Sunday, January 8, 2012

Handmade Gifts.

I know this is a little late but I wanted to share the handmade gifts I gave a Christmas this year.
Honestly, I forgot I even took pictures of them until I was looking through my Christmas pictures. 
I decided to still share because all of these can be given for any occasion, plus they were pretty inexpensive, which makes everyone happy.

I made this for my mom.
This is only the second fabric wreath that I have ever made and I was really happy with the way it turned out.
I also made one for my mother in law (which I forgot to take a photo of) and I liked it too.
I could make a zillion of them and hang them all over the house but I'm not too certain all the boys in the house would appreciate it.


I made these for my sisters.
I love all of them, the hoop art and my sisters, haha.
I don't know how to sew or stitch so it's not perfect, but I like them like that. 
I really tried to make each one reflect their individual style and taste and I'm pretty sure I achieved my goal.
Well at least they told me I did.

This last one is not really all handmade but it might just be my favorite gift I gave this year.
I love, love, love my succulents I planted a few months back and I wanted to share my love for them.
I picked up a few of these pots at Ikea for a great price, of course.
I took the boys to Home Depot and Ethan selected most of the succulents.
 I had planned on him helping my plant all of them, but since he was sick it didn't work out.
Anyway, I just stamped some craft paper, taped it on and tied some red yarn around. 
Everyone loved them!
This will definitely be my go to gift all year. 

I loved giving handmade gifts this year. It's so much more personal and thoughtful. 
I hope everyone loved receiving them as much a I loved giving them.


4 comments:

Erin said...

Love them! It is so much more special to make and give unique gifts than scramble at the store for something ordinary, don't you think?!?

Jen said...

I love them all! So cute! The hoop art is my favorite, I did A LOT of hoop art for Christmas too :) Visiting from Life Made Lovely:)

Gee said...

I agree...means so much more knowing that you took the time to handcraft than just go out and buy!! I love my wreath and my potted plants!!

Katie {Always, Katie} said...

I tried a lot of handmade gifts this year, too... the most popular BY FAR was the Texas Roadhouse-style honey butter I found on Pinterest. Unfortunately, there were also multiple DIYfails... so I ended up doing a couple of gift cards at the last minute. Oh well. I LOVE the hoop art... it's the cutest I've ever seen! In fact... I'm pinning it so I can attempt it later :-)