Wednesday, June 11, 2014

What's Up Wednesday: Quick Gifts

Pinterest is a great resource when searching for quick gift ideas.  This project has been pinned on my Cute Craftiness board for a while.

Designer Face Fluffs
Originally, it was the bright colorful fabrics that caught my eye.  Isn't that how it usually goes when browsing Pinterest?  I guess that's what they mean by eye candy.  

nice stack of pretties
 The tutorial to make these face fluffs was easy to follow with plenty of photographs.  It wasn't until I started pulling supplies for the project that I read one of the "ingredients" is cotton knit sherpa which is the only item I needed to order.   If you happen to need some sherpa, I ordered mine from Nature's Fabrics.

supplies prepped
 The tutorial suggests using 6" squares.  Fabric, batting and sherpa is all you need.  I stitched a practice one using a 5" charm scrap and then made a bunch with a 6" charm pack (can you call it a charm pack if the squares aren't 5"?!) of Anna Maria Horner I had on hand.

gifts for friends
Two face fluffs tied with bakers twine onto a nice bottle of shower gel makes a quick and pretty gift for friends.  My thought was to pair the face fluffs with some fancy face wash, but I couldn't find it at my local go to fancy  gift shop ;-)

Do you have a go to handmade gift you recommend?  Please share.  Thanks for stopping by.
Happy stitching,

8 comments:

  1. Love these! I'm not familiar with that cotton knit sherpa so I definitely have to try it. Cool idea for a handmade gift for some lucky friends. I need to find a new go-to for handmade gifts, since I'm starting to sew again. Yay!

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  2. This an awesome gift. I think I will need to make them. Thank you for sharing.

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  3. Now you have me wondering what cotton knit sherpa is!? Sounds fancy! Your face fluffs look like the perfect gift!

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  4. I just love these! I haven't ever heard of sherpa either. I will definitely try making some of these as gifts. I love the idea of a small bundle with soap or shower gel. Thanks for sharing :)

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  5. You are always so creative and generous. I love the gifts you made. Someons are going to be very happy!

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  6. What a nice stack of pretties, and so practical with the shower gel! Such a nice gift. Your friends will surely love you even more! One of my favorite gifts also has a practical application: for traveling. I made Travel Trays and blogged about them in 2009 (Really? That long ago?). They're timeless. Go here to read more: http://flourishingpalms.blogspot.com/2009/10/travel-tray.html

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  7. That is a great quick gift. I am thinking end of year teacher gifts. What would we do if we didn't have Pinterest?

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  8. Catching up on my blog reading---in the first photo, what is that fabric on top, third from left? Love it! I like the idea of using the sherpa in these. Cleva...

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