I am an eleventh hour sort of gal. It seems that there is so much to get done, that I tackle everything last minute (that is my organizational secret...don't do it unitl it needs done LOL!). I am trying to help the kids get their valentines all done for school exchanges. We never buy them, we always make them ourselves, so sometimes it gets a little hairy last minute. Russell decided he wanted something more boyish, so we decided to make these cute little guns and holsters. Lily's preschool teacher gave a similar handmade valentine to her last year, and I thought they were just so cute. I hung onto them all year, and I decided to redraw the whole thing and shrink it down a bit so that it didn't take up so much paper. You'll have to use the smaller sticks of gum, not the standard size since I shrunk everything down. I'm busy printing them today so that he can assemble them tonight, and I thought I would share the print off I made for them with my blog readers. Maybe you're a last minute gal like me??? Or maybe you can use them next year :) Now I'm off to tackle the two page list of things to get done today...
click on image below to upen full size...right click and save image :O)
Simply download and print the template onto white cardstock. You can use the white cardstock as the holster, or you can cut a holster out of colored paper or patterned paper. Fold the holster over and glue around edges. Add a stick of gum and you're done!
Lily and Kate took their Valentines to preschool this morning...we just made them photo valentines with suckers taped on the back...
I love this idea!
Posted by: Gina | February 11, 2010 at 05:47 PM
Thanks for the download. What a cute idea....I'll have to use this for my son next year.
Posted by: Janeal | February 11, 2010 at 06:47 PM
Those are sooo Cute!!! You are so talented!!!
Posted by: Alyssa | February 11, 2010 at 07:27 PM
What a clever little Valentine!
Thanks for the download!
:)
Tara
Posted by: Tara Powell | February 11, 2010 at 08:33 PM
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! you are so creative! Thank you for the download...still dying over the girls hair and outfits....too cute! :)
Posted by: Brittany | February 11, 2010 at 09:10 PM
I don't often comment but always stop by to see your beautiful photos. I did want to say that I love your Valentine idea, it's very clever.
Posted by: Catherine | February 12, 2010 at 06:26 AM
Thank you, it's super cute! Your girls are adorable!
Posted by: Kelly | February 12, 2010 at 01:59 PM
thanks for the download! that is too cute.
Posted by: Sharla | February 12, 2010 at 02:37 PM
I love the holster valentine's! Super fun!! I also LOVE the flower hair bows you made for your girls!! What's the secret!?! I just love looking at your blog!
Posted by: Arlee | February 12, 2010 at 10:23 PM
thank you thank you! These will be great for next year!
Posted by: Trish | February 14, 2010 at 10:47 AM
Cute, cute, CUTE! Thanks Sherelle!
Posted by: Shelly B. | February 15, 2010 at 12:31 AM
I was so happy to have found this on your blog and just in time! My twin boys completely loved it and they didn't even mind that the gun was pink :-)
Posted by: HeatherH | February 15, 2010 at 09:51 PM
Very cute idea!
Posted by: heather garl | February 15, 2010 at 11:01 PM
You are so amazing...too darn cute! Thanks for the download. If only someday I could be like you! You are so generous, this would be rally cute for a birthday too!
Posted by: April Walkley | February 16, 2010 at 01:52 PM
it's darling, Sherelle! What a fun idea!
Posted by: Hilary | February 19, 2010 at 04:41 PM
Sherelle, I love your blog and think you are amazing. I had saved this and thought it would be great for my kids. Now that I am trying to download it Im having a hard time. Could you send me the template by chance?
I would really appreciate it!
Jen
Posted by: Jennifer Barnes | January 25, 2011 at 02:40 AM
I would LOVE this template!! I won't download for some reason...could you send it to me? thanks so much!
Posted by: april | January 05, 2012 at 12:28 PM
This post has seen a resurgence on pintrest! I'm so happy to have found your blog because of it! Would you consider rehosting the template for this??? Pretty please :):):)
Posted by: Melissa T | January 08, 2012 at 06:54 PM
I reposted the image so you can download :)
Sherelle Christensen
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Posted by: SherelleChristensen | January 10, 2012 at 12:31 PM
Thank you, Sherelle!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Melissa T | January 14, 2012 at 01:22 PM
I love this idea but was just curious if anyone ran into trouble with the "gun theme" at school.I know at halloween our kids aren't even allowed to wear costumes to school that contain any weapons of any sort. I would love to make these for my son's class but a little nervous about what the teachers, etc. may say.
Cowgirl @ <3,
Posted by: Ali Hermanson | January 31, 2012 at 11:19 AM
LOL!!! I absolutely LOVE this for my hubby!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!!
Posted by: Rhonda | February 09, 2012 at 06:59 PM