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Personal & Life Updates

Brown Paper Packages Tied Up With Love.

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I’ve decided to almost not shop at all for presents this year.

Which means, I had to take today and tomorrow off work to actually MAKE all these presents, since I was busy starting an Etsy shop this past month.

(If you are a sister of mine, and want to be surprised when we do our gift exchange, stop reading this now….)

…

(Really! I mean it!)

….

Okay, so as I was going to say – I am busy pretending to be a stay-at-home wife and making lots and lots of gifts.

Want to see?

Homemade Gift Goodness!
I made several sets for my gift bags which will include the rice heat therapy bag, cold therapy headache pillow, candy cane sugar scrub (made by me), a box of Trader Joe’s Candy Cane Joe Joes (better than Thin Mints, if I may say so.), and some fair trade hot cocoa, coffee, and tea. Relaxation gift bags. Woohoo.

You can also see some personalized makeup pouches that I’m creating for mes soeurs.
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I bought Mike’s presents, but added my own touch to them:

Mikey's Gift!
The sewing is a little embarrassing, but the important part is: Look! I got him an iPod! I rock!
Simpson's Reference.
It’s a Simpsons reference – this episode about M[apple], with myPhones and myPods. Anyway. Carry on.

I also got him this cup he’s been bugging me about FOREVER. It’s called, “I’m not a paper cup” and it made of ceramic with a silicone lid. I made him a little argyle cuff to keep his hands from get burnt.
Argyle is Fun.

By the way, since I’m throwing pictures around like a madwoman, I’ve added a few things to my shoppe over the last few weeks –

My creation
1. flowery delight tote 2. black and green flowers boxy zipper pouch. 3. purple love felt pouch 4. pretty zipper pouch

Whew! My sewing machine and I are like BFF now, you guys. Oh, and can’t forget Seinfeld DVDs, where would I be without them?

Hope your Christmas/Hanukkah/last-full-week-of-December week is going well!

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  1. M says

    November 28, 2012 at 8:27 am

    I don’t celebrate Christmas (so no need to reply to this question any time soon), but can you please show us how you made the lovely-looking rice heat therapy bag & cold therapy headache pillow? Thanks! :)

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