It’s always a bummer when you can’t make it to special events for family members. D’s brother and his wife are expecting their first child, and they had their baby shower this past weekend. Seeing how they are on the other side of the country, we weren’t able to be there. I still wanted to make something special for them, so I put together these cupcakes (see my fuzzy sock cupcakes post for more details on these as well as a template for the cupcake wrappers) using a variety of baby items like onesies, sleepers, and washcloths. I topped them with…
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Handmade Gifts: Wise Men Plaque
Posted in Holidays, and Homemaking
Munchkin and I were trying to come up with a unique gift for someone when we saw the phrase “Wise Men Still Seek Him”. We thought this would make a cool phrase to put on a plaque which would make a nice handmade CHRISTmas gift. Supplies: Plain wood plaque Black Paint Lettering (cut with Circut) Designs (cut with Cricut) Mod Podge Paint Brush Foam Brush Ribbon Tacks Directions: Lightly sand your wood plaque to remove any splinters or uneven spots. Wipe down to remove dust. Paint the plaque black (or your desired color). We only did one coat for ours.…
Fuzzy Sock & Bath Scrubby Cupcakes
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As I was looking at some of the gifts that I will be giving this year, I decided that I wanted to figure out a unique way to package the fuzzy socks and the bath poofs/sponges. While I was trying to think of ideas, I came across the diaper cake and thought that I would try to make cupcakes from the socks and sponges. First, I cut out some cupcake wraps using decorative scissors for the top of the wrapper. I just used some scrap paper and cardboard from some packaging that was being tossed out. It had a cute…
Handmade Gifts: Prayer Journal
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My new Cricut has inspired me to start working on my handmade Christmas gifts. The first project of the year is a prayer journal. It’s pretty simple, but it makes a nice gift. Supplies: 2 pieces of matching scrapbook paper 1 piece of coordinating paper for letters 2 pieces of coordinating paper for inside of notebook adhesive favorite verses about prayer composition notebook crafting scissors Process: You’ll need 2 matching scrapbook pieces of paper for the front and the back of the composition notebook. To get the correct size, you’ll just trace the shape of the composition notebook onto the…
Love, Grace, Child… Baptism Necklace
Posted in Christian Life, and Homemaking
When Munchkin decided to get baptized, I knew that I wanted to give her something special for that important moment in her life. Since Daddy had already given her a nice study Bible a couple of years ago, that was not an option. She had looked at some cross necklaces that she really liked, but they were gone by the time that I was able to go try to purchase one. I then decided that I would make her a necklace, so it would be even more special to her. This is what I came up with for her minus…