Dry Erase Board

Lolly Jane Boutiques just has the best ideas!

I love this dry erase board that she made for a graduation gift. Here are the photos of what it looked like when she bought it and how it ended up. So smart! And you could use this same idea for so many different occasions.



Placemat Aprons

Dana from MADE is a genius! She has such great original ideas and has tutorials as well! Here is another example of her genius, place mat aprons. It is part of her "Simple Handmade Gifts" series. Love it!

Tic Tac Toe Board from Felt

Serving Pink Lemonade is the felt queen! I love this Tic-Tac-Toe board she helped her son make his brother for Christmas. It would be great for a gift or just to have around the house for when the nephews/nieces come over.

CD Case Calendar

Over on Scrapbooks Etc, you can not only print off this little calendar but they will give you a full tutorial on how to make this cute calendar from a CD case!

Princess Crown & Batman Mask #2

My BFF Kara's kids are my adopted niece and nephew.

For Christmas I made Mira(2) a felt Princess Crown and Solomon(3) a batman mask. HERE is the link to the princess crown. It was really easy to cut out of felt and sew. I used

 my Cricut to cut an "M" out of purple fabric and then just ironed it on. It was really easy to cut the fabric out and

 I will definitely be doing it more often. 

 I made Solomon a batman mask because I gave him a superhero cape a few months ago and I thought it would go together nicely. The store was out of normal black felt but they had a black felt with texture that made the mask look really cool! HERE is a link to the original batman mask post where you can find instructions.

Check Your Pockets Laundry Sign

When my sister Farris saw THIS post with the laundry sign from the blog Love Stitched, she wanted one of her own. So I made her one for Christmas! The hardest part was finding a cabinet door. I basically asked everyone I knew if they had an extra cabinet door laying around, but no one did. Then my other sister suggested the "Habitat for Humanity" store. I had never been but I can say now that it's my favorite place! I didn't even have to paint the cabinet door or anything! I used SCAL to design the vinyl and had my husband attach the basket with super glue. He tested it out and it holds a wallet and a blackberry which is exactly what my sister needed. I thought about taking the door handle off but then I thought it would be nice to hang belts or a bag on for lint. I now have to make myself one of these. :) So my sister LOVED it and did a dance when she saw it. Yippy!

 

Ketchup and Mustard

About a year ago I saw some ketchup and mustard bottles that had vinyl on them and I knew I needed to make some! I wish I knew what website I saw them on. I just happened to come across the bottles at K-Mart about a month ago and bought 3 sets for Christmas gifts. I love the font! I downloaded it for free and used SCAL to print the vinyl.

 The font name is Battlelines.

Puppet Theater for Annalee

When I saw THIS post from Dandee Designs, I knew I wanted to use her tutorial to make a puppet theater for my niece Annalee (age 4). I was really stressed about it because I don't have a lot of experience sewing but it was SO easy!! I think it only took about 30 minutes total to make it. I am excited to see if she likes it!

Here it is on the spring tension rod in our doorway

Here is a shot of the slit where the puppets come out

Wrapping Paper Gift Tag PRINTABLE.

Nannygoat has a great idea for a neighbor/friend gift AND included a free printable to go with it! How much easier can it be?! :) Such a cute idea!



Sparkly Dollar Frames.....

I think the $1.00 Michael's wooden frames have endless possibilities! I love how these are decorated from Joy is at Home. And there is a full tutorial on how to make them!

Mason Jar Gifts.....

I have never thought to put goodies in a Mason Jar! So smart and cute! Check out, Or so she says for more photos!

Christmas Card Holder....

I found this idea in Martha Stewart Magazine and I made one as well, but it wasn't nearly as cute as this one turned out! Mine is just a plain hoop with plain clothes pins! But hey, it does it's job. I thought I would post a picture of this super cute version from A Diamond in the Stuff instead :)

Cookies for Santa

I decided my sister's and their kids needed a Cookies for Santa plate. :) I got the salad plate at K-Mart, it's not breakable which is perfect for kids and it was under $2.00. Win, Win, Win. I had the saying downloaded already (can't remember from which site, sorry) and so I just sized it on SCAL and printed it out with white vinyl. So easy and fast!

If anyone would like to buy this vinyl, I will sell it to you for $5 including shipping. It would be really cute for a neighbor/friend gift. Just email me haleyuns@gmail.com

2x4 Christmas Trees

I found another great blog that I had never been to (lots of other people have though!) It's called Under My Umbrella and they created these amazing 2x4 Christmas Trees

and have a great tutorial for us too.

NOEL Blocks

My Crafty Life bought these NOEL blocks so we don't know who to give credit to :( I love the font they used and I really like using the word "Noel" for Christmas decor. 

A place to put your Letters to Santa!

Sassy Sites rocks! She took a plain pringles can

 and turned it into this....

You hang it on the wall and put letters to Santa in it, LOVE IT! Please go to their site for a full tutorial.

Cupcake in a jar

Today's Creative Blog featured "According to Kelly" and she shared a tutorial on cupcakes in a jar! They are a great gift idea and look so cute. This would be such a

great idea for birthday gifts too!

Cheap yet Chic Christmas Gift!

Shanty 2 Chic is a really great blog that I just found, I love new blogs! Anyways, they made these amazing photo holders for really cheap and they are perfect for gifts or just to put in your own home. I can't wait to make some!

Please go to their blog to see a full tutorial.



Modge Podge Ornaments

Brown Paper Packages made these adorable modge podge Ornaments and has a tutorial to show you how to make them too! Very inexpensive & easy, thanks Brown Paper Packages!



Clever Neighbor Gift

Need an inexpensive yet SUPER cute (and clever) gift for teachers, neighbors, etc? Well, head on over to Crap I've Made and see the tutorial on how to make these.....