Look Alike Chan Lou Wrap Bracelet

Since it is summer, I have had more time on my hands. I was on pinterest looking for crafts to do and I saw a bunch of things for jewelry and it made me think of christmas and presents. Yes I know it is kind of early to be thinking about that, but somehow I am always feeling stressed about getting people gifts. So I thought that I would start making some... for the woman in my family. I came across look alike Chan Lou wrap bracelet. Later that day I went to michaels and got all the supplies I needed. Lucky for me there was a big sale on the beads. I bought bigger beads than the instructions told me to, but I like making things different than the instructions. I have made three so far. Each one is getting better than the last. Practice really does make perfect. Here are some pictures of the ones I have made.

I didn't get a picture of the third one since I already gave it to my sister as a gift. The one I gave her though is definitely my favorite.

String the Heart

Lately I have been in a very crafty mood which has been great since it was a birthday filled month. For a while now I have seen where you get a thin piece of wood, hammer nails to make a boarder, nail a shape or point in the middle, and get string and wrap it from the boarder to the center until filled. It was my cousins birthday and I thought that would be a cute gift so I made it. I thought it ended up being pretty cute. The one I made was smaller than all the ones I have seen, not everyone has room for a big piece of wood in there room. I gave it to her Friday and she loved it... thank goodness! hahaha Here is a picture of it. 

Grandma's Handmade Gift

It is my Grandma's 80th birthday on Friday, so I decided that I wanted to make her something special. I was looking on pinterest and other blogs to get ideas. Finally I found something that I knew I had to make. It was a family tree put in a frame. Well of course I didn't want to do it exactly like that so I switched it up a bit. I went to Michaels and walked around until I saw a wooden shadow box and a wooden "Family". When I got home I painted them purple- Grandma's favorite color- and glued the "Family" on top of the shadow box. Then, I printed out a tree on a piece of tan cardstock. For the names, I just typed them all up with some space in between and printed it out on a piece of green cardstock. After, I put double sided taped that had on side covered behind each of the names and cut them into leaves. Once all of that was done, I glued all the names of my grandma's children and their children. Handmade gifts are always the best to give to a grandparent because you know that they'll just love it.