Christmas Craftiness and also, Craft Day on Twitter is Coming!
I wrote this post awhile ago, but got so caught up in Baking Day, I kept postponing it. And after Baking Day, I was amazed at how easy and fun it was to accomplish things live with you all on twitter! And now I want to do a Craft Day!
Who else is making Christmas presents this year and wants to live-blog and tweet their progress? It’ll be fun! Mark your calendars; Craft Day will take place in two sessions. November 17 & 18, and December 15 & 16. (Exactly two weeks after this past Baking Day and two weeks before the next one!) I’ve been trying to talk it up on twitter (I’m thenaturalmommy); look for #craftday to see who else is in! Will you be there?!
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So, being all frugal again and all, I’ve decided to make most of our Christmas presents this year. I’ve got uber-cute remnant fabric stockpiled in the corner of the kitchen and visions of Etsy-worthy gifts swimming in my head. I thought I’d share my aspirations in hopes that the crafty among you might have tips/advice/you-tube how-to videos to share.
For Olivia, I’d like to make:
- an apron
- baby doll clothes
- more baby doll diapers
- build-a-bear clothes
- princess crown/tiara
- felt play food (possibly a combined gift for her and Benjamin)
For Benjamin, I’d like to make
- a superhero cape
- possibly also a superhero mask
- a masculine apron
- some type of wooden thing that either throws or shoots other wooden things. I’ve assigned this to Josh.
- build-a-bear clothes
- doctor dress up outfit (I have the light green material already)
For Levi, I’d like to make:
- Possibly a stuffed animal? I have leftover stuffing from Benjamin’s spider costume.
- a wooden teether (also assigned to Josh as I don’t mess with power tools.)
I start hyperventilating, however, when I try to figure out when, exactly, I’m going to have the time to do all this. I may have to start getting up earlier. Gasp.
So there you have it. Opening up the forums for all kinds of helpful advice starting… NOW. :-)
Filed under: The Craftiness on November 6th, 2009
Wow, that’s a lot of toys! My son knows not to expect more than one gift from Momma and Daddy. I’m glad you’ve had such great ideas though. I hope you’re able to accomplish it all.
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I don’t know what I’ll be able to accomplish from this list. But yeah, my love language is gifts.
And I’m also trying to compensate, since we’ve always done store-bought Christmases… I hope they like what I make them this year!
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I used this tutorial to make my son a cape. I made mine a little shorter and it turned out great!
http://just-because-i-am-me.blogspot.com/2009/01/superhero-cape-tutorial.html
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a masculine apron? i’ll have to see it to believe it.
and i think you should make benjamin a mini marshmallow gun. all you need is pvc pipe…i’m sure you could find a blueprint online for how to assemble it. he’d love it.
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Noah, he loves to help me cook, but hates getting messy! Maybe I could make a car on it or something? Yeah, I’ve never seen one either…
And I’d LOVE to have marshmallows all over the house… Have I mentioned we have a history with mice?
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beth, i’ve seen b pee 20 times in an hour in an attempt to get more marshmallows…i doubt he’ll leave any uneaten.
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that was actually me…i didn’t realize i wasn’t signed in. oops.
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My dad wears aprons all the time! Just leave off the ruffles and flowers.
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Like I said on Twitter the other day, I’d love to join you but I work on those days. So I’ll do my crafting on weekends. I just want to make some reusable fabric gift bags, nothing complicated. I have bought most of my gifts already. I got several copies of Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover book for a few young family members when Dave was having his $9.99 sale. Also, when I was in Brazil on my mission trip, I bought some handmade things at the local craft market (everything was so economical!). So I did pretty well, financially speaking, for Christmas gifts. I just have to make those gift bags… hmmm.
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Jer’s apron, alas, is not masculine at all. I made to from Winnie-the-pooh curtains. However, if you make a black one it may look like a grilling apron.
This year I’ve decided to crochet some gifts: jacket with hood for Timmy, hat and slippers for Jer, vest for my mom, etc. And I’m “toying” with the idea of having Daniel cut wood squares for a matching game for Jer. I’d paint letters (uppercase to match lowercase, and/or matching shapes and/or colors). When he’s a little older it can turn into the memory game. Oh, and sock puppets. Do you have any good ideas for making sock puppets?
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Just remember to gather the edges on the cape before you hem! : )
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