Handmade Christmas gifts has become one of my favorite Christmas traditions. I have a lot of fun figuring out what to make and what people would like. It's also fun to stretch my abilities and see what I can really do! Here is a sampling of what I cam up with this year:
This is a wooden door hanger that I made for my Grandma. I actually made two of them because I made one for me as well.
These tutu bags were for my cousin's girls. One of the girls told me that she had always wanted one of these but she forgot to put it on her Christmas list. I guess they were the right choice! One lesson learned making these: Sewing with glitter tulle = GLITTER MESS!!!
These are plastic shopping bag holders. I was actually able to make all of these with fabric from my stash and didn't have to buy any for them. I love how they turned out!
This is how I packaged the bag holders.
These were probably the most popular gift that I came up with this year. They are called Devil Sticks, or juggling sticks. You use two sticks in your hand to juggle the bigger stick with the tassels on the end. I was excited when I found the instructions to make these because I thought they would be fun for the teenagers on my list. They were all pretty excited to learn how to use them, so I guess I was right! The hardest part of these was acquiring the truck inner tubes for the rubber to make the tassels.
Here is a closer look at the ends. I packaged them in a cloth drawstring bag that can also be used to store them in.
These are cloth bags for baking potatoes in the microwave. I got one of these a few years ago, and I love it and use it all of the time. So this year I made a few for the people on my list. They were pretty easy to make and I hope that they get well used.
Just a picture of my potato bags stacked up.
I also made these little hand warmers. They are like those hot packs full of rice that you heat in the microwave, but they are small (3-4 inches) so you can put them in your pocket to keep you fingers warm. They were fun, but a lot of work because they all had to be hand sewn shut. I made some for my boys as well and they have already used them a ton! I hope that other people are getting use out of them as well!
This is the whole group of them. I ended up making 37 pairs of them!
Overall, it was a productive Christmas and I had a lot of fun making my projects! I am already getting some good ideas for next year!
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