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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Gift Idea: Grandma Blocks!

homemade gifts for grandma

I made these fun blocks for both Grandma’s Christmas presents this year! They LOVED them!

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I remember seeing something similar at a holiday boutique and they cost $40. Trust me you can make them much cheaper- and probably cuter too!

painted wood blocks

I started out with a 4x4x8. Then I cut the blocks ( and when I say I, I mean the guys at home depot lol) down to 3.5 in. The base I had cut to 7 inches.

applying vinyl

After I gave each block a couple coats of paint I printed out the vinyl with my Silhouette.  You could really do any variation of colors. I chose a more neutral color to match their houses.

distress ink

Then I distressed the edges with a little distress ink. Gosh I love this stuff!

hand painted gifts

Next I cut my pictures down to 3x3 and modpodged them on.

homemade gifts for mom

Once they were dry I tied a little bow around them, and sent them off to grandma’s!

Both grandma’s loved them!

I have seen this quote altered to say “Mom,” “Dad,” or “Grandpa.”

Get creative, and get crafting!

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5 comments:

  1. Handy Man, Crafty WomanJanuary 30, 2011 at 10:14 AM

    That is such a cute project! Love it.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    this just melts my heart!!

    kisses
    heather

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  3. TanyiaFebruary 1, 2011 at 8:31 AM

    This is really lovely ... I can not think of a grandma out there that would not love it! Great job on this!


    I am stopping by from Sugar Bee's Take a Look Tuesday! Would love to have you take a look at my project, too : )

    http://xsurvivingmotherhoodx.blogspot.com/

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  4. A Southern RoseFebruary 3, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    This is so cute. Gonna have to make one of these for myself.

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  5. Mandy CoffeyMarch 21, 2011 at 3:59 AM

    featuring this today! www.smallfineprint.com


    :)

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