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

I know some people think that gift cards are “cheating”, but I actually like getting them   If you want to make your gift card presents a little more personalized, how about making a little embroidered stocking to tuck the card into?

I cut out the outline of a stocking from white glitter felt (the stiffer felt works best for this project) making sure that the gift card will fit!
I used different decorative stitches to outline the heel & toe and then fill in the stocking.  If your machine doesn’t do decorative stitches, try alternating straight & zig-zag stitches.  …read more