There are aspects of Christmas that I
truly hate. I hate it's creepy nature, how it sneaks into stores
before thanksgiving, basically I hate the part of Christmas that
focuses on stuff. After getting debt free and listening to many
people who are in debt, it's crazy how much stuff consumes our lives.
Then we have to buy more stuff to hold how much stuff we have. Plus,
I SUCK at Christmas shopping. It makes me nervous. I'm a panicky
mess. walk around stores willing to sell my soul if I could divine if
my sister will like that shirt.
So this year I decided to make all my
gifts.
The funny thing is that while I wanted
to make my gifts last year when we were getting out of debt for
monetary reasons, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. Too
embarrassed. Somehow the fact that I HAD money this year emboldened
me. So I did it. I decided to make everything from as much 'already
owned' materials as possible. I get to donate the money I saved to Jesus!
I would not suggest you make this
decision within the month of December. Bad Idea.
So I wanted to blog my 12 days of
Craftmas. I have 12 major gifts to make. So far I have absolutely
LOVED IT. I love thinking and experiencing my gifts to my family.
Problem is I cannot post most of them till after Christmas because my
family is sweet and reads my blog, possibly the only people who read
my blog. Don't want to ruin the Christmas surprise!
Day 1. Soren- Jekyll/Hyde Jacket
I decided to make Soren a coat. I got
it from a book called 'Sewing for Boys'. A really cute book I got from
the Library. It has some great stuff in it.I decided to change up the design to make it one of a kind. First of all
I wanted to make it reversible and add a hood!
Then I decided to make one side look
nice and put together with a wool plaid pattern and welt pockets.
I wanted to make the other side casual and silly.
Animal ears are always a must at my house.
Animal ears are always a must at my house.
The brown wool was leftover scraps and the fleece was an old blanket with a hole in it.
Cost: $4.50 (buttons)
Time: 1 1/2 Hours
I read your blog! And I love the coat. I desperately wanted to make all my gifts this year (thank you, Pinterest), but dealing with two babies by myself has made it impossible. But I did make some sweet coasters for my brother and sister-in-law. Looking forward to seeing the rest of your creations. : )
ReplyDeleteLiz Franks
oh my goodness you are so creative!! love it!!
ReplyDeleteNice job Andrea. The coat is darling. I can't tell you how many Christmas' when my kids were little I had to make all the gifts. I really loved it & I think Jesse will remember sitting with me on the couch and watching the progress & the kids would cheer when I would finish a gift...many stressful years, but now looking back they are wonderful memories. In the final years of homeade gifts it got to the point where the week before Christmas & Christmas Eve I was desperately trying to finish something. One year I even wrapped a 'just finished' painted gift with wet paint..... that's when I knew I had to do things differently the next year. LOL You go girl!!! The gifts will be priceless keepsakes.
ReplyDeleteThis coat is freakin' AMAZING!
ReplyDeleteThis coat is SO amazing! It looks wonderful! You would've paid 40 or 50 dollars EASILY for that at a store.
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