Merry Christmas Everyone!
This Christmas I wanted to make at least 1 handmade gift. For one thing, it feels nice. For another, it’s difficult to find things for my Grandmother that she doesn’t already have! I knew that she had recently received a kindle, and even though she probably won’t be traveling far, I figured I could make her kindle all snazzy and personalize it a bit to suit her taste!
I went to the fabric store and picked out a nice red denim (red’s her favorite color) and a cool black and white printed cotton for the inside. I also snagged a pretty gold button, some white ribbon and some black elastic (to hold the kindle in place).
I don’t have the in process pictures, but I do have photos from this finish line. Overall, this project probably took about 3 hours (start to finish). I made the pattern up as I went and I’m pretty pleased with the result!
My photo for the inside is a bit large. I’ll upload later. In the future I want to add in a stronger material on the inside. I tried heavy, fusible interfacing, but that did not give the intended result. So then I stuck a piece of cardboard in there.
Sal and I made a ton of heath/chocolate chip cookies, they are DELICIOUS. They are also the only thing we’ve eaten today.
I got a Kindle Fire! It is pretty awesome, I’ve been basically using it for everything since I got it, tablets rock! I can even do quick and easy posts from it which makes me super happy!
I’m glad to have made a handmade gift this Christmas! I want to do more! It was exciting, and while what I made isn’t perfect, I think it’s a fantastic start. Also, my grandmother seemed to like it!