This post is a bit late, but oh well. For Christmas this past year Bryan and I made a lot of gifts.
He:
Planned, constructed and assembled 11 bug boxes (you know, like a motel for the bugs you find in your yard...or house).
Drew with a wood burning pen, personalized bugs and first initial of child on the door of each one.
Planned, constructed and assembled 3 bird houses for his mother (not pictured).
She:
Sewed 6 aprons, using 3 different patterns and fabric. One of which is pictured below, on my in-house model. (I gotta snag pics of the others.)
2 pairs of PJ pants. Matchy matchy ones for Marnie Moo and Helen Too, to be exact.
(Recognize your Apron Miss Shannon McDudley?)Both Bryan and I were proud of our creations, and the increase in skill we developed while making the gifts.
I no longer have to consult my sewing machine manual when threading the machine or winding the bobbin, which is a gift in itself, and have many more sewing projects in progress and in mind.
Nevermind that my seamripper got tons of excersice through the process, OR that I had to pitch one pair of pj's I ruined, OR that I sewed the wrong seams together on one pair of pjs, thus creating one large pj skirt (or a pant leg for an elephant, whichever you like).
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5 comments:
Awesome job! The kids LOVE the bug boxes and can't wait for the ground to be less soggy to go out and catch some friends. A far cry from Kimball screaming bloody murder a few years back at the sight of a gnat in the house. :)
You are both so very talented. I LOVE the feeling of accomplishment when completing a project...and then the extra warm fuzzy you get when you see someone enjoying your handiwork. Nicely done.
You are awesome! And both so talented. I love your sewing sagas too. I've made more mistakes like that on sewing projects that I care to admit! Even my professional sewer friend still makes mistakes, so that always makes me feel better. :) Loved hanging out with you!!
Wow! You guys amaze me. What a fun, meaningful Christmas!
Angus is stunning in that apron!
And all those projects = one word: wow. WOW! When you mentioned hand made items, you really meant it. I want to live in those bug hotels!
great projects! I love a homemade gift...means more than something someone went out and bought :)
And I've made all the mentioned sewing mistakes...multiple times.
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