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I'm currently cultivating a better relationship with one of
my two SILs. Helen, the one I am just starting to really get to know, (they have always lived far away from us & health problems in both
families have made it very hard to get together) has just bought a house
in FL. They are currently very house-poor. She values handmade gifts,
she is the only one in her family who does except DH. I am making some
handmade Christmas decorations, mostly stuffed attractive fabric ones.
I did a few cross-stitch ones for her several years ago, much to my
surprise she *framed them* & put them on the wall in her kitchen!
The rest of her family, especially her sister, are not interested in a
gift
unless it cost $$$. (Big self- esteem problem & so stupid.)
DH used to be that way, but then he hooked up with me, the
"save-your-money, fool!" person & over the years he has come to really
value my handmade contributions. My sewing has saved this family
megabucks. I am also making several wardrobe items each for my 2 DDs.
Life is never dull.
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I've found in my experience that sometimes even those who insist on
big-bucks type gifts are okay with edible home-made gifts -- especially
something you make very well that they don't. (*wicked grin*) I know
several people who would sneer at anything home-made as a gift...except
food. I've never understood that sort of thing, but...I don't
understand a lot of things...hee-hee!
This year I'm making a lot of candy and cookies, as usual, but also some
interesting embroidered pillows. I do a lot of home-made gifts all the
same in large batches, or as variations on a theme. One year I made
several pretty nightgowns, and another year I made little velveteen
evening bags with hand-made tassels. The evening bags were actually
pretty inexpensive: a yard and a half of velveteen for about eleven
dollars, a yard and a half of cotton to line them for five dollars, and
less than five dollars for embroidery floss to make tassels. Each one
only took about an hour or so to make.
I'm glad someone asked this question, though, because I was looking for
a few more ideas, too! EVERYBODY in my family is getting an angel ornament that is a quilt block.
I have to practice this if I'm ever going to get any better at it. I made
some pot pourri sachets from old lace hankies that I have bought at auction
and dried peony petals from my garden. What else... my 16 year old has
always wanted a Raggedy Ann & Andy doll so I found a pattern and will start
that tomorrow. God, Its less than 2 months away. |
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