Over the past few weeks, I’ve been sharing all of the handmade Christmas gifts I made last year. I did more batching of gifts this year (making the same thing for two or more people). That did help both to speed up the actual gift making and also eased the stress of coming up with […]
2 Quick and easy semi-handmade tiny gifts for kids
I was going to use the phrase “stocking stuffers” in the title, but that just seems kind of weird on February 1. Anyhoo, I’m tying up the last of these handmade gifts and didn’t want to forget these two. Not everything I make takes a thousand hours or requires a clever idea. Sometimes superfast and […]
Creatively repurposed gift #3: Rusty junk art
Inside of my handmade gift challenge, I secretly challenged myself to make my brother a bunch of gifts re-purposing odd stuff I found in my basement. Fun, right? This is one of the gifts. Find: I have a bad habit of picking up rusty pieces of metal and other random objects in parking lots, etc. […]
Geeky tote bag makeover (It’s a TARDIS now!)
I have to laugh every time my husband takes a trip to the library with a teetering stack of books, DVDs and CDs in his arms. I’ve been telling him for months that a bag would make things much easier, but, you know, still no bag. I decided to make things easier for him and […]
Boxy fabric tote bags
Again, I’m back today with the practical gifts. I wanted to make Dan’s mom a pretty tote bag, as she’s always toting something. I found this lined boxy tote bag tutorial at Craft Buds, and it seemed like just the thing I needed. Super simple and adaptable to all sizes without any math or measuring! […]
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