The last of the presents!

Here are the last two Christmas presents that I made for some men in my life!  Sorry the pictures are kind of yellow.  The first is a bookmark I made for my husband.  He said all he wanted for Christmas we for me to make him a bookmark with a picture of our son and I on it along with something reminding him of how much he has to be thankful for!  Isn't that so sweet?!  So here is what I came up with, and he loved it!  :)  

  

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey

Fonts: CK Printer, CK Card Starters (scrapnfont.com)

Other: Cricut Fabulous Finds Cartridge (Provo Craft), eyelet, twill

This second present I made for my dad.  He is one of those guys that is never in want for anything...just always content with what he has.  I made him this frame using a photo matte I had  sitting around and put it on a little easel.  I think he liked it!

Paper: K & Company

Letter stickers: Pink Paisley

Chipboard heart: Making Memories

Other: Cricut Home Accents Cartridge (Provo Craft), photo matte, easel 

More handmade Christmas gifts!

Here are some Christmas gifts I  made for my mother-in-law and sister-in-law.  I picked up the wood carved pieces at Michael's, covered them in some Christmas paper, added some paint, glitter, and ribbon!

Robot lunch box

Here is a little something I made a while back for my friend, Lorie's, little boy who was turning one!  I didn't even know it but it just turns out that she LOVES robots!  :)  Speaking of Lorie, she is an amazing photographer and also very creative!  If you are looking for something cute you should check out her Etsy store!  Anyway, this was just a little gift for her adorable son Henry.  I thought maybe he could use it to keep some little toys in or something, and mom could use the mini album to fill with pics from his b-day party or his second year.  I used almost all Cosmo Cricket products and the little lunch box I picked up in the $1 section at Joanne's.

Altered Bra...

I know some of you may be thinking, "what in the world?" about my little project I would like to share with you today.  Melissa Frances is hosting an altered bra contest over on her blog for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  I first read her post about it and thought it was a nice thought but not a project I was interested in being a part of.  Then I was watching an interview on TV of Condoleezza Rice (US National Security Advisor) in which she was talking about her mother's fight with breast cancer.  She said something to the effect of "everyone is in some way impacted by breast cancer" and I thought she is totally right.  Almost everyone has a family member, friend, coworker, or has them self been diagnosed with breast cancer.  

All that to say, my grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer a few years ago when she was in her eighties.  I thought for sure this would be the time to say goodbye to her since I couldn't comprehend her old, frail body fighting off something like this.  Well, after surgery and radiation treatment I am happy to say that she is still with us today and will be 92 years old next month.  She has lived to see the birth of my first son and her first great-grandchild.  She is a very sweet, loving lady and has always been a prayer warrior for our family.  So this project is dedicated to her.

Paper: Basic Grey

Accessories: Cricut (Home Accents), rhinestones (CTMH), ribbon & flowers (craft supply)

Christmas Ornament

I decided now that I have started my own blog it was time for me to participate is my first contest.  Regina over at Bitten By the Bug challenged us to make a Christmas ornament using a circle punch from one of three Cricut cartridges.  I chose one from my "home accents" cartridge.  This was a super easy project!  I just cut out the image four times, folded them in half, strung some beading through the center and glued them together.  It was hard to get a good picture of this because the beads I used are clear (but sparkly) and they just disappeared when photographing them.  If you have any pointers for my photography let me know.

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey

Cardstock: CTMH (Chocolate)

Accessories: beads, ribbon, and twill (craft supply)