Category: Stuff I Make (page 15)

My mother-in-law is renown for her Christmas gifts to friends and neighbors because unlike the regular paper cookie plate everyone gives, she spends the year stalking closeouts and after season sales for beautiful Christmas dishes at a fraction of their…

As a former professional scrapbooker, I am all about memory keeping. I’m still known to scrapbook every once in a while, I’ve made shutterfly books, I’m always looking for a great way to celebrate our personal histories. Especially for Atti…

I had my little nieces in mind for this gift. I wanted something that would encourage their creativity and imagination, so I went back to my childhood and thought about what I liked to play with. Dress up dolls were…

It’s time to turn our attention to the baby on your Christmas list, especially if that baby doesn’t get to spend much time with the people who love them. I made these blocks for Atti, who while no longer a…

What screams “Grandma gift” more than something made out of a doily? Nothing right! Of course, today’s grandma’s are so hip that you can’t even find a doily in the stores anymore. After striking out all over town, I finally…

I’m always coming across picture frames at thrift stores that are perfectly good, but boring as all get out. And then I go to a fancy store and find a beautiful picture frame that my cheap ass self can’t stomach…

Men are the hardest to shop for, and especially for kids. Dad stuff is either obscure, expensive, or obscure and expensive. So most often we seem to go for ties. But I thought it might be great to take that…

Jewelry making is my go to when I’m gift giving. You can put something together in a matter of minutes that will have people dropping jaws at your mad skills. For this necklace I was inspired by the huge pearl…