PrincessP, I always try to finish all of my shipping/crafting by Thanksgiving. The weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas are always insane, but this year was considerably worse sure to 'Rona.
(I’m a MS Spanish teacher.)
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Those are very cute!
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These are really cute!!
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I love the felt nativity!
The main thing I made (well, finished making…I had started it a few months ago) was a Temari ball for my Japanese MIL. It’s similar to one I made for a friend earlier in the year, except it has a jingle bell in the center and no fragrance. It’s the Kiku pattern.
The gift was so much more special because @AIMR had given me a GORGEOUS vintage Japanese screen-printed card to go with it.
Thanks so much, @AIMR!
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That’s a gorgeous gift! I bet she loved it!
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Such an intricate pattern…just beautiful!
I am sure your MIL loved her thoughtful and personalized theme gifts! So glad you were able to pass on that card…it is beautiful and meant to be with your family!
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Everyone did so awesome at accomplishing a hand-made holiday! I did finish my ornaments:
And my cards:
I also made little ring dishes for my mom, grandma, and aunt from air dry clay and hemmed some calendar tea-towels from spoonflower but I did not get my stockings done. I bought solid fleece ones thinking I might embellish but didn’t manage that either. Maybe next year (if I start now!). 
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I like this craft along idea from last year. Ive started on my presents and some decor for this year.
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Hey @Abbeeroad 
did you pour resin over the ‘berries’ photos?
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I did!
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I’ve caught the bug
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That’s impressive! I thought I was starting early last year…
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It’s funny, I had just finished a swap project and thought “I should do a little gift/Christmas crafting now while it’s so far off it’ll be fun” and popped on to see I wasn’t the first! haha
I never got my countdown project started for last year so I was thinking I could do a stocking a week or something (28 weeks until Christmas, y’all!) and that would be a leisurely pace allowing for other projects (and house cleaning and feeding the family, unlike Urgent:Gifting Imminent crafting does!)
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My family thinks I’m nuts because I’ve been Christmas crafting, but there are so many things I want to do that I have to start early if I want to get them done. Plus, there is so much going on once November gets here that it gets pretty stressful trying to get it all done.
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I think it’s never too early to start, especially if you have ideas in mind. I might even write out my gift list and make a start, although I know the 2 big things I’ve got planned already
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According to Siri just now I have 22 weeks until December 1st and I do want to have that countdown calendar made. So tonight I am going to put a project bag together of yarns and hooks/needles so that I can do a little each week.
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Cough cough
20 weeks.
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@Bajita has gotten started already! I think I should at least go and make some plans too. Seems like 2021 will keep me busy so I need to get started early.
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My friends and I are having a Christmas in July crafting day next Saturday. We are gonna listen to Christmas music and work on Christmas crafts. So excited!
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