I had such good intentions to personally make a lot of handmade gifts this year–silk scarves to paint, blankets to knit, felted pencil cases to make…As it always seems to happen, time ran out and I just managed to help my kids make a couple gifts to give: a handmade felted ipad case for dad and a handmade knit scarf for a dear “aunty”–an unrelated, but dear friend to our family.
For the ipad case, I thought that wet felting would be easiest. With kids–especially my kids, wet felting in aluminum pans (to contain the potential mess) was a must. I helped lay out the wool, but let them decorate as they wanted with prefelt and yarn pieces.
As a note…If I were to do another handmade felted ipad case (hopefully for me) I would use the “no seam” method like a group of us moms did on our wet felted pillows. Since both of my children wanted to contribute their own piece of felt for the ipad case however, I sewed the two pieces together to incorporate them into the case.
So I guess those other handmade gifts by me will have to wait for now…until the next special birthday or holiday. There’s nothing like a handmade gift–made with love…
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Twitter: christianhsmoms
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Very nice! I always like handmade items and even nicer that it protects my electronic gadget!
Great job on this. Plus, it looks super easy to make.
Hi Demetria, Yes it is easy and prevents scratches on our beautiful gadgets! Thanks for visiting…Lori
Twitter: BreeBeal
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Hi there I hopped over from Friendship Friday (Create with Joy). Just wanted to say hi and see what your blog was all about. Love the idea of a handmade iPad case!
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Hi Bree, Thanks for stopping by! Lori
This is just gorgeous!!!
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it’s beautiful. Happy New Year wishes and thank you for sharing at the hop. I hope you will stop by again soon. I posted the new giveaway! xo
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