Christmas Gift Guide

Gifts for Teachers {Christmas Gift Guide Series}

December 7, 2010 9 comments
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When I was teaching High School, there wasn’t a Christmas gift I didn’t love. Hot chocolate mixes, ornaments, cookies, cups . . . no matter what it was, I loved it because some 14 year old kid (and their mama) had thought of me. (And, I really get a kick out of people thinking about [...]

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Handmade Presents for Guys {Christmas Gift Guide Series}

November 29, 2010 2 comments

Alrighty — so there must be a common problem out there, even among the “Crafty Bloggers.” Very few people actually know what to get or make a guy for Christmas. Out of all the days I’ve spent searching for “manly” gift ideas, I’ve only found a few. JUST A FEW! Surely there are more of [...]

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Handmade Presents for Kids, Part 2

November 25, 2010 6 comments
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Now that we’ve all had our fair share of turkey, dressing (CORNBREAD dressing in this part of the world) and pumpkin pie, it’s time to think again about Christmas. And, the Kidlets. As I mentioned Monday, I have most of my gifts planned and supplies purchased for Mr. Boy and the Little Lady, as well [...]

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Handmade Presents for Kids, Part 1 {Christmas Gift Guide Series}

November 22, 2010 10 comments
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(to view the tutorial for any item shown, simply click on the picture) Searching for gift ideas appropriate for my Kidlets and nephews has been FUN!  Last year, my sister made all of the gifts she gave to the children in our family and those gifts (some of which I’ve shared below) are STILL being [...]

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Handmade Presents for Women {Christmas Gift Guide Series}

November 16, 2010 27 comments
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I’m toying with the idea of making jewelry for my sisters and the rest of the women in my family this year.  Or scarves.  Or adorable ruffled shirts.  Or a perhaps, for my mother in law, a clock with pics of the kidlets all over. The only problem is that, of my favorite tutorials, I [...]

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A Handmade and Artisan Christmas {gift guide series}

November 15, 2010 3 comments

Last year, over a sea of crinkled and torn wrapping paper, my sisters and I decided that NEXT year we would only make our presents for everyone. No fighting our way through the smelly crowds at the mall. No typing of our credit card numbers into Amazon’s secure check-out (which, I’m especially not doing after [...]

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