Announcing Handmade Holiday - A Craft Along
I don’t know about y’all, but I am already getting a bit overwhelmed by the thought of the holidays. I generally try to give as many handmade things as possible. especially this year with toys since what you buy may be poisonous and recalled in a week anyway.
So, to keep my momentum going I decided to host a craft-along to encourage people to give handmade this year.
Handmade Holiday Craft Along
Goals
- Encourage people to give handmade gifts for the holidays
- Turn away from the over-commercialization of our holidays (you never really wanted to be a corporate stooge, did you?)
- Give resources for gift ideas
As we roll throught he holiday season I’ll post gift ideas and links to cool projects. I’ll also publish a list of participating crafters. I’ve set up a Flickr group for folks to share what they are working on.
Rules
- Make something
- Give it to someone
- Show it off
To join e-mail me (becca (at) handmademom.com) or leave a comment.
Here’s a button for you. (Please save to your server).
November 22nd, 2007 at 5:53 am
Love it! I always make a bunch of gifts. This year some of the kids are getting crafty kits now that they are getting old enough to have some fun making things too!
I am getting anxious though because Christmas if almost here! I’d be out of luck if it was Hannukah we celebrated, that’s practically tomorrow!
November 27th, 2007 at 8:38 am
That’s such a great idea! I’m already knitting most of my gifts. I do it every year anyway! I just don’t have the money (or the time to shop) for things that don’t mean as much.
December 9th, 2007 at 6:53 pm
I love the idea of making gifts instead of buying. And I’m so excited to see that you will be including crafts here to share. I found your family memory game and absolutely love this. I will for sure be making sets for my kids and their cousins who LOVE memory. THANKS! I look forward to seeing more.