Handmade Christmas

Winter is upon me here in Ohio; seven inches the week before Thanksgiving is quite the way to start off the Holiday season. How was every one's Turkey Day? Mine was filled with family and food.

Getting to the Library to update my blog seems to be getting tougher and tougher, so I apologize if my posts are few and far between for now; please keep coming back! The Library's computers sound like Harrier jets taking off and forget putting up a picture, that may crash the whole system or take 35 minutes to load.

So for now you'll have to listen to me ramble!

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And now we come to Christmas, a season that people either love or hate. I personally love the season, the hustle and bustle, giving from your heart and celebrating with loved ones.

This year Josh and I are doing things a little differently. We'll be having a Handmade Christmas.

That's right, not a single of our gifts will be "store bought". I've been turning out knitted items like a Taiwanese sweat shop and Etsy is going to love us by the time we're through!

I suggest you try the same. Handmade gifts are more sentimental and personal. They are better from the environment, and they support the local economy.

Try looking around for a local winery or chocolate shop, make some peppermint soap, or scour the vintage shop down the street for a sweet sweater you can embellish yourself for Mom. I promise you'll have fun and the receivers of your gifts will cherish them forever.

Please let me know what you all have been up too?!?! I feel so out of the loop! Cheers til then, I'm off to brave the snow storm!