Welcome to day 2 of the 4th Annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop! A few years ago we were looking online for handmade gift ideas and thought it would be great if there was a resource dedicated JUST to handmade gift ideas. Enter the Handmade Holidays hop! We've gathered over 100 of our creative blogger friends in the craft industry as well as some of our fellow product manufacturers to bring you a plethora of inspiring gift ideas you can make now to give to your friends, family, and colleagues. Pin and bookmark these ideas for this holiday season and to use throughout the year! Each day of the hop features approximately 30 gift projects and you can "hop" from one blog to another to check them all out.
And be sure to enter the
GIVEAWAY at the bottom of this post to win tons of awesome prizes
courtesy of the many amazing craft product manufacturers sponsoring this
inspiring blog hop!
For today's blog hop Westcott Brand's resident crafter extraordinaire Marisa Pawelko of Modern Surrealist created a cozy and festive fleece winter boa accented with a custom upcycled Ice Resin Brooch! This scarf and brooch combo is super easy to recreate and can be customized to suit the gift recipient's unique sense of style!
Scroll down for a full step by step tutorial!
Fold fleece in half on the table. You could also try this with other fabrics!
Trim off selvage edge, adjusting the tension on your Westcott ExtremEdge Titanium Bonded Scissors as needed.
Measure and cut strips that are 9" wide all the way across the fleece.
Lay the strips over one another and use them for a guide while cutting.
Cut at least three long strips.
Lay the strips on top of each other.
Using your Westcott Ruler, lay a piece of tape for a guide 4.5" from the needle on your sewing machine.
Pin all three layers together along the outer edges.
Sew straight down the middle down the length, keeping an eye on the tape guide.
Remember to back stitch on both ends.
Remove the pins.
Cut strips evenly all the way down the length of the assembly.
Depending on the style you are going for, you can cut wide strips, thin strips, wavy strips, etc. For this scarf the designer cut wide strips with a rounded end.
The ExtremEdge Scissors are great for cutting though multiple layers of fabric.
For people with mobility issues or arthritis, or if you've used many layers of fabric, we hightly recommend our large handle Titanium Bonded Precision Tip Scissors. They are ideal for fussy cuts, and repetitive cuts and offer superior leverage and control!
Adhere a strip of the excess fleece, to the outer edge of a clean jar top using Dodz from 3L Scrapbook Adhesives.
Then arrange trinkets into the jar top and hold in place with more Dodz from 3L Scrapbook Adhesives. Add some coordinating glitter for touch of sparkle! Seal the components in place with Ice Resin and allow to cure for 3 days. Once cured, glue a pin back to the back of the jar top.
Use the funky new brooch to amp up this winter scarf gift! Use trinkets that reflect your loved one's interests. For instance, favorite colors, sport teams, mementos, etc.
Fluff up the scarf and you've ready to give this super stylish handmade gift and keep your loved one warm and cozy all throughout the winter!
For today's blog hop Westcott Brand's resident crafter extraordinaire Marisa Pawelko of Modern Surrealist created a cozy and festive fleece winter boa accented with a custom upcycled Ice Resin Brooch! This scarf and brooch combo is super easy to recreate and can be customized to suit the gift recipient's unique sense of style!
Scroll down for a full step by step tutorial!
Fold fleece in half on the table. You could also try this with other fabrics!
Trim off selvage edge, adjusting the tension on your Westcott ExtremEdge Titanium Bonded Scissors as needed.
Measure and cut strips that are 9" wide all the way across the fleece.
Lay the strips over one another and use them for a guide while cutting.
Cut at least three long strips.
Lay the strips on top of each other.
Using your Westcott Ruler, lay a piece of tape for a guide 4.5" from the needle on your sewing machine.
Pin all three layers together along the outer edges.
Sew straight down the middle down the length, keeping an eye on the tape guide.
Remember to back stitch on both ends.
Remove the pins.
Cut strips evenly all the way down the length of the assembly.
Depending on the style you are going for, you can cut wide strips, thin strips, wavy strips, etc. For this scarf the designer cut wide strips with a rounded end.
The ExtremEdge Scissors are great for cutting though multiple layers of fabric.
For people with mobility issues or arthritis, or if you've used many layers of fabric, we hightly recommend our large handle Titanium Bonded Precision Tip Scissors. They are ideal for fussy cuts, and repetitive cuts and offer superior leverage and control!
Adhere a strip of the excess fleece, to the outer edge of a clean jar top using Dodz from 3L Scrapbook Adhesives.
Then arrange trinkets into the jar top and hold in place with more Dodz from 3L Scrapbook Adhesives. Add some coordinating glitter for touch of sparkle! Seal the components in place with Ice Resin and allow to cure for 3 days. Once cured, glue a pin back to the back of the jar top.
Use the funky new brooch to amp up this winter scarf gift! Use trinkets that reflect your loved one's interests. For instance, favorite colors, sport teams, mementos, etc.
Fluff up the scarf and you've ready to give this super stylish handmade gift and keep your loved one warm and cozy all throughout the winter!
Are you ready for lots more creative handmade gift ideas and projects??
Follow along on our blog hop! Simply click on each of the links below to be taken to that post with additional information and photos on how to create a handmade gift project. Have fun and pin away!
Clearsnap Ellison Educational Equipment Walnut Hollow Graphic 45 Hydrangea Hippo Westcott Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Rowland Technologies Neat and Tangled ICE Resin Therm O Web Elizabeth Craft Designs Pink and Main The Buckle Boutique Clearsnap - Vivian Keh Ashley Rader - Giddy Upcycled ICE Resin - Jen Cushman Candy Spiegel- Candy Scraps Graphic 45 - Andrew Roberts Rina Gonzales - Mothership Scrapbook Gal Therm O Web - Amanda Niederhauser Cori Warner - The Flying C Yana Smakula - My Cardmaking & Scrapbooking The Buckle Boutique - Shawn Mosch Eileen Hull Designs - Eileen Hull Angela Muir - Handmade in the Heartland Krista Winters - eat, knit & d.i.y. Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L - Erica Houghton Katie Smith - Punk Projects Elizabeth Craft Designs - Karen Aicken Jeanie Hevener - Create & Babble Ellison Educational Equipment - Hilary Kanwischer Fancy Shanty - Stacy Molter Liz Hicks - Blogerisms a Rafflecopter giveaway
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Clearsnap Ellison Educational Equipment Walnut Hollow Graphic 45 Hydrangea Hippo Westcott Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Rowland Technologies Neat and Tangled ICE Resin Therm O Web Elizabeth Craft Designs Pink and Main The Buckle Boutique Clearsnap - Vivian Keh Ashley Rader - Giddy Upcycled ICE Resin - Jen Cushman Candy Spiegel- Candy Scraps Graphic 45 - Andrew Roberts Rina Gonzales - Mothership Scrapbook Gal Therm O Web - Amanda Niederhauser Cori Warner - The Flying C Yana Smakula - My Cardmaking & Scrapbooking The Buckle Boutique - Shawn Mosch Eileen Hull Designs - Eileen Hull Angela Muir - Handmade in the Heartland Krista Winters - eat, knit & d.i.y. Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L - Erica Houghton Katie Smith - Punk Projects Elizabeth Craft Designs - Karen Aicken Jeanie Hevener - Create & Babble Ellison Educational Equipment - Hilary Kanwischer Fancy Shanty - Stacy Molter Liz Hicks - Blogerisms a Rafflecopter giveaway
Follow our Handmade Holidays Gift Ideas Pinterest board for even more inspiration!
Follow Jennifer Priest of RainMaker Media Works + Hydrangea Hippo's board Handmade Holidays on Pinterest.A huge thank you to our sponsors for this hop - please visit their blogs below and follow them. And be sure to come back tomorrow for another 30+ amazing Handmade Gift Ideas!
Clearsnap || Ellison Educational Equipment || Walnut Hollow || Graphic45 || Westcott || ICE Resin || Therm O Web || Rowland Industries || Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L || Pink and Main || Elizabeth Craft Designs || The Buckle Boutique || Neat and Tangled
Additional Sponsorship provided to bloggers by:
Sakura || Fairfield Processinga Rafflecopter giveaway
Follow our Handmade Holidays Gift Ideas Pinterest board for even more inspiration!
Follow Jennifer Priest of RainMaker Media Works + Hydrangea Hippo's board Handmade Holidays on Pinterest.A huge thank you to our sponsors for this hop - please visit their blogs below and follow them. And be sure to come back tomorrow for another 30+ amazing Handmade Gift Ideas!
Clearsnap || Ellison Educational Equipment || Walnut Hollow || Graphic45 || Westcott || ICE Resin || Therm O Web || Rowland Industries || Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L || Pink and Main || Elizabeth Craft Designs || The Buckle Boutique || Neat and Tangled
Additional Sponsorship provided to bloggers by:
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Follow our Handmade Holidays Gift Ideas Pinterest board for even more inspiration!
A huge thank you to our sponsors for this hop - please visit their blogs below and follow them. And be sure to come back tomorrow for another 30+ amazing Handmade Gift Ideas!
Clearsnap || Ellison Educational Equipment || Walnut Hollow || Graphic45 || Westcott || ICE Resin || Therm O Web || Rowland Industries || Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L || Pink and Main || Elizabeth Craft Designs || The Buckle Boutique || Neat and Tangled
