i have felt so relaxed and relieved since christmas. in the early hours of christmas day (4am?) i put the finishing touches on my gifts and had them all wrapped and under the tree. it was a lot of hard work, but i was so happy and satisfied with how my projects turned out.
here are some highlights...

madison with her backpack, i filled the bags with coloring books and pens, and for a last minute addition, made crayon holders. i made the backpacks and crayon holders for aislyn, madison, little john, and emilee.



emilee with the pillow i made her, the fabric is by heather ross's "mermaids and sea creatures" collection


a mail bag and some project bags for jasmine

lavender filled birds for robbie

the little deer bag for my aunt jamie and the bottom two items are travel tissue covers for my grandmas
i also made; kiki a scarf and gloves, a scarf and check book cover for my mom, hand embroidered dish towels for gina and gary, a "tool" roll for my friend robin, a little box bag for serena, gloves for veronica, and pillows for laura.

phew! and even after all that, i started knitting a scarf christmas eve and gave it to my aunt jamie when i finished christmas day.


