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 Is anyone going to make a gift that is crafty to give to anyone this christmas? I'd like to make something really cool my sister's husband/my dad/my mom/my sis

something cool for my friends too.

Any suggestions/websites/instructions too?

Ally

 I'd like to make some altered letters for Baby Bump's room (wiht her real name: Lisa)    Lets see how far I'll get.

I'm crocheting an afghan for her daddy and mommy. 

I've got about 20 lap robes done to donate to the VA Hospital.

I don't use patterns for those.

ahhh no... I think about it and then well, since I don't get any scrappin done, it's hard to make something for someone else, lol! Hopefully, someone will have some fun projects

 Yes...my mom and sister expect albums and calendars every year.  I really should get started on those!

 I always make calendars for the grandparents. We generally make handmade gifts for one another but I haven't thought mine all the way through yet. I have ideas but not follow through. I'm terrible, I know.

 The only crafty thing I have made before is page layouts for my friends. Other then that I usually don't make anything.\

 I gave my mom an album last Xmas using a quick page set so all the pages were quick & simple to put together, they all match and I used some of my fave photos from the year. I think I'll do another set for this year as well.

My dad gets a year-at-a-glance calendar that I make, he keeps it in his office at work.

I started a gift last year but ran out of time so I think I'll finish it this year. Giving my sisters hand decorated frames (rub ons, flowers, bling) with a favorite group photo of us. We don't get the whole family together that often anymore so I think it'll be nice to have.

 I'll probably decide to make gifts...but lets see if they really get done!

I'm also doing up some letters for dd's room.  It looks like fun, but I'm procrastinating all the same.

I wish you luck!  And good for you for thinking about it now!  Maybe I'll follow your lead!

erica

I'm aiming to finish my best friend's wedding album (I was maid of honor) from last year.  We'll see - I've been totally slacking!! 

 Properly a calender and an album for the grandparents of there wonderfully cute grandchild

 I'm thinking about it -still unsure.

 Yeah.. any ideas for making easy ornaments? Making a scrapbook for my lil cousins molly/robbie think it's pretty much done, but going to wait till christmas to give it to them..worked on it for the last 5 months..think that's how long lol.

Calenders.. you guys buy scrapbooking kits to make calenders..or? Any programs or something? Would love some ideas!

Ally

 Oh probably...knowing me.  I always end up making something for someone.  But I have no plans yet.

I guess I SHOULD get on it.  Crafty gifts always take longer than the "run to the store and pay for it" kind...

 I made the K and Company Address Book kit for my mom...for Christmas.

 So far, the only thing crafty I will do is to alter Kaiser Craft clocks for my Mom, and dh's Mom.

 So far I've made altered "Cousins" frames for my dd and my niece, just need to put a pic of the two of them together in them.  I altered frames into name wall art for my 3 nephews and I've made 1 tutu for my niece and 3 for my dd.  I'm making an altered clipboard and wall art for my sis, altered HOME letters and an exploding box for my mom and stepdad.  And various other projects for my dd.  I'm trying to do as homemade of a Christmas as I possibly can.  Dh bought himself a ticket to a Seahawks game, so that's pretty much his Christmas present, since we're also hoping to buy new appliances for our kitchen before Thanksgiving, and that's kind of our joint Christmas gift.

 No handmade gifts this year.

 For close friends and family members I always give a homemade gift with a storebought one. I am making some card sets, cookie sheet advent calendar, decorating a few of those new maya road houses for a friend, mini albums, frames, ornaments.

 I have a list of gifts I'm making for family & friends.  I generally make spa baskets with lotion, bath salts, soap and lip balm.  I'm undecided if I'm going to tackle that again this year.  Everyone expects it though, so I probably will. I can pass on recipes for that stuff if anyone wants them.   As for paper crafts, I'm doing a word book from Heart of Texas studios, a couple of acrylic books and several altered canvass projects. 

V

 Depends on the crafts you do. Made some of those boxes that are the paper, pop open with pictures for parents, have two sweaters, two shawl, and several pairs of socks and gloves on knitting needles. I use Ravelry.com for all my knitting stuff. I also make my mom new pages for her scrapbook every year, things they have done with all us kids over the year, traveling and all that. She loves that book.