Snowflake Card Set, 6 for $15 from Red Red Orange.
Vintage Chalet Music Box, $22 from Gold Grass Vintage.
Personalized Linen Stocking, $30 from One Girl.
Advent Calendar, $20 from Nouveau Designs.
Wooden Snowman Buttons, 4 for $2 from Stefanie Style.
Japanese Linen Cotton Gingham, 50x45cm for $2.55 from My Etsy Shop.
Quilted Potholder in Vintage Fabrics, $15 from Vintage Songbird.
Vintage Ornament, $5 from Dusty Lorraine.
Swedish Dala Horse Iron-on Patches, $6.50 from do little design.
I have some favorite gifts that I like to make for kids’ birthdays that could make nice holiday gifts. So I’ll be sharing some of my entries from the past.
Here are some gift ideas for the little artist, and even those who would rather play with light sabers sometimes like to have time for artistic reflection. Pictured here are the sketch box, doodle bag and craft can. The posts for the sketch box and craft can include printable templates for a quick and easy gift.
This year I bought nice art boxes for my kids and plan to do a wood-burning design with their names and fill them with art supplies of their very own (that they don’t have to share). A sewing set is another great gift for a child or teenager — you can make a drawstring bag, tote or box to keep the supplies.
I’ll be making some projects from repurposed materials in the coming weeks. First off, I made some more trees from felted wool sweaters — a miniature version of my thrifted trees from last year. This version has a new template to go with it. So get some wool sweaters, wash and dry them, cut 15 circles according to the template, string them together and hang them or add them to your miniature winter village. I’m hoping to make one of those this year, but we’ll see. You know, because everyone needs a miniature winter village, right?
I have such memories of these candle pyramids from my childhood. We had several of the pyramids that my grandmother must have bought in Germany. You light the candles and the tiny wooden figures spin around in a magical way. These are amazingly beautiful and well-crafted.
The Wooden Wagon has a large selection of candle pyramids and has offered readers of The Long Thread a 10% off coupon for the month of November (enter the code TLT1109 at checkout). They have lots of beautiful wooden toys including my favorite — Flade wooden figures, plus nutcrackers, Fagus trucks, Ostheimer wooden toys, and a great selection of high quality art supplies for kids. So check out their site and buy some new family heirlooms.
Please note: This is not a paid advertisement. The Wooden Wagon sent me this coupon code and since I love their site, I thought I’d pass it along to you! If you have a shop of handmade goods, I’d love to share special discounts for the holidays. Just send me an e-mail at thelongthreadATgmailDOTcom.
Totem double sided gift wrap, $5.50 from summersville.
Vintage Christmas Tree Ornament, $12.95 from Vintage Christmas & Collectibles.
Reclaimed Wool Sweater Brooch, $13.50 from The June Bride.
Screenprinted Napkins, set of 4 for $25 from Michelle Brusegaard.
Modern Baby Clock, $48 from Decoylab.
Amy Butler SunSpots, half yard set of 4, $16 from Pink Polka Dot Studio.
Barrel Scarf, $32 from lainedesign.
Lace Doily Sauce Bowls, $58 from fox & clover.
Naturally Round Handfelted Placemats (set of 3), $48 from handcrafted delights.
