12 Days od Craftmas # 11 The Cape

 For my darling Brittany, i made a Cape. It is reversible with green velvet on one side and a patterned faux suede velvet on the other, with the intent that it could be bother regal or taken for a hike. This is about a 1.5 hour project, so if you can get some velvet or other fabrics on sale, its a great present, one of a kind!

12 Days of Craftmas #10 The Quilt

So, for my mom I waned to do something special and practical. My parent have a cabin in the mountains so I thought maybe something for that, then I thought of a quilt. It is a very non-traditional quilt. I used microfiber just because it was SO soft and ended up being cheaper than buying fabric from a fabric store! I just bought a king sized blanket from wal-mart and cut it up, attached it to the quilt portion and WALLAH!

My mom loved it! So much in fact she for a while refused to take it to the mountain cabin.

FYI: Microfiber is not kind to mistakes, you cannot rip seams out of it without tearing a whole in the fabric! About $25 and 5 hours of work.

12 Days of Craftmas # 9: The Apron

My sister is the picture of domesticity. She loves baking and now that she stays home, she started a cake business. She's awesome, she make cake pops, banana bread, coconut cake and a lot more! They are all wonderful!

So anyways, i wanted to make her an Apron she could wear to events she caters for her business. So i made her a reversible Apron with a plastic sleeve she can put her business cards in. This way it makes a her logo on her apron, but also a pocket so she can give out more business cards. For some Yummy Cakes by Tonya, see http://www.facebook.com/YummyCakesByTonya

12 Days of Craftmas # 8: Frisbee Golf Bag

So brothers are difficult when it comes to crafting presents. My brother plays Frisbee golf and usually takes  a lunch box to carry his extra freebees. So I had an old messenger bag from middle school that had a few holes and an ink stain. So i cut it to pieces and made a Frisbee Golf Bag, I got the design from a company funnily enough called the nut sac- i added a pocket for a water bottle. I liked the way it turned out. www.nutsacbags.com

12 Days of Craftmas # 6 & #7- Cooking

Cooking your presents is just a good idea. Its cheap and thoughtful, so for my large extended family I decided to do Banana Bread for my dad's family and Hot Pepper Jelly for my mom's family.


Basic Recipe- we always have brown bananas in our freezer. Just defrost them...

• 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
• 350 degrees for an hour. 

I got the Christmas towels at the dollar store Cost: $1.00  Time: 1.5 hours for 4 loaves

 
Hot Pepper Jelly is a southern thing, this was a little ambitious but also fun. You have to have a hot water bath caner and jars. It is cool to see your pepper flecks in the amber liquid.

I used red Serrano and Green Jalapeno Peppers from my garden. 

Cost: jars 30 cents each 

Time: 2 hours for 7 jars   

http://www.pickyourown.org/pepper_jelly.htm

12 Days of Craftmas: #5: Monster Jacket

For my little monster nephew, Ezekiel, I made a monster Jacket. It was generally the same idea and pattern as Soren's Jacket. Nice plaid fabric on one  side and soft and silly on the other.

Cost: $10.00

Time: 2 Hours

12 Days of Craftmas #4: The Treasure Map

I can't take credit for this one. My niece Leila is obsessed with maps right now so my sister let me in that it would be a great present. So i really just got some canvas fabric i already had and some magic markers. I put all the houses she would know and a few other landmarks. 

Then of course add some pink fabric and some ribbon and you have a cherished
Treasure Map!
Time: 1 hour
Cost: $0.00