I'm happy to be part of the 5th Annual Handmade Holidays blog hop - so many talented crafters, bloggers and designers have come together to share great ideas for handmade gifts. So skip the mall and create something wonderful!
I came up with a fun way to make a gift for the family pet - a customized placemat to put under their food and water dish. It's stamped with my favorite new colors of Colorbox Crafter's inks from Ann Butler Designs for ClearSnap.
Supplies:
- 12" x 12" white cardstock
- 12" x12" solid color cardstock or fabric
- Colorbox Crafter's inkpads
- Rubber stamps
- Paper trimmer
- Two 14" squares of clear vinyl
- Sewing machine
- Clear gel glue
- Straight pins
After the ink is dry, trim the cardstock into 3" squares.
Glue the squares into a mosaic on top of a sheet of colored cardstock or fabric.
Add a stamped card with the pet's name on it.
Sandwich the mosaic between 2 sheets of vinyl (centered) and pin the sandwich together on all four sides.
Stitch around the outside edge of the mosaic, removing the pins as you go.
Rub a small amount of glue between the edges of the vinyl, outside the stitching, to seal the mat. This step helps protect the paper inside from moisture whenever you wipe it clean with a damp cloth.
You can use this same process to make placemats for your family, customized with your kid's names and stamp art.
Be sure to hop through all the links to see all the other great handmade gift ideas, and enter below for a chance to win a huge stash of craft products from our sponsors, valued at $600 - good luck!
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Welcome to the Handmade Holidays Blog Hop! We've gathered some of our favorite companies and blogger friends to share with you their best handmade gift ideas online. These gift ideas are great for the holidays but can be used all year long. Visit all the links in the hop, leave a comment, pin your favorites, and give the gift of handmade. Flagship Sponsor: Clearsnap, organized by Jennifer Priest.
| 1. | Clearsnap | 14. | Erica Houghton Designs | |
| 2. | rukristin | 15. | Crafty Lady Abby | |
| 3. | TombowUSA | 16. | Ks Craft Shack | |
| 4. | DecoArt | 17. | Lisa Liza Lou | |
| 5. | Buttons Galore | 18. | bumblebreeblog | |
| 6. | ICE Resin | 19. | I Am a Homemaker | |
| 7. | The Twinery | 20. | Earthy Scrap | |
| 8. | Therm O Web | 21. | She's Sew Crafty | |
| 9. | Walnut Hollow | 22. | Tifany DeGough | |
| 10. | Graphic45 | 23. | Audrey's Reflection | |
| 11. | Simmworks Family Blog | 24. | May Flaum | |
| 12. | One Artsy Mama | 25. | Chica and Jo | |
| 13. | Crafty Chics Blog | 26. | Steph Ackerman |
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