Gifts Given Revealed

I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas! I had a wonderful, albeil busy, holiday weekend and am greatly appreciating two days of recovery and relaxation.

Now that all of the gifts have been given, I can reveal what I've been working on for the past few months!

Being a glutton for punishment, I decided about two weeks before Christmas to knit my dad a hat and since I'm a slooow knitter, I was knitting up the night before our Christmas celebration to get it finished. Chris so nicely modeled it for me. Thankfully it was a much appreciated gift!

 

I made some new jewelry for my mom since I know she's always happy to get that. Red is conveniently her favorite color which works for Christmas, Valentine's Day and anytime of the year!

 

In addition to the jewelry roll I made for my grandma, I also made her some note cards from photos I took during our trip to Florida last spring. I love how they turned out which made me happy because I wasn't sure if I would. I had a large canvas print made of the peacock photo and I don't really like how that turned out. It's a bit too vibrant or large or something but I love the card.

 

My dear friends Mary and Nakira each got a pair of potholders and magnetic measuring spoons that I LOVE from Crate & Barrel. My mom got me a set a year or two ago and I highly recommend them!

 

My step-mom also got a set of potholders and measuring spoons. Can you tell I love the black/white print? I just think it's really cute and versatile because it's neutral.

 

My sister and her girlfriend got cosmetic bags with a couple of little goodies stuck inside. They got the blue and purple ones. I kept the other one for myself :)

I felt like I didn't make all that many gifts this Christmas, but looking back through the list, I guess I did get a lot done! I was better this year about spreading them out instead of cramming everything in at the last minute (just cramming one in at the last minute!) which made it seem like less.

Merry Christmas!