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November 2 ~ Gifts for Travelers
| Maybe someone you know is planning a big trip for 2009, or maybe they travel every week for business. Surprise them before their journey with something handmade, fun and perhaps even a little “practical!” |  |
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Passport Sleeve Jessica shares an easy Passport Sleeve Tutorial via her bunnybum blog. |
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Playing Card Notebooks We think these small, accordion-style books would be perfect for traveling. Diane from CraftyPod gives great directions in her Playing Card Notebook Tutorial. |
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Camera Cozy Photos are essential when we travel! Your camera will be snug with Katrin’s Camera Cozy Tutorial from sew-mad. |
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Lingerie/Utility Bags Carrie’s bags are the perfect thing for shoes, knitting projects and much more when you’re on the road. The Lingerie/Utility Bag Tutorial from Sommer Designs will help you make a thoughtful gift for travelers. |
Don’t miss these related tutorials from the SMS archives: Tote Bags, For Your Purse or Pocket and Drawstring Bags.
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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The Hipshack by may.tree.ark Catherine’s Hipshacks from may.tree.ark are just the thing for hands-free travel. Hipshacks have a Velcro closure for extra security and they can accommodate cell phones, keys and IDs. |
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Rosemary Limoncello Kelli shares a great Rosemary Limoncello Recipe on her AfricanKelli blog. The project needs a little time to sit, so start today… It’s worth the wait! |
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Holidays at Home and the Handmade Holidays photo pool! |
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Need some beautiful fabric or patterns for your projects? Perhaps you’ll be one of the lucky winners of a $20 gift certificate to the Sew,Mama,Sew! shop! Comment today to put your name in the hat. The winner will be announced Friday.
More Handmade Holiday Ideas
1 ~ Tweens & Teens
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I’m loving the ideas, now I just need some cool fabric and a little bit more time. I’ll get there I’m sure
Thanks for posting all these wonderful links! I love Meg’s choice of fabric but unfortunately the price is way out of my budget
I look forward to all these great ideas this month. I am more committed than ever to hand make all my gifts, or at least as many as humanly possible while being a single homeschooling mom of 4!
Thanks for the inspiration!
Wow! first comment. I am especially excited for the camera cozy and the Rosemary Limoncello! YUM!
I like that passport-sleeve and the lingerie- and shoebags very much! My sister travels all the time, these would be perfect for her!
All of my “hard to buy for” friends are now international travelers so the passport sleeve is the perfect x-mas gift for all of them and I can make them to fit each personality. Great Idea!!
I’m quite a traveler myself and all your suggestions are very useful for traveling! Thanks for the great Holiday list!
Utility bags so perfect Christmas gift.
Thanks for the attern and the links
I think my camera needs a new cozy !;-)
So many great ideas – so little time. All these gift ideas are great for posting to my daughter who has moved overseas . Little homemade extras to add to her christmas parcel.
What an adorable camera case! These are all wonderful small projects or great stocking stuffers.Once again ladies (or men: )you are awesome!
Wow, great guides so far this month! I look forward to reading more in the coming days!
Thank you so much to everyone at Sew Mama Sew for organising Handmade Holidays in November again! I enjoyed last year’s immensely, and this year’s looks like it will be even bigger and better! I think I am off to make myself one of Sew-Mad’s Camera Cozy. Best wishes, Bloom.
I’ll definitly be making the passport sleeve and that gorgeous camera cozy.
Great ideas for Christmas gifts.
Thank you!!!
I just love it that Handmade Holidays is back!! The recipe and ‘buy it’ additions are awesome too!! Great work Mamas!!
I really like the camera cozy…I might just have to make one for myself!!!
Oh! I was hoping that Sew, Mama, Sew would have the Holiday Gift sew Guide again! Great inspiration and I look forward to each new entry!! Sew, Mama, Sew…a great way to start the day! Libby
Oh my gosh there are so many ideas already and it is only november 2nd. This is WONDERFUL!
Lovely, as usual. Thank you
I forgot about those linen bags for traveling! Thanks for reminding me!
I love the passport cover. I’ll be making that.
The Rosemary Limoncello recipe sounds wonderful!
I love the camera cozy! I think that will make a great gift!! So many ideas, so little time.
I definitely need the camera cozy pattern- thank you for making my Christmas craftier!!
So excited about this year’s gift giving ideas and it’s just the 2nd day! Sign me up for that gift certificate giveaway … that would be the best present ever!
This post reminded me I need to photograph a gift my kids made for their Dad who travels a lot. Love your gift idea posts, as usual.
Yay! I’m very excited about today’s tutorials. My mother-in-law has been carrying her camera around in a sock for way too long. I’ve wanted to make her a camera case for awhile now. The card notebooks and rosemary limoncello look interesting, too. Thanks for posting new homemade gift ideas!
Yeah I’m the first! Can’t wait for more ideas!
Paula
Super ideas! I love the embellishments on the utility bags.
Great traveling ideas – now to find some fabric to make them a bit more manly for one of my favorite traveling guys.
These are all great ideas! The hip shack is a great idea and I definitely could use the camera cozy! Thanks for the inspiration!
I am so happy that you are sharing tutorials again this November. Thanks so very much! I look forward to trying the camera cozy tutorial.
The Camera bag is awesome! I totally am going to make everyone one of thoses, I just need to make time to get my sewing machine out now…
Wow! I’m really first? That’s because I am up before anyone else in the world everyday–even during Fall Back. Love these projects. The bags are especially nice, since I’m a knitter and always need fun project bags–inspiring. But, I’m also curious about the Rosemary Limoncello. Mmmm, thanks
I can tell right now that these recipes are going to be ‘dangerous’
Thank goodness for elastic waistbands!!!
your tutorials last year prompted me to do a 100%handmade Christmas this year. I can’t wait to see what you have to offer!
Love the passport cover and am looking forward to all of November. Thanks for doing this!
Again, super cute!! I love the passport sleeve. Who would have thought!! Thanks for the tutorials!!!
Once again I found just what I need + inspiration. Thank you for this helpful tutorials.
That rosemary limoncello looks devine! Shame I’m pregnant! Might makes some for pressies though and bookmark it for next year!
Ya gotta love the hipshacks it is so cute! I bet it would be great for the little ones too!
I think I will make it for my son who is into Indiana Jones! I think that the Playing Card Notebooks
Will be great for stocking stuffers and they would also be great as drawing books for the kids
if we are out to eat! I can just use construction cards for the paper!
Thanks a million!
Rane
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LOVE the passport sleeve! hopefully, i’ll need one myself next year!
I know I should be thinking of gifts for others, but the lingerie/utility bags are just what *I* need — I always toss extra shoes in my luggage and these snappy bags would be a lot nicer than the plastic grocery bags I usually use. I also love the idea of using playing/tarot cards for little book covers. You could use them to make cute gift tags too.
I’m SO happy you’re doing Handmade Holidays again! Just the thing to get me in the mood.
Ah November. Getting up early and checking SMS for the latest tutorials. Love it! Love them! Today’s project: a passport sleeve (for ME!)
The limoncello sounds so yummy!
I am so excited! I love the ideas for the tweens!
Another great bunch of tutorials! Thank you to the contributors!
I love the camera case. Thanks for all these great projects!
Thanks for sharing all the great ideas and the wonderful giveaways!
I especially love the fabric covering the lids on the Rosemary Limoncello!
Added to list ~ camera cozy = }
I love the playing card notebooks. And I think the camera cozy may go on my life of projects for myself.
I’ve started keeping a list of things I want to make from these tutorial links. Today I added the camera cozy. Very, very cute!
I will totally have to try the passport cover for my SIL who is traveling in the new year. I may even need to try the camera cozy for myself.
Awesome ideas! I know when I travel I always have my passport on my body, hidden away somewhere. That hip pouch would be great for that!
My sister travels frequently – these ideas would all be great for her! Thanks for the inspiration.
I have heard of Limoncello, now I can’t wait to try it. I love the camera cozy too. That would be much cuter than what I use to carry my camera in now, I would like to make that…and wouldn’t it be nice if I won some of your cute material to do it!
Oh, I could use that! Thanks for the great tutorials!
Ooh, I’ll be making passport sleeves for my brother and his girlfriend! They travel every year after Christmas, someplace new each time. This year it’s Hawaii! Thanks for the idea!
The playing card notebooks would make great additions to a party favour bag!
I can’t believe it is time again! Yay love this time of year.
Looking forward to each and every post. Thank you so much for all that you do!
jenn
I am really loving these posts…so many ideas every day!
love those playing card notebooks! The hipshack is very cool too…
All great ideas. The Passport covers and shoe/lingerie bags, especially, would be great for some folks in my family.
Cool tutorials! I’m lovin’ it!
I like these ideas. I have a friend that goes off travelling each summer. I had been thinking of making her some bright luggage tags, but those have given me more ideas. Thank you.
the utility bags are so useful, I have some similar ones hanging around my apartment, but I love the appliques! And the card books – too cute!
Thanks! I’ll be making the fabric/utility bags soon.
I just returned from a trip and could have used all these things, but I will definitely be getting a Hip Shack!
The camera cozy looks cool. I could use one of those myself.
Oh I’m loving that camera cozy… might have to try that one.
The bags are really cute. I’ll definitely make a few.
I love the lingerie/utility bags and think I’ll be making a few of my own soon. Thank you!
I never even thought of making my own lingerie bags. Those are a great idea!
I’m eyeing the camera case and and the passport holder. Great ideas!
I love the drawstring bag project, especially for storing shoes in your suitcase. Such wonderful projects – thanks for the great ideas!
that camera bag is definitely on my list. Love it!
Love the camera cozy! have to try the recipe too.
I’m totally making the camera cozy! Thanks for all the great ideas…I am feeling so very motivated for the holidays thanks to you all.
Oh goodness! Today is full of awesome gifts! I just can’t wait to get started!!! Its going to be a busy month!!!
Sew Mama Sew is always such a great source of inspiration! Thanks –I’m going to go sew something right now!
so excited everyday to log on and see what great ideas you’ve come up with. am starting my christmas gifts now, so this is perfect!!
oh that camera case is great.. my sister and I always confuse our plain ol black ones. We want to be in the contest too!! We are doing all handmade holidays this year!!
What great ideas! I’ll certainly be making the camera cozy!
The passport cover is a great idea! I just love the fabric that was used in the photo.
Wow! such great projects this year!
Limoncello!! Yum! I’m doin’ it.
Going to Hawaii in January, from, then, freezing and snowy Ottawa Canada. Love love the passport sleeve idea! How chic!
These posts make me happy. Now I need to finish organizing my sewing stuff from last sewing frenzy so I can get going again! I’m definitely going to make some of the lingerie utility bags and maybe do some hand embroidery on them.
I love the camera cozy! Thanks for the great tutorials!
I am so excited about the passport holder. It’s perfect for a new sewer like myself and I know just the person I want to make it for. Thanks for posting these. I was beginning to despair that I would never know what to make my friends and family for the Holidays.
Oh, the passport sleeve is just too cute. What a great idea
Can’t wait to see what’s up for the rest of the month.
Fortunately, a friend of mine has the exact same camera as me, so I’ll know what size to make her cool looking camera cozy.
That camera cozy is great! So much prettier than the ones you can buy.
The camera cozy looks neat. Wonder how my XTi would fit in that? LOL. Would work for my little Kodak though.
I’m loving all the handmade holidays ideas thus far and am looking forward to many more! Way to go! So many great ideas… I better get to work!
I really love the Playing Card Notebook tutorial. We always have too many “not complete” decks of cards around — what a wonderful use for them!
For sure, I will be making some Rosemary Limoncello for a gift as well as some of those cute lingerie bags…
I need to spend less time surfing for ideas and more time executing them. SMS is such a great resource thought it’s hard to pull myself away! Keep ‘em coming!
The playing card notebooks and the vinyl pencil case from yesterday have been added to my gift giving list! Thanks again for all the great ideas!!!
I’ve actually been needing a camera case. Now I can make and fun and cute one! Thanks!
I think these ideas are great! If only I could keep from making them for me! They are supposed to be gifts!
Forget gifts, I’m making all of these for myself!
I am traveling to France with 16 of my students in February, and now I’m thinking I’ll make each one a passport cover – what a great tutorial!
Hi, I may have to make one of those passport covers for my passport =) Also I dont know what Limoncello is. I also wanted to tell you that I put a link to you in my blog =)
I know a few family members that could use a camera cozy… Guess i’d better get busy!
Lovely stuff – count me in… Please
Wow, great project ideas! I love the bags for shoes and lingerie
I am so excited to see all the homemade ideas you have in the coming month. I’ve just started sewing and plan on making many gifts.
Love, love, love that passport cover!! You could get really creative with the fabric choices!
I like the idea of making a new camera case, my plain black one could use some spicing up!
I love the camera cozy. So much cuter than what you can buy!
perfect timing. I’m travelling this week and was just thinking about ways to organize passports and travel documents. I love the lingerie and shoe bags too! Definitely have someone in mind for that gift.
Lot’s of travelers in my family. Thanks for the inspiration!
I’m lovin’ November alread! Thanks!
the camera case is lovely…maybe I’ll have to make one for myself!
How cute are those little lingerie/utility bags?!!! Those are going on my list for sure…
The camera bag is super cute! Love the utility bags, too!
I like that camera case a lot! And I’m so excited about all these daily ideas for Christmas! Thank you.
Handmade Holidays is already off to a fine start — keep the good ideas comin’! (And how could I resist a shot at a SMS gift certificate?!)
I think I’d better get started now or I’ll never have time to try out all these great ideas before the holidays begin. Thanks!
The playing card notebooks are such a cute, fun craft! I can think of several people and little ones I know who’d love one!
You’ve posted some great ideas. I love the lingerie/utility bags. The appliques are so cute! Can’t wait to see what is in store for tomorrow.
I love the idea of the lingerie bag! Too cute.
What a great use for playing cards…would be cute for little girls using old maid cards, etc….a good stocking stuffer.
What great ideas! Not much of a traverler myself, but I’ve got a sister who would love some of this stuff!
I love those lingerie and shoe bags! Such a cute design with the linen and appliques. I found myself wishing I had shoe and lingerie bags on a recent trip and I’m sure there are others on my gift list that would appreciate having them too. I’m definitely putting this in my gift notebook. Thanks!
I love that you all are giving us all these great ideas!! The lingerie/shoe bags would be my favorite pick out of this batch! Now I just need to make/find the time
This is such a cute idea! I love the VW print!
I’ve got a globetrotting brother and sister-in-law. Thanks for the Christmas gift ideas!!
Love the passport sleeve idea! Pefect for my boyfriend who needs something to protect (and decorate) one of his most important posessions. Can’t wait to try making it.
So excited to see all the gift ideas. I’m really trying to go homemade this year.
I’ve been waiting for ‘Handmade Holidays’ to appear! This year it’s even more exciting with the give-aways and recipes. THANKS!
The camera cozy looks so cute. Skills permitting, I’m going to try it!
Love your new twists on Handmade Holidays this year!
i’ll be making the lingerie bags for my kids…the PJ version! i can think of a million uses for those, so look out!
I was struggling to think of something to make for my 25yo brother but a *socks & jocks* bag for his travels will be just perfect!
I love all the inspirations you all provide for holiday gifts! Now if only you could provide a tutorial on decisiveness! ;-D Happy Belated Halloween and Early Election Day!
The limoncello looks like a great homemade gift for friends.
Love that camera cozy! Great tutorial!
Can’t wait to get started on the camera cozy!
I love the camera cozy, but I’m going to make one for me, not a gift lol.
I am so excited about the camera cozy tutorial! It looks like a great project for a beginner like myself. I’m really excited about Handmade Holidays also! It’s all handmade gifts this year!
Thanks for always having such great info! I would LOVE to win a gift certificate!!
Wow! all of these ideas are so timely. We’re traveling soon and I really like the passport sleeve. The tutorial is great.
The camera cosy is cute and one I’ll definitely be stitching up soon.
Keep up the wonderful ideas.
Peace,
Lynne in NC
loving this handmade for the holidays!
I love the camera cover idea…a perfect gift idea for my sister who loves taking pictures.
Love the lingerie and shoe bags, I think they’re a definite must when travelling!
Those lingerie/utility bags are perfect for traveling. I was given a couple several years ago — but they aren’t as cute as these!
Um…anything with Limoncello works for me! Something interesting to try, besides putting it on vanilla ice cream.
The camera cozy is so cute!
wow. what a list! can’t wait to get some quality time with my machine. thanks for another exciting collection.
also, thanks for listing my passport sleeve tutorial. i am flattered and very appreciative.
I love the ligerie bag idea. I’m thinking I should whip up several in different sizes to stash in the suitcase for dirty items as well as to keep small items rounded up, ie. baby socks!
I like how you have added the recipe and other ideas : )
good start
I’m so happy to get new ideas for holiday gifts! I loved it last year, and can’t wait to get into it again this year!!
Great ideas! Thank you to everyone at Sew Mama Sew for putting this together.
The playing card notebooks are great! And I seem only to think of myself as far as the camera cozy LOL
Love the ideas. I’ve got several family members that are travelers and would love the passport sleeves.
Those utility bags look very cute! As I am sewing many of my presents this year, as well as some things for a Christmas Bazaar, some free fabric would be so totally awesome!
Is it bad that I want to keep everything for myself…….I love the lingerie bag!
oooh, i could definitely spend $20 here.
i love the lingerie bag & the embroidery…
Love them all! Keep them coming. Can’t wait to get cutting and sewing!
Those are some really great ideas…thanks so much for sharing!
What great ideas! Thanks!
Love the utility bags and the camera cozy! I’m thinking I’ll use drawstring bags as gift wrap this year.
I Love Handmade Holidays!!!!! Thanks so much for doing this again!
I’m loving the camera cozy! What a great project!
The passport sleeve is great. I’m not going anywhere anytime soon, but I still want to make one!
those notebooks are awesome. will definitely make some for me and my travelmates (for our december trip).
i’m so excited that handmade holidays is happening again this year!
and why haven’t i thought to make shoe bags as a christmas gift before?? certainly a lot cuter than the target bags i usually use….i’m adding it to my list for at least three people, including me.
I’m enjoying these creative ideas and look forward to seeing what comes next.
What great ideas! I especially like the lingerie bag.
Thanks for all the new ideas!! My dd isn’t a traveler but wants a camera for Christmas and the camera cozy will be perfect to go along with it.
rosemary… yes!
Love, love, love the Lingerie/Utility Bags. Good for storing all kinds of goodies…
Thanks for the inspiration as always!
I like the passport sleeve up at the top of the page. I have been looking for something to make for a wedding present and that looks like a great idea.
I love all the handmade holiday ideas. I am committed to making handmade gifts this year as job changes have created a strain on our budget. But I have a sewing machine and fabric and lots of ideas thanks to you guys.
Love the little linen lingerie/shoe/utility bags. These would be great for traveling to put your shoes in. Or lingerie, sock, or whatever! The little embellishments with the embroidery really take the whole project from utilitarian into unique and special.
I loved Handmade Holidays last year – so excited to see it back again this year. The utility bags are so very cute, as are the notebooks… not a bad way to use those decks of cards that might be a few short of a full deck.
Thanks for putting this all together again!
I love these ideas! Totally thinking of handmaking my Christmas gifts this year, so this would be great!
I have some friends who travel a lot – these “travel” ideas are perfect for them. thank you for making them available to us.
I can’t wait to make the passport cover. My husband leaves for Korea in January, I’m going to have the kids pick out some special fabric for him.
Cute cute cute … I don’t know where to begin!
b.
Oh–love those passport covers. Such a good idea.
I like the Idea for the bags to put shoes and undies in, I need some of those so I don’t have to use grocery bags.
I know I’m supposed to be thinking gifts, but I really want to make myself a camera cozy!
very cool ideas! my mind is buzzing
I’m in love with Meg’s choice of fabrics and that idea for the playing cards is amazing, can’t wait to make one!
I need all of those… for myself! Handmade Holidays! What a wonderful idea! I need to start right now…
I love traveling myself, so I’m bookmarking this post – there are potential gifts from me to me in there…
Love all of them – but the camera cozy is my favorite. Thank you for all these fantastic ideas.
Wow–these are great! I made my daughter’s camera cases a couple of years ago–and I don’t have any desire to make another one like them–even though they turned out great–This one is really cute and LOOKS so much simpler to make–That’s what I’m talkin about!
I love all the great ideas!! It’s great inspiration to start gift making early this year!
I love that you are doing new ones everyday! I love them all. Now when are you giving away the five hours of extra time each day?
I don’t know if I will have time to do entirely handmade this year but I will definitely be looking at buying someone elses handmade before rushing out to the store to buy… I am really excited about trying projects for my family and friends this year!
It is still Sunday where I am, so I hope I am still entered! And I am going to try out those notebooks, for sure.
Love the camera cozy. I’ll have to make this one for my mom! (If I can somehow get her cameras dimensions without her noticing).
Great ideas!
I love the Lingerie Bag.
oh wow, the hipshack is fantastic!!
What cute ideas!! Can’t wait to see the rest.
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Another great idea! We will be getting very busy this month.
Thanks for the great patterns.
I am making the passport cover – excited. thanks. can’t wait to see what else you’ll have.
I love the camera cozy! And making bags for lingerie and shoes is a great idea!
I’ve already found a ton of things I want to make. Thanks!
Yes! I DO need some beautiful fabric. My project list is growing thanks to you.
I love the lingerie/shoe bags. I’ve wanted to make something like them for a while now–I’d like to have something a bit more sustainable and presentable than plastic bags housing my shoes when I travel.
I’m looking forward to the whole month of tutorials, too. I found last year’s set so helpful and inspiring.
Definetly doing the limoncello!!
I love all of these! My husband and I are going on a cruise in January, so there are so many of these projects I need to get started on. The passport cover is adorable.
Love the lingerie/utility bags, especially the little bikini applique. What a cute idea!! I also need to make a camera cozy. Mine always ends up with lots of cookie crumbs stuck to it from being thrown in the diaper bag!
thanks for the camera cozy tutorial! we just bought a new camera…wonder if i have time to make one for myself…hmmm.
the passport cover idea is great!
Thank you for such wonderful new ideas for gifts. I have always made most of our gifts but get caught up in finding a good idea and then EVERYBODY gets the same thing. Thanks to you I can see the possibilities of making something different for everyone. Thank YOU!
I love the ideas posted so far, and will continue to follow along and make many of the gifts we will give this year!
Cool stuff and things I never thought of, thanks for sharing!
Great ideas again! Love the fabric choices
I am very excited about all the holiday sewing ideas and can’t wait to see the rest! Thank you! I am still working on some of the suggestions that you published last year too and they are coming out wonderfully.
Ooh, I think I am going to make my mother in law the passport cover and the camera case as a nice christmas gift. She travels a lot and that would be a nice gift for her!!!
Limoncello has been on my list of “must try” for too long. Maybe I will get around to it this year
Love the details on the lingerie/utility bags!
LOve the passport cover!
I love the great ideas! I’m excited to start crafting my handmade gifts!
Great ideas! I’m traveling soon, so I will gift myself.
This is so much fun! So many good ideas!
I am so glad you’re doing handmade holidays again!
Love the laundry bag with the cut-outs. Great way to use up remaining bits of fabric.
Those utility bags are super cool!
Oh I love the camera cozy tutorial…cannot wait to make one!
I’m digging the passport sleeve…normally wouldn’t catch my eye, but we’re living overseas for 2 years & a passport is a given. This would make a cute gift for lots of people here!
I had just found that camera tutorial the other day…it looks great!
Hi!
Thanks for hosting this great event – I love to get to know new tutorials…it would be perfect if you could also provide a tutorial to make some extra time to sew everything I now want to do ;o) …tempting & addictive is what comes to my mind when reading your blog.
Cheers, Julia
Yea! Finally a good gift idea for my notoriously hard to shop for mother – camera cozy! Thank you!
The passport sleeve is cute! And it could be modified for any small booklet, such as a small blank book for a kid to doodle in a plane, train, or car.
Love , love everything. The journal especialty caught my eye as my Grandson is going to Porto Rico (SP) next year. Thank you so much for everything.
Thanks for all the great ideas!
I will definitely be making the passport sleeve for my traveling friend. And the lemoncello looks good too!
Great ideas! I have some Heather Ross bicycle fabric that would be a great passport cover.
cute cute cute!!
I love it all. Thanks for all of the hard work.
Very clever passport holder! I now wish I had one…
The camera cozy is simply perfect, I’ll try to make a bigger version for my beau’s snazzy camera
xo
Limoncello sounds delicious
mmm limoncello!
Put my name in the hat please! I could use some fabrics from Sew Mama Sew! Thanks!
We just started letterboxing and the card journal is perfect for a log for letterbox stamps! Thanks.
Great camera cozy. Can’t wait to try the Rosemary Limoncello.
I am new to this November give away! But the rocket is a great idea!!! Go Fish is one of those games you can play with kids and keep them occupied all day!!! Especially with the magnet!!! You can pick up those magnetized letters and teach them what letters they are!!! What a great idea!!! Thanks!!!
I love the utility bags! Cute!
I am looking forward to all the homemade gift ideas. Last year was great!
And your fabric selections are always the best
Oh boy – all the more reason to visit my local fabric shop’s. Now, if only I can manage to master the sewing machine!
I love these ideas! The belt is my favorite…I know several teen girls who’d adore one this year.
I’ve gotta make some of those passport covers – thanks for the link!
The camera sleeve is a great idea!
that camera cozy is perfect! adding it to my list…
Once again you guys rock! Thanks for all the lovely inspiration.
Makes me want to take a trip….
I like those lingerie bags. I just ove it when TSA is pulling apart my suitcase, showing my “a little worse for wear” bras to everyone else in line.
Great stuff today!
great ideas…i love the playing card notebooks!
These are all great projects. I need to get my sewing machine out of the basement and start sewing.
My parents are traveling to China here soon, these ideas are great.
Thanks
great ideas! I need a camera cosy of my own
Those utility bags will be perfect for BIL who is going to start traveling for his work. Thanks for the great ideas!
the camera case is exactly what my MIL needs, thanks!!
I am going to make that camera cozy for myself and my daughter so she can take her camera out of the sock she puts it in.
Excellent ideas. I’m loving theLingerie/Utility Bags! I’ll definitely be trying some soon. Thanks!
Great ideas! The camera cozy looks great! I love the car fabric, great choice for lots of guys (no matter how old!)
The camera cozy will be great for my brother-in-law! Thanks!
Thanks for the great gift idea’s. With money tight this year I’ll be using my fabric stash this year for a great deal of gifts…
Thanks again,
Lisa
I love this information. i have already seen several ideas i didnt even know I wanted to try!! lol…
I love the shoe bags. Such a simple but much needed idea.
The lingerie bags are definitely ones I could use. I might try to make myself some before our next trip.
Great ideas, gets me in the holiday spirit!
So many fun projects!
I need to make myself a camera cozy. love the pink.
Love, love, love the passport holder, my friends will be getting those for Christmas this year, thanks!
Love that camera case!
Oh, the camera cozy looks like so much fun!
The VW van material used for the passport sleeve is my all time favorite material. I made a skirt out of it and LOVE to wear it.
Must make the camera case! Great gift for 4-”, too!
I’m loving all the great ideas! Thanks for the handmade holidays!
I can see individual passport covers for the whole family under the xmas tree.
-violet
Keep the ideas coming; I’m always late on gifts…
Maybe it’s just me but the hipshack looks like a fanny pack. I’m going to make a passport cover for sure
Those travel bags are a great idea! My in-laws travel a lot, and would find these quite useful.
Thanks for yet another great idea!
Great ideas. I think that passport sleeve turorial would make great fabric book covers with different dimensions.
I love all of them! the trouble will be giving them away once I whip ‘em up…
Nice roundup of things, but that camera cozy is just exactly what I’ve been looking for. Can my first gift be something for myself?!
The utility bags would make great Christmas gift bags. Thanks
We live overseas and all my friends carry their passport. Looks like a great gift!!
Great ideas. I love the playing card notebooks — how easy would it be to cover the playing cards with fabric and stitch something fun onto them? Also like the camera case – these would make really unique gifts. Thanks for sharing
That camera cozy is so cute. I like the black tape on it..adds a nice charm.
I love the camera cozy! I really need one too! Thanks for the pattern!!
Love the camera bag and love all the new additions to this year’s Nov. Handmade Holidays! Thanks!
Just loving all the great ideas! Thanks for the chance to win!
Oh, I love the camera cozy. Looks fantastic.
That Camera cozy is adorable!!!
awe the passport cover is adorable in that HR fabric. I may have to whip a couple up for my sons.
More great ideas! I especially love the camera cozy – I know several folks on my list who could use that!
I can’t believe we get an entire month of these great ideas. Now, if I just had more time…
My mother is going to India and is completely paranoid about her new camera – problem solved!
nice. lingerie bag for my mom and sister
Oh! A camera cozy! What a great idea!
Great Ideas! Thanks for sharing!!!
Makes me want to become a “traveller” myself!
So many great ideas – now where to start?????
Limoncello – yum!
That passport sleeve is such a great idea!
This list of handmade gifts is great! Thanks for all the wonderful ideas, links and recipes!
I love the lingerie bags and the passport covers. Oooh and the hipshack is great for when I walk the dog and just need a key and a cell phone.
I would love to have the fabric! Thanks!
My husband loves to travel and does lots of it for work – thanks for all the ideas!
I am new to your site but have fallen in love! I just purchased my first serger and am so excited to get started on projects for the holidays!!!
Love all the great ideas!
love the camera case. i might have to make that for DH when he takes his camera on his hunting adventures!
oh, squeal! the car fabric!
I have found so many good ideas
Love the lingerie bag tutorial. i think it’ll make the perfect idea for my sister-in-law and a mini matching one for my niece!
A gift certificate to SMS? Count me in! There’s always pretty fabric on your site that I want to have come live with me.
passport cover – what a great idea! There’s another gift checked off the list!
I love the passport cover. As a Canadian, I will soon have to have my passport with me to cross the border in the car, so why not have something compulsory look pretty? I think I can even man it up and make one for my husband. Maybe then he won’t lose it!
The passport sleeve seems like an easy, quick gift for my SIL. Thanks!
I lvoe the camera cozy! All cute ideas ~ thank you to the contributors and thank you to Sew Mama Sew for collecting all these inspiring things all in one place!
Lemon chello..so that’s what to do…I can handle that!!
and the playing card book idea ,yep and the bags..all really good ideas! Thanks
I love the lingerie bags. I don’t think I posted on here yet, but they are too cute!
I’m so happy you guys are back, I enjoyed and utilized the blog last season, and hope to do so this year as well! I’m especially excited about your recipes for yummy stuff that will make nice gifts, on top of your great craft projects! Hurrah, and welcome back!
Love the ideas! I need to get sewing for Christmas. I have someone on my list who can use a passport cover and the lingerie bags. Thanks!
sewing time wishes. That’s what I want for Christmas.
My sister in law is quite the traveler. These Ideas are great for her!! Thanks!
those playing card books are a great idea for the guys! perfect!
I would LOVE to win this one!! great stuff.
I’m gonna treat myself with a camera cozy. From : me To : me
Wonderful ideas! Thank you!
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