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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, 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

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

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

Friday, October 11, 2013

19 Days of Homemade Gifts ~ Day 11~ Chalkboard Coasters

Today’s gift is a lot of fun. You can personalize each coaster for each of your friends. If you have any inside or silly jokes it would be great to write them on the coasters. Just like so many of the crafts this month, this one is a great one for your kiddos to make.

You Will Need:

4- 4X4 tiles

sandpaper

chalkboard paint

paint brush

felt protectors

chalk

Lightly sand the top of each of the coaster and wipe away all of the dust.

Paint several coats of the chalkboard paint onto each tile allowing dry time in between.

Once you are finished painting and the paint has dried, add felt protector to backside of the tiles on each corner.

Use the side of a piece of chalk and rub it all over each tile, wipe away the dust and you are ready to personalize the coasters.

Have Fun!

Charity

Thursday, October 10, 2013

19 Days of Homemade Gifts ~ Day 10 ~ Recipe Art

Today’s gift is perfect for the sentimental person in your life. Plus, it is crazy simple.

You Will Need:

recipe, written by a family member or yourself

frame

scrapbook paper

spray adhesive

Cut scrapbook paper to fit the frame, spray adhesives to the back of the paper, and stick to the cardboard back of the frame. Then, spray adhesive the back of the recipe car and attach it to the scrapbook paper. Finally, put it all back together and you are finish!

I love how each of the recipe cards are different.

Charity