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I'm planning a corporate free Christmas this year. For me, that means making things for my friends and family and polishing up treasures found at charity shops for the Bug.It can also mean buying gifts at craft markets or on Etsy or Lollishops, or providing gifts and resouces to people in need. Do you have skills in sewing, cooking, crafting, printing, gardening, knitting? A corporate free Christmas means planning ahead, so I'm going to start linking to some good ideas I've seen around your blogs.
Grow your own: Beth at Cloth and Fodder tells how to grow herbs from cuttings, to give to people as gifts. Pop them in a recycled pot, tie with a ribbon, viola!
Print your own: Hoppo Bumpo's having a Freezer-paper Stencil-Along. This is Hoppo's first print, a cement mixer. Join in and learn how to print fabric with freezer-paper stencils. All the kids I know are getting a unique hand-printed t-shirt from me this year.
Knit your own: Here's a Christmas gift you can make for a child in need: the comfort doll pattern for African AIDS orphans. And this one's not just for Christmas, so you can knit all year! This pattern was kindly sent by Mrs Jessie Sutton, and it's one of the most visited pages on my blog. And hopefully that translates into lots of dollies for children in need!
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It's such a lovely idea. I'm going to try really hard to make handmade gifts for everyone this year.
You know, I think I'll try the handprinted shirts for the neices and nephews! Ta for the idea!
good luck with your corporate free Christmas - a worthy endeavour and a tough one I reckon. But you can do it.
I agree that it'll be tricky, but I think everyone can strive to make their Christmas less corporate. I'll definitely be using materials I already have at home to make gifts, cards and wrapping paper this year.
Such a great idea. Apart from anything else, its so much more fun to make gifts than battle the crowds at shopping centres!
Oopsies, I had totally intended on commenting on this when you posted, and then completely forgot! I am with you on this one. I often think that the big corporate Christmas thing is just so far removed from what Christmas is supposed to be about - and it really bothers me! - so this year I'm making a big effort to avoid it as much as possible. And it's fun making really personalised gifts for people, even if it does take a little extra organisation.
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