Such an easy idea for a handprint with your child! The instructions for this craft can be found HERE. You could use this as a card for grandparents or hang it on your tree.
Another cute use of a handprint for the holidays is to create a Santa! Another cute card possibility. The instructions can be found HERE as well as instructions for a handprint tree, handprint angel and my favorite, the handprint snowmen ornament.
We made these cute ornaments snowmen ornaments last year for the grandparents as well as for our tree.
On the back has Riley's name and the year. You can dress them up with scarfs, etc. if you choose. Ours have black stovepipe hats but you can't see them well in this picture.
I also made these last year for us and for the grandparents:
I took photos of the kids from the side and then printed them out, traced and cut them out on black cardstock and then mod podged them to the wooden discs I picked up at the craft store. Distressed the edges with some ink and then attached the ribbon and they go perfectly on your tree. On the back I included the child's name and year.
I've been in a shirt crafting mood lately so here is one of my favorites! If you would like the template for this one, please feel free to contact me and I'll send it to you. I made one for a dear friend in Jax and I really wish our two girls were still neighbors to see them in their matching shirts!
I also created a Christmas tree shirt for Kendall, here's the what inspired my creation.
With Kendall's I created it on a white tee shirt and have 4 layers of ribbon - two different types of the same color and width. I used only red buttons attached with fabric glue and stitched the ribbons onto the shirt and stitched the star on at the top. (A mom at Riley's school thought I bought this shirt! Gotta love it when it doesn't have the "homemade" look!)
(Sorry for the poor quality photo - I just got it out of the wash)
I've also wanted to create a shirt with words on it in a holiday print...Yes, I made the matching skirt, but you wouldn't have to go to all that trouble. Find some cute Christmas material and then trace and cut out letters you print off of your computer. You can use heavy duty Heat & Bond or stitch around them with a sewing machine like I did.
This was last year's matching shirts I made for my kiddos. I created them using a stencil made from freezer paper.
These are some other adorable ideas using handprints for the holidays:
These ideas came from HERE if you want to see more information about them.
This one is on my list of ideas to do with my rugrats this season. I have a bunch of green and red buttons left over from the tree shirt I made for Kendall.
For the directions, go HERE and make some with your little crafters!
I also went to a great store out here called The Wood Connection. It's a wood crafter's paradise! They have every thing precut and ready for you to take home and make your own! Here is what I've made for Christmas this year:
I painted the sides and parts of the fronts with an off white paint. Then found some coordinating scrapbook paper, cut it out and mod podged it on. Then I took some sand paper and sanded off the edges and any extra hanging off the sides. Then I took my distressing ink and made it look older. I love how it turned out. This store has all types of fonts, word packages, etc. I'd like to find a rusted bell to hang from the "e" and maybe embellish some of the other letters, but that's for another day.
I also bought and made this using the same idea as the project above. Painted the sides, mod podged paper down and then used vinyl letters to spell out JOY!
My other creation from that store was this:
I think I'm going to find some pretty red wire to wrap around the tree on a diagonal and make some cute curly q's at the ends, but haven't been to the craft store all week...Not to worry, it's only Wednesday! Still plenty of time to get back there and do more damage to the credit card!
That should hopefully spark some ideas for you to create for the holidays! Happy Christmas Crafting!
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