Year of Homemade Gifts Craftalong 2012-2013

[bookstorebabe]

Yeah, I'll be digging through my broken jewelry stash, my beads and my buttons, and I'll see what I can find at the thrift store.

[Teamama]

Looks great everyone!

I second trying the thrift store for jewelry too - I buy lots of pieces to take apart from thrift stores.

Took a break from my homemade gifts crafting to make a couple of hallowe'en costumes... just thought I'd share them - 'cause they're pretty darn cute (if I don't say so myself).



Now that that's done - it's back to crafting for christmas!
Keep up the great work everyone!
Tea.

[bookstorebabe]

Aw, they're adorable!

[butterflyangel]

Awww super cute! !!

[vixen72]

I'm trying to get my great nephews batman blanket started, let alone finished. It was supposed to be for his birthday, but it was frogged so many times. So I started to work on an Autumn Gnome for me.  ( on his head now) Need to get cracking on gifts for my mother in law,sister in law,neices and nephews and my daughters. Boy I need 8 pairs of hands. Wouldn't that be nice. Hope everyone has a great week. 

[Painted Sparrow]

Bookstorebabe - Those mirrors look really cool! I don't have any great suggestions for finding jewelry, but good luck!

Teamama- They look adorable, love them!

Well, looks like I've officially run out of time for Halloween costumes, oops. Oh well, I guess, we didn't have much planned for Halloween anyways. Further gift crafting is waiting in the wings right now, money is a little tight, but now that I've started my new job we should be good to go!

I also had an epiphany last night on what to make for the mass-produced gifts for siblings-in-law & cousins-in-law, I'm already making knit-top hand towels for my parents-in-law, but I think I'm going to make a whole bunch of quick-knit kitchen stuff. I figure tulle scrubbies, a washcloth or two & a topped towel or two should make a good set. It is a lot in quantity, but I figure they'll knit up pretty quickly, won't cost too much/can use stuff from my stash & they'll travel well so I can work on them at work. I can also do some really basic customizing with my embroidery machine, like a monogrammed initial, picture, or quote on the towels.

Still waiting to get to the Dollar Store for the nieces/nephews/second cousins gift ideas. I got some great ideas from you guys, I just need to see what I can find!

[butterflyangel]

I'm glad the power's back on I can craft again ! 

[flygirl88]

I finished one of my projects today.



The fun thing is the stars glow in the dark.

[butterflyangel]

aw! such cute owls ! 

[butterflyangel]

I made this for a friend's birthday that was on Thurs
He had so much fun with it, opening and closing it haha




when the card is opened all the way, it's like curtains and i put the age he's turning in the center