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Handmade Gift Ideas | Skip To My Lou

Never too early to start on the holidays.Especially handmade. Check out the list of make-ables at skip to my lou

via www.skiptomylou.org

Valentine's Day Printables

Here are some super Valentine's printables!

mmmcrafts shares these adorable would you be mine Valentines.

Valentine Card Envelope from Natalie Jost.

Sweetheart Cards from Bunny Cakes.

Zebra Cards from Bunny Cakes.

Je t’aime Cards from inside a black apple.

Cute Kids’ Valentines from Style Crush.

Here is a Download Valentine bees.

Artella's Double-Dipped Holiday SuperSale! and Giveaway

Holiday Special

Artella's Double-Dipped Holiday SuperSale! Click here for the sale:

http://www.artellaland.com/affiliates/jrox.php?id=1251_1_tlid_41

In this new SuperSale, you can take 40% off ALL eProducts and Receive an eGift Card of $15-$75!   It’s good through December 31, 2010, so it’s a great opportunity to share with your creative circle. 

"Artella’s Step-by-Step Vintage Holiday Cards" free eBook! Click here for the giveaway.

Sale at urbandebris etsy shop - supplies, collage sheets and holiday fun

I am having a sale in my etsy shop urbandebris. Check out the Christmas Supply and Ephemera box as well as other items

To get 5% off use this coupon code:

HPPYHLIDAYZ

urbandebris

Make a cherry pie for your mom for mother's day - and a recipe card, too!

Click for full size image.

Etsy for Easter

Check out these unbearably wonderful etsy creations for Easter.

 

 

These beautiful images are ....not my Holiday decorations, not my house

But I wish they were!

All images from Canadian Living.

Thanksgiving Place Card Giveaway

From Skip too My Lou:

Join in on our click carnival and you will receive a FREE Editable Thanksgiving Place Card PDF to say thanks for clicking on our Peeps Widget! You will be able to edit and print your own place cards for Thanksgiving. Go to the Skip to my Lou site for instructions.

Free printables Halloween costumes - vintage kiddies

Please click here to Download Costume kids

 

Batty!

Use the batty image below for an invitation, or just for a message to "someone special" on Halloween. Click on the image to see full size. Please do not sell or redistribute this image in any way.

Coutdown to Halloween - graphic from Graphics Fairy

via The Graphics Fairy

Adorable May Day Favor Baskets by Skip to My Lou

These instructions include lots of images and a template. You cou;ld use this basket design for so many different things...

 

Go to Skip tp My Lou

The Easter Owls are here. Warning - do not take their eggs!

I am not sure why...just tired of bunnies already! Click to see full size. The like to keep there eggs, so habds off Easter kids.

 

Sew a coffee bunny with a cotton tail

You will need:

Pattern
Muslin and matching thread
Coffee and supplies to coffee dye
Raw cotton
Pink embroidery thread
Stuffing

1. Follow e-how to coffee dye the muslin and thread. http://www.ehow.com/how_2044774_dye-fabric-coffee.html

2. Enlarge the pattern and trace on the muslin. Using the pattern cut 2 bodies, leaving seams 1/4" around the tracing.

3. With the right sides together stitch pieces together leaving an opening in the tail for stuffing.

4. Snip the curved edges and turn right side out.

5. Stuff thinly with stuffing. This is not a fat bunny.

6. After stuffing the body place a piece of raw cotton between front and back in the opening at the tail.

7. Stitch hole up in the back seam with the cotton in place.

8. Using embroidery thread stitch in an eye and nose. Stitch over the leg, neck and ear line as shown in the pattern.

Send in pictures of your rabbit!

6 Free St. Patrick's Day Creations

Clover Stamp

Cut the end off a large potato and on the cut end draw the outline of a clover leaf. Using a knife carve away the excess potato down about an inch until only the shamrock remains.  Use the potato like a stamp with an ink pad or thinned paint. Decorate paper or cards with these stamps for St. Patrick's Day.

Sparkly Lucky ShamRock Pins

Printable card kit

Aluminum Hat and Shamrocks

Luscious Lime Angel Squares

 

Recycled Soda Can Four Leaf Clover

Unique Valentine Ideas for your loved one(s)

Here are my top 3 favorite, unique ideas for your Valentine.

A Little Valentine Tutorial  - "A Ticket to Love" from It's in the Details. Don't you love her banner? Look familiar? :-)

How to Make Your Own Valentine from Craftystylish

Teeny Tiny Valentine from the World's Smallest Postal Service on Leafcutter Designs. Check out the other amazing things that are tiny in the shop.

Sweethearts for your sweetheart that are handmade

These crafts will help you get started early with your handmade Valentine creations.
 

 

 

 

 

 

Heart boxes http://crafts.kaboose.com/heart-boxes.html

Puffy Hearts http://crafts.kaboose.com/puffy-heart.html  

Sweetheart wreath http://www.bhg.com/holidays/valentines-day/crafts/sweetheart-candy-wreath/

Vintage image http://www.vintageimagecraft.com/valentine-crafts.html  

Choco strawberries http://recipes.kaboose.com/valentines-day-recipes/index.html

Chain of hearts http://wisdomhastwoparts.typepad.com/wisdom_has_two_parts/2008/01/chain-of-hear-1.html

*Snow**Snow**Snow*...we have none

It is awfully cold here, but we do not have a White Christmas predicted. Oh, how will I have any holiday spirit without a fluffy blanket of white? Hmmm. I know, I will finsd my own snow! Thank you etsy!

 

1. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18460231 Snowflake Wreath – Blue Bicycle

2. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_gallery_4&listing_id=18961990 winter girl - littlebrownpen

3. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_gallery_8&listing_id=18912925 Cardinal in the snow -  ara 133 photography

4. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_gallery_4&listing_id=18361423 snowbunny and penguin ACEO - Stephanie Fizer

An Obsession with Notepad Covers

Really, I saw one of these on Skip to My Lou while thinking on what to make for my co-workers.

I bought the pattern, and then began fervently searching for any other patterns I could also make. I have found several I am going to make (better be fast!) Here are my favorites:

All Stitched Up

Michelle Rogers
   

and a tiny matchbook pad by Glitterstar

Beautiful Vintage Adevnt Ideam from "Vintage Treasures"

Vintage Treasures is a book by by Jane Cassini and Ann Brownfield. This great idea for an add on advent calendar is from the book. Using s stretched canvas, foam board, tags, pins, and vintage bits and baubles. Adds a tag with a vintage item for every day that passes.

Idea is from this book:

http://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Treasures-Jane-Cassini/dp/1841722871

Graphic! Christmas at ThisNext

I have been having so much fun over at ThisNext making lists. My latest is called Graphic! Christmas. Take a peek.

See the list here: http://www.thisnext.com/list/1FF8FCE3/graphic-christmas

Tree Garland - Free pattern

1. Print the template below and resize to your desired size for your garland.

2. Then cut out the template.

3. Pin it to fabric and cut out the tree pattern.

4. You will need about 20 trees from the fabric.

5. Cut 20 trees from thin cardboard.

6. Glue or fuse cardboard trees to back the fabric trees.together.

7. Punch holes in each tree.

8. Tie small lengths of ribbon into loops on each tree through the hole you just punched.

9. Thread the ribbon to a long length of ribbon, cord, or a tinsel garland to make your garland.

 

Garland inspiration from flickr

 
http://flickr.com/photos/81937313@N00/1761065426/

Reindeer and Green Tree with many uses even tea towels

Click here to see a free download of a reindeer and tree.
 

You can use these for many things. Here is one idea for rea towels:
 

Suggested stich to use:

Happy Turkeys...I mean Thanksgiving and last minute placecard download

Did you forget in all your Thanksgiving preparations that Uncle Jimmy cannot sit next to your sister or else the cranberry sauce bowl will get thrown across the room again? Well, here you go! Click on the image to see full size. Print out these placecards and fill them out for your table to avoid and food and relative mishaps.

More Advent Calendars and the red car syndrome

Even though I am not looking for advents, I keep seeing them everywhere - in stores, online...Maybe it is the red car syndrome. You know, after you decide you are in love with the brand new shiny red car and are going to buy it, you start seeing red cards of the same type EVERYWHERE! Happens to me all the time.
Purl Bee Felt Advent http://www.purlbee.com/the-purl-bee/2008/11/20/embroidered-felt-advent-calendar.html

Flickr Pool Creative Advent Calendars http://www.flickr.com/groups/561389@N24/

Skip to My Lou http://www.skiptomylou.org/2008/11/24/stocking-advent-calendar/

Many listed on WIPKits http://wipkits.blogspot.com/2008/11/advent-calendars.html

Thrify Advent from {Crazy Life of Mine} http://crazy-life-of-mine.blogspot.com/2008/11/thrifty-advent-calendar.html

My absolute KIS favorite from d.Sharp via Design*Sponge http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/11/paper-holiday-advent-calendar.html

One more from lobotome http://lobotomeblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/advent-calendar-fun.html

Free, Printer-Friendly, and Other Christmas Round Up

Yes, I know it is not Thanksgiving yet. Thanks for the reminder. But I just cannot help it, these are too fun for the December holidays!

Be Merry!

Ginger Girl Printable

http://www.leehansen.com/printables/craftpages/images/gingerbread-ornaments-girl.jpg

Scrap Sweater Snowman
http://dannyseo.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/11/eco-anthropolog.html

Felt stocking

http://www.canadianliving.com/crafts/knitting/knit_and_felt_a_christmas_stocking.php

Felt holly berry ornaments
http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/christmas_ornaments

Felt Dot Garland
http://www.craftstylish.com/item/26959/christmas-crafts

 

Felt Gingerbread Boy
http://rosehip.typepad.com/rose_hip_blog/2006/12/the_gingerbread.html

Advent Calendars

  Greeting Card Advent from Martha

http://www.marthastewart.com/good-thing/greeting-card-advent-calendar?lnc=b4995e998467c110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD

 

Vintage Button

http://www.craftstylish.com/item/22545/how-to-make-a-button-advent-calendar

 

Felt Pockets from Allsorts

http://allsorts.typepad.com/allsorts/2007/11/advent-calendar.html

Birds and Cones from RedThread

http://theredthreadblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/advent-calendar-tuesday-tah-dah.html

 

From flickr

 

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/carambatack/2050130381/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vendinha/2000206786/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joleensartisticendeavors/72717461/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthiesen/324842748/

Honey comb Paper Thanksgiving Centerpiece

I love those old vintage honeycomb paper turkey table decorations! Here are a couple from flickr
   

I looked around the web to see if I could find thew honeycomb paper to make my own and found some at Kamya http://www.kamya.com/honeycomb2.html
 

I am going to attempt to make one. Here are the images I am going to use (for you to download and try, too!) Click for full size.

 

Free Halloween download - To Boo! List

 

Click to open full size. Enjoy (but respect copyright.)

Halloween Fonts

"Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble." Here is a brew of spooky style fonts that are frighteningly perfect for Halloween. 

Wild Wood http://www.dafont.com/wild-wood.font

Pumpkin http://www.dafont.com/pumpkin.font

Lolita scorned http://www.fontspace.com/angeliq/a-lolita-scorned

Try this - type something into free fonts and save the image - Halloween style!

http://www.searchfreefonts.com/free/halloween.htm

Boo Crew! Halloween Art

   

Click on the image for a larger view.

Invitation! Halloween coffee and pumpkin decorating

Check out the invitation I made for a Halloween get together.
 

outside

 

inside

A Halloween Party! October 19 - October 31, 2008

 

Amy over at livinglocurto is having a Halloween blog party with contests and prizes. Go to http://www.livinglocurto.com/?p=112 to find out the rules and link back info.

Contest Rules: All entries must be something you produced, not a photo from a magazine or book. Family friendly entries only. There are a few other rules listed. Be sure and check out her wonderful free downloads, too.

Black Hat Society

Check out the Black Hat Society long sleeve tee or Halloween:
http://www.cafepress.com/urban_debris.204043559

 

And a cute little postcard

 

A sign from Victorian trading http://www.victoriantradingco.com/store/catalogimages/4f/i11596.html

Tags from instant printables
http://www.instantprintables.com/products/details/Black+Hat+Society+Tags+Sheet

Halloween images and things

Here  are some web places to locate Halloweenie images and patterns to use in artwork, party decorations, cards, or ?

 

 

Tell me you can resist this mini knitted witch hat from bittersweet for your gourd? (No not your head - your gourd!) http://bittersweetblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/24/bewitching-gourds/

 

WoW! Batty crochet curtains by living dead girl http://nightofthelivingdeadgirl.blogspot.com/2008/08/finished-my-curtains.html The pattern is from Debbie Stoller's "Stitch 'n Bitch Crochet, The Happy Hooker"

and dont forget the flickr vintage Halloween pool http://www.flickr.com/groups/vintagehalloween/pool/

Halloween Pumpkin Unique Idea

 

Look at this super easy but unique jack-o-lantern idea from Family Fun:

Freaky Faces

More Putzing...

Remember this past on Putz houses: http://urbandebris.typepad.com/urban_debris_journal/2006/12/putz_or_dimesto.html? For some reason I got inspired to look for a new pattern, so here you go! I know it is not December, but you can get started early.

 

Easter Egg Advent

This is a project you can make as easy or challenging as you wish. You can use plastic eggs, felt eggs, blown out real eggs, or something egg shaped.

Supplies:

12 eggs Easter eggs

Marker, craft pens, felt or egg dye or depending on which eggs you use

Paper

Ribbon

Glue

12 surprises

How ~

Using the marker or craft pen, number the eggs 1 through 12

Decorate as desired

Write notes on the paper and put in each egg

If you are using felt, you can staple or tape the notes to the back of the egg, or cut a pocket and glue to the back to hold the treats.

Add ribbon with glue. For plastic, slip the ribbon between the two halves and snap closed.

Put in the treats and hang from a branch.

Things are getting Valen-tiny

So here are a couple of vintage valentine images for you:

 

If you make something, do post a comment and show us!

Crafty patterns round up!

http://www.snapandscrap.net/blog/?p=500 Make a banner

http://www.curbly.com/DIY-Maven/posts/3105-Make-a-Wreath-Out-of-Recycled-Sweaters Recycled sweater wreath

http://crafts.kaboose.com/pincushion.html  Easy pin cushions
http://www.purlbee.com/very-easy-pincushions/

http://reprodepot.blogspot.com/2007/12/holiday-ornaments.html Holiday ornament

http://thelongestyear.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/02/the_tote_former.html Sweater tote

http://blog.betzwhite.com/2007/12/peas-please.html Felted peas in a pod

http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.0e0eb51a2e6b5ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=caf32e912b11f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default Sweater stocking

Got Buttons?

Button wreaths
You can hang these and keep them up all year.

via http://yourheartout.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/wreath.jpg

Inspiration

http://flickr.com/photos/littlebirds/309647808/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61965501@N00/307619314/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldenpaws/198164868/
one for christmas http://www.flickr.com/photos/7897294@N08/2096797818/
not just round http://www.flickr.com/photos/23264080@N00/452871884/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/littlewaif/2052761443/

How-to adapted via all things christmas http://www.allthingschristmas.com/crafts/buttonwreath.html

Materials:

- Assorted buttons
- Cardboard
- styroforam wreath
- Multi purpose cement glue or hot glue
-newspaper tp protect surface

Instructions:

Spread newspaper

Use cement glue or hot glue to arrange buttons on the wreath. Cover the front or all around. Overlap and add lots of buttons.

Once glue has dried,cattach ribbon and use as an ormanment or decoration.

Recycle newspaper!

Free Holiday Gift Tags!! - Update

crazy gift tags from angry chicken http://angrychicken.typepad.com/angry_chicken/

elf tags from liquid paper http://liquidpaper.typepad.com/liquid_paper/2007/12/elf-tags-for-yo.html

elf and santa from something to say http://littlesomethings.blogspot.com/2007/12/free-gift-tags.html

camillaengman sheepy piggy tags http://camillaengman.blogspot.com/2007/12/id-like-to-wish-you-early-merry.html

Sew Mama Sew offers these http://www.sewmamasew.com/media/blog/gift_tags.pdf

gingerbread and snowman from luc lstulippe http://www.luclatulippe.com/2007/12/10/free-gift-tags/

from martha stewart http://images.marthastewart.com/images/content/web/pdfs/pdf1/1204_gifttags.pdf

Funny elf tag from Rosemary Travale's Super Blog http://piratecore.livejournal.com/75418.html

tech santa from sate of things http://yuxilonofilo.blogspot.com/2007/12/free-christmas-tags.html

mixture from lucky crow http://www.luckycrow.com/free_tags.php

christmas carol tags from embody http://www.embody.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/embodytags.pdf

pattern tags from the blog studio http://www.theblogstudio.com/images/Holiday-Tags-from-TBS.jpg

See the posting on Bella Dia for more: http://belladia.typepad.com/bella_dia/2007/12/gift-tags.html

Free Old Fashioned Santa Letter

Oh, I am feeling the holiday spirit. so hre is a printable Santa letter for your well loved ones. Click on the lionk to open, print, and fill in. Put in a decorated envie and leaver out on Christmas morning!

Download santaletter.pdf

More advent calendars and make-dos

Here is a tutorial for an advent using metal tins and Velcro from Split Coat Stampers. There are some other tutorials on their site worth checking out on the projects page.

Delicious pin cushions from How About Orange.

See her fabric thumbtack tutrotial, and fabric panel wall art, too.

Tropical tabletop from Sunset. More fun stuff here.

christmasy! finally...

It's official. It finally got cold here rather than the Indian Summer we were having. With the drop in temperature, my holiday spirits rose. So here are some Christmas finds and makes to celebrate :-)

from allsorts

both from christmas traditions

from fjorn scandinavian

from smith and hawkin

Etys Find! Ms Kwitty's Cottage and more

Looking for those special handmades for thew holidays? Here are some from Etsy!

Etsy artisan Karen Wittkop, who has made some adorable fabric Santa gift bags (and pockets with tags).

No tree would be complete without a Santa Cthulhu from Draig Athar Designs http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5299687

I think I need one of everything from Tamar's Shop http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5001630

Winter Wonderland

A plethora of art and craft

Sew,Mama,Sew! Handmade Holidays: 30 Days of Gifts to Sew!

Each day in November focuses on a particular theme; we will provide great resources and inspirational ideas for sewing holiday gifts. Every week throughout November we’ll also offer two $25 gift certificates to Sew,Mama,Sew! Winners will be randomly selected from all comments posted on the blog in the previous week.

Make fabric paper http://rainbow-barbara.blogspot.com/2007/05/fabricpaper-erstellen.html

Make a bunting banner  http://www.snapandscrap.net/blog/?p=500

Fake Ikea art http://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-original-artworks/ and http://nested.typepad.com/blog/something_to_make/index.html

Calendars - some free, some fun, some inspire!

Cookie Sheet Calendar

Printable from Miss Mary http://www.missmary.com/downloads/calendars/07november.pdf

Altered Cutting Board: Supplies Used: Scraps of patterned papers for the date squares; On the main cutting board, I used Crate Paper patterned paper, EK Success polka dot patterned paper, Heidi Swapp number chipboard, 7 Gypsies ribbon with words, Bazzill and Prima flowers and small white hooks.

Free Advent Class from Artchix http://www.artchixstudio.com/create/classroom/class_adventcalendar.htm

Christmas Stocking Swap at Art is the Colour and Textures of your Imagination!

Sign up with Sandy here: http://sandy-sandyscreations.blogspot.com/2007/10/my-christmas-stocking-swap.html