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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Chatting with Charity - 17

Father's Day Gift

Sentimental Penny Keychain

Sentimental Penny Key Chain

This keychain makes a great sentimental gift for all the men in your life. Find pennies with your sentimental years (birth of your kids, when you got married, etc.…). Then, gather all the other supplies and get busy making yours.

Supply List

Pennies with sentimental years
Hammer
Nails
Scrap block of wood
6mm or larger jump ring
Keychain jump ring
Brillo Pad

Use the Brillo pad to clean the pennies.

Grab a handful of small nails, a hammer and a scrap block of wood and hammer a hole into each of your pennies.

If you have trouble getting the nail all the way through, flip the penny over and hammer from that side.

This not hard but you will bend a few nails, just be prepared with extra nails.

Use a small jump ring to go through the pennies and then attach to the keychain.

This makes a great gift for the men in your life!!

Charity

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Chatting with Charity 16

Good morning!

Do you ever struggle with what to get the person who has everything???
I recently had this struggle! My precious grandmother was about to turn 80 and I had NO IDEA what to get her! She has everything she needs and is downsizing what she has constantly. I love my grandmother deeply and I wanted to mark this occasion with a meaningful gift, one she would treasure. That is when the idea came to me... I would make her a memory jar. It was a simple project to make. I gathered a large jar, scrapbook paper, scissors, and a print out of what I wanted on the jar made from vinyl. If you do not have a vinyl machine you could easily do this with stickers from the craft store. I put the words on the front of the jar and cut the paper into strips. Then we got busy writing our favorite memories with my grandmother and rolled them up and put them inside of the jar. By the time we were finished the jar was full. I have to tell you that this gift was to her exactly what I wanted it to be! After she opened the gift she gave me this great piece of advice, when you are young you need to gather all the memories that you can so that when you are old you can sit and "unpack" them! Now, I have a new memory to add to the jar!

This is her telling me about collecting memories.

Charity

Friday, November 1, 2013

19 Days of Homemade Gifts ~ Day 19 ~ White Chocolate Popcorn

Are you ready to make a crazy easy and super yummy treat for your family and friends,,,,,and maybe a neighbor or two?

Todays gift is just that.

You will need:

popcorn

vegetable oil

butter

12 oz bag of white chocolate chip

M&M’s

clear bags

ribbon

Pour in enough popcorn to cover the bottom of your pan.

Then cover the corn with vegetable oil.

Turn your eye onto high and if you have a popcorn pot swirl it under all of the popcorn is done. If you do not have a popcorn pot you can gently shake the pot under the popcorn is done.

Pour popcorn out of pot and into two large bowl

Melt your bag of white chocolate chips in the microwave

*tip* add 1/2 a teaspoon of vegetable oil to the chocolate to get a smoother melt.

Once melted, my microwave took about 1 minute, pour over the popcorn in the bowls and stir until well blended.

Spread out over wax paper and sprinkle in M&M’s.

Allow to cool completely.

Then bag it up and pass it out.

Charity

Day 1 ~ Salt Dough Ornaments
Day 2 ~ Silent Night, Holy Night Pillow
Day 3 ~ Sentimental Penny Keychain
Day 4 ~ Cookie Sheet Chalkboard
Day 5 ~ Duct Tape Composition Notebook
Day 6 ~ Bible Bookmark
Day 7 ~ Bible Notebook
Day 8 ~ Embellished Mittens
Day 9 ~ Bike Wheel Memo Board
Day 10 ~ Recipe Art
Day 11 ~ Chalkboard Coasters
Day 12 ~ Peppermint Bark
Day 13 ~ Pennant Banner Clipboard
Day 14 ~ Christmas Art
Day 15 ~ Snow Globes
Day 16 ~ Bible Verse Scarf
Day 17 ~ Jones Soda Label
Day 18 ~ Silhouettes

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

19 Days of Handmade Gifts ~ Day 18 ~ Silhouettes

Today’s gift is guaranteed to make all grandparents squeal.

I mean what grandparent doesn’t want pictures of their grandkids anyway they can get them.

You Will Need:

side view picture of your child

hardback canvas

scrapbook paper

black cardstock

ribbon, if you have a girl

Mod Podge

paint brush

hot glue

Take pictures of your children from the side. I knew I wanted the ribbon detail so I put their up.

Print the pictures and cut around the outline of your children’s head, face and neck. Pay close attention to detail and take your time, it will pay off in the end.

Use your printer to then print the outline to the size you want it for your final product.

Cut it out, again take your time.

Use this as an outline to cut the final silhouette onto the black cardstock.

Mod Podge Scrapbook paper onto canvas and allow to dry.

Mod Podge silhouette onto the scrapbook paper.

Hot glue the ribbon detail and you are finished.

Wrap it up and brace yourself for the grandparents to squeal.

Charity

Thursday, October 17, 2013

19 Days of Homemade Gifts ~ Day 17 ~ Jones Soda Label

Okay, today’s gift is stretching the word HOMEMADE, please be kind and play along. The part that you make at home is the picture to upload for the label.

Simply go to Jones Soda and upload any picture you would like and in a few short weeks you will have personalized soda bottles waiting for you to wrap up and give to your special someone.

This is a bottle we made for my husband 6 or 7 years ago. He is standing in front of his 1972 Blazer that he restored. It was a great gift and he has held on to this unopened bottled since then….he must have liked it Winking smile

Here is the great news, Jones Soda has given me a 20% discount code for you. Enter Joneslove2013 into the promo code when you order. I would love to see any bottles you design.

Charity

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

19 Days of Homemade Gifts ~ Day 16 ~ Bible Verse Scarf

Today’s gift is a great gift for our girlfriends.

You will need to find out each of your friends favorite Bible verses. This was the most fun part for me because now I know something new about all of my friends.

You Will Need:

1 thin scarf

Sharpie or fabric pen

Bible verse

cardboard

This is NOT a hard project but it does take a good bit of time, so don’t plan to start it when you are limited on time.

I laid the scarf across my dinning room table with cardboard underneath to protect the table and just freehanded the verse.

You will need to hold the scarf tight where you are writing because it will slip but that is the hardest part.

Take your time, have fun and then enjoy giving your friend a very personal gift.

Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

Proverbs 3:33:3

Charity

Monday, October 14, 2013

19 Days of Homemade Gifts ~ Day 15 ~ Snow Globes

Homemade Snow Globes

Here is what you will need:

clean jars

spray paint

glitter

small decorations

Spray paint the lids.

Hot glue the decorations to the insides of the lids.

Sprinkle glitter into the jar.

Screw the top back on and there you have it.

Charity

19 Days of Homemade Gifts ~ Day 14 ~ Wise Men Still Seek Him

Today’s gift is perfect for a teacher, friend, or family member and simple enough to make that your kiddos can do it.

You will need:

Hard Canvas (Wal-Mart sells them in 3 packs)

Mod Podge

Paint Brush

Wrapping Paper or Scrapbook Paper

Ribbon

Die cut letters/design or stickers to write your Christmas message

Cut paper, I used wrapping paper, 1/2 an inch larger than your canvas on all sides.

Apply a thin coat of Mod Podge to the entire from of the canvas.

Lay paper on top and smooth out any wrinkles.

Flip the canvas over and cut into the overhanging paper at each corner.

Fold the overhanging paper down and apply Mod Podge.

Place your Christmas message and Mod Podge it down.

Apply several Coats of Mod Podge allowing each to dry in-between.

Hot glue ribbon to the back top corners and it is ready to be hung.

Charity

Sunday, October 13, 2013

19 Days of Homemade Gifts ~ Day 13~ Pennant Banner Clipboard

Let’s have some fun today making a great gift.

You will need:

1 clipboard

paint

paint brush

Sharpie

Mod Podge

scrapbook paper

You will start by painting the entire clipboard, front and back.

Once the paint is dry cut your scrapbook paper into triangles and a kite shape.

Lay the triangles across the clipboard and paint over them with Mod Podge.

Apply the kite in the same way.

Paint several coats of Mod Podge over the entire clipboard, front and back.

Use the Sharpie to add details.

Now it is ready to give to the scholar in your life!

Charity