T11:10:30.347-08:00Cookie Containers(I can't take full credit for this one but wanted to share anyways!!)<br />
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I had already decided that one of the things I wanted the kids to do as Christmas gifts is decorate cookie containers and fill them with homemade cookies.<br />
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Well last Friday were actually able to make it to storytime at the library. This was our first time in WEEKS that we were able to make it! And guess what?!?! The theme for the day was Christmas baking and the craft was decorating cookie containers and then decorating cookies to go in them!!<br />
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I thought their idea was so cute! They had cute colored scrapbooking paper and cottonballs and the kids made santa hats and beards to go on the lid! Seth did all of his cutting by himself. Even Alyssa made one!<br />
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Of course we have already eaten the cookies that we decorated but we are going to use the containers to fill with homemade cookies to give to family for Christmas!<br />
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Here is a picture of that container! This is a super easy idea and most people probably already have the supplies in their house! It would be a fun idea for a quick Christmas gift!<br />
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I came up with this idea to have my kids show off their drawing skills :-) We made homemade potholders! I got some simple muslin fabric and some fabric markers. I cut out squares and let them draw away. (I found it very easy to safety pin the squares to a plastic placemat. That way the table was protected and they didn't have to worry about the fabric shifting.)<br />
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When they were done drawing I added some batting and a bottom layer of fabric and did simple quilting lines. I then binded the edges with quilt binding (or you can also use double fold bias tape). I wrote their name, date and age on the potholder!<br />
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Now loved ones can think of my kids when they are getting hot goodies out of their oven!!<br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I just took a black square of felt and sewed red rick rack to make the game board. I then cut out x's and o's from red and white felt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErFWToY-0iQ8WHNp3FeZjSWka-zuSgyvLRaCb1belNHjSU2GphovNJX5UFnK3-mBER-fPa0HKtwItjG26PYUISSJLdmemNE8FPoq_8Sndbcz-rgcdD4xdYgZ0lk4XuSX4aeZucaGbctU/s1600/IMG_1901.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErFWToY-0iQ8WHNp3FeZjSWka-zuSgyvLRaCb1belNHjSU2GphovNJX5UFnK3-mBER-fPa0HKtwItjG26PYUISSJLdmemNE8FPoq_8Sndbcz-rgcdD4xdYgZ0lk4XuSX4aeZucaGbctU/s320/IMG_1901.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">I sure hope Seth enjoys pulling this out of his stocking!</div>Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466185436023385023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174919757921069033.post-49612768052814866802010-12-01T13:12:00.003-08:002010-12-01T13:12:23.842-08:00Alyssa's Bear<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I made a bear from one of Alyssa's baby blankets!!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The tutorial I got did not have clear instructions at all and it ended up being quite a struggle and the feet have got this curve in them that I don't think they are suppose to have but I think overall it turned out very cute! It is very soft and very snuggly - and a lot bigger than I thought it was going to be :-)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I think Alyssa is going to love it - club feet and all :-) (my hubby said it looks like the bear has club feet...oh well)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">But I realized that I could figure out how to make these without a tutorial...it couldn't be that hard, now could it?!?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I was trying to make them with the pocket for all of the items attached to the back but I wasn't using my brain and didn't think to leave some give in that piece of fabric so that I would have room in the pocket to put things (so if you try this yourself then don't make your pocket peices the same size as your other body pieces. It needs to be slightly larger so there is room in the pocket)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOA8Zcm7CutsAs9McBo7P7vJvkP3YFPkFF_o5FTzP9mnN1uOUoplxMH1dyqojRLJAjCJkQL88f5iR_CoV-PuM0Khj0O6DzhfKfD1xmJ-b2mB6BkngaQBRg63YyoXC6mbpNnSKv5PBsslI/s1600/IMG_1894.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOA8Zcm7CutsAs9McBo7P7vJvkP3YFPkFF_o5FTzP9mnN1uOUoplxMH1dyqojRLJAjCJkQL88f5iR_CoV-PuM0Khj0O6DzhfKfD1xmJ-b2mB6BkngaQBRg63YyoXC6mbpNnSKv5PBsslI/s320/IMG_1894.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Thankfully my mom had the idea to make a backpack to put the items in! (I actually did this project at her house on black Friday!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJIdESiNgJF7on8DNa-vZNpvKRboTPcxF5UTDXaZfwtN7Ek-dZqmuNho7KNr_LPyh1GdGLCN6SL3741TwGviXpDOeoDcOeyXH-gyZLEsONXQodtLNSnnOCZvvTB1MF3_gValpyq8-7WY/s1600/IMG_1893.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJIdESiNgJF7on8DNa-vZNpvKRboTPcxF5UTDXaZfwtN7Ek-dZqmuNho7KNr_LPyh1GdGLCN6SL3741TwGviXpDOeoDcOeyXH-gyZLEsONXQodtLNSnnOCZvvTB1MF3_gValpyq8-7WY/s320/IMG_1893.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I hope my boys love these! I know I sure do!!</div><div><br />
</div>Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466185436023385023noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174919757921069033.post-31592117984583381842010-11-23T10:04:00.000-08:002010-11-23T10:04:09.973-08:00Hiccup Dolls for our Night Fury Dragons!<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">If you have seen the movie 'How To Train Your Dragon' then you know that one of the things that makes the movie so good is the relationship developed between viking-in-training Hiccup and Toothless, the Night Fury.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">If you saw <a href="http://watsonfamilyjournal.blogspot.com/2010/11/my-toothless-plushies.html">this post</a> then you know that I have made a Toothless plush for my sons and my nephew. Well, my mom, sister and I decided that they needed a Hiccup to go with them.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">I did some research online tutorials for dolls that I could make work (that would be easy too) and decided on <a href="http://www.make-baby-stuff.com/free-doll-pattern.html">this tutorial</a>.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Here are pics of my result! I was pleased! I hope the boys love him!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466185436023385023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174919757921069033.post-31414057450240388232010-11-18T19:56:00.001-08:002010-11-18T19:56:19.555-08:00Toothless Plushie!<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">OMG! I can't believe I finally finished this project! </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">My nephew's favorite movie right now is How To Train A Dragon. In fact a few weeks ago they came up and brought the movie and we watched it. I must say I was pleasantly surprised with the movie. My boys fell in love with it as well!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">So when I found <a href="http://plushify.webs.com/toothytuttext.html">this tutorial</a> to make a Toothless plushie I decided that this needed to be another Christmas present! This will be my Christmas present to my nephew and I thought to go ahead and make one for each of my boys while I was at it!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">This was probably one of the most challenging sewing projects I have done yet! There were about 25 pattern pieces!! And some of the steps were difficult to figure out but I did! And I am glad I stuck with it!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I enlarged the pattern pieces by 200%!! The final doll is a dimension of 36" from tip of head to tip of tail! (I found one online for not quite this big for $250!!!)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I can't wait to see their faces on Christmas! I especially can't wait to see my nephew's reaction when he opens his!!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Here are some pics (they don't do it justice...I am not a good photographer and could not figure out the best way to get photos to show you what these are like! Yes there are flaws (it is my sewing so there are going to be flaws!) but I still think they are cute!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Oh - and I probably should state I made these with black felt! Felt is very easy to work with :-) That was a plus for this project!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Here is a full body view - like I said they measure 36" from tip of head to tip of tail. The wing span is 45"!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUnuthTdGnqjv38MHInDvJ1BARIlhUSbB7qie00WW-AKne8ZKZUbAQBlVN-BO_cPJf-DZD2tAu_fLZjcx9BT36Y9aMwKbSmV-Zm21xyTCZx64nrN8dyDP0yB1OXMuixRGptMpke3ieyI/s1600/IMG_1848.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUnuthTdGnqjv38MHInDvJ1BARIlhUSbB7qie00WW-AKne8ZKZUbAQBlVN-BO_cPJf-DZD2tAu_fLZjcx9BT36Y9aMwKbSmV-Zm21xyTCZx64nrN8dyDP0yB1OXMuixRGptMpke3ieyI/s320/IMG_1848.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div>Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466185436023385023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174919757921069033.post-51160579800058318902010-11-09T15:39:00.000-08:002010-11-09T15:39:37.359-08:00Another Doll :-)<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I got another doll for Alyssa made for Christmas!!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I got this pattern from a Pioneer Crafts book I found at the library. The pattern was for a rag doll. I decided to use some of Alyssa's receiving blankets from when she was a baby to make the doll out of!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I thought it turned out really well. Every time she would walk in and see me working on it she would start yelling "baby baby" and wanting to hold it...she couldn't figure out why I wouldn't let her (she doesn't grasp the whole wait until Christmas thing - HA!) But it's good to know that she wants to hold it! It will be exciting to watch her open it on Christmas!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Here she is next to the book I used for the pattern:</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div>Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466185436023385023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174919757921069033.post-3140481527358539962010-11-06T14:21:00.001-07:002010-11-06T14:21:48.977-07:00The Cat In The Hat sock puppet<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Aaron is in love with the cat in the hat right now! I thought it would be fun to try to do a sock puppet dressed like the cat in the hat! Thankfully Aaron spent the afternoon at Granny's this afternoon and I was able to get this made for him! I can't wait to give this to him on Christmas!!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div>Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466185436023385023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174919757921069033.post-49640986095921246602010-11-04T14:51:00.001-07:002010-11-04T14:51:51.566-07:00A Homemade Doll<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Yeah! I just finished making my first doll!!! (the first of 3 different kind I am planning on making for Alyssa for Christmas. I found the tutorial for this doll <a href="http://rhythmofthehomeblog.com/?page_id=797">here</a>.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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I am coming up with some awesome ideas this year! This year I intend to involve my children a lot more in the making of gifts for our family!! I have some cool ideas that I can't wait to share with you!<br />
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I also have some ideas of things to make for my kids this year! I am already looking at how to make felt Mr. Potato Heads and how to make felt checker sets (actually getting that idea from familyfun.com). I can't wait to share all of these ideas with you!! <br />
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I hope you are getting excited as well!!! Keep tuned in for more posts to come! And feel free to leave me a comment letting me know you are excited as well!! (this will help make me motivated to get the posts up too (-: )Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466185436023385023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174919757921069033.post-5869450927606350402009-12-16T11:47:00.001-08:002009-12-16T11:47:22.441-08:00Photograph Candleholders<p>(note: all pictures will be at the bottom of the posts…Family members – you have fair warning right now – do not read any further – it will ruin your surprise!)</p> <p>Can you tell by now there is a theme to my gifts this year?  I had both grandmas specifically tell me they wanted pictures this year for gifts.  I decided to get creative about it…it’s a lot funner than just giving them prints and frames!!</p> <p>This idea is sort of my own.  I saw in a photo book the idea of printing pictures on regular copy paper and wrapping around a votive holder to create a neat illuminating effect.  I thought to myself a way to make this permanent using modge podge.</p> <p>I got a couple of glass vases/candleholders at Wal-Mart.  These were a pretty good size and were heavy glass (but still were pretty cheap) and I picked up a container of modge podge.</p> <p>I came home and figured out what size picture would work best on each side.  I then went into my photo editing software and sized and cropped my pictures.  When I was setting up to print it (on normal copy paper) I decreased the intensity (you could also probably just decrease the saturation as well) so that the pictures were semi-opaque so that the flame would sort of glow through them.</p> <p>I then cut them out and applied the modge podge to the back of the picture and then attached it to the outside of the candle holder (coating the entire candle holder).  I then applied a thin coat of modge podge on top.  I let it dry for about 20 minutes and then applied another coat.  I ended up putting about 6 or 7 coats on top.</p> <p>I put a tealight in my candle holders just because I like how the tealights are in the little metal things and the wax won’t melt to the inside of the holder.  You could put votives in the holders as well.</p> <p>Once again I was very pleased with the end product!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hyYt0i9vvng/Syk5QwqJukI/AAAAAAAADEo/xNnbw6SV_bE/s1600-h/IMG_0317%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hyYt0i9vvng/Syk5RFdMM7I/AAAAAAAADEs/cfKu-nzYw_Y/IMG_0317_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hyYt0i9vvng/Syk5RjHoyQI/AAAAAAAADEw/RvSIG1vSYy4/s1600-h/IMG_0318%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hyYt0i9vvng/Syk5R7hQggI/AAAAAAAADE0/PglhzxzbOY4/IMG_0318_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hyYt0i9vvng/Syk5SMqtEAI/AAAAAAAADE4/ZkMj5vreXOc/s1600-h/IMG_0320%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hyYt0i9vvng/Syk5Sa6ZAMI/AAAAAAAADE8/uyF6AXBevlQ/IMG_0320_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="205" /></a></p> Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466185436023385023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174919757921069033.post-73215818268670641622009-12-16T11:38:00.001-08:002009-12-16T11:38:07.202-08:00Photograph Jewelry<p>(note: all pictures will be at the bottom of the posts…Family members – you have fair warning right now – do not read any further – it will ruin your surprise!)</p> <p>I will admit – this project is a bit tedious…but I believe the end is worth it. I originally found the idea <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.3a0656639de62ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=670a608f8532f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&backto=true ">here</a> but I could not find the self adhesive frames mentioned in the project so I had to come up with my own idea :-)</p> <p>I did find at Hobby Lobby picture frame charms.  They were about $3 for a pack of 4 charms.  Since I have really not ever made any jewelry I decided to purchase the charm bracelets they had that were already assembled…all you have to do is add the charms.  I also bought some spray clear acrylic to help seal the pictures.</p> <p>Of course I learned some very important lessons from this project.  First off, if you are going to make your pictures the very small size that is needed for the charms (the square charm pictures were 3/8” x 3/8”) then you need to up the resolution of your picture before decreasing your size.  I changed the resolution to 500 pixels per inch.  This will keep your pictures still crisp and clear when you decrease the size.  I learned that a high resolution is just as important for decreasing the size of the picture as it is for increasing the size.</p> <p>Another hint on the pictures…I transformed mine into a sepia tint (I thought it would look nice) and increased the saturation a bit.</p> <p>I also found it easier instead of trying to thread the picture through the back prongs of the charm to just leave that piece of cardboard they have in there inserted and then cut the picture small enough to fit through the front side of the frame.  Use tacky glue to glue the picture to the cardboard.  (if you are going to use the spray acrylic then you can’t use the piece of plastic that is suppose to go on top of the picture anyways…the acrylic will make it bubble up real bad (trust me – I know from experience!!)</p> <p>Once the picture is glued in place then spray it with acrylic…let it dry for a while and then spray it again…repeat this for several coats (the more coats the better protected the photo will be).</p> <p>Then simply attach the charms to the bracelets!  Very cute!  I know this present will be a hit!!  In fact I made one for myself as well :-)</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hyYt0i9vvng/Syk3G1DgT4I/AAAAAAAADEg/LrblLtWdDQU/s1600-h/IMG_0311%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hyYt0i9vvng/Syk3HeY7qMI/AAAAAAAADEk/oCDWxnMQdsI/IMG_0311_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="356" height="273" /></a></p> Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466185436023385023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174919757921069033.post-6811484242542244222009-12-11T08:20:00.001-08:002009-12-11T08:21:08.987-08:00Photo Clock<h5><a href="http://watsonhandmadechristmas.blogspot.com/2009/12/scarf.html"></a></h5> <p>(note: all pictures will be at the bottom of the posts…Family members – you have fair warning right now – do not read any further – it will ruin your surprise!)</p> <p>This was another project I found on the Martha Stewart site (she really does have <em>some </em>good ideas).  You can <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/article/baby-face-clock?backto=true">click here</a> to see this project on her site.</p> <p>I found clocks at Wal-Mart for less than $4 -  (they were $3.97 each I think).  They had photo frame clocks for about $20 but I think these turned out just as cute or cuter…</p> <p>All I did was find some cute pictures of the kids’ faces.  I put them in photoshop (you could probably use any photo editing software) cropped out the faces, resized them to fit on the clock and then made them black and white (b/c I thought they would look better).</p> <p>I printed the pictures and cut out the faces.  I then popped off  the top cover of the clock and put the pics on the clock (using scrapbooking glue dots on the back of the pictures).  I put the cover back on and that was it!!  So easy!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hyYt0i9vvng/SyJxSlm_BSI/AAAAAAAADAA/006djSPpK1I/s1600-h/IMG_0294%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hyYt0i9vvng/SyJxTA8ixDI/AAAAAAAADAE/urj-iiTn1jY/IMG_0294_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hyYt0i9vvng/SyJxTZXCc-I/AAAAAAAADAI/KqvYhvZId-8/s1600-h/IMG_0295%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hyYt0i9vvng/SyJxT_24Z_I/AAAAAAAADAM/FuHaIg3odXY/IMG_0295_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466185436023385023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174919757921069033.post-69391340955834633812009-12-10T13:35:00.001-08:002009-12-10T13:45:46.410-08:00Scarf<p>(note: all pictures will be at the bottom of the posts…Family members – you have fair warning right now – do not read any further – it will ruin your surprise!)</p> <p>I found the idea for this scarf <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/good-thing/no-knit-scarf ">here</a>.  Of course Martha used a bulky yarn that cannot be found at any normal craft store (I went to Hobby Lobby) but I found that this work with just a normal bulky yarn (I used a <a href="http://www.lionbrand.com/yarns/homespun.htm">homespun yarn</a>) and just add more strands to each group.  (a 6 oz skein will make 2 scarfs!!).  </p> <p>What I did for each scarf was cut 24 pieces that were 140” in length (to produce an approx 84 in scarf).  Group the pieces into 4 groups of 6 pieces. Tie two bunches together with a square knot (leaving about 6 inches of fringe at the top) .  Do the same thing with the other two bunches.</p> <p>Now Martha said to pin both knots to a piece of foam board…I tried that and my pins kept coming out.  What I did was pin them to the rug on my living room floor.  They stayed in place and I had plenty of room to keep moving back and keep the scarf stretched out.</p> <p>Once you got your knots pinned down side by side knot the two inner bunches together, leaving about 1 in from the existing knots.  Then knot the two left bunches together, and then the two right bunches together.  Then repeat starting with the two inner bunches.  Keep doing this until you have about 6 inches of fringe at the end (note – I found that my bunches did get uneven so I did it until my shortest one had about 6 inches left and then cut the rest).</p> <p>Note – I found that since your bunches are so incredibly long, especially at the beginning, that it helped a lot to gather a big section of the bottom of the bunch and tie a slip knot.  That way it decreased the amount you were having to tie and made things go a lot faster.  Then you can undo your slip knot and move it down as needed.</p> <p>It took me about 45 minutes to make one scarf. I think these would look adorable in <a href="http://cache.lionbrand.com/yarns/ch-thick.html">chenille yarn</a>, <a href="http://cache.lionbrand.com/yarns/lionSuede.html">suede yarn</a>, or <a href="http://cache.lionbrand.com/yarns/velvetSpun.html">velvet yarn.</a>  Someone even mentioned on the comments on the Martha Stewart site that it would be cool to do it with strips of fleece.  I think that would be really cool!</p> <p>OH – and Seth did help some with this gift. I let him use his tape measure and let it out for 140 inches (he had to find the 140 inches mark on the tape measurer) so we could know how long to cut each piece of yarn…he was so proud to be able to do this to help Mommy!  If you have older kids they could easily do this project themselves!!</p> <p>This picture really does not do the scarf justice.  It really did turn out a lot cuter than it looks in the picture.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hyYt0i9vvng/SyFpl1frc3I/AAAAAAAAC-I/nAM9onWVvOU/s1600-h/IMG_0289%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hyYt0i9vvng/SyFpmGU_QMI/AAAAAAAAC-M/-usvPvkYzMA/IMG_0289_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466185436023385023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174919757921069033.post-14254910962546529152009-12-10T13:19:00.001-08:002009-12-10T13:19:39.696-08:00Picture Tote Bags<p>(note: all pictures will be at the bottom of the posts…Family members – you have fair warning right now – do not read any further – it will ruin your surprise!)</p> <p>This was my first gift to do!!  I liked it so much that I am going to be making one for myself and have for another family member that I originally had not planned on for this gift.  </p> <p>This gift is super super easy to make.  I got the idea <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.3a0656639de62ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=e10a608f8532f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&backto=true">here</a>.  </p> <p>I got the tote bags from Wal-Mart for very cheap (only like a couple of dollars a bag).  I set my photo to sepia tone and made a mirror image of it (so that when you iron it on it will be faced the right way…so printing software has the capability or you can do it in almost any photo editing software).  I printed the picture out on photo transfer paper and ironed it on.  Follow the manufacturer’s directions for doing the transfer.</p> <p>I found when I finished the transfer that the edges were still peeling up and I did not want them to peel off so I used some ribbon and some tacky craft glue and glued the ribbon around the edge of the print, sealing the edges.  I then made a bow from the same ribbon and glued to the top of the tote bag.  I really feel like the ribbon trimmed really finished the bag nicely! </p> <p>I was very pleased with the results.  So much, like I said at the beginning, that I am going to make one for myself and for another family member.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hyYt0i9vvng/SyFl6LN2b7I/AAAAAAAAC-A/6G_1zosF5Ew/s1600-h/IMG_0293%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_hyYt0i9vvng/SyFl6gsTM9I/AAAAAAAAC-E/Bn7wn3-Ubls/IMG_0293_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466185436023385023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174919757921069033.post-58521760530859187152009-12-10T13:10:00.001-08:002009-12-10T13:10:49.370-08:00Introduction to Blog<p>Hey everyone!!  I hope first off if you are family members that you, at this time, PLEASE close this blog and PLEASE do not come back to this blog until after Christmas.  I don’t want to ruin the surprise!!  This blog is not for you.  The posts this blog is talking about are for you…but this blog is NOT FOR YOU!!</p> <p>For everyone else – welcome to the first year edition of Watson Handmade Christmas!!!  I love handmade Christmases, especially when I can find fun, easy, cheap (but memorable) gifts to make!!</p> <p>The reason why I made this blog is so that I can share my ideas that I have found in hopes that you will find some ideas so that you too can have a handmade Christmas!!!  I really think too much emphasis is put on how much we spend at Christmas…who gets the most expensive gift.  I do not think that is what Christmas should be about!  Christmas is all about giving (we are celebrating the birth of our Saviour – who gave his LIFE for us).  Christmas should be about creating and sharing memories!  Having a handmade Christmas helps accomplish that!</p> <p>Some of these gifts my children have helped me with…some of them they haven’t (mainly due to their young age).  I will do my best to give clear instructions.  Most of these ideas I have found from other websites and I will give credit where credit is due!</p> <p>And I love comments!!  So please please please let me know what you think and if you found any of these ideas useful.  Please feel free to share links to these blog posts!</p> <p>I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!!</p> Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466185436023385023noreply@blogger.com0