Holiday Craft Source

I just realized that Mother’s Day is on Sunday, which does not give much time to make a special gift for your mother.

If you knit or crochet I found two quick items you could make up for Mother’s Day.

• Crocheted Roses at PlanetJune. Make 1 or more of these flowers which will last forever for Mother’s Day. Click here for supplies and instructions.

• Knitted Lace Sachet Bag at CraftStylish. Make this lovely Sachet Bag for Mother’s Day. Click here for supplies and instructions.

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Today I was looking for some handmade gifts and cards that children can make for their mom for  Mother’s Day.

At Amazing Moms I found:

• Flower Door Stop for Mom. This door stop is made using a coffee can, felt and florist wire. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Helping Hands. Make your Mom a bouquet of special things you can do for her. Click here for supplies and instructions.
  
• Mother’s Day Button Bracelet. Make your Mom a bracelet using buttons. Click here for supplies and instructions.
  
• Mom’s Vase Handmade Card. Make this handmade card with flowers. Click here for supplies and instructions.
  

At Family Fun I found:

• ABC Book of Mom. Using a blank notebook, some crayons or markers. For each letter of the alphabet draw or write something about your mother. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Mother’s Day Box. Decorate a shoe box and add small presents. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• House Helper Card. Make a pledge to help Mom around the house with this colorful card. Click here for supplies and instructions.
• Photo House Card. Make this card in the shape of a house and include photos of Mom’s favourite faces. Click here for supplies and instructions.

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On March 11th, 2009 Holiday Craft Source celebrated its 1st Anniversary. I hope that you have enjoyed reading our posts about holiday crafts this past year and that you have found some interesting craft ideas and projects to make with your family.

Here is a review of our craft posts for Mother’s Day that we did last year:

• Denim Pocket Magnets
• Mother’s Day Craft Ideas
• Mother’s Day Cards for Children to Make
• Make Your Mom a Special Bookmark for Mother’s Day
• Handmade Mother’s Day Cards
• Coupons for Mom on Mother’s Day

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While searching for ideas using old blue jeans, I found Denim Pocket Magnets to make from the pockets of jeans over at All Free Crafts. For this project you will need: denim jean pockets cut from old jeans, fabric paint, some lace trim, fridge magnet, and glue (craft or hot glue). You can find all the instructions here to make these Denim Pocket Magnets. Make some for your mom this Mother’s Day.

You also might be interested in this book “Quick-Sew Denim: With No-Sew Options (Paperback) by Barb Chauncy. It has lots of ideas for re-using those blue jeans.

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There are many many Mother’s Day craft ideas to be found on the internet. One could spend hours and hours looking for just the right handmade gift to make.

One of my favourite sites for craft ideas is All Free Crafts. They have many craft projects for everyone in the family to make.

Here are just a few of their Mother’s Day Crafts

• Wallpaper Butterfly Notes made using wallpaper, for the butterflys, a clothespin and a magnet. These are lovely magnets for displaying children’s drawings, pictures, etc on the fridge.
• Scented Potpourri Ball made with a doily, silk flowers and fragrant potpourri.
• Tiny Treasure Boxes made with greeting cards. Great way to recycle those greeting cards.

Click here to see all their Mother Day Craft ideas.

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Does your Mom love to read! If she does, then there are many ideas for making her a special Bookmark for Mother’s Day.

If you are not a crafty person, there are some free bookmarks you can print out. There are 3 bookmarks free to print at ActivityVillage. They read “Happy Mother’s Day”, “I Love You!”, and “You Are The Best!”. You need to have Acrobat Reader to print these, and all 3 bookmarks print on 1 page. At All Free Printables I found 4 free bookmarks you can print. You click on the bookmark to print out your favourite. These bookmarks have a poem or verse for Mom on them.

If you want to make a handmade bookmark, at Kaboose they have a instructions on how to make a bookmark using wrapping paper and cardboard. This is an easy project for Dad to make with the kids.

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I was thinking that it would be a nice idea to make my mother-in-law a handmade card this year. But, I have never made a handmade card before, and I really do not know how to make one.

While searching for ideas I found instructions for making 4 Mother’s Day cards at Crafty-Moms.com. To make one of these cards you will need a blank greeting card, scrapbooking paper with floral pattern, coordinating solid piece of scrapbooking paper, cream or white colored cardstock, paper cutter, scissors, glue stick, computer, printer, and a sewing machine. I never thought of using my sewing machine to make cards, what a neat idea.

I found this card at Making Handmade Cards. This card is made in stages and takes more time and a steady hand as it is made with glitter and seed beads.

I have not decided yet whether I will be making one of these cards for my mother-in-law. If I do make one, I will post an image of it here before giving it to her for Mother’s Day.

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When my son used to ask me what I would like for Mother’s Day, I told him that the best gift he could give me was more time.

“How can I give you more time?” asked my son. “By giving me coupons for some of the chores around the house that you would be willing to do.” I replied.  But, sadly, I never received any coupons from him.

Over at Mother’s Day website I found these ideas for Coupons:

• Helping Clean the Tableware
• Walking the Dog
• An Uninterrupted Afternoon Nap
• and more!

At Martha Stewart’s website I found instructions for making a Mother’s Day Coupon book.

There are also Coupons you can print out at KidsTurnCentral. You can print 3 to one letter size sheet. The coupons are for:

• One Bedroom Cleaning
• One Breakfast
• One Free Hug
• and more!

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I was looking through the book Small Quilting Projects by Linda Seward today, thinking I might want to try doing some quilting again. I came across this Tote Bag that I thought would make a nice gift for Mother’s Day.

This Tote Bag is made using the Granny’s Basket block pattern and strips of fabric braided together for the handles. You could make this using a different quilt block as this book has 40 block designs to choose from. The block designs include the templates and sewing instructions.

There are many other quilting projects in this book that you could make for Mother’s Day, including a Sachet, Jewelry Bag, Evening Bag, Shoe Tote, Letter Holder, Patchwork Pillows and more.

If you are looking to purchase this book, I found used copies for sale at the following websites: Abebooks, Biblio, Amazon, Alibris, and Choosebooks and World Book Market.

Happy Crafting!

Here is a unique Mother’s Day gift to make that I found over at Random Thoughts. The flowers in this vase have pictures of children in the center of them. You could make this for your mother or mother-in-law, with pictures of your children. Or, you could make this for your mother, with pictures of you and your siblings.

Click here to see a picture of the completed project. A list of the materials and directions can be found at Random Thoughts.

Happy Crafting!