No Sew Hat for Marie

Hello!

Welcome to my blog.

See that beautiful baby?  That is my little Granddaughter.

Isn't she a beauty?!?!

She's growing so fast that she outgrew all her hats and

since we live in Western NY and it's winter, she

needed a new one.
I had gotten this fleece for her Christmas stocking

and had plenty left over, so thought it would be great

for a hat for her.

I had measured her head the last time I

saw her, so I cut the piece about 12" by 24"

leaving room for a seam allowance.
I folded it in half and ran a bead of 

FabriTac glue down the side of the fabric,

then folded it over.

Once it was dried it was nice and secure,

with a good clean seam.

At one end I cut strips into the fabric, about 3" long.

I used a small strip of fabric and tied around the 

cut strips.

I folded up the brim and we have a nice 

warm hat for our little gal.

And here she is in her new hat.

Fits perfectly.

It was so simple to make, only took about 15

minutes total.

Thanks for stopping in today,

I hope you have been inspired in some way.

Until next time,

Try something different!

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see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Masterboard

Hello crafty people!

A little while back I joined a group on Facebook

that I'm totally enjoying.

The Mixed Media Emporium

with Nina Ribena and Kylie Coo

Each month they post a prompt, with videos,

 and then throughout the month they post other videos 

of projects they make.

The first prompt of the year was to make a collage masterboard.

This is the masterboard that I made for this prompt.

I wasn't crazy for it at first, but it's growing on me.

A masterboard is a piece of artwork that you make,

then use to make other projects.  Many people photocopy

them and use the prints for projects.  Then they still have the

original for future use. I don't plan on doing that,

I'll just cut up mine for projects and when it's done, it's done.

I also made these two masterboards using paints.

I like these much better than my collage one.

I will probably use these for backgrounds for cards 

at some time.

I did enjoy the process of making them and will 

make more in the future.

If you are interested at all in mixed media,

pop over and check out the group on facebook.

Even if you don't follow the prompts,

you may find something that inspires you.

Nina Ribena and Kylie Coo also can be found

on YouTube.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you will come again soon.

Until then,

Happy creating!

Shower Scrunchies

Welcome to Kristie Kreates!

Today I'm showing you some "shower scrunchies" 

that I made for Christmas gifts

I saw this post with a simple crochet pattern

and decided to give them a try.

They are very simple to make and work up very 

quickly.

I use them as stocking stuffers for my family

and gave a couple to friends along with some 

other things to pamper themselves.

I love that they are very soft and that they can be

thrown into the laundry to be washed.

I used Bernat Blanket Yarn to make these.

They work up to a nice size that fits nicely

into your hand.

The pattern includes a loop for hanging.

Thanks for stopping by today,

come again soon,

you never know what you'll find at
Kristie Kreates

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Ornament Envelopes

Hi everyone!

I know it's way after Christmas and these are Christmas

envelopes, but they can be used at any time of the year,

just use different papers.
I wanted something to put these ornaments

in to give them to my family and friends.

I saw a video, by Nina Ribina

showing how to make little gift bags.

That video gave me the inspiration for these little

envelopes.
I made them from Christmas papers from my stash.

Some were made with plain card stock and

pieces of handmade background papers.

Some I used strips of Christmas paper to decorate

them.

They were simple to make,

I measured them to fit the ornaments 

and followed the example in the video that

I linked above.

Thanks for spending some time with me today,

come again soon.

Until then

watch some videos and try something new.

Christmas Day Ornaments

Hello!  Welcome to Kristie Kreates!

The last few years I've hosted Christmas dinner

for my immediate family and have a tradition

that I make an ornament for each person that

comes to dinner.

This year we changed to brunch at
Jaryd and Sara's, but I continued my tradition 

of ornaments.

I picked up a puzzle at the Dollar Tree that

had larger pieces.

I peeled the picture off the pieces of the puzzle.

I put the puzzle back together and used

Gel Medium to "glue" a napkin to one side

of the puzzle.

To do this, I took the napkin apart, it was a 3 ply

napkin, I simply peeled off the top layer with the

picture on it.

I made sure it was flat on the puzzle and 

added another layer of the Gel Medium to seal it.

Using a sharp blade, I carefully cut the pieces apart.

On the back of the pieces I used

Firebird Art Alchemy Metallique Wax

and wrote each persons name on the back

along with the year, using a Sharpie.

I punched a hole in each piece and added a

ribbon for hanging.

When I gave these out, I explained that the group of us

are just like this puzzle and we fit together to make

a whole as a family.
Every person is an important part of that puzzle.

I was  very happy with the way these turned out

and hopefully everyone will hang them on their trees for

years to come.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you have been inspired in some way

and will come again soon.

Until next time,

enjoy all the pieces of your puzzle!

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Leaves

Hello blog friends!

Today I'm showing you some prints I made.

I was outside with the dog and saw a leaf that I thought

was pretty, so I picked it up along with a couple others.

I used the leaves as stamps with some craft paint.

I simply painted some of the paint onto the leaves and 

pressed them onto the paper.

I love how the prints turned out and have them in my stash

of backgrounds to use when the mood hits me.

Have you ever used something out of the ordinary

as a stamp?

Thanks for stopping by for a visit.

I hope you'll come again soon.

Until next time:

Step outside the box and try something

a little different.

Twin Onesies

Hello everyone!

Today I have a pair of onesies I made for 

my friends twin grandsons.

They are identical twins,

so it if definitely hard to tell them

apart.  They do have their

differences, but to people who don't

know them well, it's hard to tell them

apart.  So here is the solution.

I'm glad you stopped in to see what I've been up to.

Thanks for spending your time here.

Come again soon.

Until next time,

create something you love.

Christmas shirts

Hello and Welcome!

Since my daughter was born, every Christmas

I gave her, and my son, Christmas pajamas.

Even when they got to be adults, I still gave them

Christmas pajamas.

This year I got a text from my daughter in law saying

that if I planned on giving them pajamas, they liked

these and included a picture.

So of course, I made my version of what she liked

with heat transfer vinyl.

The ones she showed me just had the words,

I chose what font I wanted and added the hat.

For Sara's I made the O into an ornament.

And for Marie I added the string of Christmas bulbs

 and the hat.

I think they are going to be the cutest family around

for Christmas.

(By the time this is posted, they will have been

the cutest family.  Sorry it's so late.)

For Jaryd, I added a pair of fleece pants and for

Sara a pair of leggings with Christmas dogs on them.

I didn't make a shirt for Kelsie, but I did give her 

leggings with Christmas sloths and a top to go with them.

I may be keeping this tradition going with my 

granddaughter now.

It was always fun to get the kids dressed in their pj's and

have them come down the stairs and surprise their Dad.

Then they would sit on the sofa with me and I'd read

Twas the Night Before Christmas to them.

Hopefully I'll have the chance to do that

with Marie in future years.

Thanks for stopping by