08 Nov 15:41
who is making there own gifts? who is excited? who can't wait to put up the tree?

08 Nov 16:13
Me!! I'm excited!! And I'm making prezzies!

08 Nov 16:21
im making some presents and buying some presents...mainly just making jewelry, though i am making a hat for my friend...I'm pumped!!!
i already got some shopping done yesterday! :D

08 Nov 19:15
Definitely making all my gifts :) Trying to sort out my lists now. :D

I think they only thing Im going to be buying are these: http://www.kiva.org/ or gifts from world vision that go to communities (potentially to the communities of my foster children). :D

The only worry I have with the last two is that my extended family is notoriously materialistic...and Im worried they just wont get it, so Im giving them something handmade as well. I want to give my sister the Kiva one, so she can learn and have an impact like that on someones life.

The only gifts I dont really know, is what to give my sponsor children. I was thinking a small pack of pencil crayons, or crayons and notebooks or colouring books. Both of the girls are 5, and both have their birthdays in December...any ideas?

08 Nov 20:17
I don't celebrate christmas so I'm not that excited lol. I like the idea of a midwinter festival to brighten up the dark days but the whole christmas thing gets waaaay out of hand.
I make nice cakes, biscuits and chocolates/candies etc and give those to friends. I do enjoy the process of puttering round in a warm fug in the kitchen much more than traipsing around crowded shops:]

08 Nov 23:15
jess that sounds like a lovely gift for your foster childern

09 Nov 08:43
I'm making some presents, buying some. My 6yo son is on my case already about putting up a tree lol, his arguement is that the stores have theirs up already so why can't we have ours.
And Jess, what a great way to spread the Christmas cheer. We sent chickens and a well last year, it was group effort. I think the girls would love crayons and coloring books :D

09 Nov 12:29
aww, thats cute. I know people who put their trees up on the first of december

09 Nov 19:11
I am soooo excited and am making gifts for over 10 people. I plan on making everyone something and perhaps buying them something to go along with it. For my brother and sister-in-law who are Catholic I am making a Lady Guadalupe apron and buying them a crock-pot on Black Friday. For my fiance who loves South Park I am making him a Towelie pillow and getting him other South Park things to go with (and probably an external hard-drive). I've been working on other things for awhile now because there is not a lot of time! I also have to finish a lot of it for my family in other states because it has to be shipped and still make it on time! Christmas in some ways is anti-climatic but the entire season is lovely!!

09 Nov 20:22
ooh plus size.. you have to post your towlie creation.. I love towlie!!

I cant wait for x-mas.. im very excited. I love the x-mas music.. smell of fresh cookies mmm YEAY

09 Nov 20:23
im making all my nieces and nephews things but buying my kids stuf cuz they already have everything i make lol

10 Nov 04:33
im making a lot of jewelry...and 2 hats...and some baked goods...and sculptures of my thumbs (long story)

10 Nov 14:54
Definitely intrigued by the thumb sculptures:]

11 Nov 04:32
haha, its an inside joke with me and my friend. i was super tired and was trying to say "thumbs up!" but for some reason i said "thumbs of them!"

11 Nov 09:11
Meeeee!!! I'm more psyched about Christmas Songs and putting up the tree!!!! I've bought one present for my friend and the rest of my friends prezzies will be made. I've bought something for my nephews, me, my mum and sister aren't getting anything for eachother because we are kinda broke... so that's two less giftfs to get. Got to think of something for my dad... hhmm

Yeah I'm kinda getting into the Xmas spirits... I've already got my funky Xmas jewellry out!! I even have a hair band that has a button on it, when you press it, it plays jingle bells!! WOOOOO

12 Nov 21:06
i am SOOOO excited!!! :-D christmas is definitely my favorite holiday....

its my first christmas in a new country, so we have next to nothing. im planning on making all our tree ornaments, buying a potted tree of any variety and using that as our christmas tree (planting it in the yard on earth day--a double whammy!), and making most of my gifts. idk what im giving my darling yet, but im knitting my cousin a hufflepuff scarf, buying my other cousin some things at the tel aviv flea market for both bday and christmas, and probably making everything else.

the catch is that im still new at finding craft stores around here--so on top of everything being handmade this year, itll probably mostly be with recycled materials, too! :-D hooray for a green christmas!

PS: im trying to talk him into taking me to bethlahem for christmas eve! its the one day/night a year that its REALLY safe for christians to be in bethlehem, so send good thoughts/prayers my way! :-D

13 Nov 01:16
ok who wants to post xmas vids, I know you want tooo

13 Nov 16:48
what videos might you be referring to? i didnt know there was a video option here.... go me. :-P

18 Nov 01:36
I can't wait. I'm making all of the gifts I'm giving. I even started making some of them.
I'm more excited about looking for the tree then putting it up. We go to a tree farm. They have a hay ride and cocoa too. If it's cold they have a fire built.

18 Nov 16:24
ooh sounds nice