I'm off to a flying start - I'm so loving all the ideas of peoples christmas gifts on this blog. So glad its up again this year.
Mine are as follows:
Strawberry jam for all the primary school teachers (12 bottles but only 8 teachers) so a few left over for who knows who. Labels were downloaded from this site:
merrimentdesign.com. They're so NICE !
Place mats for a couple of little girls I know. One of them loves purple, the other loves green. I just made them up as I went along, perhaps I'd make them bigger the next time. Oh well, live and learn!
A make-up brush roll for their mum. Another one I made up as I went along. I mean, how hard can it be? Shown here with scissors and a pencil because I didnt want to contaminate it with my dirty brushes!
And for the same mum, a crocheted tea cosy, again my own design.
And look ! I'm making vanilla essence too thanks to this
post, and a more comprehensive one on her blog
too many pasttimes. Thanks so much for the information I'm loving it - this is only 2 days old and already smells like the real thing. This was my first time ever with a vanilla bean too. I just bought a 4 pack off ebay and I was away. Used two for this, stuck one in the sugar storage container and have another one left for who knows what!
and lastly is a personalised pillow for a few other kids.
I've interfaced fabric and cut out the letters. Grabbed some bright lime green flannelette from stash. Now I have to sew them on.
Playing with placement on an old pillowcase. I'm not sure what I'll do ! (probably the arch? - comments or hints would be great!)
So I'm pretty pleased with progress so far. But keep those posts coming, because I can always use a bit more inspiration!
lore
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