It’s the craft, craftiest season of aaaaaallllllll!
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There is one thing for certain about this time of year- it always puts me in a crafty mood. I admit, sometimes I struggle with Christmas. No, not the coming of Jesus to reconcile God and man kind of Christmas, I mean CHRISTMAS-THIS kind of Christmas! I won’t start spouting off, but I can’t help but wonder, at what point did we agree to let Christmas take over 1/10th of our entire year? And our entire budget? Just asking.
However, when I am making homemade gifts for the people around me, I know one thing for sure-it came from the heart. I can’t help but think of the person I am making the gift for when i am making it for them. While it is doubtful that I’m saving money, and certain that I’m not saving any time, making gifts, at least a few a year, is really important to me. I give store bought gifts too…I mean, I don’t want to be THAT person, but I hope that people can feel and appreciate the love that goes into their handmade gifts!
I don’t want to post too much of this gift on my blog and give it away, but here is a glimpse of a gift all ready to go or Dec. 25th. I started working on it a couple of months ago. I think it was the first week in September when I bought the blocks that form the base of this project-I ran into a friend, Melissa James, at Michaels that day, and when she asked what I was there for, I quickly said “Oh, some Christmas stuff.” I immediately thought- ‘I sound like a lunatic!’