Felt & Button Ornament Tutorial & FB Giveaway

I'm stuck in a weird place; in between brown and orange turkeys and red and green glitter.

It's a week until Thanksgiving and all I want to think about is wrapping presents and picking out my Christmas Tree. I'm always excited to pull out my Fall decorations and this year I am especially excited to put them away. Not sure why, but it probably has to do with stuff like this:

How cute are these Christmas Tree Ornaments?

{Inspired by these cuties from our Pinterest Christmas Board}

I'm loving how easy they are to make and how darling they turn out. With just some scraps of felt & ribbon, a needle & thread, buttons & stuffing, and a few minutes to spare, you too can make some handmade ornaments that would be a great gift (or gift topper) for your special someones.

**I'm so excited: We now have 100 facebook fans! So to celebrate and thank all of you, I am giving away a felt ornament!! Go to our facebook page and comment with your favorite thing about Christmas here to enter. Giveaway Now CLOSED.**

Wanna make your own? Here's how!

Cut triangles with pinking shears and rectangles from brown felt for the base of the tree. My triangles measured about 3.5 inches across the base and almost 5 inches tall.

Sew on buttons using one piece of embroidery thread for all the buttons.

Fold 5 inch ribbon tab in half and place on top of tree, and tree trunk on bottom and put right sides together

Hand-stitch using embroidery thread of choice- I love using accenting colors all the way around, leaving a gap to stuff with polyester fiberfill or your choice of stuffing

Leave a tail in the beginning and square knot the ends

and you are done!! Easy, peasy and super duper cute!

In other (Christmas-y related) announcements, I will be featuring some FABULOUS shops and artisans starting the day after Thanksgiving... you know, the day you go out really early in the morning to buy stuff for a great price? Sleep in and shop online (that's my motto!!)

So come back and check it out! And if you have a great Christmas gift idea, email me to be featured.

{Linking up}

More Halloween Tutorials!

Wanna learn how to make these great Halloween crafts?! All of these great tutorials are available on our Swap blog!

Trick or Treat Spray Paint Pillows from Jessica (or you can purchase them from her etsy shop)

Baby Food Jar Garland from Teri (a hybrid version of the glowing jars and fabric garland)

Spell Books from Malinda (there's even a link to free printables to make your own!)

Also, I've been interviewed over at Crafty Critique-- come say hi and see what I have to say about my favorite super hero (Super MOM!!)

And if you didn't win a pattern set from Sassy Site's Giveaway, you have another chance over at Crafty Critique-- no entries yet, so head over there and you just might win a Super Hero Cape pattern!

Super Sweet Earring Stud Tutorial and Giveaway!

The past couple of weeks I've been getting ready for my Spring Boutique-- I try to have an open house quarterly where I sell Mary Kay Cosmetics and some Kirstikoo Handmade Goodies! It was a total success and I wish I took more pictures.

My Spring inspiration was this delicious flower bouquet from Costco!

Here are all the things I made while getting ready:

My newest project has been handmade jewelry-- I got a kit to make these adorable tile necklaces here. When you buy the kit with all supplies necessary, you get full instructions on how to make them.

Add a small tin to put the chain necklaces in-- I punched out circles to decorate the tins and wrapped these up for some awesome homemade gifts for Mother's Day and Birthdays.

The other accessory I've been working on are these super sweet stud earrings!

I love these! They are so easy to make and really add a cute touch to your outfit. I grabbed a few fun coordinating fabrics at Jo-Anns, and these size 14 or 20 (1/2") cover buttons (also available at my favorite etsy supply store- everything ribbons). Make sure you get the pusher and mold tools! You will also need earring posts and backs- I got these from Michaels.

(you can save and print the above image)

Then I punched out a cute scallop, stamped a circular image on it and punched two small holes.

Since I was selling necklaces and earrings, I wanted to display them in an aesthetically pleasing manner :) So I made this jewelry frame-- I got an unfinished wood frame from Michaels, painted it black, got 1/2 yard of muslin and glued it into the back of the frame, then glued in some quilt batting behind that. Then I sewed on a few buttons for the necklaces to hang on. I think it turned out great and I will probably move it into my bedroom for my personal jewelry collection.

Let me know what you think!! Oh, and hey I might as well do a giveaway! I'm so thankful for the support of my fabulous readers and followers... all 182 of you! Wanna win these pretties?

Leave me a comment and a random winner will be announced on June 8th (my birthday!)
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Placemat Tote Bag Tutorial and Giveaway!!

Hi friends!! I am a guest blogger on Sassy Sites! Go HERE for the Placemat Tote Bag Tutorial and for the chance to win this:

I'm a Makeup and Skin Care Junkie!

Yes, I admit, I really am-you already knew I'm a craft, sewing, home design, holiday decorations junkie. But mostly, I am talking about this super cool blog called I'm a Makeup and Skin Care Junkie.

I'm a guest blogger talking about my favorite Mary Kay skin care and beauty products... plus I am giving away this!!

Go to the beauty blog for more skin care and beauty information, make up application tips and product suggestions. And enter for the chance to win the handmade zipper pouch, mini eyeshadow set, and rose mirror compact!

Mak&O Creations Giveaway!

Today I am featuring my good friend Naomi, from Mak&O Creations. Her stuff is absolutely adorable and I have a few goodies that my boys LOVE! After many requests from her friends to make her items available for sale, she decided to start a blog, HERE. She has crocheted monster hats in many styles and colors, leg warmers, and monster hoodies. All the items posted on the blog are already made and ready to sell, and she also takes custom orders.

Naomi has graciously decided to offer us one of her Monstrously Cute Hats as a giveaway!! This darling lavendar and brown monster hat will go to a random commenter.

Here are all the ways you can enter:

1. Follow Kirstikoo or Like Kirstikoo on FB

2. Follow Mak&O Shop

3. Go to Mak&O Shop and tell us your favorite item!

You get a separate entry for each- Good luck to you! Make sure you leave me your email address. Giveaway entries end Monday, April 18 and Winner will be announced April 19!

Quilted Zipper Pouch Winner!

And the winner is...

#33

Nancy Sue

Congratulations and I'll email you for your address. Thanks all for entering. I'll be posting some of my favorite Valentine projects soon-- if you have a project you'd like featured, send me an email. I'd love to see it!!