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Heart Felt Headbands- A Valentines Gift

This year for Valentines Day I wanted to do something for Isabel’s classmates that they could actually use, but that wouldn’t take much time or money. There are only 12 kids in her class, 3 girls and 9 boys! So I decided to do “heart-felt” (get it?) headbands for the girls. They are easy enough to do for a big class, too.

Start out by cutting some heart shaped felt.

Here are some of the colors I chose.

Get a strip of felt, about 1.5×3.

Begin glueing your hearts on the strip of felt.

You can layer them however you like.

Here’s how mine came out.

I did these three color palettes.

Now, hot glue the strip in to the headband. (Got a 5 pack at the dollar tree!)

And you’re pretty much all done!

Aren’t they lovely?!

They even look cute on a little baldy!

I just added a little tag with the girls’ initial and you’re all set!

Easy, cheap, fast and fun! And it doesn’t include a sugar rush!!

Stay tuned for the boys felt Valentine’s tutorial coming soon!!

Kristen’s Custom Creations Necklace Giveaway-CLOSED!

I am so excited to tell you about today’s special giveaway! Kristen, from Kristen’s Custom Creations is a work at home mom who stamps such beautiful, elegant jewelry.

I had SUCH  a hard time picking some of my favorites, but here are a few out of the 100′s she has…

She has a piece for EVERY walk of life, trust me!! And if she doesn’t have what you’re looking for, you can custom order it in her etsy shop. And check out her amazing blog, too!

Now for the exciting part. One of you will get this amazing necklace, perfectly suited for Made by Lex readers!

It reads, “Keep Calm and Sew On” and has a little vintage sewing machine charm on it. I got one and I L-O-V-E it! It is soooo well made and is so simple and charming.

You have THREE chances to enter:

1. Leave a comment.

2. Become a fan of Kristen’s Facebook Page.

3. Create a link to this page on your blog.

If you do more than one, leave it in your comment so I know you’ve entered more than one way.

The winner will be randomly chosen this Friday!

If you’re interested in hosting a giveaway on Made by Lex, email me for more information!

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I’m Bringin’ the Hand Muff (or muffler??) Back (and Merry Christmas)

I had the most gorgeous white furry muff when I was little and I was thinking about it the other day. I want to bring the muff back! So here’s a easy tutorial for a lovely lady like muff.

I started with 2 pieces of flat pink minky, measuring 24×14. I also used one piece of batting for the middle to make it extra fluffy, with the same measurements.
I added this trim piece about 3/4 of the way down on one of the pieces of minky.

Now you need to sew the sides. Layer it like this: batting on the bottom, minky facing up, then minky facing down.

Sew just the long sides together then turn right side out.

I used a long piece of coordinating ribbon for the neck piece.

Lay it on top of the muff with the ends slightly sticking out of the edges.

Fold the muff in half inside out and pin. Sew together.

What do you think? Can we unite forces and bring the muff back?

Bel thinks so.

I think I’m signing off for Christmas.
Here are pictures from each year form Christmas that we’ve been married.

2002
2003
(I was pregnant and VERY nauseous. Can you tell my my lovely shade of pekid?)

2004
At a Christmas tree farm with our newest baby, Isabel.

2005( now pregnant with Ava)
2006
A family of four.(Why does my husband look like a convict here??)

2007
My whole family. Pregnant again!(I’ve spent A LOT of time being pregnant, sheesh!)

2008
This was last years mudsliding down the hill after Christmas brunch. It was one of the coolest, weirdest Christmas’ ever.
Nothing says Christmas like a mudslide, right?

and our 2008 Christmas card.
2009

I hope you all have a wonderful Chrsitmas, filled with family, love and peace.

When I return I’m having a wonderful giveaway to celebrate Christmas.

Fancy Shmancy Hair Pin

One of the things I was inspired by were all the crazy hats! Here are my sisters modeling a few.

… and even my brother…(he’s gonna KILL me)

… and Giselle…

…and Isabel.
Then I saw these bird and flower pins and thought they were too fun.
So here’s a little instructional on how to make your own fancy dress up pin.

Start with a piece of felt cut in a circle.

For my pin I used, flowers, feathers, a little bird I had around, and some tulle.
Glue your flowers on to the felt circle.

Then glue the feathers on, with a nest of tulle in the center for your birdie to rest on. Then you can glue any kind of clip or headband to it.
Then you put on your fanciest outfit and adorn your hair with your fanciest hair pin.

You spin like a fairy…

…then enjoy a spot of tea…

…all in your fanciest hair pin.

Christmas Presents

These two hats are Disney’s idea and they are for my goddaughters.

Then lastly are some of the embelished slippers from Disney, too!

These two are for friends…

…and some for the girls..
Isn’t that the great thing about this blogging world? You get to share your ideas, learn from others creativity and share those things with your family and friends. It’s one of the things I’m really grateful for.

Have a great day!