Handmade Greeting Cards Ready Made or DIY

Whether you buy them or make them yourself, handmade greeting cards and gift tags are a special touch to any occasion, given alone or with a package these cards are truly a celebration on their own! Below are a couple of shops where you can find handmade greeting cards and tags. If you'd like to give it a try on your own a great set of brads to use in your own holiday creations and a how-to.

Handmade Christmas Holiday Card by Expressive Papers



Let it Snow Gift Tags by sunshineandravioli



Fabric Covered Buttons/Brads by aimoobaroo



Handcrafted Christmas Card How-To

PDF Felt Patterns

Fabulous Fruit PDF Pattern
Gulf Coast Cottage PDF has sooooo many adorable patterns to choose from. If you're interested in felt and would love to start making some of these creations yourself, this is the place to stop and take a look. There are many patterns to choose from and when completed they are great for the kids to play with and have tea parties -- or you can teach the kids how to make them too, keep those little hands busy and keep the creativity flowing! That definitely makes for happy children and parents alike.

Little Cake Decorator Felt Food PDF Pattern

Buttons for sewing or do it yourself

Sunburst Fabric Covered Buttons
The shop buttonboutique has buttons available that you can do yourself or buttons for sewing. The shop is full of buttons, ponytail holders, barrettes covered in pretty fabrics. And if you'd like to do it yourself there are also aluminum buttons available waiting for you to create your own little pretties.

Aluminum Buttons with Tool

Carve Your Own Rubber Stamps

Large Carve It Yourself Kit
I found this wonderful little rubber stamp kit at Tracy Bunker's shop. This small kit comes complete with everything you'll need to learn how to carve your own stamps, a great kit whether you're a beginner or a pro. The kit comes with everything you'll need to start creating including cutters with carving handle, erasers, stamp pad, notebook and instructions. This would be a great kit if you are new to carving your own stamps and would like to give it a try.