GINGERBREAD MEN CRAFTS

Gingerbread Spoon!

I had about 20 dozen or so of these cute little gingerbread men made of resin, that I won at a wholesale auction.

They had flat backs like so:

I was selling these cute little gingerbread men in my eBay shop, until I started finding ways to use them myself.

Here is some items I have recently made with them. Remember all the Snowmen themed, wooden spoons I have been making in the past? And the primitive, kitchen themed spoons? Well, there are now Gingerbread men spoons!

Since my little gingerbread men already have flat backs, all I really had to do was use some

E-6000 glue and stick them on. Super easy!

Here are a few more items I spruced up with the little cute, gingerbread men.

Here is the before pic of these stars, after I finished them in a crackle paint finish:

 Distressed Primitive Star with Crackle Finish

 CLICK HERE TO SEE HOW TO DO THE CRACKLE FINISH

 

And most of the others were just a basic paint color.

I attached some cute homespun fabric to them, that I simply tied in a bow, with some E-6000 glue.

 And then just adorned the bow ends with the cute little gingerbread men!

The star to the left, I was practicing with some shadowing in paint colors. Not so sure I liked that!

 I’m still thinking up all kinds of ways to use them for the holidays. Really, the uses seem endless to me!

Hope you liked these ideas for little gingerbread men and see ya’ll next time,

~Lisa

Halloween Magnets ( Xmas Lights Repurposed)

 I was going through the phase this weekend  of making snowmen magnets when it hit me. Halloween is sooner than Christmas, so I need to get in gear for that at my booth! So I had an idea to use some of the white and orange Christmas tree bulbs I had sitting in a jar. Left the base color alone, even though it has imperfections, I like it. Painted on a face with some Folk Art craft paint, added some homespun and on a few, added an orange button. Then lastly, I glued on a heavy crafting magnet on the back of each. Don’t want these falling and breaking if holding too many papers!  And here they are:

Sorry the pics are all sideways…. I just realized that…

 Which one do you like best? The ghost or the pumpkins?

Halloween Ghost Night Lights

I had fun making these the other night. They would be a great addition to the Halloween theme around your home. The soft glow when turned on adds a perfect spooky touch.

Price: only $3.59 each

Check out How to Make Crafty Pumpkins

Holiday Wooden Spoons (Snowmen Spoons & Pumpkin Spoons)

I ran across this great idea over on a fellow bloggers site, Eyeballs by Day, Crafts by Night, and I just couldn’t wait to give it a try.
These are going straight to my Peddlers Mall Booth, where I’m sure they will be a best seller!

Here’s the before of the plain wooden spoons:

First, I spray painted half of them a white in the Rustoleum brand spray paint, the other half an almond color, also from Rustoleum brand from Walmart. Then I added on the faces, one by one, varying each a little bit. I placed stars down the center in place of “buttons” on the snowmen. And then added some homespun scarfs. On some I added a cute little jingle bell or other embellishment that I had laying around. Some I painted “believe” and “faith” and such on them. Just to add a bit of character. In the last few pics below, I dabbed on a bit of rosey red to their cheeks also.
And here’s the after pics:

Update: Here’s the Halloween themed spoons I have done so far.

These are for sale in my Booth #555 at the local Peddlers Mall
Cost: $1.99 each

*****And here’s a link to my most recent Kitchen themed wooden spoons!*****

Primitive Kitchen Themed Wooden Spoons

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