{“Hoppy” Valentine’s Day}

{“Hoppy” Valentine’s Day}

Before I share my handmade Valentine cards, I wanted to remind all of you to enter to win a box {or two, or three} from The Epic De-Stash Bash that I’m participating in with 20 other fabulous bloggers.  There SEVEN WINNERS, each getting THREE AMAZING BOXES of unused crafting supplies from our own personal stashes!  You don’t want to miss it! :)

I’m pretty sure that most ladies involved in the Create.Craft.Love Valentine’s Day Card Exchange have received their cards from me by now.  If not, sorry ladies, don’t read this post!  I am so excited to share my simple handmade card idea with all of you; I just can’t wait any longer.

I think these could easily be made for a child’s card exchange as well.

handmade valentines

To make “Hoppy” Valentine’s Cards, you’ll need:

cards & envelopes {any size or shape is fine}

frog stickers

fine tip Sharpie marker

heart stickers

washi tape

materials

I was fortunate enough to fine pre-cut heart cards that came with envelopes for $1.50 per pack of 12 {score}!  If you can’t find a pre-cut card, I think using card stock and a paper punch would be a great alternative.  Plain square or rectangle cards work just as well.

On the front of the card, I attached the cute little frog sticker and wrote out “hoppy” valentine’s day!

Inside, I added a heart sticker or two, signed my name, and placed a piece of pink and white polka dotted washi tape for fun.

inside outside

Once I addressed the envelopes, I added a piece of washi tape to that as well.  Hopefully the post man doesn’t mind!

I had a lot of fun making them and participating in the card exchange with Jill.  I’m anxious to start receiving all of the handmade cards over the next few days too!

hoppy valentines day card

Have you sent out your Valentine’s Day cards yet?

I’ll be linking up here.

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About Meredith Hazel

Meredith is a stay at home mom and has been blogging since 2012. She started Wait 'Til Your Father Gets Home as a creative outlet in between nap times for her little one. Wait 'Til Your Father gets home is a combination of crafting tutorials, DIY projects, recipes and, sharing some of life's journey along the way.

{Handmade Holiday Ornament Exchange Party}

{Handmade Holiday Ornament Exchange Party}

You can find me today at One Creative Mommy sharing my simple DIY Beaded Garland during part of her 12 Days of Christmas Series!

DIYBeadedGarland

Some of you may remember a while back, we started a Handmade Ornament Exchange.  I couldn’t believe the excitement of a lot of our most loyal readers at the thought of making and exchanging handmade ornaments with one another.  We wanted to celebrate the end of the exchange {and hope that most of you that participated have received your ornaments} by having a little link party to collect all of your wonderful creations!

Feel free to link up the ornament you created and/or received today!

handmade felt ornaments

And Merry Christmas to all of you!

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About Meredith Hazel

Meredith is a stay at home mom and has been blogging since 2012. She started Wait 'Til Your Father Gets Home as a creative outlet in between nap times for her little one. Wait 'Til Your Father gets home is a combination of crafting tutorials, DIY projects, recipes and, sharing some of life's journey along the way.

{Handmade Felt Bulb Ornaments}

{Handmade Felt Bulb Ornaments}

I’ve been in quite the “handmade” mood lately, especially when it came to decorating for Christmas this year.  After realizing that my typical {and purchased totally on super sale at Target a few years back} glass bulb Christmas ornaments weren’t going to cut it this year with a curious toddler toddling around, I set out to make some handmade ornaments of my own this year.  I started with these beautiful Glitter & Mod Podge Snowflakes that might just be my new favorite project ever.  I also needed to make something for our first annual Handmade Ornament Exchange and knew that I wanted to try something using felt.    I soon settled on these cute old fashioned bulb ornaments.

To make your own, you’ll need:

felt in various colors

white floss

cording {to hang the ornaments}

fiber fill

scissors

needle

I started by using a scrap sheet of card stock that I had to hand draw two simple patterns, one for the base of the ornament and one for the gold top part.  I then got to work tracing and cutting each part out.

By this point I was getting super excited.  I loved how they looked and all the bright colors too!

I then began to sew each ornament together.  I’m not a perfect sewer by any means, but hey, they’re handmade right?!  Imperfections make them look even more handmade in my opinion.

Once the bulb part was almost sewn shut, I stuffed a pinch of fiber fill inside to give the ornament a bit of dimension and continued to sew the bulb shut.

I then added the gold square on top, continued to sew along the edges and also sewed in some colored cording to use as the means to hang the ornaments on the tree.

In about an hour, I had all these beauties…

…and they were ready to be sent to my Ornament Exchange partner!

In return, I received this super cute Wee Santa ornament.  Isn’t he adorable?

tiny santa

Some of you may remember a while back, we started a Handmade Ornament Exchange.  I couldn’t believe the excitement of a lot of our most loyal readers at the thought of making and exchanging handmade ornaments with one another.  We wanted to celebrate the end of the exchange {and hope that most of you that participated have received your ornaments} by having a little link party to collect all of your wonderful creations!

Feel free to link up the ornament you created and/or received tomorrow!

And Merry Christmas to all of you!

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Linking up here.

About Meredith Hazel

Meredith is a stay at home mom and has been blogging since 2012. She started Wait 'Til Your Father Gets Home as a creative outlet in between nap times for her little one. Wait 'Til Your Father gets home is a combination of crafting tutorials, DIY projects, recipes and, sharing some of life's journey along the way.

{13 Handmade Ornament Ideas}

{13 Handmade Ornament Ideas}

I’m hoping you’ve seen that I’m hosting a Handmade Ornament Exchange with Barbara, Sarah, and Jill this year!  If you want some more info on how it works or need to sign up still, please click here!  We’re using Elfster to organize it, and it’s super easy to get signed up!

To inspire your holiday craftiness, I’ve compiled a round up of a few of my favorite handmade ornaments from fellow bloggers!  I can’t wait to try out a few of their ideas for myself this year!

Beach in a Ball from One Artsy Mama

Eggshell Christmas Ornaments from Happy Hour Projects

Personalized Mod Podge Ornaments from Simply Kierste

Button Wreath Ornament from Artsy Fartsy Mama

Washi Tape Ornaments from Nest of Posies

Felt Forrest Friends Keychains or Ornaments from Repeat Crafter Me

Craft Spoon Snowmen Ornaments from One Artsy Mama

 

Yarn Balls from Petals to Picots

 

Cinnamon Dough Ornaments from Happy Hour Projects

 

Beaded Candy Cane Ornaments from A Girl & A Glue Gun

Santa Belly Ornaments from A Crafty B

 

Flower Ball Ornament from Whatever…

Monogrammed Ornament from My Creativi T

Now I’m even more excited for the Ornament Exchange and to get crafting for the holidays!

As with any round up I feature on my blog, I ask that you click through to the original source (above each photo) before pinning on Pinterest!  Everyone loves proper credit!

Enjoy!

I’ll be linking up at these fantastic parties!

About Meredith Hazel

Meredith is a stay at home mom and has been blogging since 2012. She started Wait 'Til Your Father Gets Home as a creative outlet in between nap times for her little one. Wait 'Til Your Father gets home is a combination of crafting tutorials, DIY projects, recipes and, sharing some of life's journey along the way.

{Handmade Halloween Features & Guest Post}

{Handmade Halloween Features & Guest Post}

I”m sharing a guest post today over at Linky Here promoting the Handmade Halloween party with all of their readers.  In case you aren’t familiar with Linky Here, you must pay them a visit!  It’s a great resource to find the latest and greatest link parties available to bloggers!

Some fun projects that each of the co-hosts have shared so far this month at the Handmade Halloween Party include:

{Wood & Wine Cork Pumpkin} from Wait ‘Til Your Father Gets Home

{Mummy Action Figure} from Happy Hour Projects

{Little Pumpkin Crochet Pattern} from Petals to Picots

And some of my favorites linked up so far to the party this month are:

{Halloween Candy Bowl} from Create.Craft.Love

 {EEK! Witchy Jars} from Artsy Fartsy Mama 

{Halloween Witch Hat Banner} from Stubbornly Crafty

Please come join in on the Halloween fun this month!

We’d love to see all of your wonderful ideas at the Handmade Halloween Party!

 

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About Meredith Hazel

Meredith is a stay at home mom and has been blogging since 2012. She started Wait 'Til Your Father Gets Home as a creative outlet in between nap times for her little one. Wait 'Til Your Father gets home is a combination of crafting tutorials, DIY projects, recipes and, sharing some of life's journey along the way.