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My Mother's Last Gift

January 10, 2010 by Joanna Slan

Tonight or tomorrow the ornaments will come down. The tree will go out in the trash or in the back of our lot where the fox might use it for shelter. All the holiday trinkets will be wrapped in tissue paper. They'll go back into plastic boxes, to be carried down to the basement and stored for another year. I will linger over each ornament, but one in particular will be hard to put away. This small Bichon in a stocking (above) is a very, very … [Read more...] about My Mother's Last Gift

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Bichon, Christmas, gifts, holiday, Mom

No Money, No Time–No Problem! Last Minute Gifts

December 7, 2009 by Joanna Slan

Here are three thrifty and simple last minute gift ideas. 1. A Holiday Recipe Book-- I used a cute holiday card from the $1 section of Michaels for this. I added the words "Recipes for a" to the front of the card. I slipped the card into a one quart sized plastic ziplock bag. I trimmed the back of the back and taped it shut (envelope style) with a sticker on the reverse side. I punched holes in the left side of the card. I added pages of … [Read more...] about No Money, No Time–No Problem! Last Minute Gifts

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: candy jar, gift tags, gifts, how to, recipe book

Happy Handmade Holidays!

December 21, 2008 by Joanna Slan

1. Personalized Stationery Gift Set … [Read more...] about Happy Handmade Holidays!

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: crochet, De-Stressing for the Holidays, gifts, handmade, holiday cards

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