Handmade Gifts for 2016 - January

So, every new year I think, "This year, I'm going to make all my Christmas presents." And yet, it usually never happens ... HA HA!

So, for 2016, I was thinking those of us who like making handmade gifts could help each other with inspiration and planning, to stay on track and get a wide variety of gifts made for all the people on our list throughout the year.

You will have 2 swap partners. For each swap, there will be two patterns/craft tutorials to send. The first pattern/craft will be for a specific person you might need a gift for (such as fathers, sister-in-laws, best friend), and the other will be on a specific theme (such as stocking stuffers, food, elves) or medium (such as crochet, felt, or beads.)

The patterns/tutorials you choose to send are sender's choice aside from the specifications above. However, it is NICE if you can look over your partner's profile and/or comments below to see if there are certain crafts they don't like or don't know how to do (for instance, I don't knit.) But again, that's your choice.

Please choose crafty ideas that look fun and fairly easy, but nothing childish. (Ie, stay away from children's crafts.) Let's make things we'd be happy to receive. Things that look professional enough to have been bought in a store (whether that's a retail store, Etsy shop, or small town gift shop.)

Hoping to do one a month, and with 2 partners each sending 2 things, that should give you 4 different ideas to make for gifts every month, for a total of 48 different crafts/tutorials throughout the year. Hopefully that will give you plenty of ideas for anyone on your Christmas list!

JANUARY:

Send, via email, to your 2 partners:

1. A craft pattern/tutorial to make a Christmas gift for sister-in-law' (or sisters of your S.O.) If you don't have SIL's, you can still join, and make your gifts for any other female on your list that you think might like the craft ideas you get.

2. A craft pattern/tutorial for a Christmas ornament that could be used as a 'package tie-on' or as a small gift in and of itself.

Any questions, let me know!

Have an idea for a giftee for craft #1 or for a theme for craft #2? Let me know! :)