Inexpensive gifts

Silhouettes

Here is something that anyone with a camera, computer and printer can do and makes a nice present for parents.

In any photo application you can probably fill in the profile pictures you take with black and make the background whatever colour you like.  I used photoshop elements and the pages app to set up my pages.

My grandkids were very cooperative in letting me take several pictures of them until I got the ones I wanted.

I then had each of them write their names and ages,which I then took pictures of as well. In pages it was easy to make it look like a label. 

I did not take a picture of the final framed product but a simple black  frame seemed best.

The only cost for this present is a little bit of ink and it is so easy to find nice inexpensive frames.

Why not try it yourself?

LEVI'S QUIET BOOK

I decided my first DIY share would be a project that is a lot of  fun to do but also extremely time consuming, a Quiet Book that I made for my grandson Levi!

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                The front cover is a picture of my grandson which I printed on fabric.

There are many options for a house page and pictures of your family in the windows makes it personal!

The idea for the running shoe came from:leafytreetopspot.blogspot.com/

I personalized it with a few details.

The inspiration for this SPORTS 

page came from:.elisaloves.com

There are a lot of different barn pages out there. I took my idea

 from: homemadebyjill.blogspot.com 

 I added the silo instead of the embroidered windmill.

The finger puppet animals can be  found at:floralblossom.blogspot.com

The Garden page idea came from leafytreetopspot.blogspot.com 

 with a few additions by me.

Every book needs a shapes page.I decided to use sew on snaps as they were easier for little hands to snap and unsnap. A pocket to hold the shapes is necessary.

And a counting page. I found the numbers at joann.com

I love the toolbox from:  servingpinklemonade.blogspot.com and the tutorial and patterns are great! I didn't get the screws and bolts made but he loved it anyway.

A little machine embroidery on the back cover.

ALL THE PAGES! 

There were so many more I wanted to do but they

 will have to come later.

I still look at all the pictures everyone posts and love new ideas.

Have fun creating!