I recently became a new iPhone owner.  Now, I’m thinking about what I can do to dress it up a bit and protect it when I toss it in my purse.  This DIY iPhone wallet pattern is perfect!

Protect your phone and keep the cards you use most handy.  This is one of the best patterns ever!

Check out the full tutorial at My Three Monsters.

Looking for more creative wallet ideas?

Check out this…7 DIY Wallet Patterns!

These really don’t take too much fabric, so you can use up some of those little pieces of designer fabric and create something stunning in minutes.  I really do love when something is a bit more custom, don’t you?

Have you every made a wallet?

~Kim

Handmade gifts rock! I love to create and give small crochet items all year long.  They’re quick, pretty and fit with my short attention span!

Aren’t these handmade crochet gift labels cute?  Print out a bunch and wrap your next crochet gift in style!

There are three different designs to help you spread a little crochet goodness.

Download these adorable crochet gift labels on EverythingEtsy.com!

Let me know if you try them!

~Kim

Handmade Mini Notebooks

Do you have a ton of pretty scrapbook paper you’ve been saving?  Well, here’s a simple and sweet idea to quickly create handmade mini notebooks!  They make fabulous gifts bundled up in a set, or throw one in your purse to keep track of those awesome ideas of yours.

Cut the scrapbook paper.  Fold it in half.  Secure your pages with washi tape or ribbon from the center of your little book and around the edge. 

Mix and match fun colors and patterns. add a sticker or two…and maybe a little lace ribbon.

Isn’t that easy?  I even made one for our summer vacation.  I’ll add a few notes and trinkets inside to create a little book of vacation memories. 

I embellished the pages inside with tape, stickers and rub on designs.

It’s a fun way to use up leftover scrapbooking supplies and create something cute.  Couldn’t you use a set of your own?

Have you made mini notebooks?  I’d love to hear about them!

~Kim

Scrapbook flowers make easy hair accessories…and awesome little handmade gifts! 

I found these pretty flower embellishments in a sale section.  I browse sale sections first to see if there’s something there that inspires a project…and I’m kinda cheap like that! 

This is one of the fastest handmade gift ideas ever, so you really need to make a bunch to keep on hand for birthdays and holidays. They even fit in an envelope to send off to someone and brighten their day.

One package of flowers I bought were plain canvas and I sprayed them with color. It’s the rose type flower above. Well, let’s just say I won’t be doing that again. I don’t want to bash any type of craft supplies, but spraying dye onto a flower and making a major mess just doesn’t seem worth it.

The other flowers might not last forever, but they will last a long time. Grab a couple packages of any sturdy flower embellishments, get your glue gun and bobby pins together, and get ready to make pretty stuff!

These bobby pins were purchase from a lovely Etsy shop, Whimsy & Pop.  They have a nice finish and a flat area to glue your flower on easily.  Just add a dot of glue and press your flower on.  Let it cool and attach it to small cards to have them ready to share.

I put them in small plastic bags to finish the packaging.  You can find packages of small zip lock bags at any craft store.

Now you need to make some!

Can you ever have too many pretty hair accessories??? I think not!

Have you made any handmade hair accessories lately?  I’d love to hear about them!  They always make a great little gift!

We all know handmade gifts rule…lol!!!

~Kim

Recycling never looked so good!  Wine cork coasters make a great gift for your friend that has EVERYTHING!  These are super easy to make and look amazing.  You can find step-by-step instructions at Heartmade.  Enjoy collecting those wine corks!

Chalkboard necklaces…too cool!  Create your own chalkboard necklace and change your message to suit your mood.  These would make great gifts for all those lovely friends of yours and they’ll believe you’re a creative genius!  For all the details in black and white check out Henry Happened.