Recently I decided that I would challenge myself to make every single Christmas gift (and maybe even birthday gifts along the way) for Christmas this year. I could focus on one or two ideas a month, make however many I needed to correspond to my gift list, and try not to spend any money doing it. I wonder if I can only use supplies that I already have or obtain for free throughout the year. This will be a fun challenge, and I am looking forward to also sharing these ideas with others.
If you are not someone who would ever actually make these things on your own, but you really like something you see, fear not. I will be including some of the items I make and share here in my Etsy shop for purchase, as well.
So, for this first month of the year, I have made Monogram Art…
First, I acquired the goods (by sorting through my craft stash).
Then, I decided which one I wanted to do first.
After that, it was just a matter of cutting the background fabric to fit the frame, drawing a letter, cutting that out to make a stencil, cutting the letter out of black felt, gluing it into place, and putting the frame back together. Simple.
I also did this with other frames and different fabrics.
This is a fairly quick project, and even if you don’t have all the supplies, you can find them inexpensively. You don’t have to buy a new frame because you may be able to find one that has an old picture or painting in it that you can use (I did this with the J one). Also, I used felt for most of the letters, which is very inexpensive. The possibilities are endless, I suppose.
So go make your Christmas list for next year, pick a few people who would enjoy something like this, and give it a try. You’ll be one step ahead already, and it’s only January!
