I love the way the business community just keeps coming up with these nice little "days" to help us spend our money. I have been doing "Shop Local Christmas shopping" for years and years and years. My sister Beth and I, take time to spend a day visiting small communities around where we live and we shop small stores.
Have I told this to you before, reader? I apologize, if so, but it does bear repeating. Take the frenzy out of the holidays. Yesterday, I went to our local beadstore, Shipwreck Beads, and bought some beautiful beads. I came home and made 5 gifts for the total cost of 30 dollars of materials (gemstones and silver wire) while hanging out in the family room with my sister and daughter.
I was watching television and instead of just mindlessly watching Sherlock Holmes solve a case, I solved a gift idea dilemma.
I have also bought some pendants and charms from local artisans to make other pieces. Inexpensive, handcrafted, made in the USA, one of, signature pieces for only about $5.00 a component.
My next big thing to do is to create something for the men in the family. Hmmmmm....One brother will wear a bracelet....the other not so much....brothers' in law are practical men. Nephews, nah!!!!
Thank goodness I can cook. I think I will put together some soup mixes, rub mixes for steaks and roasts, and maybe some herb flavored oils. Oh....not to forget, packages of my killer peanut brittle.
Yeah....that is what I will do....Don't tell.
Have I told this to you before, reader? I apologize, if so, but it does bear repeating. Take the frenzy out of the holidays. Yesterday, I went to our local beadstore, Shipwreck Beads, and bought some beautiful beads. I came home and made 5 gifts for the total cost of 30 dollars of materials (gemstones and silver wire) while hanging out in the family room with my sister and daughter.
I was watching television and instead of just mindlessly watching Sherlock Holmes solve a case, I solved a gift idea dilemma.
I have also bought some pendants and charms from local artisans to make other pieces. Inexpensive, handcrafted, made in the USA, one of, signature pieces for only about $5.00 a component.
My next big thing to do is to create something for the men in the family. Hmmmmm....One brother will wear a bracelet....the other not so much....brothers' in law are practical men. Nephews, nah!!!!
Thank goodness I can cook. I think I will put together some soup mixes, rub mixes for steaks and roasts, and maybe some herb flavored oils. Oh....not to forget, packages of my killer peanut brittle.
Yeah....that is what I will do....Don't tell.
