Remember last year’s Handmade Christmas challenge? Well, I’m ready to do it again and I hope you’ll join me! Handmade gifts hold so much meaning to me and they’re far more unique than mass-produced things. The best part is that you really don’t have to make everything yourself – with sites like Etsy and local shows like WeeStock, you can buy things that other lovely folks have made!
Here’s the mission statement I’m making for myself this Christmas season. If these sound like things you’d also like to commit to, I’d invite you to join me this year on A Handmade Christmas journey. I’ll be posting some fun Christmas gift tutorials and links to other gift idea tutorials in this blog series that I hope you’ll find useful.
Mission: I will give mostly handmade DIY gifts to all of my family and friends this year. These gifts will be either made by me or handmade by someone else.
(I’ve already pushed my own rules by buying my girls a huge wooden dollhouse for Christmas, BUT I plan to make some fun handmade things for inside!)
Want to join me? Accept the “A Handmade Christmas” Challenge 2013 by commenting below and telling me what you’re planning to make or buy this year!
I really want to make a dress for my two girls and a few scarfs for some family members ( your infinity tutorial is my go to for sure). Past years included tile coasters, re purposed frames, sugar scrubs… Can’t wait to see what you come up with!!!
Wonderful!! I love making scarves for Christmas too – and they’re simple enough that you can make a whole bunch! I love the sugar scrub idea!
This Christmas I am going to try to make all my gifts or buy gifts that have been hand made (just like you)! I really want to make pj’s for all of my nieces and nephews, a crib for my baby girls’ doll, some type of dress for my daughter, my Christmas cards… who knows what else!!!
That’s so awesome, Jenn! Good luck with all of your crafty endeavors. I LOVE making Christmas PJ’s – they’re so fun. 🙂
I do handmade gifts every year, too. I have my thinking cap on as to what this year’s gifts will be… need to start crafting soon!
That’s wonderful! Yes, I always try to start early, but most years I’m always crafting last minute. Have fun!
Personally, handmade gifts are the best. I guess great appreciation also comes with years…
This year I am giving handcrafted socks to my friends, my parents are getting a knitted blanket and I am also crocheting some lovely snowflakes as a Christmas tree and gift wrapping decoration.