yarn wreath in 4 minutes

...and as gordon ramsey would say: yarn wreath: done!

handmade christmas project: advent calenders

have you seen how many cool advent calenders there are out there this year? oh my! i have made a few for my daughter, but this year i decided to make one with a twist. from experience i know that all those small items i have put in the advent calender often get in the trash before new years :\ so, i made one with only 4 pockets, one for each sunday before christmas. as always super duper easy and you can make it in whatever style you want.





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a lovely felt one.

i also printed this beauty :)

have a wonderful day!

handmade christmas project # 7

a crochetted washcloth and a soap scrub. such a simple gift for yourself or someone you love. the washcloths can be used as a dishcloth or for dusting also.

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this etsy shop is where i got the inspiration for this project.

handmade christmas project # 5

todays project is all about making stockings. i made mine out of black felt that i traced with a simple patterned that i drew. i did a edge stitch around the edges and then i did some cross stitched monograms that i glued to the acctual stocking. my scanner didn´t want to work with me so i don´t have the cross stitch pattern right now, but i am sure that there are resources online for that.






i didn´t want to go crazy decorating the stockings so i kept it really simple. you can obviously do go crazy :)
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here is the pattern for this cutie :)

i have loved this stocking idea for the last year!

and you can use granny squares...



a bunch of christmas stockings

handmade # 4

i have tried for days now to upload a movie on this project, but i give up. i´ll give you the photo version instead!

it´s a door decoration and you will need to get

some pine branches (if you pick them yourself, make sure that it is ok with the forest owner!)

pinecones

metal wire

a metal wire cutter

ribbon

i guess the photos speak for themselves since this is a really easy project. you basically just gather a bunch of branches together at the "stems" and decorate them with pinecones and ribbon and like i did with my dried red berries garland.

if you have any questions please let me know!

handmade gift # 3

here is a super easy and very handy gift you can make for anyone really. i made these little note books for a cuple of people on my giftlist. i went to the creative common search site to find free images i could use for this project. i love the keep calm and carry on products so i went with that. i printed them in the size i wanted (about 6x4") and then cut paper for the inside. one of the books is bound with book rings and the other one i used my ring binding device. oh, and the front image is protected and made more sturdy with a laminte surface.



you can easily use a photo or other image for the front ofcourse or even make themed books. as everyone needs some scribble paper sometime this is an easy gift to give!

handmade gift # 2

i am a big fan of guerilla art and i seem to always want to leave stuff behind when i don´t have it at hand with me. So i made a litte guerilla art kit to go. as i post it here it can also be lovely as a gift!






it is basically a fabric pouch i made with 2 different fabrics and like 4 seems :) and a button to close it. i wrote a few short notes on paperstrips that i tucked in the pouch, i have chalk and a whiteboard pen and a made some smileyfaces and stuff on round stickers. i really don´t want to do something illegal so all my guerilla art is easily removed.

as a little gift for you i made a pdf. file with some small notes that you are welcome to use for your own guerilla art :) just go here to download it :)
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i bought keri smiths book but now i am selling it here. so if you are interested i am taking an order for the book and postage for 10 us dollars to be payed to my paypal account. if you are interested please email me at: lisa.mrs@gmail.com

and here are a few other links to other guerilla art sites:

guerilla art pictures

bookcrossing

my favorite hulagirl did some guerilla art too

handmade gift # 1

ingredients:

a filefolder
cards made of plain white cardstock
stickers

makes a folder full of lettercards and letterpapers for my letter writing daughter.













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and here are some handmade letter writing stuff you can buy over the internet:

mini letter set

letter set

chirp letter set

introducing...

yes, once again i will celebrate a handmade christmas...and i will share it with all of you offcourse :) it is going to be a month and a half party full of preparations, gifts, decorations and other fun stuff like lists of gifts for all ages. i will start my posts in november and you are welcome to join me in the celebration!

Last year i did a 5 week newsletter, but this year it is all going to happen here on the blog. i promise it will be fun and it might even include a freebie or two for you ;)