Knowing it was going to be a busy Christmas this year, I had to keep my gifts pretty simple so I'd have time to rest-up well before all the visitors arrived. That meant that many more people than usual got simple things like preserves or got bought presents. Still, I did manage to make a few things: here are some of my favourites.
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Beard bells for Martin's brother-in-law Chris (based on beard-baubles, but made of tiny jingling bells instead). I couldn't resist after I came across the idea :-) |
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New Zealand-themed bags for my niece and nephew (patterns here and here) |
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Bill the Cat-themed gardening gloves for Martin. I broke a number of needles sewing the motifs onto the gloves - next time I'd glue them instead!) |
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Psalm 92:1-4 framed for Martin's Mum. The verse is printed, not hand-written, and the motif was cut-out using a cool cutting machine Martin borrowed off one of his colleagues. |
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Trekka-themed tea towels for Martin's Uncle Mike. Trekka is the only
car actually designed and made in New Zealand. The photos on the
tea-towels are pictures of the actual Trekka they owned (the same car,
with and without it's bolt-on fibreglass top). |
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