homemade holiday goods

every year i try to make some of the Christmas gifts we give to others. this year i did a little but next year i hope to do even more (yes, i already have an idea of what that will be!) and eventually i hope for Christmas to be 100% handmade by us or at the very least handmade by someone.

fleece wreaths!

i came across this idea in the 11th hour from this website. thankfully they are really easy to make and i had a ton of scraps just waiting to be used. i still have tons so i'll be making more and probably a garland for our tree or windows next year. they are great little add-ons for gifts and the best part is because of the jingle bells they could be an ornament or cat toy -- you decide!

Freezer paper stencil shirts!

i had made a few of these during the year and my mom got a great deal on plain shirts somewhere earlier in the year so i had a bunch of shirts already laying around. it's a very simple process... print an image from the computer, trace it onto freezer paper, cut out stencil, iron stencil to shirt, paint, allow drying time, remove freezer paper -- DONE! below are a few of the shirts i created as Christmas gifts.