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pj's present

You know those people that are really hard to shop for? My brother PJ is not one of those people. There are a TON of things that I could buy for him. He's one of those that are hard to MAKE for. And to make it worse, his birthday is just a couple days before Christmas, so all of the gift-figuring-out happens at one time!

But I still want to make him things so I do my best. For his birthday, I made this little collection of items today. It's the first thing that I actually have done. Well, almost...as you'll see.

carving a stamp for pj's present
pj's present

The idea started with, "Hey! Maybe PJ would like a stamp that he could use on his comic books that he makes!" So I pulled out the stamp carving items for the first time in a while, and made a little block stamp.

pj's present

Then I thought a bookmark would be a nice idea, as he reads a lot (whether he likes it or not!) So I used the stamp I made on some fabric, then sewed it to felt. You can't see it, but the bookmark isn't completely sewn because I ran out of thread about 2" shy of finishing it. So now I need to buy more black thread.

pj's present

And because PJ draws and goes through notebooks faster than I do, I covered a composition book with contact paper and added some decoration from contrasting contact paper.

I think he'll like these, but I do wonder if I should add a little felt mustache for him to wear. What do you think? Cool or not cool for an eleven-year-old?

9 comments:

  1. go for the moustache! i bet he'd love it :)

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  2. TWO INCHES short!?!? And on a staple like black thread? Christmas is trying your patience.
    I feel your pain- I have a couple of "hard to make for"s. I think what you made for PJ is cool. I'd definitely add the mustache for him if you have the time to make it.

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  3. Yes! Make the mustache!!! Great gift ideas ;)

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  4. go for the mustache! i work at paper source and we have these stick on 'staches that are super-popular with the 'older' kids :)

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  5. You should totally go with the mustache idea! I'm sure he would love it. Maybe a beard too!

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  6. Wonderful!! I would love a present like that!

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  7. I vote for the mustache as well! Perfect!

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  8. Love your blog. Love, love, love, your embroidery designs. I noticed that you stamped on fabric and was wondering what ink/paint you use. My attempts have not been pretty. Thanks. :-)

    P.S. I like the mustache too.

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  9. Lisa: The ink I used is called Whispers, and it is Archival Dye Based.

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