Crafty Christmas Project #1: Beaded Jewelry

I like to handmake a few Christmas gifts for my kids, while they are young enough not to care :)  But unlike the Halloween ballet slippers, I am only attempting these projects right now if they are fairly quick, cute, and useful.

Showcasing Crafty Christmas Project #1: beaded neclace and bracelet for my daughter.

Ha.  You can hardly call this crafty.  Even 3 year olds string beads!  Although I'd like to think I am advanced because this requires a little bit more of the fine motor skills since the string and holes are on the small side...  Right?

I got these colored wooden beads for $2 when they were 50% off at Hobby Lobby.  I probably have about 1/3 of the bag leftover still.  I already had stretchy jewelry elastic that I used for the string.  You could use regular string or lanyard cord if you don't care if it is stretchy or not.

So, the whole project cost me about $1.50 out of pocket, and I made the necklace and bracelet while watching a quarter of a football game this afternoon.

What do you think?  They look like cute stocking stuffers to me!  I hope my little girl likes them!