Since I haven’t had time to craft it up lately, I wanted to
share a few things I made for Christmas gifts. My mom lives on the river and
adores nautical home décor and anything with fish on it. Her neighbors, who
have been incredibly kind to my family this year, are the same way. I wanted to make something for them since a homemade gift says, "I'm too cheap to spend money on a real gift, but I think you're great, so I'm taking time out to make something especially for you!"
I made these fish signs for mom's neighbors out of old barn wood and
acrylic paint. I finished them off with some wire and spray sealer, and they
were done! These fish paintings were some of the easiest paint projects I have
done recently. Everything I had on hand except for the sealer, which was about
$5 at Lowe’s. I still have plenty left over for more projects.
I also made this seashell Christmas tree for my mom. I made
a tree form out of cardboard. (Have you seen the price of foam tree forms at
the craft store? Ridiculous!) Here’s a tutorial for a cardboard tree form that’s
pretty close to what I did.
I then proceeded to hot glue a million tiny seashells onto
the tree form. It wasn’t really a million, but it sure felt that way. This
project didn’t cost a dime! I collected the shells at a beach trip in October.
It was, however, very time consuming. It did turn out very cute, and my mom
loved it, which is the important thing!
If only I could quit my job and move to the beach to open up my own tiki hut selling beachy crafts. If only... Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at a few of my crafty Christmas presents!
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