a handmade christmas: diy fabric flower necklace.

 Happy Friday! Today is the third (and final) day of my little handmade Christmas series. As part of my mom's present, I made her a fabric flower necklace. 

 I already had the fabric and beads, and just had to buy the jewelry chain. I cut long strips of fabric, braided three together and hot glued them into spirals to make each flower. I attached the beads with hot glue as well. The chain is hooked to a piece of felt on the back of the necklace, which is holding the flowers together.

Just like the last two, this is a fun and simple gift to make. I think it's time to make one for myself!

xoxo.

Day One: DIY Glitter Champagne Flutes

Day Two: DIY Flower Pots

a handmade christmas: diy flower pots.

Welcome to day two of our little series, A Handmade Christmas. I'm sharing a couple of the projects I did to put together handmade gifts for my family. Today's project is DIY flower pots. I made one for my mother-in-law, DeAnn, and one for my sister-in-law, Ashley. 

 I followed this method to make the pots, and I would recommend a somewhat sturdy fabric. I filled each pot with some paperwhite bulbs from Portland Nursery. 

And there you have it! DIY flower pots for a fun, handmade gift!

xoxo.

a handmade christmas: diy glitter champagne flutes

 It was part of my 12x2012 list to make Christmas gifts that were handmade. I wasn't able to do that for everyone on my list, but I did do a few. I thought I'd share them this week, now that they've been given  out. I made these glittery champagne flutes for my sister, inspired by this DIY on Something Turquoise.  

The flutes were pretty simple (and a lot of fun) to make. You can even cure them in the oven to make them dishwasher safe! The champagne flutes and the glitter paint are both from Michael's. 

You can make your own by following the instructions on Something Turquoise. This is a great way to glam up any type of glass surface, like wine glasses, juice glasses, or even glass jars!

xoxo.