I had a somewhat surprising realization yesterday.
There are two months left until Christmas.
That means that as of today, there are two months less a day until Christmas!
Eeek!
I’ve got so many plans, ideas and hopes for Christmas gifts and crafts swimming around in my head right now that it’s a little intimidating.
Before I get myself all worked up, I’ve got a few solutions that have helped me to manage my holiday crafting before.  And hopefully they’ll help you too

First of all, write down everything you’d like to do – don’t worry about the order or if it’s realistic, just …read more

Peggy from the Lifestyle’s channel “Junk Creation” blog is hosting an amazing contest for Christmas crafters!
Want to see the goodies that you can win?  Click here and go check it out
Good luck!
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I love making Christmas gifts for people – in fact I end up making more gifts than I buy.  I try and not get too carried away by commercialization & keeping it as home made as possible is my favorite way to do it.  After all, I’m a huge Christmas nut   I’ve grown up with a family that does as much “shopping” in the studio as possible – it’s so much more personal that way.
I think this year I’ll probably end up making about 75% of my gifts (I’m excited to be working on some projects with my …read more