If you make any of your Christmas gifts from scratch, then it's definitely time to get crackin'! My attempt this year is to make all of our gifts for family, friends and neighbors. Yes, I'm probably over-compensating for last year, but being stuck in the hospital for so long made me miss decorating, caroling, Christmas parties, Christmas programs, holiday foods, opening presents with the family, and more. So don't be surprised if I get a little nutty.
Our first project this year is one that the kids do. We did it a few years ago and it was so easy and fun. We simply buy a roll of craft paper, make stamps from potatoes, and go at it. My parents used to used comics to wrap presents in, but I enjoy doing this. And isn't it so much more fun to unwrap the gift, rather than simply pull it out of a bag?
For fun I decided to do an internet search for homemade wrapping paper ideas. And I just have to share . . . when I typed in "homemade," the first suggestion the search engine popped up with was . . . (Are you ready for this?) homemade toilet bowl. Bizarre, eh? So, if that sounds like what you need for that "special" someone on your list, I'll hook you up with the link! :)
2 comments:
weird! tell me more about the potato stamp... cute and FUN!
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This reminds me of when I was in a teenage church group (many moons ago). It was during the Gulf War and we all made American flag t-shirts, using potatoes to stamp the stars. That was the last time I used potato stamps but remember it being lots of fun!
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