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Here's the game plan for Christmas On The Cheap(tm):
Each of the families (Dad and Bitz, Mom, Melanie et al., and Brett et al.) is going to get a little basket of household goodies, consisting of:
1. Set of 6 napkins, folded and displayed with...
2. Wire-wrapped and beaded napkin rings
3. Set of 4 knitted cotton dishcloths
4. Set of 3 knitted and felted woolen hot pads/trivets
5. Packages of German roasted pecans and almonds
6. Homemade dog biscuits for the families with dogs
7. Catnip-filled fleece toys for the families with cats
The whole shebang should cost me less than $50. For 4 families, that's pretty damned good.
I also have a scarf knitted in seed stitch for Mom (her favorite stitch), a pair of really cute earrings for Lennie (the super awesome niece of amazingness), a cross-stitch of a cat that looks just like her cat Mittens for Lennie, and a pair of earrings for Melanie.
I was able to score Melanie's earrings for free through Swagbucks , the yarn for Mom's scarf was a gift, and I can use my employee discount for everything else except for the wool yarn I need for the hot pads. That I'll have to get from Michael's or Joann's, although Michael's will be easier for me as far as convenience goes.
Our girl Melmel (who just got her first tattoo this week!) is getting a new phone, courtesy of a contract extension that we'll be signing. I'm also going to go through my collection of romance novels and send some to her, as she has recently become a fan and by God I am glad she's getting over her Twilight obsession.
And now for the only Christmas splurge this year -- I have a Garmin GPS on layaway for Boe...shhhhh, don't tell him!
Each of the families (Dad and Bitz, Mom, Melanie et al., and Brett et al.) is going to get a little basket of household goodies, consisting of:
1. Set of 6 napkins, folded and displayed with...
2. Wire-wrapped and beaded napkin rings
3. Set of 4 knitted cotton dishcloths
4. Set of 3 knitted and felted woolen hot pads/trivets
5. Packages of German roasted pecans and almonds
6. Homemade dog biscuits for the families with dogs
7. Catnip-filled fleece toys for the families with cats
The whole shebang should cost me less than $50. For 4 families, that's pretty damned good.
I also have a scarf knitted in seed stitch for Mom (her favorite stitch), a pair of really cute earrings for Lennie (the super awesome niece of amazingness), a cross-stitch of a cat that looks just like her cat Mittens for Lennie, and a pair of earrings for Melanie.
I was able to score Melanie's earrings for free through Swagbucks , the yarn for Mom's scarf was a gift, and I can use my employee discount for everything else except for the wool yarn I need for the hot pads. That I'll have to get from Michael's or Joann's, although Michael's will be easier for me as far as convenience goes.
Our girl Melmel (who just got her first tattoo this week!) is getting a new phone, courtesy of a contract extension that we'll be signing. I'm also going to go through my collection of romance novels and send some to her, as she has recently become a fan and by God I am glad she's getting over her Twilight obsession.
And now for the only Christmas splurge this year -- I have a Garmin GPS on layaway for Boe...shhhhh, don't tell him!
