Handmade for the Holidays!

Every year I tell myself I will make handmade gifts for my friends and family. Then, somehow it ends up being the week of Christmas and I still haven't finalized who should get what (and by then I've probably made a million lists of what to do for who). BUT this year will be different and if I run out of time to make things, I will purchase handmade items from my friends.

Here is a list of a few quality handmade items to make and give people during the holidays:

• lip balm
• chocolate truffles
• anything knit - scarves, neckerchief, hand/arm warmers, winter headband
• birdseed tree ornaments

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Image courtesy of Cornflower Blue Studio

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 Ashley Gustafson makes beautiful Japanese bound journals and catnip fortune cookies (pictured above). I will be purchasing a package of catnip fortune cookies for one of my cat lover friends.