October 8, 2010
Want to know something crazy? if you plan to make holiday gifts for loved ones it's time to get going. You super crafty types are already well aware of this and have probably been making gifts since July.
The rest of us however just recently said goodbye to summer (and all the food preservation that involves) and are now ready to commit mental energy to a handmade holiday but are wondering where to start. Or maybe that's just me.
For some reason I simply cannot start planning Christmas gifts until I've welcomed fall. And now that I'm home from my trip I'm ready to start in earnest.
Problem is, I need to go easy this year and I don't have a lot of time to spend researching ideas on-line or otherwise. This is where I hope we can all help each other.
Many of us crafty-inclined (I am not super craft woman but I enjoy making gifts with my hands) bloggers have posted how-to tutorials over the months and years on our blogs. What if we gathered these ideas together so all of us, bloggers and non-bloggers alike, wanting to make handmade holiday gifts can find a wealth of inspiration with just a few clicks?
This is what I am proposing to host here at FIMBY in the coming month.
I realize there are other blogs with Handmade Holiday inspiration (there are more to be sure but I haven't looked around enough to find them all). But what I'm hoping to accomplish here is a bit different. And hey, the more the merrier when it comes to sharing ideas.
Here is how it will work.
Buttons are optional. I will have one on my sidebar till the end of December (it's up there right now if you want to take a peak). After November 3rd the button will link to that post with all the ideas. For now it will link here.
Clear as mud? Thought so. I'm a really visual person so here's what these posts might look like.
From your blogs:
The post on November 3rd here at FIMBY:
Get it now? If not, please ask questions.
I'm really excited about the amount of ideas we might all generate working together. And I'm hoping you'll help me out with some inspiration for things I can make for my loved ones.
Also, I would love it if you'd spread the word with a link on your blog even if you aren't participating. The ideas are for all to read, not just those of us writing the posts.
Yay! I've got some really fun ideas for gifts for my kids. I guess I'll have to start on them soon so I can join in the idea exchange!
awesome idea! i'm in :)
This sounds fun; I'll give it a think. :)
I'm cooking up some ideas and if I can get it together to post something, I will let you know. Great idea Renee!
This is a fantastic idea! I'm going to see if I can participate, and certainly will help spread the word.
Thanks so much everyone. I would love to have you all participate and appreciate your contributions.
A wonderful idea! I have lots of things I make by hand for my Etsy shops and elsewhere...it's getting a "step by step" instruction tutorial together that may be the problem! :) I do have a recipe for my Mothers Milk soap that appears on my doula web-site...can I just cut and paste that? :)
I posted about your idea upon my blog, so hopefully you'll have lots of people writing in and sharing!
Yes, those step by step instructions... they are the hard part aren't they. Can you write a post (like I described) and link to that recipe? That would work. After all the posts aren't about including all the directions but linking to tutorials of projects you have made.
Thanks again for the link on your blog.
I've gotten far enough to speak of a link :)
http://mothersmoon.blogspot.com/2010/10/mothers-milk-soap.html#links
Great idea Renee! Thanks for coming over to check out my post - I look forward to seeing the full list.
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Shawn on Oct. 8, 2010, 11:04 p.m.
Fantastic idea! I'm in. Can't wait to see what everyone else shares!
renee on Oct. 8, 2010, 11:09 p.m.
Me too! I'm hoping this post didn't seem too complicated. I can get wordy but I wanted to be clear about how it will work. Looking forward to your ideas!