A Crafty Creative Christmas Link Party and Giveaway *Giveaway Closed*

I'm so excited I feel like a kid on Christmas Eve waiting for Santa to come.

 Christmas is just around the corner and what better way to kick it off then "A Crafty Creative Christmas". We have such a fun week ahead of us. Such fun and creative guest posts with some amazing blogger's we are all in for a special treat!

What better way to kick it off then to share with all of you one of the fun giveaway's of the week

Karen with Dear My Kids is such an amazing designing she has such fun patterns. She has three shop's for her different patterns.

Dear My Kids where she sells fun felt toy patterns they are so cute so fun for your little one! You really need to check all these out.

Then there is Dear my Kids Easy Wear the most adorable children's clothing patterns. isn't she amazing. You will want to make your children some of these.

She even has patterns we can make for ourselves or friends, sisters, moms in her DMK Women Shop.

Karen has graciously offered my readers through Saturday the 6th when you buy two patterns you can get one free! How awesome is she? That is a great deal, I have bought several of her patterns and I would definitely take her up on this. They are well designed and easy to read! When purchasing add the two you are buying to your cart and in the note to seller let her know what pattern you would like free with the code "DMK1004".

The winner of the giveaway will receive this brand new pattern for the Little Red Riding Hood Trench Coat.

How darling!

To enter the giveaway

1. Mandatory visit the DMK Etsy shops and let me know what your favorite pattern is come back here and leave a comment.

2. Become a follower of memaking do and leave another comment letting me know that you are.

3. Blog about this giveaway leave another comment letting me know you did.

4. Blog about the Crafty Creative Christmas Event comment here letting me know you did.

A Crafty Creative Christmas Party Link Up

Link up anything that would make a great Christmas gift, decoration or food

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Don't forget to enter for your chance to enter the $35 CSN Giveaway great for the upcoming holiday season!

Again you guy's have amazed me with your creativity this week! Sorry I haven't yet gone around and commented I will try to get around to it today. I have had a really busy week and then I have had sick kids on top of that so it's been hectic. I have checked things out though! Here are some of my favorite from my party this week...

I love the colors and textures of the yarn that Olivia Renn used in her Fall Wreath from Yarn it is so pretty!

How stunning are these wreaths? Such elegant DIY Decor by The Sweet Survival.

When I first read that these were paper mache I had to take a second look. Isn't that the coolest? You definitely want to go check out A Show Called Fall at Craftberry Bush to see how these were made.

How cute is this Pumpkin Art? What is even better is that A glimpse inside has a tutorial for it so you can make one yourself!

ADORABLE!  Cute Bomber Hat, Cute little guy! Polka Dots and Pizza did a fantastic job on this. I love material she used! To Adorable!

This Beach Babe is sooo cute! It's an Alien's Life did such a great job on her. I love her painted face!

Anything with Chocolate or Peanut Butter I am sure to like but when you combine them I am sure to love it that's why my mouth is watering why I am typing this one. Polka Dots and Pizza Chocolate Cupcake with Peanut butter Icing need I say more?

Ya I'm a dessert fan if you can't tell. Look at this though Oh my does this look good I would be afraid I would eat most of it if I made it though.Someone bring me a serving of Crafts & Sutch Gingerbread and Pumpkin Trifle

Wow What a creative week and for some reason now I'm hungry! Next week we will not  be having You so Very Creative. I will have a link party up all week to go along with "A Crafty Creative Christmas" So if you have anything that goes along that theme feel free to link it up there. This will include anything that will make a great gift for anyone so most things go!

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The Dayton Hat tutorial

Isn't he just adorable? I just love this little guy so much! I guess that's why I put up with him crawling in my bed in the middle of the night every night and kicking me the rest of it! Lol! Well any way with the weather getting colder I decided to try my hand at making him a brimmed beanie hat thing out of an old wool sweater I think it turned out pretty cool not quite what I was thinking but I think I like it! How about you?

Want to make one?

Supplies needed:

Wool sweater felted

scissors

beanie that fits the head your making the hat for

sewing machine and thread

pencil

paper

Use your beanie for your pattern lay it on top of your felted sweater and cut around it adding  enough room for sewing.

You should have two of these I cut mine at the bottom of the sweater so I would have the band at the bottom.

Make a pattern that looks like a sliver of a moon shape for the brim. and cut two of these from felt.

pin the brim pieces together and sew along the side that has the arrows.

Turn your brim right side facing now. I trim the funky ends I forgot to take a picture but I trim it similar to the arrows in the picture.

Now sew along the edge of your brim.

Pin your brim to one of your hat pieces with folding the bottom of your hat piece over your brim and pinning it like the above picture and sewing along the pinned section.

This is what your hat will look like so far. Cut off all the excess fabric at the brim area

Now turn your hat back inside out and fold in half  the opposite direction that you sewed together and about an inch down pin across the top of the hat. and then sew across that section.

Cut off the excess fabric.

Try it on your little one!

Dayton loves his "Dayton Hat"!

And he loves posing for the camera

It wasn't too cold outside lol! love the bare feet!

I hope you all like the Dayton hat I would love to see if you make one!

Mark Your Calender

Mark your calenders tell your friends get the word out!!!! Next week is a big week here at Me Making Do. Invite all your blogging buddies to come celebrate here and get ready for the Holiday's. We will be having Lot's of guest posts with some fun ideas of things you can make. Lot's of Exciting Giveaways. It's going to be a fun and full week you won't want to miss. Grab the Christmas Event Button on my side bar and display so other's can join in the fun, blog about it, get the word out. I'm so excited!!! 

My Night

No this picture is not of me but this is what I get to do tonight! I can't wait I'm so excited! No really I am I even get to go to the hospital to do it. A bed all to myself no 4 year old jumping in between my husband and I. I get the bed all to myself hahahaha honey you get him all to yourself tonight. Look how comfortable I am going to be. There may even be a T.V. in there where I can pick my own channel so guess what I won't be watching? That's right NO Nickelodeon. Sorry your out of luck you can't come with me! You guy's all enjoy your evening while I go enjoy my relaxing evening in my luxury Hotel I will be back tomorrow!

You're so Very Creative

Every Thursday Night or Friday night before our High School Football team plays at home we go and lay out quilts on the grand stands to save our spots and spots for our family. We aren't the only ones half the town does this. We live in a small town where this is about the only thing there is to do and so most of the town shows up. For the last four years that we have had a child playing high school football we have done this routine. Friday night we would just head straight up to our spot on the top row of the grand stands at the 50 yard line knowing it was there waiting for us.

 My husband worked the day shift this last Friday so I sent the kids up to "our" spot and told them we would meet them up there as soon as I got my husband in with our pass. The kids quickly made their way back down saying all of our quilts were gone as were our spots. This was so disappointing you don't expect much to happen in our small town not even someone taking your quilts. I'm so bummed now it is cold and we are down to nearly no quilts. Why do people do things like this? It's sad that we won't be able to do this any more. Enough with my venting and on to more fun things...

Maybe someone will have a fun quilt idea this week??!!??

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Featuring you Friday and Giveaway Results

The winner of the One Month's Ad Space Giveaway is Caroline @ Atelier Caroline said...


My lil blog could use a bit of as boost. I've been a follower for some time now too 

Congratulations I will just need to get your html code from you for your 125 X 125 button so I can get it up!

Now on to the Friday Features....



Mrs. Bettie Rocker Rocks again with these scrumptious Pumpkin Bars.





Oopsey Daisey made this Spider Topiary Isn't it just so cute?





A Pumpkin and a Princess Made these Pumpkin Candles I love how Pretty and simple they are to make.






Lemon Tree Creation did this Painted Mirror Makeover and it turned out absolutely gorgeous! I really want to try this out!




The Autocrat made this cute Halloween Eek Sign go check her out she cracks me up!




This is another one from the Autocrat Halloween Party Favors this are just too fun!




Oh my goodness this is just too cute for words! Finding My Aloha made this Handmade Owl Costume it is just way to adorable!

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Thanks everyone who linked up this week you are all way to talented! Make sure to come back Monday for another week of "Your so Very Creative".

Coffe Filter Mums

I know, I know another coffee filter craft I'm sorry but they are so inexpensive and so easy to work with!

So today I will show you how to make these Coffee Filter Mums. These are just the basic mums I will do more with them later but I wanted to get the basic flower out of the way first.

Don't forget this is the last day to enter my giveaway Here.

Supplies needed:

Coffee Filters

Stapler

Spray Paint

Scissors

To begin just spray paint several coffee filters in the color or colors that you want.

Stack at least four coffee filters on top of each other they can be the same or varying colors whatever you'd like.

Place a staple in the center of the stack of filters.

Take and cut slits down to where you can see the middle circle of the coffee filter.

Continue cutting all the way around the filters.

This is what you end up with it doesn't matter the spaces of cuts you make just whatever you want.

Then just take and smash up your cuts in your hand towards the middle of the filters all the way around.

Here is what you should have so far.

Now take and turn it over to the back of your now flower.

Pinch the middle together and staple together.

This is a second option for after you have all the slits cut for a slightly different look.

Scrunch into a ball.

Pull each coffee filter upward one at a time then continue as with other option.

Your done you have your basic Mum!