Planning for Birthdays and Christmas
Friday, October 23, 2009 by Amy
I always feel like such a loser when I admit that I've been thinking of Christmas for a while now. But, really, with two birthdays within two weeks of Christmas, I really have to. I'm trying to make this Christmas as homemade as possible, with a few store-bought things thrown in.
Speaking of store bought, we got Riley a rock tumbler. That was Rudi's idea and I remember having one as a kid and loving it. I had a 40% coupon for Hobby Lobby, so it was fairly cheap. We got Avery a seashell jewelry making kit, since when we were at the beach, she wanted to make a necklace with every shell she found.
I had a $10 off coupon for Toys R Us, so I got this for Avery (it's a take along pet clinic):
And I had a coupon for Barnes and Noble and found this online for Riley (a take along castle):
I got a Magic Cabin catalog in the mail, and because I can't afford a darn thing in that catalog, I got some ideas on things to make for the girls.
I have enough fabric scraps and fusible interfacing to make these pouches for the girls, without having to buy anything but a few cents worth of cord for the shoulder straps:
This is more complicated, but I'm hoping I can score enough fabric on clearance at Joann's to make it somewhat affordable. Or perhaps $3/yd fabric with a 40% off coupon as it requires 10 yards just for the main fabric. It requires a hula hoop (goodness, hula hoops aren't cheap anymore!), which I hope to scrounge up from someone who isn't using theirs. I mean, surely someone has an old sun-bleached hula hoop laying around, right? It'll probably come out the most expensive of what I'm making them, but heck, they retail for well over $100:
I have enough fabric to make this apron too and won't have to buy a darn thing. I think my little artists would enjoy it:
These seem pretty simple, I'm sure I can figure it out without a pattern. They would be great for the dress-up chest that I'm putting together for them, particularly a red one like little red riding hood. Again, hoping I can score some cheap fabric:
Of course, I NEED to get working on their Halloween costumes! Holy cow, I have a lot of sewing to do! The hard part is, I have to sew the Christmas stuff after they go to sleep at night, so I had better get a jump on it since I'll only be able to work on it a little at a time.
Speaking of store bought, we got Riley a rock tumbler. That was Rudi's idea and I remember having one as a kid and loving it. I had a 40% coupon for Hobby Lobby, so it was fairly cheap. We got Avery a seashell jewelry making kit, since when we were at the beach, she wanted to make a necklace with every shell she found.
I had a $10 off coupon for Toys R Us, so I got this for Avery (it's a take along pet clinic):
And I had a coupon for Barnes and Noble and found this online for Riley (a take along castle):
I got a Magic Cabin catalog in the mail, and because I can't afford a darn thing in that catalog, I got some ideas on things to make for the girls.
I have enough fabric scraps and fusible interfacing to make these pouches for the girls, without having to buy anything but a few cents worth of cord for the shoulder straps:
This is more complicated, but I'm hoping I can score enough fabric on clearance at Joann's to make it somewhat affordable. Or perhaps $3/yd fabric with a 40% off coupon as it requires 10 yards just for the main fabric. It requires a hula hoop (goodness, hula hoops aren't cheap anymore!), which I hope to scrounge up from someone who isn't using theirs. I mean, surely someone has an old sun-bleached hula hoop laying around, right? It'll probably come out the most expensive of what I'm making them, but heck, they retail for well over $100:
I have enough fabric to make this apron too and won't have to buy a darn thing. I think my little artists would enjoy it:
These seem pretty simple, I'm sure I can figure it out without a pattern. They would be great for the dress-up chest that I'm putting together for them, particularly a red one like little red riding hood. Again, hoping I can score some cheap fabric:
Of course, I NEED to get working on their Halloween costumes! Holy cow, I have a lot of sewing to do! The hard part is, I have to sew the Christmas stuff after they go to sleep at night, so I had better get a jump on it since I'll only be able to work on it a little at a time.
