I was determined to make many of our Christmas presents this year. Besides the tangible benefits- less cost, less waste, etc.- it was nice for me to have little projects to keep my fingers busy during the days. And most of them I could do right on the couch while Catherine played! It was much more relaxing that walking the mall!
Now that the surprises are no longer surprises I thought I’d share the things I made.
I was inspired by a photo online to try these Christmas cards this year. They weren’t difficult to make, but very time consuming. I definitely had fun making them and loved the way that they came out.
Knit dishcloths for my Mom and Mother-in-Law. They look really fancy, but were pretty simple to knit. I was glad to have these finished by the end of October. They set the crafting ball in motion for the rest of the season.
Not a great picture, but you can see the little pincushion that I whipped up for my Mom. All the fabrics were scraps from my fabric box!
A pair of cozy leg warmers for Catherine. These come in handy since she doesn’t always love wearing pants. Or any clothes. Sometimes she won’t keep these on either 🙂
A Pink, Orange, Purple and White quilt for Catherine. While I was making it she would come up and say, “What’cha makin, Mama? A quilt to me?” and I’d say, “yup. but, shhh, it’s a surprise”. She’d get all sneaky looking and say okay and tiptoe away. Too cute! The quilt is machine pieced and hand quilted (for those that are curious about that sort of thing) I decided on funny T shirts for men this year.
Froggy Bean Bag Game for Catherine. (#3 seems to be missing). Frog bean bags that you toss onto the lily pads. Lots of possibilities for games to be invented. All frogs are from stash fabrics- old skirts, sheets, pj pants, etc 🙂
New Geeky Onesies ‘for’ Peter. He’s already mentioned them. Click here for their gallery and bigger pics. I had fun coming up with cute logos and such that reflect Peter’s personality and interests.
Those cards were amazing. Seriously. I felt honored to receive one because of how great they were, especially since I was a Christmas card slacker this year 🙁
Love, love, love the Christmas cards!
Well, everything is fabulous. But, as a paper crafter myself I think they turned out super cute.
I was truly impressed by Rebecca’s dedication to craftiness this Christmas. And this post is a great testament to it! Rock on!
I agree with Leanne. Cards just didn’t happen this year. But I was so amazingly thrilled with the ubercrafty card. Someday I’ll grow up and be like you. Someday.
So you DID make those cards! I thought so, but I couldn’t quite tell because it looked so perfect (and I almost pulled it apart trying to see how it was done 🙂 ). I’ve actually been planning on keeping that one on the piano instead of tossing it with the rest. Love the quilt too. 🙂
You crafts are fantastic! I absolutely loved the christmas card – couldn’t help but show it to everyone who came over! 🙂
Love my colorful dish cloths and the card was soo perfectly beautiful! Everyone agreed!