DIY. Last year for Valentine’s Day, we’d just had Savvy Jr. and we knew we wouldn’t be going out for a fancy meal. I decided that Mr. Savvy’s gift would be a beer scavenger hunt. I bought some beer at the local craft brew store and hid them around the house with clues that led one to the other. Then I gave him the first clue and started him off. This is a fun, creative gift if your husband or boyfriend loves beer, and is especially useful if he is hard to buy presents for, as many men are. When I told the beer shop owner what I was doing, he said “I wish my wife would do that for me.” Some pictures: As you can see, this beer was in the medicine cabinet.
A beer wearing a diaper? Beers don’t belong in the shower. A beer in a coat pocket. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. You can get as fancy or silly as you want with this. Lucky Stars Christmas Tree Garland. Christmas advent box. Christmas Advent Materials Required: 24 small matchboxes One 12x12 sheet of Christmas themed patterned paper - I used Carolees Creations Scarf Stripe - although off cuts of coordinating papers would work fine 24 metal brads Christmas themed Chipboard pieces - I used Melissa Frances Christmas Glitter Shapes 8 inches of 1 inch wide spotted ribbon to coordinate with your papers Rik Rak in coordinating colours to match with your papers Two 4x4inch squares of thick chipboard or mountboard Number rubons - I used Doodlebug all mixed up small numbers or you can use stamps (the Stamps Away acrylic Swirly Uppercase alphabet have lovely numbers too)Acrylic paint to coordinate Black doodling pen Strong double sided tape Wet Adhesive I wanted to create an alternative Advent style gift for one of my children and decided to use matchboxes as they are the perfect size to hide a tiny daily treat!
Acrylic paint was used to cover all areas, including the inside of the drawers. They should look like this - Felt Ogee Ornament. I woke up this morning with an image in my head of a felt snowflake. So I asked my kids to make a few traditional fold and cut paper snowflakes for me before they left for school. I wanted to use them as templates for my idea. Instead, my 10 yr old showed me a 3D paper snowflake they had made in his art class. I loved the beauty and simplicity of it, so I changed my course! …it worked! Step 1: Cut one 6″x 6″ square of felt. Step 2: Using a straight edge and an Xacto knife, cut along the first line from the corner to about 1/4″ from the diagonal line. Repeat until all cuts have been made, keeping the felt intact at each corner on the diagonal line. Step 3: Lift the corners of the center square and hand stitch the ends together with matching thread.
Step 4: Turn the piece over and lift the corners of the second square. Step 5: Continue turning the piece over, overlapping points and stitching until all 4 squares are stitched. This makes a large ornament, about 10″ in total length.