For the Makers Review & Giveaway

For the Makers: Clay Ornaments, a photo by Jeni Baker on Flickr.

For the Makers approached me last month about trying out a few of their DIY kits, and I happily agreed! For the Makers is a fun design lifestyle company that produces monthly craft-based subscription boxes. Each month there's a new collection/box that features four high-quality, fashion-forward DIY pieces based around a monthly theme. Beyond that they have individual DIY kits for sale.

For the Makers: Geometric Ornaments, a photo by Jeni Baker on Flickr.

I love crafting in general but sewing, quilting and knitting take up the vast majority of my crafting time these days.  My kits arrived on Black Friday which was perfect timing with the long holiday weekend! I spent Saturaday relaxing and getting my craft on. The great things about these kits is they have nearly everything you need to complete the craft.  The only additional thing I needed for either kit was scissors! This was great for me because my craft box is buried in my closet, and I had no desire to go shopping for supplies on Black Friday!

For the Makers: Geometric Ornaments, a photo by Jeni Baker on Flickr.

For the Makers: Geometric Ornaments, a photo by Jeni Baker on Flickr.

First up I tried out the Geometric Ornaments kit. There is a photo tutorial to accompany each kit on the For the Makers website, which is a lot easier than simple step-by-step instructions.  I am pretty excited about how fancy my finished ornaments look! There are supplies to make plenty so I think I'll make some as gifts too.

For the Makers: Clay Ornaments, a photo by Jeni Baker on Flickr.

For the Makers: Clay Ornaments, a photo by Jeni Baker on Flickr.

Next up I tried the Clay Ornaments kit. It even comes with a little wooden rolling pin to roll out the clay, too cute! This project made me feel like I was little again, playing with clay. I cut and baked my ornaments and then it was time to paint.  They had plenty of cute ideas on how to paint them, and I came up with a few on my own.  I'm not a great painter, but they still turned out super cute! I think these would make cute package toppers.  I'll definitely hang some on our tree too!

For the Makers: Geometric Ornaments, a photo by Jeni Baker on Flickr.

I was impressed by how nice these kits were! I had no reason to think otherwise, but the materials were very nice and so were the finished projects. These kits would make very sweet gifts! Check out all their fun kits here, and their gift subscription service! Thanks For the Makers!

GIVEAWAY:
For the Makers would like to give two of you a Clay Ornaments kit! Giveaway will run until Saturday, December 14th at 5pm CST. Leave a comment to enter, let me know your favorite kit in their shop! Giveaway is open to U.S. residents only. Good luck!