Shortcut Gift Ideas (Showoff!) #1, #2, and #3
I didn't make a passel of Christmas gifts this year, but I did decorate some pre-made things to make them pretty.
Sometimes, I like to take shortcuts.
Shortcut Idea #1:
I gave my sister-in-law April embellished potholders to pair with kitchen towels and oven mitts. Exciting, I know! Her kitchen has a chicken theme, hence proud Chanticleer on the potholder. I cut him out and appliqued him using the same ultra-professional technique I used for these pillow pieces a few years back. And if you want to do the same, may I suggest putting a rooster on one potholder and a egg-sitting hen in a nest of hay on the second? At the last minute, frantically sewing on the rooster, I regretted only thinking of that immediately before we needed to set out.
Shortcut Idea #2:
Buy some pillowcases because you didn't leave time to make some (drive your mother crazy with this unnecessary expense); applique on a few items in lime to match your sis-in-law Sarah's bedroom color scheme. Even more exciting than the potholders, huh?! We also gave her a dress and some chocolates, so we're not completely dorky.
Shortcut Idea #3:
I stole the bathmat idea from my friend Rebecca for a Christmas gift last year (as I explain in a post below), and I re-used it this year for my mom-in-law. A pig on a bathmat? Yes, a pig on a bathmat. They're cute, dang it! Her bathroom is black and coral, and she likes pigs, so there you have it.
Oink.
5 comments :
love the chicken pot holders.You clever lady!
If you put in an order, I can have them to you by 2017...maybe.
I super duper LOVE your apliques. They are the coolest.
They are like your cakes. Every single one shines, even though you wonder how you could ever make anything better!
I LOVE the rooster!
(and the pig is super cute too. I love the ear.)
I like appliques because they're a quick way to fool myself into feeling like I've made something.
Someday, maybe I'll actually MAKE something. If so, you can bet I'll show it off on here. :)
In other words, don't hold your breath.
I'll just live vicariously through people like you.
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