12 Days of Handmade: Gift Ideas for Men + Kiddos

well hello there! 

here are a few super cute ideas for your favorite man! first up, this super cute men's tie tutorial. I love the idea of hand making a tie. and next, i think this lego USB stick is so darn cute! I wanna try to make a USB stick with a littlest pet shop toy on it (OMG!). 

Do you have a cute little baby girl in your life? Try making a onesie into a dress with this Do-It-Yourself project. 

This D.I.Y. map made with cereal boxes is pretty amazing and would make any kiddo's room unique and adorable.♥ 

and i am positively smitten with these painted sticks by ginette lapalme. beautiful! love-love-love. 

i had a super fun day today. got most of my holiday shopping done and then had a chance to meet some adorableee blog readers at the shop. oh and i was filmed in the shop by some cute high school kids for a news story at their school. it was lovely! now i'm off to experiment on an accessory idea that's been in my head all day! XO. elsie 

Comments

[Meg]

love that dress!
xoxo~Meg

[megan v]

I'm so in love with the painted stitcks too!!! The colors are so vibrand and awesome off of the wood. They're super inspiring!!

[Estela @ Weekly Bite]

Love the baby dress! I need to try that one!

[Jamie Lynn Greenwood]

Stink'in adorable!! <3

[Amanda Z from NYC]

a *littlest*pet*shop* USB??!! i think my head would explode from cuteness!

the octopus would make a great one: http://www.hasbro.com/littlestpetshop/en_US/shop/details.cfm?guid=2442F66F-19B9-F369-10CE-C8AAF04B74D7&product_id=25996&src=endeca

[Kira Lynn]

The map is adorable. I kind of love that Oregon is Cinnamon Toast Crunch because I live there and CTC is my favorite!

[Amy]

Oooh! I love everything...but those sticks! Wow...so pretty! :)

[Tricia]

love that baby dress. but the baby due to arrive any day is a boy, and my first is a boy. maybe i'll just buy it in anticipation of SOMEDAY having a girl :)

[Mrs. Harmony]

Love the ideas! Thank you!

Your headband is so pretty! Did you make it? What's it made of?

[Stephanie May*]

Cereal map? Nice!

http://www.maydae.com

[golf trolley]

I love the DIY map

[Martina]

i need your help!! (please) my best friend and i decided to make our christmas shopping easier we would each pick a random word from the dictionary and combine them to make a present. so we have a homosexual and a cure for all poisons (cant remember the word that meant that!)...what do you get for that?! any suggestions welcome :) thanks!

[Michelle Clement]

Eeek! Cute! :) A lil pet shop USB key would be *darling*, too! he he.

[Nell]

Lovely things indeed. And your hair looks so awesome. xx

[Kristy]

Oh no, not littlest pet shop! That would be too cute but since its my daughters FAV IN THE WHOLE WORLD (you have no idea how many she has lol) my USB would be missing in 2 sec flat LOL! HTML tie would be perfect for my hubby!

[Thinkie]

I came across this link (owls!) and thought it might be of interest to you: http://www.myowlbarn.com/p/owl-lover-2011-calendar.html

[Dreaming Bear]

Great stuff! I especially love the U.S. map made from cereal boxes! Adorable!!! Thanks to you, I've added something else to my Christmas wish list....the N.E.E.T. books! My hubby will be so thrilled with that! Ha!

[Christy]

Elsie, the baby girl dress you have there, I want something like that for a boy. I really don't like when little boys wears shorts and tshirts and then their diapers are showing and tummy is all exposed. Do any of your creative friends have skills in making joined up shorts and tshirts that sit nicely. I think they'd need to be made like an all-in-one but look like seperates? Any suggestions on where to look for such a thing?

[Brianna]

FUN FUN FUN
and the painted sticks are STUNNING
AHH I LOVE SO MUCH!

[Adela]

The headband is so pretty. Who made it (you)? That would make a great handmade gift.