a handmade christmas

Alright, so I've neglected you. It's been weeks. Months maybe? I have been busy, to say the least. School has me on my toes constantly, and I have very little desire to sit down at the computer for fun anymore. BUT...only TWO MORE WEEKS, and I have a well-deserved break! YAY ME! Perhaps that means I'll be back at my blogging?? We shall see.

For now, I am excited to show you what ELSE I have been up to! A couple of years ago, Chris and I started incorporating handmade gifts into our giving at Christmas. It started with handmade ornaments for grandparents and last year spread into necklaces, blankets, wall-hangings and of course, more ornaments. This year, our goal is to go ALL handmade! Here are a few of the wonderful projects I have been working on! I LOVE doing this! I could SO do this for a living!

These are prints I am making for my boys' bedroom makeover. Not really a Christmas present, but they have turned out so great, I had to share them! The pics don't do them justice...they are AWESOME! There are 5 in the series, and they are about 11"x17" each.

This is one of a set of coasters with different scriptures on them.

I love them so much, I may have to keep them for myself! HA!

Family name wall letter

Barrettes for my girlies!

I am currently working on a couple of pottery pieces, skirts, necklaces and applique shirts! Would love to hear what projects anyone else has working! What about family traditions? Got some good ones? Creating some new ones?