Framed Gift

I actually made this back in October, but I didn't want to do the post for fear the recievers of the gifts would see it! And, of course, I forgot to get a picture of the large ones that I gifted, but you can get the idea.

Framed Scrapbook Page

What you need:
1. Frame--
the large ones I did are 12x12 inches, but you can do 8x10 inches like this one as well, but the big ones are best. I did this one small for me in the "gallery" spot where I hang things my four year old does in frames.
(Hobby Lobby sells 12x12 scrapbook page frames and I waited til they were half off!)


2. Scrapbook Supplies--
paper, stickers, whatever decorations you want, temper paint if you want to do handprints, glue, etc. Get whatever you or the reciever of the gift likes.

3. Photos--
originals or copies...I used wallets and extra 3.5x5's for mine. (I would recommend copies if you use really old, or non-digital photos because you'll want to glue them down good)

4. Creativity! --
You don't have to be super creative, just lay it out before you glue it down and be sure to date it and add any other info you want to add. (I put the kids names and the date of the handprints right next to the edges of the prints on the white part)

The grandparents  all LOVED this!! Be sure you make one for yourself, too!!

Christmas Craft & Candy

Santa pretzels were a huge hit at my house! My four year old loved to make them with me and they were super easy!!! This is a really good one for kids to do! I LOVE Pinterest for this reason!!! All you need are pretzels (we used mini ones), almond bark, colored sugar, and marshmallows or white chocolate chips. You can heat up the bark in the microwave and dip just half the pretzel in, then coat with sugar and put your marshmallow or chip on for the ball on the hat. I couldn't find a larger container of just red, so we used the multi-pack with green, yellow, and blue and adapted them to be stocking hats...they turned out great! We made enough to eat and send to my brother overseas in the military.

 We made handprint tree Christmas cards for my brother and his buddies to send with his care package.

This wreath is for my fridge....little handprints are just precious!