Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy: The Online Diary of a Central Oregon Grandmother

Welcome to the online diary of a Central Oregon Grandmother (me) who is busy celebrating the positive portions of her everyday life ... along with her best friend husband (Cary). It is quite an eclectic diary and I try to do my best to incorporate a little bit of history into many of my posts. Your visit to our piece of American Pie is greatly appreciated. This chatty Kathy posts frequently, so coming back to visit often is highly encouraged.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

This Year's Handmade Gifts:

Here are a few of the things that I made for Christmas gifts this year:

I made goldfish tank kits out of large apothecary jars.

I made a similar post a while back when I

began some of these projects.

Click here to see some of these gifts before they were completed.

Pancake mixes in drawstring bags were given with maple syrup.

Oatmeal cookie mixes in drawstring bags.

Click here for the recipe.

Mini Bean Bags

Mini Bean Bag Post #1

Click here for Mini Bean Bags #2

Corn bag ice pack/heat packs.

Click here for a tutorial on how to make these.

Doll blankets and pillows.

Fleece throws.

Click here for the tutorial.

I ended up making six of them, they are so fun and easy to do.

Mary Englebright Panels:

3 comments:

Lisa Ricard ClaroDecember 28, 2010 at 10:58 AM
You are so talented! Those goldfish jars are a stroke of genius. And I've been meaning to tell you---the little mini drawstring bags you sent me way back when are perfect for holding recharging cords (cell phone, my new Kindle, iPod, etc.) and makes the cords easy to carry in my purse and easy to find in there, too. I used to hate carrying my phone charger because it tangled up; not now! You've made some lovely things!
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Oregon Gifts of Comfort and JoyDecember 28, 2010 at 11:05 AM
Thank you, Lisa! I'm glad that you found a good use for them.
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Oregon Gifts of Comfort and JoyDecember 28, 2010 at 11:41 AM
Lisa, btw, I loved it when you called me a genius! I was pretty impressed with myself on that one. I was going to make terrariums with those jars but ran out of time and motivation. I made 4 of them.
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