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“Hey Mom, I wanna make something too!”

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I haven’t forgotten about the guys out there! There are so many kits and crafts out there aimed at girls, but boys need a creative outlet too. There are things out there for your little fella to make, they are just a little tougher to find. Well…aren’t you glad you have me to do the lookin’ for ya! Ok, here’s some things I’ve found.

Design your own basketball kit! How cool is this one! It’s a regulation sized basketball that is translucent! The kit includes the ball, a pump, and non-toxic paints. You simply pump up the ball, inject the paint and toss it around to create really cool effects. What basketball fan wouldn’t love this? There are other sports available as well.

 

The Crayon Wonder Sprayer is pretty neat too. It makes airbrushing easy and mess free! The “paint” comes out clear and only creates color when used on the special color wonder paper. The kit comes with stencils or he can create his own masterpiece. This gets a thumbs up from me because….NO MESS…need I say more?!?color wonder sprayer

 …or you can tell your son to “Go Paint a Kite!” from Alex Toys. That’s right….they can decorate their own kite. This kit comes with the kite, flying line, 6 outdoor paints, and 2 paintbrushes. He will have the coolest kite on the block.
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Whatever you decide to do with the little guys in your life, make the time special. We all know they grow up way too fast!

 

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Christmas Ornament Cross Stitch Patterns

The other day I shared some cross stitch patterns with ornaments on them, so this time around I wanted to share cross stitch patterns that you can use as ornaments. It would be fun to do a whole tree in your craft room with cross stitch ornaments, or just add a few to your tree or give them as gifts.

These little quilt inspired cross stitch patterns from Flamingo Toes look like ornaments and fit in 3-inch hoops, which are perfect for hanging on the tree or using to decorate a gift. I love the pastel colors on these but you can use more traditional Christmas colors if you like.

This cute Christmas tree from Lagodargetoshop uses a single color and fits in a 4-inch hoop, but you could make it smaller if you wanted by trimming the last ornaments and gifts from the sides, or just stitch the tree without any other embellishments. Either way it’s a cute addition to your holiday tree.

Stitched Modern has a super cute collection of retro Christmas ornament cross stitch patterns from designer Gera. This is a printed pattern that will be shipped to you. Each pattern is about 40 by 56 stitches, or 2.9 by 4 inches/7.4 by 10 cm on 14 count fabric. To work the whole set you’ll need 20 colors of floss.

These snowflake ornaments from Our Little Handmade Home are each about 2.5 inches/6.4 cm when stitched on 14 count fabric, and they use a single color of floss. They are pretty in red but you could also do white on a blue or black background, or whatever suits your other Christmas tree decorations!

From the description it sounds like this set of vintage style cross stitch characters is presented as one large chart, but the photo from Sampler Antique Stitch shows each of them stitched up as their own little ornament, so it gets included here. You’ll find Santa and snowmen in different poses in this cute collection.