A Crafty Christmas

This Christmas I decided to make use of Pinterest.  Most of my gifts were hand made by me.  This made it a very special Christmas.  Here's a look at some of the things I made.

I made these Christmas pillows for my mom.  Got the idea here: http://pinterest.com/pin/236509417900690400/

Made this necklace for Hannah from this Pinterest tutorial: http://pinterest.com/pin/236509417900617812/

 I also decorated some REALLY cute ceramic mugs for Hunter, Liz and the boys.  I couldn't find ceramic markers anywhere, but I did find this mug kit at Michael's that had markers with the white mug.  It said they don't wash off...well apparently they do.  And unfortunately I didn't take a picture of them.  They were cute though.

My family has begun a Christmas tradition of making some sort of Christmas craft.  This year I had so many to choose from on pinterest like this one: http://pinterest.com/pin/236509417900709415/

And here is mine.

I also made a Christmas wreath from Pinterest.  Idea here: http://pinterest.com/pin/236509417900757588/

I made earring frames for Megan and Holly.  I forgot to take a picture, but here's what I mean by earring frame:

My favorite project was Eric's T-Shirt quilt.  I worked on it the week before Christmas while he was at work.  I thought I was being sneaky, but Eric is the worst when it comes to gifts.  He guesses them all - little jerk.  Yep.  Even the quilt.  Oh well, he loved it anyways, and I was kinda proud of it too!

I love gifts like these.  You put so much love in them, and they mean so much more than something off of someones list.