So here we are in January and I'm finally getting back to it! We've had such a busy Fall and holiday season that I'm not really sure where to start!
It seemed like Christmas came and went really fast this year. I had a list of projects in mind I wanted to make--crafts with the kids, gifts, Christmas baking for friends, etc. but I didn't get around to all of it. I decided instead to just focus on Elise's Christmas gift and a few homemade items for Kyle's sisters and Mom.
Elise doesn't care for dolls but she treats her little stuffed penguin like a baby the way she carries it around and gives it a bottle. I even found her taking it potty one day! I decided she needed a diaper bag to help her take care of 'Waddle.' I had plenty of fabric and I used my own pattern--the same one I made for our friend a couple years ago.
Like the first bag, I made this one complete with a changing pad, wipes and a sippy cup/bottle.
But my favorite part was the diapers! I borrowed her toy and made three tiny flannel diapers to fit her penguin. Aren't they great?! :)
Along with her diaper bag I picked up a pink doll stroller. She LOVED the gifts! Definitely worth the time spent making it! Makes me smile to see her crazily pushing her stroller all over the house and changing Waddle's diaper.
For Kyle's sisters and Mom I tried something new--homemade soap and sugar scrubs. And they turned out great! One sister loves coffee so I made her a cinnamon hazelnut coffee scrub and soap. For the others I made orange creamsicle which actually smelled just like the ice cream. Yummy! Along with the soap and scrubs I made rice-filled heat packs, knitted scarves and big jars of chai tea mix--all things to keep you cozy! Everything was well received and I enjoyed making it so next year maybe I'll do something similar. I love homemade gifts. But I'll plan to start a little earlier, though... I think I started making all these things December 10. :/ I actually finished knitting one of the scarves Christmas morning as we were driving to his sister's house. I tied the ribbon around it and put it in the gift bag about 4 minutes before we pulled up to their house. How's that for timing?!
It was a fun Christmas, spent with all of Kyle's local family. A day of visiting, playing games and eating waaayy too much food! But it all made for a wonderful end to a very busy year!
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| (Please excuse the blueberry-stained smiles!) :) |
