So What Are You Making This Year For Christmas?

Each year in November my Super Blog Buddy Sarah asks me this question:

“So what are you making this year for Christmas?”

And usually in November I have an answer. My husband has a large family and we have never managed to get that whole draw names thing to work, so we have learned to get creative in our gift giving. Here is a list of some of the items we have made in the past:

1. Photo calendars- We did this one for several years
2. Custom t-shirts- With a saying that the entire family knew
3. Coasters- Personalized for each family
4. Loteria mirrors
5. Photo CD’s

This year we are giving gifts to the kids 18 and under only, that will still leave us 13 gifts to buy, many of them teenagers. I found the instructions on methodhome.com to make a cute trendy scarf from an old t-shirt and decided to give it a try. 

I used the hem of the t-shirt and some antique buttons from my  great-grandmother to make a flower pin that can be worn separately as well. I’m really pleased with the way they turned out and hope they like them.

Here’s a question for our readers- are you making any gifts this year? If so, what are you making? I may need some ideas for next year.

Happy Holidays,

Suzanne Santillan

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