well, the craft room looks like it was hit by a cyclone...i am definitely in full swing and am making all my gifts this year.
I already posted in the toys and dolls forum under christmas gift ideas with a long list of fun stuff im working on for the kiddos. but i wanted to post my other gifts and links as well.
for my dh, i am making:
a hanging organizer pocket for his side of the bed, to hold remotes, glasses, etc: modified, but like this-
http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=574
also, a remote control pocket pillow for the den:
http://www.kundhi.com/blog/2009/04/1...illow-pattern/
also doing football pillows for the den.
DH loves to cook, especially with his homegrown hot peppers. so i found some chili pepper fabric and will use it to make him an apron and chef hat:
http://www.michaelmillerfabrics.com/Blog/Chef_Hat.pdf
http://www.michaelmillerfabrics.com/...ssic_Apron.pdf
i am also making a....piece of art, i guess. He picked up a handful of shells at the beach that had holes in them and i keep finding them. I am going to use a silver bangle and some silver long beads and also some other shell beads and probably glass beads too to make a mobile or whatever you would call it to hang from a hook in our bedroom ceiling.
and i am making matching hats for dh and both our ds, as well as tie dyes.
and Santa will take our cheapo store bought stockings with him and leave these for everyone:
http://sew4home.com/projects/fabric-...-elf-stockings
i made a super cute apron for my mom from a dress too small for me. I will also make her a quilted zippered make up bag and probably some jewelry too.
my dad is getting a small quilt. he is a scuba diver, so i am using the dive flag as the (large) center in log cabin style blocks, which will use all different watery looking fabrics. i am calling the design "dive log" and so far it looks beautiful.
i am making quilted zippered make up style bags for dh's mom and all of our sisters. they will also each get something else as well...
pencil holders for the teachers' desks (coffee cans felt covered and embellished)
these candle holders:
http://kootoyoo.blogspot.com/2008/11...xt-to-nix.html
i also used some of the glasses i bought for these to make christmas vases- i just covered the glass partially with felt and hot glued candy canes all around, tied with pretty ribbon.
cd pockets:
http://mushroomvillagers.wordpress.c...oket-tutorial/
awesome wallet:
http://darnkat.wordpress.com/quilted...llet-tutorial/
(i plan to make this to put in MY stocking!)
travel tissue holders:
http://vacuumqueen.blogspot.com/2008...ue-holder.html
fabric curlers:
http://lifewithmonkey.wordpress.com/...wing-tutorial/
i will also make lavender rice bag heat pillows and buckwheat freezer bags for a lot of folks and a flax filled eye pillow for the freezer for my sister who suffers from migraines. she will also get a tea ball and a big jar of feverfew flowers i grew and dried for her.
a lot of men will be getting hand dyed handkerchiefs.
F-I-L will also get a small canvas with ds' footprints, like this:
http://tutusandturtles.blogspot.com/...-wall-art.html
because he is always commenting on baby's big feet!
and one more link. i have made a dozen or so of these easy flowers (with leaves) to glue onto barrettes and clips, etc. i made some with reds to look like poinsettas. i think i will put the poinsettas on pins and give them to all the many great aunts and grandmas, etc to wear on their lapels....maybe i can just include them when mailing christmas cards.
http://baremaked.blogspot.com/2008/1...-tutorial.html