Homemade holiday gifts! Photos

Don't celebrate "Christmas" per se (may put up a tree or something though), but hubby still insists I do stuff up for everyone in our immediate families. I do homemade gifts over store bought (hand made, hand embroidered and ever rhinestone hand-set):

For my mom, this is a (loose) representation of her 'favorite' of her parrots, Lucy the DYH:






For my sister in law, her initial and some flowery swirly designs:






My mother in law is kind of into all the farmers market and stuff and wouldn't like "bling" so this one is for her




And a 'gift' for myself, new cushions for my rocking chair, which was somewhat like sitting on a slab of cement before!


My mom almost got a very special delivery too, but he was just a little too plump to fit in the box!

April - great job. Lovely gifts anyone would like to receive and use.

Those are awesome gifts, April! They are so going to love them, and cherish all the time and attention you spent in making such wonderful, personal presents
LOL@ Kiwi, wanting to go for a trip!

I love seeing photos of your creative projects, April. The handbags are so lovely and so personal. I'm glad you caught Kiwi before he got too wrapped up in his spirit of giving.

I have a friend that does the same thing. Home made comes straight from the heart. Great Job

Those bags are really cool. I am not that crafty, so I would never attempt it, but I love hand made gifts. I paid my friend to knit dog sweaters for my friend's dogs as a gift....my knitting friend gets some extra cash and my doggy friend gets some beautiful gifts. That's as close to 'hand made' as I got.

Oh! Oh! Oh! I LOVE your SIL's handbag! Very cool! Neat idea!