New Pattern, a Giveaway AND a sweet deal!!

All in one post, friends! Crazy!! So, the new pattern we are introducing is a downloadable PDF pattern for the cute little snowman and mouse here. This sweet pattern was created by Gretchen Fabre of Chichiboulie just for Handmade Parade!

If you would like to score this pattern for yourself you can can cruise on over to her Pattern Page on Handmade Parade. A 5x7 download of this little guy is $3.50, but for tomorrow only you can get it for $2!

Now, for the fun stuff! If you leave a comment on this post I will enter you into a drawing and send this sweet embroidered guy right to your doorstep in time for holiday decorating! Good Luck!

We have a winner!

I decided since there were two ornaments I would give them to two winners! I used the random number generator to get the winner and the first winner was commenter number 1!

Andreanna said...

Those are cute. I made something like that as a kid.

November 16, 2008 11:47 PM

and the winner of our next ornament is:

I Am Nacho Mama said...

These are so cute. What a neat idea.

November 20, 2008 6:12 AM

who was commenter #12!

Congrats girls! Email me at thehandmadeparade@gmail.com and
I'll get your prizes to you right away!

Dollar Store Crafts Sushi Clock

My new favorite craft site is quickly becoming Croqzine's Dollarstore Crafts site. Who could blame me when they post awesomeness such as this Sushi clock?

Sweet Jessie is offering these adorable bookplates for download (hey she is sweet!). For $5 she'll even personalise them for you! Sweet deal!

Melissa Haworth of Haworth Handmade and Under Construction made these jams and jellies for her mother in law. I just looove how she packaged them up! Melissa has a lovely blog full of great ideas and is frequently featured on this blog. If you need any great holiday gift ideas besure to check our tutorials from last year-several are from Melissa!

Notebook Party Favor or Stocking Stuffer Tutorial (and a giveaway to boot!)

Cute, huh? Wanna know how to make 'em? Thought you did!















You'll need:

A notecard
two sheets of paper
paper cutter
corner rounder
crayons
and not shown, but you still need...
sewing machine
ribbon















Cut two sheets of paper in half















Trim your paper to fit the card you are using to make the notebooks














flod your cut sheets of paper in half and place into the card. Sew along the fold to make a binding.














Round the corners of the notebook and attach the box of crayons with ribbon.




















And now you have yourself a super cute party favor that took all of 5 minutes to make! They impressed both kids and moms alike at the birthday party and each one cost probably less than 50 cents to make. No lie, my friends, no lie.

Hopefully this next tidbit will make your day! We are going to be giving away a little party pack to one lucky commenter! It will include 8 notebooks and eight cupcake picks (and maybe some extra treats, too!) . We'll make them in gender neutral primary colors so you can use them for a boy or girl (or maybe just for fun for yourself!).

So comment on this post by Tuesday and I'll pick a winner! If you want an extra chance to win just blog about the contest on your own blog (let me know in your comment that you blogged about it or intend to!) and I'll throw your name into the hat twice!

Dollarstore Crafts Blog

i just stumbled upon a fabulous blog by Heather of Croqzine (another wonderful blog and zine in and of itself!) called Dollarstore Blog. As a mum to three kids I find myself frequenting the local dollar store for billions of things, craft items included. I was just there a few days ago and actually thought how my next Handmade Parade challenge (after He:Craft, that is) should be dollar store crafts! Hmm do I smell a collaboration mayhaps?

Flickr has plenty of ornament inspiration!

Flickr has plenty of ornament inspiration!
Originally uploaded by littlelovelies

Stumped on what you might make for the ornament swap? No worries! Flickr is loaded with ideas. Remember, October 4th (tomorrow) is the last day to sign up for the Handmade Parade Ornament Swap! Don't be left out!

The Round Up!

Thanks so much for participating in the Handmade Parade Holiday Gift Guide! We hope that you found plenty of inspirational recipes, tutorials, and gift ideas for the holiday season. As a little re-cap of the festivities I am putting together a comprehensive list of the ideas we featured and the sites to find them, all in one post. Hope you like it!


Gifts:
Cup cake Cookie Jar and Owl Vase- fruitfly pie
Hedgehog toy- Quiet Hour Toys
Sara Bangles- Salt and Paper
Felted Headbands - Raimbow Designs
Custom Accessories - kiku-co
Key chains and cell phone charms - Nicole Lee
Handbags, belts, accessories - Queen Puff Puff
Funky Jewelry- Lucky 11
Hair Ties- riyze designz
Sweater Pins- tanis alexis
Slouchy Shoulder Bag- Sweet Sugar Cane
Pilot Piggy- Susa
Mechanical Man Paper Toy/Print - Custom Paper toys
Button Earrings - Peptogirl
Cheeky Tees - Miss Wit
Cute Hair Clips - My Zoe Bug
Stud Muffin Tee- Fort Cloudy
Home Sweet Home Magnets - Block Party Press
Super Bot Stuffie - Bam Pop!
Vinyl Totes and Messengers - Flamestitch
Hand painted Brazilian Toys and Ornaments - Maderacolores
Gocco Print - 3P3
Smarty Pegs and Farty Lights - Dippylulu
Screenprinted Ties - re:made
Hand Bound Notebooks - The Kate Black
Crafty/Nerdy Buttons - Button Empire
Coasters - Magic Jelly
Wallet - Sewlutions by AMO
Compass Cuff Links - LuxeDeluxe
Greeting Cards and Art Prints - Carambatack
Memory Board - Katie Jean
Layette Set - Doodle Sprouts
Sock Walrus - Knit Owl
Art Smock - Buttons Magee
Appliquéd Tees - kirsten Can
Custom Valise - Little Pink Studio
Yo-Yo Necklace - CooKoorikoo
Mittens - See Also
Orange Dotty Bunny - Speckled Nest
Blythe Dresses - Laura Eve Leigh
More Blythe Dresses - Academy Bedlam
Necklace Trio - Marsh Toh
Bear - Mumka
Potholders - Mukkibubb
Zippered Pouch - Nest Decorating
Cupcake tea Cozy - Pink Petal Designs
Clutch - Flyball Bags
Business Card File - Ugly Kitty
Vase - Clay Dame
Little Poppy Pendants - Salt and Paper
Tweed Purses - Abi Bansal Designs




Holiday Decor:
Betsy Ornaments - Sadie Lou Who
Felt Fish Ornaments - Lil Fish Studios
Reusable Wrapping cloth - Rickrack
Cupcake Ornaments - Cutie Goodie
Holiday Noms- Little Deer
Paper Mittens Kit - Little Pink Studio
Elephant Ornaments - pangodin
Jingle Mousekins - Maggierama
Daisy Ribbon Ball - Mizusigi Creations
Yetis - Little Black Forest
Holiday Tins - A bel Emporium
Tote bag - Nancy Gamon
Nesting Necklace - Skipping Stones Jewelry
Snowflake - Collage Art Studio



Tutorials:
Chocolate Bar Cozies
Clothespin Dolls
Free Embroidery Patterns
Silhouette Tutorial
Shrinky Dink Keychains
Garland Tutorial
Christmas Tree Ornament
Jingle Jolly Runner
Gift Card Holders
Pixie Blossom Pin Cushion
Cashmere Headband
Snowpoms


Recipes:
Jam Thumbprints
Farfalle with Creamy Mushroom Sauce
Sweet Potato Souffle
Holiday Turkey
Pumpkin Pie Cocktail
Cookies in a Jar
Big Fat Chocolate Chip Cookies

Stationary Round Up

Allright, I think I got it all down in one post! Thanks so much to all my lovely contributers and designers. I could never have done it without them, they made this all as great as it was. Thanks again!!

Please check back after the holidays because I am going to have some super great Handmade Parade fun for you!

Now I need to take a nap after typing all that!

Happy hedgehog in orange and turquoise

Happy hedgehog in orange and turquoise, originally uploaded by apple & eve.

A sweet little hedgehog like this one from Quiet Hours Toys would make any child (or adult) tickled pink on Christmas Day!

sara bangles

sara bangles, originally uploaded by saltandpaper.

Check out these awesome bangles from Salt and Paper!! I will definitely be putties these pretties om my holiday list!

Wild Mustard Meadow Ultra Warm And Cozy Felted Wool Headband

Wild Mustard Meadow Ultra Warm And Cozy Felted Wool Headband, originally uploaded by Raimbow Tree.

Raimbow Designs has delightful and fun felted headbands and scarves that will keep anyone cozy this year. Her colors are vibrant and her floral accents are bold and sweet at the same time.

Scrap fabric wreath

Scrap fabric wreath, originally uploaded by nestdecorating.

I love this cute scrap wreath! It would be hard to put this away after the holidays! Tamar from Nest Decorating makes these beauties.

more cupcakes

more cupcakes, originally uploaded by CutieGoodie.

Look at these deliciously cute Christmas ornaments! these would look lovely on a sweet themed tree or mixed in with old family favorites. Get some here.

sweater pins

sweater pins, originally uploaded by tanisalexis.

Tanisalexis makes these super cool recycled sweater pins, which would look great grouped on a jacket. Much of her items for sale and their packaging are made from recycled materials, which is pretty cool!

Betsy Blue w/ Red Hair

Betsy Blue w/ Red Hair, originally uploaded by craftilyeverafter.

Sadie Lou Who makes these adorable ornaments in a myriad of colors and designs. Her flickr has oodles of them, but her shop seems to be sold out at the moment. Definitly contact her about getting yourslef (or me...) one. So cute!

Rossetti - Shoulder Slouch Bag

Rossetti - Shoulder Slouch Bag, originally uploaded by Sweet Sugar Cane.

Sweet Sugar Cane has great bags, clutches and zippered pouches perfect for gift giving, or just getting for yourself! Her wristlets are perfect for carrying to holiday parties.

Pilot piggie

Pilot piggie, originally uploaded by @susa@.

Some of the cutest stuffies you will ever see are in the etsy shop of Susa. She has some adorable Christmas offering including a sweet little momma bear and her triplets.

phanty's box

phanty's box, originally uploaded by pangodin.

Love these elephant ornaments! I would use these all year round, not just during the holidays. Get a set here!

Mechanical Man paper toy

Mechanical Man paper toy, originally uploaded by Custom Paper Toys.

"Here is a better pic of my Mechanical Man paper toy. It's a 2 color letterpress print on silver metallic paper. There is a limited edition of 250 print that will be signed, numbered. You can get it flat or hand cut and assembled by me. The first few will be going out to the Kismet Gallery's Plush, Vinyl , Clay show. He is now available at www.custompapertoys.bigcartel.com!"