How Joyful It Will Be!

(Originally written last night, Sunday December 19th, 2010 approximately 11 pm)

Today has been an average day in the life of. I woke up really late ( 12:30 pm), made coffee and peanut butter toast, made t-shirt yarn, crocheted and watched My Best Friend's Wedding. This is the second day in a row that a Julia Roberts movie has been on when I wake up. It must be Julia weekend on WE or something. I'm diggin it though.
Tomorrow is Monday, which means I'll have the house all to myself all day. So it should be a good Monday. I'm seriously behind on Christmas present-making. And I'm out of yarn, so I can't just crochet mittens for everyone. I'm kinda bummed about that, but I think I'll pull through and figure something equally (if not more) awesome for presents. I've been working on some really sweet things the past few days, but I'm not sure who I want to give them to. I'm a really bad gift giver, which makes me sad. I either go overboard, or I don't do it at all. It's never a reflection of how much I love people. I just suck at it. I'm hoping to get better at it though. This year, I will redeem myself for every missed birthday and crap Christmas present I've ever given! And I'm going to do it without spending a penny! I already have so many supplies that I can come up with something really great for everyone.

A few minutes later...


So I sketched out a bunch of ideas that I had in mind for Christmas presents and also looked at Elsie's 12 Days of DIY for more inspiration. I've got a very full week of Christmas present-making ahead of me. I am so excited about making all of these things and giving them away to people that I love! I think it's so much more special when someone makes something for you because it means they were thinking about you the whole time they were laboring over their love-made present. I have a ton of great ideas and I want to take a picture of my sketches and upload it, but I won't be able to do so without you knowing what is for who! And, if you happen to be one of the people these presents are for, I don't want to ruin the surprise for you!
But I can assure all of you that Christmas is going to be the craftiest holiday I've ever had in my life. I'm making tons of accessories, some household items, and a few interior decor items.