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For me, there is nothing better than a handmade gift. Whenever birthdays or holidays roll around, I always consider, “what can I make that this person would like?”. Last year, for Christmas, it was my goal to give every person a little something handmade. And, I succeeded. The person I had the hardest time with was our brother-in-law, Jeff. When I couldn’t think of anything to sew or craft for him, I remembered how much he loves my no-bake cookies – so he got a box of cookies (along with some gadget that Brady picked out.)<\/p>\n

But anyways, my point is that you can come up with something to make for almost anybody. Little kids are the easiest, for sure.<\/p>\n

You may or may not remember a little felt book <\/a>that I made for my nephew over a year ago for Christmas. Well, at that time, I also started one for his sister, but ran out of time\/ambition\/energy before the holiday. Swore I’d get it done my her birthday that March. Well, of course, procrastination kicked in and I still hadn’t completed by the following holiday season.<\/p>\n

But, alas, I got it done.<\/p>\n

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These little books were quite a bit of work, I will say. But, I thought that they turned out pretty darn cute! Thank goodness that these kids have short names!! (Each page is a letter of their name.)<\/p>\n

I got the idea from a seller on Etsy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also for Christmas, I embroidered each kids’ initial onto some travel bags for them. As you can probably guess, this is MUCH easier to do than the books.<\/p>\n

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Proof that handmade gifts don’t have to be difficult. And that you can do it!<\/p>\n

Now that I’ve written this, I am inspired to be crafty! Brady and Lilah are out of town for the weekend, so maybe Graham will take a good nap and I can get something accomplished!<\/p>\n

FYI, Brady and I are headed out on a vacation to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico next week! I will return to scheduled programming when we return!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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