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Child’s Art Calendar Cover

posted by cindylouh on December 20th, 2011 | children's activities, Gift for women, gifts for friends, gifts for teachers, handmade gifts, kids crafts |

Here is super simple last minute inexpensive gift idea that children can make for gift giving.

DIY Pocket Calendar Cover

All you need is a pocket calendar with a plastic protector, markers, high quality copy paper and scissors. I found the calendars at the dollar store.

Make sure the calendar has a removable plastic cover.

Open up the calendar and draw around it to mark how big to make the copy paper, cut out.

Have your little artist color a fun picture. If you have loads of friends and family that would appreciate this gift, you can have your child draw one drawing and then make color photo copies. You might also consider cutting up artwork that comes home from school to fit inside the protector.

Slip paper around the calendar and place it back into the plastic protector. Now you have a thoughtful and useful gift that anyone would love to receive and a child would be proud to give!

If you are looking for more gifts kids can make, you won't want to miss my e-book Gifts Kids Can Make! Kids will have fun making a wooden paper towel holder, and artistic key or jewelry organizer, keepsake magnets, whimsical note cards and a yummy jar mix! The e-book comes with printables and even editable gift tags, perfect for handmade gift giving. The ebook is ready for immediate Download.

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DIY Picture Frame Bulletin Board {teen gift idea}

posted by cindylouh on December 19th, 2011 | Christmas gifts, crafts, Gift for the home, gifts for friends, Gifts for the home, handmade gift ideas for teens, handmade gifts |

A month ago Waverly got in touch with me and asked me to participate in their special month-long 12 Bloggers of Christmas feature.  I truly love Waverly fabric and I am excited to share my project with you!

Christmas is quickly upon us.  Are you still looking for a something to give those hard to shop for people on your list?  I consider one of the hardest age groups to shop for teen girls.  I wanted to share an easy and fun craft you can do with your kids that would thrill any girl this Christmas {even your own}. This picture frame bulletin board makes the perfect gift for a child to decorate their room. It would be an especially fun adult/child DIY project to make for a sibling or a friend!  You are never to young to start fixing up, remaking and giving handmade gifts!

This project starts with an old picture frame. We found ours at our local Goodwill store. You will also need a can of spray paint, beautiful fabric (mine is from Waverly), a ceiling tile cut to fit the picture frame, staple gun, glue gun, thumb tacks and a covered button kit.

Remove the picture from the frame and give the frame a couple coats of spray paint. Allow paint to dry between layers.

While the paint is drying make custom thumb tacks by covering buttons in a coordinating fabric (again from Waverly). Following package directions to cover buttons. Be sure to remove the shank from the back of the button before placing into the plastic piece.

Use hot glue or  an extra strong adhesive like E600 to fasten  a washer on the back and then  a  thumb tack. The washer will help raise the tack up so it is even with the edges of the button.

Cut the ceiling tile to fit inside the picture frame. Cut fabric big enough to wrap around the ceiling tile.

Starting with the corners staple the fabric around the ceiling tile.

Staple fabric all the way around. Staple on one side, then move to the opposite side.

Place fabric covered tile into the frame. Secure with duct tape or nails.

A perfect way to make an extra special bulletin board!

If you love Waverly as much as I do, you may want to pop over to the Waverly Facebook page  and enter to win one of the two $100 giftcards they are giving away right now.

Check out the other amazing blogger's participating in this event.

Full disclosure: Waverly provided the fabric  for my use with this project along with compensation for the additional supplies I chose to use in the completion of  the project.

Made by you Monday

posted by cindylouh on December 19th, 2011 | Made By You Mondays |

Happy Monday everyone!

Make sure to pop over and enter to my giveaway for $100 shopping spree from Ella Lane.

It is time to link up your crafty goodness! Show us what you have been making. Please don't forget to link back! --- a text link at the bottom of your post, or link somewhere on your blog is okay!

Please link up only your own projects, and link to the specific post, not your blog home page. No Etsy shops or giveaways, please!

 

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And stop back next Sunday for my, "Made by you Monday Wrap up"- I just might be featuring you!

 

Made by you Monday {wrap up}

posted by cindylouh on December 18th, 2011 | Made By You Mondays |

This week, Made by You Monday was full of fun Christmas Idea's, Tis the season...

These adorable Christmas tree cupcakes  from And Everything sweet,  would delight your holiday guests.

Homespun with Love shared this fun and adorable Peppermint Sugar scrub!  This would make a very fun Neighbor gift.

This would make a very cute Holiday Breakfast! These Rudolph pancakes are so fun!

I love these snowman ornaments that you can make with your child's precious handprint.

Thank you {all of you} for linking up with me this week! Come back tomorrow for another Made by you Monday! I can't wait to see what you have been doing!

Peppermint Meringue Cookies {Recipe}

posted by cindylouh on December 17th, 2011 | Christmas, Christmas gifts, edible gifts, handmade gifts, recipes |

Peppermint meringue cookies make a beautiful {and yummy} addition to your holiday parties or wrap them up pretty for a much loved homemade gift! They are crunchy, minty and sweet!

Peppermint Meringue Cookies

Fit a pastry bag (12" or 18") with a 1/2" large open star pastry tip. With a small paint brush paint stripes on the inside of the bag with a gel food coloring paste.

Ingredients

3 large egg whites (room temperature)
1/4 teaspoon cream of tarter
1/4 teaspoon pure peppermint extract (peppermint oil will not work)
dash of salt
3/4 cup sugar
parchment paper

Preheat oven to 225 degrees. Line large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

In metal mixing bowl beat egg whites, 1/4 teaspoon cream of tarter, a dash of salt and 1/4 teaspoon pure peppermint extract to soft peaks. Gradually add 3/4 cup sugar, beating until very stiff peaks form.

Fill pastry bag with meringue and pipe one inch stars onto the parchment paper.

Bake for 90 minutes, but do not let them brown. Allow to cool completely. Meringues will be crunchy. Store in an air tight container. The meringues should keep for a couple of weeks.

 

 

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