So finally I get around to post these little stocking fillers I made last Christmas. Most of them is fast and easy to make, that is why they are the perfect gift! I actually wanted to give something small to all my new friends in Bristol, so there will be a following up post with even more!
Cupcake keyring
There are three pieces on the keyring, all of them made of FIMO oven bake clay, I colour coordinated the pieces. The flat cupcake was the master item, the other two is more for extra decoration. The cupcake was made from two big pieces, a rectangular one and a kind of cloud shape one. For the purple sprinkles I used the leftover clay. The heart was made with two long pieces twisted together then shaped as a heart, for the feather I used a pin to add detail. After I punched a hole on them for the jumprings, I baked them following the instructions on a parchment paper. For more detail I added some lighter pink and blue sprinkles on the cupcake with sharpies for more colour coordination. To finish, I just attached them all together to a keyring.
Bow keyring
This keyring was made with the same FIMO clay. This time I have mixed the two colours together first, then created a long, snake-like shape. Then I curled it up like a lollipop to a circular shape. Before placing it in the oven I punched a whole on it for the keyring. After baking it and letting it cool down, using a hot glue gun, I added a little bow in the middle. Simple as that, but I think it is so cute!
Fairy dust keyring
This project was my favourite this year, unfortunately the picture does not do justice to how sweet and sparkly it turned out. I have plenty of mini jars and small glasses just like these, and I like to explore ways to use them. The exact one I have used for this gift was originally a container for small pearls for nail art. I actually kept some of the light pink pearls inside, mixed it with some white ones and added two different shades of glitter in the bottle as well. I shook the mixture up well and it really did look magical to me! After that, I simply glued on the top and attached a jumpring on top. Using a silver butterfly confetti form a previous project and a tiny tag that says Fairy Dust, I composed it all together on the end of a keyring, playing with the length of the pieces. And there you have it. The easiest and simplest of all!
Button made Christmas tree
And last but not least for this first blog, I wanted to show you the tiny home made Christmas tree you can hang on your door, your keys or, as I did, on your actual Christmas tree! I have found inspiration from a local gift store, where they were selling them £5.00 each, so I said, I can make them myself!
With just sorting out different sizes of green buttons, then laying them out in a line, ranging them from large to small, then added some brown ones on the bottom and a tiny yellow one on the top for the tree topper star. After that I simply lead through a colourful thick thread. This way, hanging down, the buttons sat on each other, forming a Christmas tree. One you made one, it is impossible to stop, it is so easy and so cute, I have made a handful of them.
Stay alert for the next one, should follow soon!
Moo :)
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