The last couple of days I've been scouring the internet for crafty Christmas ideas that are better for our wallets but still "nice". (I think we've all been the recipients of thoughtful, but oh so "not nice" homemade gifts before. You know the kind...where you smile and say thank you, but feel all guilty inside because you actually think its super ugly.) And while I haven't found too many ideas that someone with my skill level could accomplish, without it looking like a 5 year created it, I've been inspired. So out came my knitting needles, croquet hooks, and yarn. And my notepad, because there are soooo many awesome ideas for re-purposing out there, that I cannot remember them all. The danger in this new phase is that I have the potential to become a hoarder. Ugh, the idea makes me cringe, so maybe I'm not in such a state of potential disaster, BUT if I appear in an episode of Hoarders: Buried Alive......I CALLED IT!
Things I have accomplished since my online search frenzy began:
1. Bee's slippers. I bought the pattern when I was pregnant. Only took me a year...
2. I've started a little neck gater for Bee so she won't freeze when we visit YNP.
3. I've found some ideas for baby food jars that I'm really excited to start.
4. I drove Josh and Bee bonkers yesterday while taking my sweet time to find just the right yarn to use for a project.
All in all, I'm feeling good about the projects I've decided on doing and am pretty sure I'll finish them all. But if you are the recipient of a homemade gift from me that you really think is ugly, please, do not feel obligated to have it "around" the next time I see you. I promise I won't hold it against you. Except for Josh, because he has to LOVE everything I make.
I just looooovvve the baby boots. Wish you had been around to knit for my kids! Love you.
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