handmade Christmas...

December 2012 - Every year I try and make as many presents as I can and this year was no different.  I wanted to share them with you so that you can steal the ideas if you'd like!  I've also inserted the links where I got the ideas from to give credit where credit is due.

For the girls in the family...

 Magnetic message boards: http://www.howdoesshe.com/holiday-giftdecor-ideas/

 Fabric flower pots: http://www.joann.com/fabric-flowerpots/xprd1036912/

 T-shirt necklace: http://www.wholeliving.com/133536/recycled-craft-t-shirt-necklace

Rose Ring: http://www.theribbonretreat.com/blog/ric-rac-rose.html

And...for the boys...

 Pinecone Fire Starters: http://www.designsponge.com/2010/03/diy-project-pinecone-fire-starter.html

These were for my nephew... Money Cuff Bracelets: http://www.lemonsqueezyhome.com/2011/03/money-cuff-take-two.html

 Meat Rubs: http://kojo-designs.com/2010/11/gifts-for-guys-guest-tutorial-grill-rubs-by-the-creative-maven/

Grill Towels: http://craftwhatever.blogspot.com/2011/06/tutorial-fathers-day-grillin-towel.html

I also made a few other things that I, unfortunately, didn't get pictures of.  One of which was a box of pistacios all decked out in either Auburn papers or Alabama papers.  Here is the link: http://www.howdoesshe.com/fathers-day-presents/.  I made a balance board for my nephew as well... http://www.elsiemarley.com/balance-board-tutorial.html/comment-page-1#comments.

And, for all the teachers in my kids' lives...



 Yarn Ball Ornaments: http://brownsugartoast.com/the-whole-ball-o-yarn/

 Homemade apple butter!  Yum!  You can read about this adventure here.

Charlie's teacher, Mrs. Harwell, is all about some glue sticks!  So in this theme, I decided to give her a cake made of glue sticks!  She was ecstatic to receive this!  :)

Hope you find some great gift ideas! I had tons of fun making each one of these.  The recipients seemed to love them all and that makes the time and effort put in worth it. The price/money-saving is a nice add-on too!