--except they will be made out of different fabric from thrifted sheets. (I promise the material I use will be like brand new. I'm pretty picky about the thrifted items I use to make my bags.) I'll post a picture of the completed bags when they're done.
To be entered to win, just leave a comment on this post (one comment per person and US residents only) about a handmade gift you have made or plan to make for somebody this holiday season. (If you have a link to the tutorial or a picture of your completed project, I would love to see them. I'm always looking for new ideas!) If you're not a crafter, leave a comment about the best handmade gift you ever received. I will use random.org to choose the winner(s) from all comments left by 12 midnight CST on Friday, December 17, 2010. I will ship the item(s) by December 20. Be sure to leave an e-mail address if I can't contact you through your comment. Thanks for participating!
This Christmas I'm giving a handmade coloring book to my 3-year-old niece. I'm going to stamp several cute animal images, etc. on 4"x6" index cards, which I will bind together and make a pretty cover for. I know she'll love it and scribble all over it :D
ReplyDeleteI'm making most of my gifts this Christmas - pillowcases, aprons and wall quilts. Thanks for hosting this giveaway! I love vintage sheets, too!
ReplyDeleteWe did handmade ornaments already and still have lip balm, bath salts, and body scrub to make before christmas.
ReplyDeleteI love making handmade gifts. This year I made a bunch of mini journals that I am giving to everyone. Here is a link to my tutorial: http://simplysimonsisters.blogspot.com/2010/07/little-gifts-mini-journals.html
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simply.simon.sisters(at)gmail(dot)com
I am knitting socks for my son with size 12 feet. They are only half done, so I don't have a done pic yet. Thanks for this giveaway. avennett AT verizon DOT net
ReplyDeleteI'm planning to make a felted ball for my niece.
ReplyDeleteI'm making all my gifts! I have 2 craft blogs my own stuff: werethejoneses.blogspot.com
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Lots of ideas!
I love thrifted upcycled stuff!
Amanda
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I knitted a bunch of scarves and and hats for my family this year. I posted about it on my blog if you are interested in checking it out.
ReplyDeleteI've actually made a couple morsbags to give as gifts! It is my favorite type of bag and I'd love to have a couple more! Thanks for the chance!!
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I recently made my own blanket! Two, actually, as gifts. It's the kind where you cut around the edges and tie them together. Love them!
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I'm making art kits for my nieces and nephews.
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Making handmade pet stockings for friends! My giveaway is at http://www.lindsaysews.com
ReplyDeleteI'm planning on making little stuffed monkeys for my kids this year . . . must get started so I'm not pulling my hair out Christmas Eve!
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Such cute gifts! My birthday is Dec 17th, and winning would make the day extra-special.
ReplyDeleteI made a blanket last week for a friend going in the hospital. I didn't follow a pattern. I made one side super-soft micro fleece, and the other side cotton. I like blankets like that, because you have a warm or a cool side.
My handmade gifts this year are quilts :) Haven't gotten pics up but eventually [after they're gifted! lol]
ReplyDeleteI just bought the Wee Wonderfuls book and am going to make my 10 year old girl the topsy turvy doll in there! I let her look through the book and she also really likes the pillow with a doll on front and a pocket for doll clothes, so that might have to be made, too!
ReplyDeleteFun! I love reusable totes.
ReplyDeleteThis season I am using this tutorial--
http://www.liaspace.com/2010/01/tutorial-making-of-mr-seahorse.html --to make lots of seahorses. Here is mine: http://skemommlenskedaddle.blogspot.com/2010/10/lias-sea-horse-pattern.html
Thanks for the chance to win.
The best gift I gave was I think a crossstitch picture of my own design. I don't have a picture though. oops. :/
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway! Last year I made aprons for the girls and scarves for the boys, this year I'm making purses for the girls and I'm screen printing shirts for the boys.
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Last Christmas I made several gifts, from sewing shopping bags, puppets, and all the gift bags to making cakes as gifts. This year it has been slow! I actually have not made any sewed gifts this year, but may have to whip a couple up between now and Christmas. I received the most lovely hand made baby bunting, nightgown and bonnet as well as matching blanket for my daughter as a baby shower presents years ago.
ReplyDeletethis year i will be making a few of these as gifts! they are soo cute!
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I plan on making an I spy bag for my daughter this Christmas.
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I made some granny square, crocheted slippers. I absolutely love the yarn and the colors. I'm going to post them later this week. Thanks for offering the giveaway -- I use my Morsbag all the time!
ReplyDeleteThis Christmas, I am giving my brother and his wife a quilt. My machine is giving my some trouble, so I quilt some, pull some, quilt some, cry some. stink!
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I used to knit ramie scarves...sooo soft!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely! We can always use a new bag. This year, I'm sewing my sister a new cell phone cover and camera case to go along with her homemade jewelry.
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orinoco14 at yahoo dot com
I made a snowman ornament for my son this year. Thanks for the chance to win. Happy Christmas. stephspitzer at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteI made my daughter and niece little ruffled aprons to use in their toy kitchens, complete with matching towels and potholders.
ReplyDeleteI've gotten into doing scarves for people. Don't have a like but I'm a patchwork, fly by the seat of my pants kinds girl.
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Susan
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I'm actually making handmade earrings out of melted solder, of all things. They (hopefully) will end up looking really cool, but it took me a few tries to get them right. Thanks for the giveaway!
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Love bags :D I am making some rice packs tonight to give as a gift :D
ReplyDeleteI am having a giveaway too!! Come check it out if you like. http://hendrixville.blogspot.com/
I'm planning to make mohawk hats from fleece for my son and nephew- and a boa fleece scarf for my daughter- and maybe my niece.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to make bags, but I feel I'm running out of time!
Well, I'm a quilter... so I'll be giving away a few quilts this year. Thanks for the lovely giveaway!
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Dionne
Handmade photo coasters :)
ReplyDeleteI'm making a scrapbook for the boyfriend :)
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i made a bunch of purses!
ReplyDeleteI made a fleece bacon and eggs scarf for my step-brother last night. It is of my own design, and it is beyond awesome! But I do not have any pictures yet.
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I just finished knitting my husband a pair of socks, I still need to crochet and owl hat for a friends little boy and knit 3 little bunnies. Thank you for the chance to win!!
ReplyDeleteI'm making lots of handmade gifts this year. So far my favorite is the apron I created for my Mother in Law. She reads my blog, so it's not up yet. After Xmas, I will be posting it to www.TheModernLadyBlog.com. Love the idea of upcycling thrifted fabric into a bag!
ReplyDeleteI hope to make a blanket out of fleece for a friend's new baby. Thanks so much!
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I am giving some homemade barrettes to my daughter.
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i made f a m i l y blocks this year. I cut a 2x4 into various heights, stained them, added scrap book paper in coordinating colors and put vinyl letter on each block. It was fun and easy and I really like the one I made for myself.
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I'm making sleep pants for the husband and sons in my life!
ReplyDeleteAwesome - love resuable bags. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm making pretty much all of our gifts this year...various things for various people. My son is getting a quilt if I an get it wrapped up in time. I'm most proud (at the moment) of a tablerunner and coaster set that I made for my grandmother. It's the first sewn project that I've given her, though I've been sewing for a long time. I blogged it: www.searchingforthegood@yahoo.com i also just wrapped up a matching family set of jammies for a friend that I'm pretty proud of, though I haven't posted about them yet.
Thank you for joining in giveaway day and for sharing a cool prize. :)
Oooh, I've been looking for a good reusable grocery bag, and these look fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI've been doing a lot of pottery painting lately, and for this holiday I made a plate for my 6 year old niece. She's wanted a mermaid plate for a year or so, and she seems old enough now that ceramics won't immediately break, so I painted her one. I just got it out of the kiln tonight and I'm so pleased with it!
Thanks for a great giveaway!
I'm making lounge pants (I use thrifted sheets too! So soft!)
ReplyDeleteIf you'd like to enter my giveaway in return, I'm giving away fabric coasters and Heather Ross scraps at http://www.etsy.com/shop/ananemone
I love thrifted sheets! I made this firewood tote for my brother for Christmas, and I think it came out great: http://www.quiltingarts.com/media/p/21461.aspx Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteI have made my daughter a rag doll, a Koji doll for my son and plan to make a tie, alabama stitch tshirts and an apron. : )
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I made crayon rolls for all the grand nephews this year.
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