Once again it’s time to be bombarded with Christmas songs
while we shop, Christmas gifts to buy for our loved ones (and the ones we feel
obliged to buy for), whilst having to deal with every other mundane task being
transformed into something “Christmassy”.
That’s not to say that Christmas can be wonderful, getting
to hang out with friends and do wintery-themed things. But the thing that I think
is really nice is handcrafting gifts for the people we really care about. Yes, that’s
not to deny that if you were to give a voucher for Apple that it’d be well received.
It’s just that it’s not personal.
This year for me, everybody is getting dream catchers and
then something else even more personal for them. Some of you may be thinking, “sure,
that’s nice. But it’s a lot of hassle”. I beg to differ, most of these are actually
quite simple to make, and you can find umpteen YouTube videos on “how-to” which
is super useful! (I’ll put some at the bottom).
In addition to that if you think outside the box, most of
the stuff you need can be sourced fairly cheaply, for example you can hit up EBay,
John Lewis, ELC amongst others.
So ladies and gents, think about it. I’m sure that whoever
you may be gifting this year would really appreciate something handmade and
personal.
I’ve listed a few pages for you lovelies to look at for some
inspiration. Let me know how it goes!
Dreamcatchers
Yay for homemade Christmas gifts! It's the best way to do it :D I've spent the afternoon making paper snowflakes - easiest and most affordable Christmas decoration and I think people appreciate homemade gifts more too. Thanks for the links to the tutorials Immy! - Tasha xxx
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Tasha! There's nothing quite like home made gifts!
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