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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

Saturday, October 12, 2013

19 Days of Homemade Gifts ~ Day 12~ Peppermint Bark

Today’s gift is not only a great gift but it is very YUMMY. You will want to make extra for your family!

Here is what you will need:

Pan lined with foil

1 pound semi sweet chocolate

1 pound white chocolate

1 bag peppermint candy

double boiler or pot and glass bowl

cute dish

Line your pan with foil.

Grab a bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips

Pour Chocolate into your double boiler or glass bowl over boiling water in a pot.

melt and stir

when the chocolate is completely melted pour onto foil lined pan smooth out and place in freezer

unwrap peppermint candies and place in zip top bag

then have some fun crushing them

this part is a frustration reducer

Ahhh, I feel better already

Grab your white chocolate,

put it into your double broiler

stir and melt

stir and melt.

But here is the HARD part

WAIT

YOU MUST WAIT!!!

See if you pour the melted white chocolate onto the frozen dark chocolate then you will have a big mess, because the white chocolate will melt the dark chocolate and they will mix together and lets just say it is not pretty