For little girls - denim purses with badges (pins? buttons?) from a local craft market. We put money in them for the older girls the littlies received books and stickers instead of cash.
For Miss 2 - handmade pants and... ummm... K-mart tops. I had visions of applique but ran out of time on this one. I managed it for Mister nearly-1 though (below).
I opted out of giving the document wallet to my Kris Kringle relative and bought a book voucher instead (!!). I've been using the wallet myself, and it's great.... if a little small. I plan to re-jig the whole thing and make another one at some point.
I made a whole heap of these Christmas shopping bags to use as wrapping... and they took a little longer than I'd anticipated. The red ones are French-seamed and pressed carefully but by the time I got to the green ones I was sewing with reckless abandon on the high-speed industrial machine ...with mis-matched threads (no time to wind bobbins!). 
All wrapped up - with gift tags made from last year's xmas cards and as much recycled ribbon as I could find... and a bit of new (ahem.... Ikea) ribbon. We were handmade in patches this year, which I guess is better than not handmade at all...?I hope that everyone is enjoying the holidays.
xx
7 comments:
Cool Stuff! Well done - your handmade pressies look great - you've certainly out done me - at least you've set the standard for next year! Anyway - I thought you were taking a chill out break? Get off the computer!
All your gift wrapping looks great (as do all the gifts)! Merry Christmas!
You're an inspiration, Nikki! Hope you had a great day.
I love those little denim pouches. They are really cute. The handmade bags for wrapping are so nice too.
You have been busy!! I am sure all your gifts were well received - those denim purses are really cute and would be perfect for teens. Hope your Christmas was an extra special one!
Wow, talk about sewing up a storm! I love the denim purses too.
like your idea of the shopping bag wrapping.
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