Christmas Pajamas

Matching Nordic Reindeer Christmas Pajamas

Fabric from Hobby Lobby

Boy pants Simplicity 3669  size 10 width 12 length

Girl pants New Look 6861 size 7 with with added length

I was short on fabric, so I used white grosgrain ribbon between the pieces to make it look like I meant for it to look like that :)

Reindeer Names

Been seeing these on pinterest & etsy.

Decided to make my own.

Canvas is 12 x 24 and 1 1/2 inches thick

Font is Mufferaw cut with my silhouette, red & gray vinyl.

Silhouette reindeer shape Design ID #22960 baby reindeer by Hero Arts

Coated with a think layer of modpodge

Christmas Dress in Deer Valley

 

For K*’s 2013 Christmas dress, I used some Joel Dewberry Deer Valley fabric & some cream velveteen that I got from Above All Fabrics some time ago, inspired by a dress Melanie made.  The pattern is McCall’s 5793 view B in a size 7.  I omitted the lining and tulle layers as she has a puffy slip she can wear underneath, and I just didn’t feel like dealing with those parts to be honest and the Deer Valley fabric is a nice weight, not see through.  I did add some width to the bodice to create some soft gathers.   K* was super excited to wear her red ruby slippers from her Dorothy Halloween costume with it.

 

 

 

Oh how I love her in this dress twirling around with her sweet little pony tails and red bows.

Christmas PJs in Nordic Holiday

 

For K*s Christmas Eve/Christmas morning pajamas, I made a sweet nightgown using Stitch ‘n Save by McCall’s M6633 (out of print now) view B in a size 6, hoping it would fit my growing girl for the rest of the winter as it was the largest size for the pattern.  The fabric is Nordic Holiday by Michael Miller.  Isn’t it just so fun and bright for the holiday season!  Ilove the reindeer, tress & little birds.

K* felt like the neckline was too low or gaped open or something and was always wearing a t shirt under it, so I cut a t shirt up one day and sewed just the littlest bit of the neck binding & a bit of the shirt onto the nightgown to make her more comfortable.

I did make S* some pj bottoms using the red & blue racer stripes from Sarah Jane’s children at play line, but no pics to show of them.

 

M5205: Santa

Made by my mom: cute, fabric Santa using McCall's 5205.

She made one for herself last year and one for my sister this year.

 

 

Wooden Nativity

 

Wooden Nativity for activity days activity this week.

Idea from learning to be me.

 

Basic Supplies:

6"2x2

5" 2x2
2 1/2" 2"furring strip
2x 1-1/2" ball knob
1x 1/2" furniture button
Craft paint: Grey (Americana Neutral Grey)

Peach (Americana Toffee)

Blue (Folk Art Coastal Blue)

White (Apple Barrel White)

Foam brush, sandpaper, hot glue and sisal

 

I wish I would have glued baby Jesus a little higher, but the hot glue was holding quite well, so I just left it after gently trying to pry it off with no success.

 

I don't have a total calculated cost for these yet, but we made 14 sets for about $30, which included a bag of 50 foam brushes and 400 yds of sisal for future use.  We used up almost all of the wood, 2 2x2s and 1 furring strip.  Amazingly, we only needed on bottle of each color of craft paint.  I did divide it up in little containers to help curb excessive paint waste.

 

 

Christmas Blocks

J* made these blocks last week and I think they are so fun & cute!

{so I'm posting them so you can see them too}

Framed Christmas Countdown

I made this based on a framed countdown I saw in a JoAnn holiday flyer.  I happened to already have the super cute Christmas paper and embellishments from last year (I believe by My Minds Eye).  I came across them while organizing my craft "mess" a few weeks ago.  And this was major organizing, like pull everything out, dejunk, sort, reorganize.  We don't have any spare rooms not even an office, so it all lives in our bedroom or closet and it had reached a point where things were scattered in various areas making it hard to stay on top of what was where and what I really had and I needed to get rid of a few things.  I actually didn't remember I had the cute embellishments, just the paper.  There is subtle glitter on some of the red on the paper and the embellishments.  So all I needed was a black frame on sale.  I used a square 10"x10" frame from Michaels.  Once I sat down to make it, it was fast & easy.  I wasn't sure whether to use red or white vinyl for the "days til Christmas" wording.  Still not sure.  I guess I can always change it, I did cut the white out too while I was cutting the red.  I think the font is leftovers.  I finally got to use some of the chalkboard vinyl I bought earlier this year for the circle.  So far, it seems to erase nicely each day. The paper is under the glass and everything else is on top of the glass.

Merry & Bright block

I made four of these Merry & Bright blocks at our church craft night in the beginning of November.  Two red (alizarin crimson) and two green (forest green).  I gave the green away already before snapping a shot of one.  It was hard to decide what color to keep for myself.   I also can't decided if I want to sand the edges of mine, but I think I will then I won't care if it gets dings in it in the future.
Used Silhouette to design and cut it out of white vinyl.  The font is century.  The tree is a silhouette shape artsy_christmas_tree_pyramid box_C01085_19210. It measures 5 1/4"h by 6"w.
I was excited we made this as a craft at our craft night, because I had already started designing it to make my own, but by making it at the craft night, I actually didn't have to cut out the wood or the vinyl, pick out paint colors, or run around buying anything, the sweet friend in charge did all the hard work.
I originally saw the idea at The House of Smith Designs.

Jovial Table Runner

Wednesday night (Nov. 30) I decided it was time I started & finished this table runner.  I bought the fabric in like September intending to make a table runner for Christmas and just couldn't figure out for sure what I wanted to do with it.  I think I'm also one of those people who has a hard time working on a project for a holiday when it's not that holiday season yet.  My favorite by far is the white print used for the wide border.  The fabric is all from the Jovial line by Basic Grey.  I didn't have enough of the white print left for the backing, so Thursday I ran to the fabric store to get what I needed to finish (backing & binding).  They were out of my favorite print, so I picked out another nice poinsettia print.  I do have enough of the white print left to make another different table runner though, so I bought backing & binding for that future project too (might be next year though).  I'm even tempted to make a tree skirt out of a white dot print not seen here.....

It's about 43" x 23" and the strips are 3 1/2" with 5 1/4" border.

It makes me happy when I go in the kitchen and see it on my table.

Someday I'll learn how to do some simple machine quilting, for now I have to stick with straight lines.

Christmas Candy Skirt

Made with Riley Blake Christmas Candy fabric.  I was so excited to make/put the pink ruffle on the bottom.  It's just so fun!  And I haven't made a ruffle like that on anything for K* yet.  It won't be the last either.  I planned to make a gingerbread girl tee to go with it.  But, now I'm thinking it looks great with the pink tee plain (it's the same pink as the bottom ruffle).  If I do make an applique tee for it, I think I'll go with trees instead though.  I made the skirt to fit more than one year, so maybe I can just make a tee next year.  The pink and green are fun together.  I wasn't sure I liked the green ribbon after sewing it on at first, and thought it was either too thick or I should have left it off, but I'm liking it now.  K* is going to wear it to school tomorrow, so that will help me decide about the tee.  I laid out white leggings (it's actually cold here this week) and she came out and asked why she couldn't wear the bright pink leggings she has instead.  We'll see how things end up in the morning I guess....

Penguin Skirt

Penguin fabric from JoAnn's.  Black fabric from Riley Blake Trick or Treat.  There was some cute black swirly fabric at JoAnn's but I decided to be good and use up the black I had that I didn't use for Halloween.  I was on the ball and made this skirt (and another one) beforeThanksgiving.  I plan to make a pengiun tee shirt to go with it, but we'll see.  I'm eager to get on to other projects I hope to have done as Christmas presents.

Christmas Countdown

In 2008, I made this Christmas countdown for my kids.

It all started with our big, yearly RS craft night that I always look forward to. One of the projects that night was framed magnet boards decorated with cute scrapbook paper. I came home and searched the internet for a smaller frame to make one for my mom. Of course, I came across so many great ideas for what to do with a framed magnet board, and this countdown featured on CreativeXpress was one of them.
I got everything together, had my sister cut some things out with her cricut, tried several red paints, went back and forth on what paper to use and finally finished it up not too long before Christmas. I posted my crafty countdown on my blog and two years later after several requests, we made it at our RS craft night in Oct 2010. I must say, I was flattered that so many liked my idea enough to make it for their own homes (Colby doesn't really care for it, so it was nice to feel like it was "cool"). There were over 30 of them in two different sizes!! It ended up being A LOT of work. The frame I used was no longer available, so I had to come up with an alternative but similar idea. I ended up going with MDF squares (for cost & ease of cutting) with sheets of steel glued down. I hope everyone was able to finish and is happy with theirs. Things/I got a little crazy at the end and it became a bit consuming of my time. I never could have put everything together without the help of some awesome friends (& their hubbies).