insidetheframe

Hi guys,
I've been watching this community for about a year and I finally have something worth posting! I help out with an Australian bands promo by posting flyers and generally spreading the word about them, but despite my best efforts I'm always left with a ton of flyers. After joking many a times I would vandalize their tour van with the excess flyers I decided to do something constructive...

anoxiasan06

Who is the gift for? My “Big” in an organization.

What is the occasion? Final review [Initiation into the organization] a gift for their help through out the semester.

List at least three of their interests: Scrap booking, and Cooking are two that I am for sure of.

Any stipulations or things to avoid (i.e., has to be something small, or they already have enough scarves, etc.):  We’re both pretty crafty people.   I however, prefer to use a sewing machine over paper crafts.  She doesn’t wear hats often, which I make like crazy!  This is all that I really know of.

What kind of crafting do you do?  Sewing, some beadwork, drawing.

Name some other crafts that you would be willing to try: --  Anything,  I know for this gift, it’ll most likely be paper crafts, but I’m fine with that : )

Do you have a price range for materials?  Well, I am but a poor college student.  I’d prefer to use the materials I had already [which is mainly fabric]  but that may not be an option.  I can spend up to 30-40 dollars But I'd like to spend less.

Do you have a time limit to make this present? Final Review is November 22, 2009.  I don’t know how much time will play a role, because I am taking 16 hours, and I have other errands to run for this organization. : )  I usually have about 15 hours every weekend to myself though : ) [So probably about 60-70 Hours of free time before its due]

Any other information you'd like to include:  I’ve been thinking about making a journal out of scrap booking paper, and an apron, since this person loves to cook.  We both take cooking classes at the school and wear chef coats, but I think a really frilly apron will be fun [and I think that her BF might like it too, but IDK].  I was also playing with the idea of making her a Nutella Jar “Plush”  Kind of like a giant plushy version of the Nutella Jar.  [We both love Nutella!] I think the jar might take  A LOT of time though, considering the label is crazy detailed, and I think that just putting a Jar of Nutella in the gift box would make her just as happy.  Or perhaps baking cupcakes and using Nutella for the topping!

Some of the things that she’s gifted me are, giant boxes of candy a home made picture frame, a plush animal, Nutella [lol].

I think I MIGHT make matching beanies with our school mascot on them, which we both have interest in.  I’ve been tinkering with the idea, and I think she might like it so much that she’ll wear it with me : 0

So in conclusion, 

I want to make an Apron [because I have materials for this : )]  I'm looking for a pattern that has the kind of back where it crosses the back [like an X].

A Poster [Which is free, because I can use materials and die cuts from school]

A hat [Possibly]

Candy [To line the bottom of the gift basket, I don’t want to use much, and I'll probably get it when Halloween is over.]

Something related to Nutella [leaning heavily towards the cupcakes with pretty paper cups, but I don't know how using Nutella for frosting will turn out, if you do, lemme know!]

And something related to Scrap booking [Like a gift set with various papers, glue dots, ribbons, sticker letters] or a Journal [of which I would need a tutorial for binding that looks decent, because I don’t turn in anything that looks shoddy with my name on it]  Maybe a recipe box with decorated index cards made of scrap booking paper.

I’m sorry if this sounds anal, I just want it to be perfect.  I’m looking for tutorials for aprons and paper crafts.  I was looking at this:  for the recipe card thing, but I don’t know how practical it’d be. 

I already have a basket to put all the things in [which might need a coat of cheap spray paint to her favorite color, of which I dont know yet]

Let me know if I missed anything.  I'm pretty much asking for opinions of my ideas, or other ideas to consider!

Thanks!