Christmas Cards and Tags

Blogging can be a tricky thing. If I want to share a gift without tipping off the recipient, then I have to either make it so far ahead that it’s not actually assigned to a particular person yet (and really, who is that organized?!) or I have to wait until after they receive it to show it.

Or I have to take the pictures just right so that you can’t tell what it is…

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I got those adorable jingle bells in a 24-pack from the dollar store a few years ago. Glad I saved them all this time!

Hopefully.

Except that then you don’t know what it is, so how can you appreciate it?

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I've noticed the trend of non-traditional colors at Christmas time is growing. Pink and blue? Who would have thought...?

Ah, the murky social dilemmas we crafty bloggers have to wade through!

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This one ended up being quick and easy and easy to duplicate.

I didn’t actually get a lot of my Christmas projects list done this.

And I didn’t get any of the Christmas-projects-turned-New-Years-projects done.

Actually, I’m not sure what made me think that list was even worth writing. As if the 5 sets of Christmas jammies I didn’t even start by Christmas Eve were going to magically be completed a week later while my kids were off of school and home with me. Yeah, ok.

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It took me a few tries to figure out the best way to use these new mini jingle bells from Stampin' Up! But I love how they turned out!

But I have high hopes for the Christmas-2011-projects-turned-Christmas-2012-projects list.

Of course, when my college roommate had her first baby, I had high hopes for that crocheted baby blanket too. 9 years and 7 kids between us later, the the Ladybug’s baby doll is snug as a bug in a rug under a certain crooked, half-finished baby blanket…  But hey, hope springs eternal!

Did you do any great Christmas crafts this year?

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