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November 30 ~ Write It & Wrap It
| With all of this year’s Handmade Holiday gift ideas we’re sure you could also use some inspiration as you Write It & Wrap It! One more thing: Don’t worry… The fun (and prizes & more) will continue through December! Have you signed up for Give-Away Day and Holidays at Home? |
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| A gift for you: Enjoy our unique printable gift tags. Download the free PDF, print on card stock or heavy paper, cut and enjoy! | |
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Patchwork Cards You can use fabric to create holiday cards with the Patchwork Card Tutorial from Craft Apple. |
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Paper Stars You’ll want to embellish packages, cards, the tree, a garland… Once you start making Paper Stars from Curbly you won’t want to stop! |
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Furoshiki We love fabric, of course, and we like the idea of limiting our use of gift wrap a bit this holiday season. Print these fantastic PDF How to use Furoshiki diagrams from the Japanese government, and wrap with fabric! |
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Paper Toys We know first-hand that kids love Paper Toys from The Toymaker. A small set would make a great gift, or the toys could be a nice way to buy a little time as you write and wrap (occupy those excited, little fingers!). |
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Gift Tags Galore Cassie from Bella Dia offers a wonderful resource with her Free Gift Tag Round-Up from 2007. It includes our printable PDF gift tags from from last year (pictured!). |
Note: We edited this post after publishing to remove a pop-up tree card tutorial. It was brought to our attention that the original designer was not noted in the tutorial, and at this time we are not able to contact the original designer to request permission to include his work. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Don’t miss these related items from the SMS archives: Fabric Boxes, Embellish! & Drawstring Bags (perfect for “wrapping”).
Here are just a handful of fabrics we love for some of these projects. Click on the fabric images to visit the Sew,Mama,Sew! shop:
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Printable Stationary from little brown pen little brown pen sells ready-to-print PDF templates for printable stationary, calendars and more. Nichole passed along a link to their fun, new instructional video for you to learn more about the process. |
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Custom Holiday Rubber Stamps from Sweet Papery Buy your Custom Holiday Rubber Stamps from Sweet Papery for great designs and super-efficient holiday cards! |
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Molasses Crinkles Give yourself a wrapping reward with the Thrifty Kitchen Molasses Crinkles Recipe (nibble, then tape, nibble and tie a bow!). Don’t forget: We want to learn about your favorite recipes for Holidays at Home. |
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28 ~ Holidays at Home
27 ~ Artists
26 ~ Science & Tech Lovers
25 ~ Cooks
24 ~ Whimsical
23 ~ Fit Friends
22 ~ Eco-conscious
21 ~ Holidays at Home
20 ~ Gift Exchange
19 ~ Grandparents
18 ~ College Students
17 ~ Girlfriends
16 ~ Dads
15 ~ New Parents
14 ~ Holidays at Home
13 ~ Multi-taskers
12 ~ Sports Fans
11 ~ Bookworms
10 ~ Elementary Kids
9 ~ Snow Fiends
8 ~ Teachers
7 ~ Holidays at Home
6 ~ Pet Lovers
5 ~ Crafters
4 ~ Music Lovers
3 ~ Babies & Toddlers
2 ~ Travelers
1 ~ Tweens & Teens
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going to check out the custom stamp right now!
Those cookies look yummy!
I am so thankful for all of the ideas that you’ve shared throughout November. It’s a perfect day for crafting around here (cold and rainy!) so I think I’ll make some molasses crinkles and craft!
Thank you so much for a month of wonderful ideas… They were all so much fun!
I have furoshiki from Japan – how nice to have a tutorial. Thank you. You have given excellent ideas. Now I just need to find ideas for gardening gifts you can make.
Gift tag roundup – perfect! Also like the patchwork cards. Thank you so much for the work that went into Handmade Holidays 2008!
What sweet sweet ideas! Thanks so much.
I have to try the furoshiki… what a great way to use (an reuse) beautiful fabric! Thanks for a wonderful month- I am sad to see it go!
I love the toymaker! such cute stuff!
I loved all the ideas this month. My to-do list has grown leaps and bounds.
Lovely, inspiring blog!
Thank you, thank you, thank you I absolutely love these! This has been a wonderful month! Looking forward to a great December! Thank you again! Sew Mama Sew is the BEST!
I love the card ideas!
thank you so much for all of the inspiration this month!
Those are some great items! I love the fabric cards.
so pretty!
I have been looking for a molasses cookie recipe! I can’t wait to try it. Thanks
Oh those paper stars are the best! I’m gonna have to make a bunch of ‘em.
Ooooh these are fabulous ideas!!! I love the tree card!
xo!
Holly (hollyndevlin@gmail.com)
The Furoshiki looks so neat – so useful & reuseable!
Thanks for the gift tags!
That pop up card looks fun!
Love the fabrc gift wrap idea!
thank you for ideas!
I love the paper dolls from The Toymaker! There are so many cute paper toys on that site. Thanks for sharing!
I make a very similar cookie every year for my cookie trays. So good!
I love all of the ideas, especially the paper star. Thanks for the chance to win!
Wow! What a way to end a fantastic month. Thanks so much for all the amazing ideas you have shared this month – it has been one of the highlights of my day to check the SMS blog!
That cookie recipe sounds yummy!!!
Great ideas! I love December on Sew Mama Sew!
I’m not sure where to share it, but I have a great tip for using mis-matched shirt box pieces on my blog. (my name takes you there)
Yet another day of fabulous ideas! Those molasses crinkles look delicious – thanks everyone!
Thank you for the new gift tags, I use the ones from last year all the time. I think I’ll try the furoshiki this year, too. What a great way to use up some of the fabric that I was thinking of tossing.
I was just thinking about molasses cookies: more chewy than gingerbread, and better with a cup of tea. Thanks for the recipe!
Ooh, gift tags… my problem is deciding, I want to use them alllllll! That pop-up tree card is fabulous, we’re going to be working on some for sure around here – thanks for posting!
Oh, those Christmas cards tutorials are fabulous!
Thanks, Julia
My kids will love decorating those pop up Christmas tree cards. Very cool.
Great ideas as always! Really excited about the Furoshiki diagrams!
Thanks for all of the wonderful ideas…I wish I had time to make everything!
Quilted cards are always a favorite!
such fun ideas, the whole month long!
I love your blog. Thanks for all the good ideas.
Oh man now I see more thing I want to make. Along with more great blogs I can read :0)
I love the patchwork cards. What a great way to use up all of the scraps I now have after all the crafting I have been doing thanks to these tutorials.
I love the furoshiki tutorial. Thanks for all the gift ideas.
Thank you for this month of ideas and for the free gift tags! I’m using them. I’ve looked forward to seeing this blog everyday.
The gift tags are fantastic! Thanks so much!!!
Just discovered your blog and LOVE all your ideas and links as I add sewing to my knitting time. Thanks!
Yum! Those cookies look good!
I can’t believe it’s the end of November already. Thanks for the great ideas throughout the month!
These are wonderful ideas, today! I think I’ll try every one of them! Thanks again!
Thanks for all the great ideas. I look forward to this series of posts every year.
oh good, the pattern for that star! i used to have it, and i made the stars with fabric strips (with interfacing in between the strips), then strung them on hangers for the tree. they would make a great garland too, strung end to end.
Those molasses cookies look yummy!
I love the pop-up Christmas tree card. I have printed out so many ideas and am running out of time to complete them all! I guess some will have to be for next year.
I grew up with the paper stars on our Christmas tree – now I can make some for my tree.
The fabric cards are a great idea for using small scraps ~ and I love the paper stars and tree pop-up cards! Thanks to SMS and everyone for sharing these great ideas
mmm… cookies! Those look delicious!
This was my first experience of Handmade Holidays. Thank you so much for all the wonderful ideas! I looked forward to the new category each day, this is such a wonderful idea. Thank you for all the work put into it.
Fabric cards…cool! Great way to use those scraps.
Those patchwork cards are genius!
Thanks for the month of crafty gift ideas and prizes! I’m so glad you’ll continue into December.
Thanks for all the gift tag links!
i love the patchwork cards! perfect for all my scraps!
Thank you for your hard work. The tutorials & other information give me inspiration for a handmade holiday.
i’m so glad you’re going through December!
mmmmYUM! mollasas crinkles! thanks again for all the wonderful tuts!
The gifttags are very pretty. I really need to get working.
Love the patchwork cards!
Love the patchwork cards!
The molasses cookies look so yummy, and I love those custom stamps!
Thank you for the many wonderful ideas for fast, easy projects this season! I look forward to visiting your site every day.
I want to try almost all of those things. I do not have enough time in the day!
Those cookies look so tempting!
Thank you for all the wonderful ideas this month. You have had terrific ideas.
Thanks for all the great ideas this month!
I am so glad that I stumbled onto this blog! I love all the homemade gift ideas, and can’t wait to explore some of the older posts that I haven’t read. Thanks for pulling all this together!
Thank you! Thank you! I was looking for a cool card to make.
Molasses Crinkles, mmmmm.
thank you so much for the gift tag pdf! i love the home made touch.
I was just kicking myself (verbally) for not working on my holiday cards and still playing around on my computer…
Thankyou for all the wonderful ideas this month, they are keeping me busy!
LOVE free printables! Thanks for the chance to win!
Crackles are my very favorite cookie! and I love the gift tags, I used yours last year on my hand knit dishcloth gifts!
These are all wonderful ideas! I love the idea of wrapping in fabric.
Intriguing ideas. Please sign me up for the drawing.
This is the best entry so far! Love all the gift tag and card ideas. It’s such a help for someone who’s not really a paper crafter to get some help with a few first projects like these. Thanks again for everything!
Thanks for the gift tags! I used them last year. I love the white pop-up card – so neat looking.
I am so glad you will be doing this through December as well! I look forward to the new projects everyday! LOVE the patchwork cards — I may have to try those this afternoon.
I’ve been making a variation of the molasses cookies for years, and everyone loves it.
oh, what I would buy with that gift certificate…
Thank you for the all the tutorials and inspiring all of us to get crafting!
I have enjoyed all the ideas from this month! Now if only I could find all the time I needed.
Fabric cards and paper stars, great ideas thanks so much.
I love the printable stationary. Thank you for the wonderful month of ideas and tutorials.
Thank you for all the great ideas!! I love them all
This was my favorite posting of the month!
those cookies look so yummy!
I just discovered furoshiki a few months back. They are so fun to use as gift wraps!
Very cute projects today!
love the idea of wrapping presents with fabric!
Love the fabric cards! Thanks for sharing!
i lOVE coming here to see all the ideas
thank you for the inspiration and for growing my list of things i want to make 
So many cute ideas! I love the gift card round up.
Thanks!
With a baby due in January I wish I was motivated to do all these cool Christmas cards, but I might just opt for the Happy New Year/New Baby ones.
Woo hoo! Just what I need – more fabric!
I love the site TOYMAKER for years! I have done very funny things for my son though that site.
All great ideas! I love those paper toys and I think that they will be useful way past Christmas!
i’m so sad to see november over! thanks for the great tutes and ideas this month!
We’re starting the Christmas crafts around here – thanks for some more ideas!
thank you for another great month of handmade fun!
Molasses Crinkle cookies are super yummy! Thanks for the great idea! I look forward to making them again real soon!
i love the pop up card!
The Furoshiki is so much fun!
I’ve been looking for more information on the Furoshiki diagrams, thank you so much for posting this! Those cookies look amazing and I love the patchwork cards, I plan on making a bunch of these for my friends. Thanks for the inspiration!
Oh I like to win! Pick me! Pick me!
I love the free gift tag pdfs….thanks! And the molasses crinkle cookies look delicious, can’t wait to try those!
Love all the ideas!! Thank you.
I love the paper folding and cutting crafts. Great inexpensive way to add charm.
love the paper and gift tag ideas–as well as fabric wrapping. thanks for that!
I love those gift tags!!
Through December too! We are the lucky ones! Yummy cookies!
ooh, I am clicking on all the links today! Thanks again…can’t wait to see what you’ve got left to share with us!
I’ve always loved the Toymaker. Thanks for all the great ideas this season!
Since I have about 35,000lbs of fabric, I think wrapping with it is such a great idea!!! It’s two gifts in one!
Absolutely LOVE the Fabric Cards! I’m definitely going to try those! Thanks for all the wonderful tutorials.
So many ideas, so little time.
Great ideas! I love making the paper stars – a few years ago I made one for each person at work (over 30!) I also have already made my little brown pen 2009 calendar order!
I’ve been throughly enjoying all the ideas here! Thank you so much for taking the time to find nad organize it all.
I’ll have to try that pop-up Christmas card. Very nice.
-violet
Paper Stars-yes!
And so many ideas already! Thanks for the great posts.
(Tried to post this earlier, but guess it didn’t go through.)
The cards are great — I made them myself this year — but they should be credited to Robert Sabuda (http://www.robertsabuda.com/popmaketreepiece.html), as they are on the WikiHow page, but not here or on Curbly’s page.
Do you have any idea how many new bookmarks I have because of these gift guides??? Thanks!!!
Thanks…going to print out the gift labels now! Love all the fabric choice today!
Love love love “Homemade for the Holidays”!
I love the popup card and the patchwork cards.
love all this! the stars and the paper toys are great
more cute ideas
You think of everything. I just so happen to need gift tags. I often make mine from old cards but these will be fun too. Thanks for a great month. I can’t wait for December.
I love the simplicity of the pop-up christmas tree card.
Just started back reading your site to get some holiday spirit & I do believe I have found it. Thanks.
Me, me! Pick me. Of course I’ll be spending more than that, but I’m sure I can handle it.
Wow, fabric as wrapping paper! Awesome!
Thanks for remembering tags – I always start wrapping or getting packages together and realize I never have tags…
Thanks for all the ideas and giveaways!
Thank you for sharing!
Love, love, love the paper stars! Might be more than I could do without a live demo, though!
I’ve always wanted to learn how to do a pop up card. Now I have a tutorial to teach me!! The molases cookies are making my mouth water.
Ooh! I love the patchwork cards.
Great ideas – must try those molasses crinkle cookies.
love the tags
the toymaker is awesome!
So many inspirations for gifts to give. I wish I didn’t need to sleep!
I am so happy to hear that the fun will continue through December!
I like the idea of a customizeable stamp for holiday card stamping. I love the tags, too!
I love the patchwork cards.
The patchwork cards are a great idea!
I really enjoyed all the great ideas this month.
The pop up card is amazing and so easy! Thank you!
The Christmas tree card is adorable! Thanks for all the great ideas this month.
I love these idea’s!
Thanks again for so many great ideas, I look forward to checking out what you have going every day.
the deer stationery is too cute. and those cookies look delicious!
I am printing out the recipe for those molasses crinkles RIGHT NOW. Yum!
Love the fawn stationary. I would be super excited to see that in my stocking!
Thanks for sharing your printable gift tags! I love the idea of a personalized holiday rubber stamp, too!
The pop-up Christmas tree is a design from reknowned pop-up artist & children’s book author, Robert Sabuda. The original pattern (and many more) can be found on his website: http://robertsabuda.com/popmakesimple.asp. The Curbly site took it from Wiki-how, which credits Sabuda but Curbly did not include the credit to him. Folks need to be careful about crediting the original designer/artist whenever they copy something to their own sites, as I’m sure all SMS crafters would agree!
I’ve used several of Sabuda’s patterns to make cards for family and friends, and they are always a big hit.
I am delighted with the Furoshiki instructions…thank you so much!
Those cookies have my mouth watering! And I love the idea of wrapping with fabric!
Oh boy, I have had that patchwork card tutorial from Craft Apple on my list to try for ages. Maybe I should make some for my Mom…hmmm
~Krista
love to win!
I’m trying those cookies out tonight! Thanks for the great ideas!
Awesome! I love all these cute ideas!
Only 24 shopping/sewing days to go!
Those cookies look so good – I definitely will trying the recipe!
Fire up the oven – those cookies look delish!
i love furoshiki!
oh, i love the new fabric in the shop…I want to win!
The tree card is fantastic. I think I’m going to try to make it in green and maybe use some stickers to decorate. So cute!!
I absolutely love that star! And thank you for the gift tags and other items you’ve given us to help make the holidays more stress-free!
Love that pop-up card, I have added the curbly site to my favorites. Thanks so much for featuring it.
Love the patchwork post cards!
molasses cookies are my favorite!!!
you guys here at SMS are the GREATEST….EVER!
Great projects!
Thanks!
I lived in Japan for years- and furoshiki is also a wonderful way to wrap those odd-shaped presents!
what wonderful downloads!
So many great ideas here–thank you so much for a fabulous month!
I love, love, love all the ideas!
Thanks for all the great ideas!
Oh, how I wish I didn’t have a day job and I could just sew, sew, sew allll day long. There are SO many wonderful things in your daily posts! Thanks.
THe printable stationary set is very charming. Great idea.
I love pop up cards, reminds me of the wonderful pop up books I had as a kid.
those molasses crinkles look delicious!
Thank you for this month’s ideas!
LOVE those patchwork cards! What a neat idea.
thanks for the tags! they are soo fun…and will be the perfect finishing touch for all my handmade goodies
I don’t know what to try first, Iove al the wonderful tutes you share.
I think I need that rubber stamp!
The patchwork cards are wonderful!!
Thanks for the made by me Gift tags perfect for the homemade gifts…
Now to get all these cute projects finished so that I can use those cute tags!
I love the custom stamp!
The fabric card looks like a lot of fun to make.
wrapping with fabric, what a good idea! and those cookies look delectable. my cookies usually turn out flat… maybe I’ll get lucky this time when I try those molasses cookies???
The cookies look delicious! I will make them for a swap next weekend.
Thank you for 30 days of creative, generous and inspired subjects>
The gift tag resource will be very helpful. Thanks so much!!!
Gotta try the molasses crinkles.
i LOVE the personalized stamps! i visited their etsy shop and totally drooled!
The gift tags are wonderful! Somehow I missed last year’s, so I just downloaded them both. Thank you!
I like the card with the Christmas tree pop-out…
The patchwork card is inspiring. And, the cookies look delish!
Thank you for such a fantastic series of posts this month!
So sad to have come to the end of handmade holidays…thanks for it all.
I love the fabric gift wrap idea!
I’ve just been browsing the Paper Toys site, and the ‘Adventures of Florimel the Magnificent’ Puppet theatre is absolutely gorgeous!
I love this! Everyone will be getting patchwork cards from me this year! It looks absolutely awesome!
Thanks for the link!
wow – that list of free gift tags was awesome! there are some really cute ones on there! thanks!!
Thanks for the ideas ! I love the Christmas tree card…
Cecile
What a fitting end to the month, those tags are great.
Oh, my boys are going to love those paper toys! I think I’ll get them to work this week. Thanks for the great ideas!
It’s already Dec and the month is over – eek! Those cookies look yummy!
Love all these ideas!!
these are fantastic! I can’t wait to make these. thank you so much for the whole month of goodness – my list keeps getting shorter with all of your – and all of the contributors’ – great ideas! thank you.
I am having such a great time making gifts for my family and friends! Thanks so much for the compilation and thanks to all of the brilliant minds who have created the tutorials!
Love the Christmas card tutorial!
oooo count me in for the giveaway!
Another wonderful day of inspiration! Love the Furoshiki for wrapping as I hate the waste of holiday wrapping paper. Blessings, Ani
Cute ideas.
Thanks for the gift tags and all these wonderful ideas! I really like the patchwork cards. That’s a great way to use up all my scraps.
I’m so so so excited for the furoshiki instructions. I’ve been wrapping my gifts in fabric for years, wishing scotch tape was stronger, or I was better with ribbons. This is absolutely brilliant and exactly what I needed. Thank you SO SO SO much.
What a wonderful idea for gift wrap! For my sewing mom and sister they would also get a nice piece of fabric to boot!
Very cool stuff
those paper stars look so cool!
What a nice ending to the month of gifts! Love the PDF stationery etc. So cute!
I’m loving the custom stamp! The cookies look good too!
Ah, more gift tags!
Jen
I have never tried molasses cookies. Thanks for all the great ideas.
The custom rubber stamp is a great idea!
Count me in please!
I love $20.
Late gift? Yesterday was my birthday.
Thanks so much for all you do, every month.
brown paper packages, tied up with string… these are a few of my FAVORITE things!
Beautiful stationary!
Thanks for all of the great ideas SMS! Love those printable gift tags
These are such great ideas! Thank you!
I want to try the stars and the christmas tree pop up card. So cute!
Oooh, so many great ideas for wrapping. Thank you.
what a great month this has been! Thank you, SMS for all of these wonderful tutorials and resources.
The Christmas Tree Card is beautiful!!!
Thanks to everyone at Sew Mama Sew, I loved November and all the fantastic crafting ideas.
I just hope I can find some time to do some of these projects in December!
Thanks for the gift tag link! I always love them.
The cookies look delicious!
Those paper toys are delightful. These are wonderful links again – thank you!
Those pritables are adorable
Thank you so much! This is my favorite post yet!!
Love the patchwork cards and the cookies look yummy…
molasses is a favorite! those cookies look so good!
I love the patchwork cards!
Thanks for such a great blog and contests
I love the Furoshiki, and I’ve been wanting to try the paper stars — thanks!
Everything is too great!!!
Gotta go look!!
Rane
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Every year my sisters and I make ornaments for all the kids in the family under 21. A couple of years ago we made the paper star and then dipped them in wax and sprinkled them with glitter. They turned out great!
Thanks for all the November fun!!! i JUST LOVE ALL THE IDEAS!
I love the ideas for wrapping presents, making cards, and tags – what fun!
This was such a great month! I’m bummed.
But then again, I cant wait to see the December postings!!!!!!!!!!
I needed the link to the gift tags, so thanks very much. And paper toys to make…awesome.
We’re gonna make those molasses cookies this week, and the banana muffins look yummy, too! Thank you for the gift tags!
Love those patchwork cards…maybe if I start now I can have them ready for next Christmas
I am in LOVE with the paper toys and printables! THANKS!
Ohhh Patchwork cards as my holiday cards. That is going on the list of to-do’s for next year!
Thanks for including our printable stationery! Honored to be among the other lovelies!
Thank you, thank you, thank you so much for all the ideas and freebies! It has been a wonderfully inspiring and practical month.
I love the gift tags and I believe I will start using these for any of my homemade items beyond Christmas.
Furoshiki: Hooray!
Thank you for a great month’s worth of links and ideas.
Those fabric cards are great! I bookmarked the paper toys to look at again.
Wow! I just stumbled onto your blog and I’m so happy I did. With drastic financial changes this year I’ve been so stressed about Christmas for my daughter. I now know that I’ll find some wonderful things to make for her. Plus, I can find things to make with her to teach her to sew and create. Thank You!
Those cookies look delicious!!
Yum, I love molasses cookies! Thank you for a wonderful month of tutorials.
Those patchwork cards are beautiful!
Love the fabric cards!!!
I’m sad the daily gift ideas are over, but this list (and last year’s) is a treasure that I’ll mine for years to come! Thanks!
thanks for all the great links!
mmmm…I love molasses cookies!
Thanks for this series! It’s definitely been an inspiration and a money-saver, considering how many gifts I’m making from items and materials I already have. Keep up the great work! Your readers appreciate you!
Love the tags!
Thanks for the template for the gift tags – adorable designs!
What a great month of inspiration. Love the Furoshiki instructions, since my mother-in-law brought me a nice piece of Japanese Fabric for this very purpose, but no folding instructions.
We’ve made those paper stars with great success! (It’s a tradition at our house that my kids (all grade school aged) make ornaments for grandparents and special friends.)
Patchwork cards! Too cute!
Thanks for the gift tags! We’re going to try the paper stars too.
Thanks for including the wrapping inspiration too! Sometimes I think that’s my favorite part! Our family has a wrapping contest each year, and one of these times, I want to win!
Love the fabric cards. So cute!
The patchwork cards are really cute.
Thank you so much for the printable gift tags!
I have a charm pack that would make such cute cards. I think I’m going to give that a try!
I love to make those moravian stars using ribbon! Sometimes, if the ribbon is too flimsy, I use spray starch and a hot iron to make each fold stay put. They are so pretty, and I love to hang them above the island in my kitchen!
I’m eager to try the molasses crinkles – to see if they are as good as my Mom’s recipe!
Thanks for the month of great ideas. Loved them all!
Those cookies look delightful! I am busily sewing for a truly handmade holiday and have challenged my family to a handmade gift exchange…and they have graciously accepted!! A new tradition is born. Thanks to SMS for sharing and inspiring so many ideas again this year.
What yummy gift cards!
So many good ideas this month! Thanks!
Love the tags, thanks!
OK – I’ve been exploring so many ideas – I haven’t been getting enough done! Thanks I think LOL
The paper stars might be bows for all of my gifts this year
Adorable patchwork cards!
The patchwork cards and the cookies! How much fun!
Sew many great ideas! Love this blog!
great ideas! Thanks for sharing
I love the patchwork cards and the paper star!
I am sad to see this month go! There were so many great posts. I love the star tutorial too! My house will be glowing!
November is over already??? darn
The custom stamp is totally adorable. I have that furoshiki template already printed, and I’ve been using it to wrap gifts. I’m trying to go for 100% fabric (or at least no purchased gift wrap – using wrap that I already own is okay), and the furoshiki is a quick alternative to making drawstring bags.
Thank you so much for all the great ideas this month!
These crafts are so cute!
I love the paper toys!
Don’t stop the ideas!!! This is the highlight of my day.
Thanks for the link to the paper toys. That fairy furniture looks great.
I want molasses crinkles immediately.
The patchwork cards are so cute! And those cookies. Well, all I can say is YUM.
Ohhh the cookies look terrific! Furoshiki instructions are good too
lovely!
this blog is such a fabulous place to get inspiration and get psyched for the holidays! i’m going to try to do all (well mostly) handmade this year! great ideas everyday! lesley
love the stamp!
The patchwork cards are adorable!
The whole month was just spectacular! Thank you!
What great ideas! Thanks so much!
Thanks for all the great ideas!
The fabric wrapping is a great idea!
Oh, I have enjoyed looking at your many, many gift ideas. We have been busy with making homemade gifts as well and I really enjoy seeing what others are doing and get new ideas to try. I would also love to win the $20 gift certificate.
Thanks so much for these, esp the gift tags! Last year I gave up on commercial gift wrap when I saw how well my daughter’s stamped kraft paper came out. I didn’t want to buy tags this year and now I have a much better solution than names on the scrap of papers!!! Thanks!!!!