DIY SMASH BOOK / FELT ORNAMENTS

This week marks the crazy run up to Christmas. Rushing around, shopping, Christmas plays at school, Christmas party with work, etc etc etc. I’m tired already!!  

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I’m trying to do a “Handmade Christmas” this year and making at least 1 gift for everyone in my family. I’ve decided that handmade ornaments are the way forward this year!!

So far, I’ve managed to turn my hand at:

Russian doll

Orson the Christmas Reindeer

Gunter the Christmas Penguin

Wreath

I’ve gotten a request from my Bestie for a cuter reindeer….I'll post later about that project!

While I was working on that, Theo and I were talking about Christmas presents. He’s heard me mention to his Dad countless times about a Smash Book...this is definitely on my Christmas list this year. If you’ve not seen these before, go and check them out NOW!! 

I love organization and this book is genius.

I guess the word Smash book has been in Theo’s subconscious for weeks now ‘cause he asked me the other day if he could make one for himself….How awesome is this kid????
He wants to make something himself. *cue proud mom*

We collected all of his outdated Annuals from him room and started cutting out all of the images he liked. I was amazed at how precise his cutting skills were. He’s only 6.

 After we’d cut all the pictures he wanted, we got out the Mod Podge.  We used a spiral note book that someone had given him for his birthday as our book.

Theo arranged the layers of images as he wanted and even found the T H E O for his name!

He now has something super personal that he created, to fill with anything he wants. He’s become quite the little artist recently….

We love this project and it was great to spend time together, crafting.