Welcome everyone to the first link up this year for our Gifts From The Heart ~ A Handmade Christmas blog hop. I’m so looking forward to reading all your Christmas posts! Please grab the Christmas button code in the sidebar to link back to the blog hop, so others can join in the fun!
The link up will stay open from today until next Tuesday. I’ll post a new one each Wednesday morning, so make sure to come back and join in the fun!
Handmade decorations and gifts have a special place in my heart. Each year as we get our old favorites out to hang up, we remember when we made them. The fun the children had together creating with glitter, and paint. Yes I do have a few special store bought ornaments as well. But they are special because of WHEN I bought them, not who made them.
I’m going to be posting often, daily I HOPE up until Christmas, recipes, crafts and gift tutorials and ideas. I’m also going to revive my Christmas blog hop, Gifts From The Heart ~ A Handmade Christmas. I will post a link up each Wednesday and I’m looking forward to reading all your Christmas posts!
I stumbled on to this old video the other day. Boy did it bring back memories! I know I’ve seen this before and likely read the books as a child as well. I hope you enjoy!
Family traditions are a special way to build closeness. We all have meaningful times we look forward to each year. As Christmas gets closer our family looks forward to our yearly light drive. We pick a evening when the weather is nice, make lots of hot chocolate and pile into the van. Off we go to town to slowly drive around and look at the beautiful light displays. The children especially look forward to this every year.
What are your favorite Christmas traditions? Please share about them on your blog and include a link below. Do you have more handcrafted gifts, please share links for thoughts as well!
Welcome to Gifts from the heart, a handmade Christmas. This is the 1st of 6 weekly sharing posts. I’m looking forward to seeing the wonderful creations you’d like to share. Decorations, recipes, gifts, tutorials, traditions anything that makes your Christmas season special.
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The best part of giving and receiving handmade gifts is the love that is shared with them. The special memories that cherished and held close to the heart.
This week I’m sharing a gift that I made last year. I enjoyed making them and will be making more this year!
No Sew Tied Fleece Blankets, these are easy to make and go together quickly. They make wonderful gifts for adults and children a like.
First you need to decide what size your going to make. Last year I made one bed sized (about 2 meters) and one couch throw (about 1 1/2 meters). This year I’m planing to make car blankets so I will make them 1 meter long.
Once you have decided how long you want your blankets, lay two pieces of fleece out on top of each other. I like to use a print for the top and a solid on the back. Cut the pieces to the same size. I’ve found it helps to cut both at the same time, other wise they can “magically” end up a little different. Fleece likes to slip around a bit.
Lay the two pieces out flat on top of each other. Now I like to pin the fleece together ever foot or so, about 6 inches in from the edge. Cut a 4 inch square out of each corner.
Now starting at one corner cut straight lines into the blanket 4 inches deep. It doesn’t have to be exact, this is very forgiving. Cut the strips about an inch wide, again this is forgiving.
Once you have gone all around the blanket, it’s time to start tying. Take the two fringe pieces and tye them together like a shoe lace but with out the bows. I do this twice for each piece, being careful to match the top and bottom fringe up correctly.
Once you’ve gone all the way around your done!
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Making your own fresh cranberry sauce taste so good. It also saves a lot of money. In our area one small can is close to 3.00. You can make your own for much less.
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As the nicer weather is back many more people are on the roads. Lots of city drivers rushing to and from the cottage. Slow down, enjoy the trip.
