Alleluia! Lutheran Church Heritage Craft Faire Picutures

Were you able to attend the Alleluia! Lutheran Church Heritage Craft Faire on Saturday December 1, 2012?

No?   

Well, don't worry because you are in luck.  I've taken some pictures of the craft items and of course I'll share them with you. 

But first, this craft show was amazing.  

What made the show so special is that it only had handmade items from local crafters (no commercial vendors were selling).   
 
A special thanks to all who were involved in this event.  The venue and the craft show administrators did a great job of planning for this craft show.  And, as you could tell,  they did an excellent job because there was a balance in the variety of the type of craft items, and how well the show was organized, advertised and attended. 

I was able to take a break from shopping   (OK, I ran out of money, but who cares???LOL) to take some pictures of the crafts.  I always asked if I could take a picture and only 3 of the 50 or so crafters did not agree.    

I have posted below, in no particular order,  the craft items.  I have selected the best of my photos to post.  Enjoy! 

Craft Show Today Saturday December 1, 2012 in Naperville IL

Alleluia! Lutheran Church Presents Heritage Craft Faire

Saturday December 1, 2012 

9 AM - 3 PM

at

Alleluia ! Luthern Church

4055 S.  Book Rd

Naperville IL 60564

Admission - Suggested donation $1 or canned goods and non-perishable items for food pantry.

This event features:

• Handmade items from local crafters (no commercial vendors will be selling)
• A! Bistro for home made, pastries, soup, Panini’s and desserts
• Christmas Entertainment
• Gift wrapping available
• Live Christmas Music
• Coat check

 The building has plenty of free parking and has the Exclamations Bookstore

Strollers are welcome.

Stocking Stuffer Ideas - How Sweet It is

Below are some sweet ideas for stocking stuffers that I've made for the 2012 Hobby shows.   To see some stuffers that I did this year see this blog post - Stocking Stuffer Idea - Dressed up Peppermint Patties 2013 


 I am not so crafty as to think of these sweet treats all by myself.  I had a little help from a great pinterest site -http://pinterest.com/wanda817/stocking-stuffers-gifts/  for Christmas pinning.   I've put a little twist on the designs and I've given credit to those who had the original idea.


This is a cute idea using Hershey kisses. I've used an elf picture from my printshop software and punched up the colors to create a cute tag with the saying.   See link for the idea and info. 

http://kimskandykreations.blogspot.com/2011/12/elf-kisses-free-printable.html

And how about a different take on "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas" by using Jolly Rancher candy?

 Geesh, now you have that song stuck in your head for days, just like me, when I was putting the below together.   The idea came again from the pinterest link -http://pinterest.com/wanda817/stocking-stuffers-gifts/    At the link, see the pix from the  pioneerpartyandgift.com, about 1/2 down on the left hand side.  I redesigned the tag and put the 4 flavors of jolly ranchers in each bag. 

Below are a few of my creations using plastic patch and some colorful yarn.  They are called Kiss Em's or Squeeze Ems, because if you squeeze the side of their faces the mouth opens and inside is a Hershey's kiss.    This is a cutey for stockings- just think of the many ways you can dress up a plain white one.  I've done a dog with a brown patch over one eye and long floppy ears.  I've found the original idea how to make them here - http://www.aboutchristmascrafts.com/super_easy_christmas_ornament_craft.html  or go to this link for a bird idea - I'm thinking about Creating an Angry Bird one - http://www.craftelf.com/Party_Favors_Plastic_Canvas_Hershey_Kiss_Bird.htm
And here are some of my own variations :

As a child, I loved to play dress up.  so this idea for dressing up and wrapping candy rolos was a hit with me.  Instructions found at this link http://stuckonstampin.blogspot.com/2011/12/12-days-of-christmas-projects-day-6.html.   I used whatever scrap book and wrapping paper that I had and some ribbon scraps. I have boxes of ribbons (My motto is "One can not have enough ribbon, so let's go shopping! ") - I designed my own tag and saying "Roll Into a Sweet Holiday"   On the back of the tag, I put a link to the candy manufacturer's site, so the giftee can see what is in the peppermint patty. What do you think?  I really think these are pretty.

Here an idea that I thought was SOOOooo cool. 
 It is dressing up peppermint patties.  

Got the idea from -http://pinterest.com/wanda817/stocking-stuffers-gifts/   site again and saw some creations by http://stuckonstampin.blogspot.com .   

For my snowflakes, I  used some Martha Stewart snowflakes, punched circles out of glitzy white and blue scrap book paper.    For the snowmen, I used foam snowman from a snowman kit I bought at Michael's Crafts.  I designed the tag and saying "You're Snow Cool"  On the back of the tag, I put a link to the candy manufacturer's site, so the giftee can see what is in the peppermint patty. 

And the items below are just for use by my daughter.

She said "Mom, make something for the 1-Direction fans!  You can do it".  (She is a nag btw) I used Hershey Hugs and Kisses for the individual band member.  For the group I  used the peppermint patty idea.

The Kisses bags say " Here's you Holiday Hugs and Kisses From (one of the 1-D guys)"  and his stickers that I bought. I am NOT affiliated with or sponsored by 1-Direction. These items are handcrafted  and  I did not reproduce any images, just used a few store bought stickers. 

For the Pepperming Patties, I placed the sticker on a scrap book  paper circle punched from red, green, gold, white, white and gold.  The tag says "Follow the 1D for a Sweet Holiday. "  on the back of the tag is a link to the ingredients for the candy.   I am NOT affiliated with or sponsored by 1-Direction.  These items are handcrafted with care and I did not reproduce any images, just used a few store bought stickers.   

So if you make any of these, I am betting that you'll have one sweet holiday!   Any takers? LOL