So after all my blog hopping this week I think I’m the only one who has not caught the “New Years Organizing” bug…. and oh boy do I need to catch it… I think it’s because in my head it’s still not 2010 yet… oh well.. keep posting I need all the help I can get 🙂
When you have crafty friends it’s hard to think of things to get them for Holidays/Birthdays… As I’ve said before, I’m lucky to have lots of crafty friends around here. Most of them don’t have craft blogs. They inspire me every time I go into their homes… I’m sure they are sick of me asking a million questions about how they make things, and where they got an idea etc… I have a crafty sponge brain that delights in soaking up inspiration from anywhere I go… and like I said, I’m blessedly surrounded by creativity here.
I had a few less Christmas gifts to make this year, I’m not working with anyone at church (my job is Sunday School teacher now, so I don’t really “work” with anyone), and I resolved not to worry about making a bunch of stuff for my in-laws, everything just got too stressful. Plus I’ve been trying to make things for my friends birthdays instead … The way I see it your birthday is YOUR day so you should get something from the heart… I digress… my point is, I didn’t make too many handmade gifts this year.
You all know my crafty friend Traci of
Amazing Mae… I seriously fretted over what to make her for Christmas this year… I just kept getting stuck for ideas, I could not get past pincushions, bags or aprons… And I think I’ve already given that stuff before.
I decided to go another route… I got an empty 7 Gypsies tray in my Jenni Bowlin kit… I altered it and added some screw eyes to the bottom to attach a calendar garland…
*stole the photo from her blog, I of course forgot to take a photo*
Luckily I took some photos of her and her kids last year, so I could use them on the tray. Then I gave her a few extra sets of the Bingo Cards.. that way she can switch out the cards based on the season…
I think I found school, valentines, halloween and home Bingo cards for it.
In the end I didn’t know if it was “weird” or cool…but I liked it.
I LOVE it!
I want to get organized, but I don’t have the get up and go just yet!
The tray is adorable!
Beautiful Melissa! Handmade gifts are wonderful… especially your handmade gifts!!!
COOL! VERY COOL!
So cute!!!
This is SO DANG CUTE! I LOVE IT! My friend was telling me about these trays, I hadn’t seen them yet, so I was way excited to see that you had posted about yours!
-Tiff
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That is so cute! I loooove it! I haven’t caught the organizing bug yet either! I really need it though! Happy 2010!
XOOX
Jen