Handmade Christmas 2011

 Many of the gifts we gave each other for Christmas were hand made. I found more joy in making gifts than going to the store and purchasing something. Some gifts would be too difficult to make, like the Bear Grylls Survival Kit I gave to Anthony. I don't think he would have found as much pleasure in a gift I made as he did in that survival kit. This year I knitted two scarves: the one pictured below for Elizabeth, and a narrow, straight scarf with a large tassel at each end. I gave the latter scarf to a friend without photographing it.

Knitted Infinity Scarf

Knitting needle and crochet hook case

Rolled up

I have a red back pack I use when I walk to the store.
I copied it and made this one for my mother.

I tried to make the inside as nice as the out side.
I love the blue fabric an how it looks with the white lining.

                      

 Two quilted potholders.
This one for my 99 year old neighbor Rose.

This one for my mother. I actually took the picture
before I finished it. There are red stitches
around the perimeter of each white piece on the finished product.

One of the pillow cases for my boys

There were a couple other gifts but I gave them away without photographing. I am already trying to decide what to make for birthday and Christmas presents this year. If I start now I can get a lot more made. I am glad to keep my hands busy, and I love creating things. I have always thought that God made us to find joy in creating something because we were created in His image. I think He found joy in creating because when he created the earth and the things in it He said "It is good...."