I'm Trina and this is my blog. It's about two of my favorite things making crafts and giving them to just about any one who will take them aka family and friends. If you are like me you are all jazzed by the holiday season and are excited to share it with your loved ones, right? Or maybe the tryptophan hasn't worn off yet and your not sure where to even begin gift shopping none the less you are probably going to want to give some thing to some one very soon why not make and give that special some one something you put your heart into? Oh, but I'm not that crafty you say. Well I'm here to help. I am going to be the guinea pig for all those neat do-it-yourself gifts we see all over the interwebs, so you can hand make the most awesome homemade gift ever.
This year I am challenging myself to make gifts for my loved ones with in the next 30 days. I've made some gifts of this sort in the past like mini family cookbooks for my sister and mom, gift baskets for friends and birthday cards for sorority sisters. This year will be different!
(1) I'm going to attempt to document it all in this blog so you can follow along at home
(2) my list includes 20 people of different backgrounds with a couple birthdays thrown in the mix not to mention all the different hostess gifts, stocking stuffers, and holiday party/potluck/gift exchange that pop up along the way.
I'd like for the gift to be unique to each person so I'll need some inspiration from my friends on Pinterest (check out my 'homemade gifts' board). Let's see do I have all the markers of a an S.M.A.R.T. goal?
- S - Specific (or Significant). making gifts.............................................................................check
- M - Measurable (or Meaningful). created a list of people who would receive gifts...........check
- A - Attainable (or Action-Oriented). making one gift a day ...............................................check
- R - Relevant (or Rewarding). warm fuzziness from giving to others ..................................check
- T - Time-bound (or Track-able). doing this blog to keep me honest ..................................check
Hanukkah begins in the evening of Saturday, December 8, 2012, and ends in the evening of Sunday, December 16, 2012.
Winter Solstice is on Friday, December 21, 2012.
Christmas Day is on Tuesday, December 25, 2012.
| Kwanzaa begins Wednesday, December 26, 2012, and ends Tuesday,January 1, 2013. |
New Year's Eve is on Monday, December 31, 2012.
| New Year's Day is on Tuesday, January 1, 2013. |
Seeing how fast that calendar has filled up I think one of those super cute paint chip ones would be a great gift for my best friend, stay tuned!
Kiss Kiss,
The Perki Giver