Christmas Gift Ideas - Desk Set Part 2: Post-It Holder

This post-it holder will hold up to four stacks of regular post-it notes (3x3).   See my video on the desk calendar for information on the paperpack and embellishments I used for this project.  At the end of this post is a link for a pdf template.
Post-It Holder Template

Christmas Gift Ideas - Desk Set Part 1: Desk Calendar Tutorial

This tutorial is Part 1 in a series of four videos showing how to make a desk set including a desk calendar, post-it holder, pencil holder and paper clip holder. These can all of course be customized depending on who you plan to give them to. I would recommend using double-sided paper were possible and red line tape (or some other strong adhesive) for the pencil holder, post-it holder and paper clip holder. I've included a link below for a 2011 mini calendar you can download and print. Stay tuned for Videos 2-4!

Christmas Gift Ideas - Badge Holder Brag Book

From Charming Walla

These brag books make great gifts for parents or grandparents. They hold up to wear and tear well (i.e., being jostled around in a purse). These cute little books only take minutes to make and would be a perfect project for a child. Try using yarn, brads or even shoelaces to tie the book together.  I purchased the badge holders at the Dollar Store and used DCWV's Green cardstock paper pack and chipboard pieces for mine.

Christmas Gift Ideas - Journal Tutorial

Here's another inexpensive gift idea using a wire-bound steno pad. You can adapt this idea to fit any type of wire-bound notebook. For my notebook I used DCWV's Mariposa cardstock stack which is a very pretty stack with lots of flowers, butterflies, glittered and foiled papers. You can find this stack online or at Joanne's craft stores. I added a bookmark and matching pen to complete the set.

Christmas Gift Ideas - Dammit Dolls

I made these for co-workers a few times and each time they were a big hit. Although I’ve modified the designs to make them my own, I have to give credit where credit is due: www.craftbits.com for the original dammit doll idea and poem as well as Annasari on YouTube for the box. Part of the fun of this craft is there are so many variations. For example, you could make dolls with "hair" (maybe yarn, ribbon or wire?), you could use beads for the eyes (give it a painful grimace or some other facial expression), you could use waste-canvas and sew a small cross-stitched design representing something about the person you are giving it to--sort of like a Care Bear if you will (I did one with a dollar sign on the belly for a bookkeeper). You are only limited by your imagination. I've included a pdf with measurements as well as a template for the doll and booklet. Be sure to watch my YouTube video for a complete tutorial.

First Official YouTube Video!!

After three years of contemplation I finally got up the nerve to make my first YouTube video!  I cannot take the credit for the topic though, I learned how to make a slider card by watching the tutorial posted by splitcoaststampers on YouTube.  Check out my version below: