Everybody
knows Mom loves those noodle necklaces you made in kindergarten. She still has
those reindeer candy canes on the Christmas trees that you made in second grade
too. Have you given a homemade gift lately? Designing and creating a homemade
gift has many challenges. You first have to create time. Then you need to know
how to create what. Then finally, decide who deserves such an effort. The
reward for you is only a moment. A split second of the lucky recipient's
reaction is what you work for. That moment is your reward. It is well worth
every effort you have put into it.
Most people
and families are too caught up in daily living to make time for creating gifts.
Using your precious time to focus on one person is difficult and is truly half
of the gift.The holidays make this even more impossible. It requires planning
months in advance in order to work it into your schedule. An hour here, a few
minutes there do add up and make creating something wonderful possible. If you
decide to make many gifts you may decide to set aside time each week for
working on homemade gifts.
Now that
you have time, what should you make? All of us have a talent or handicraft of
some form. It is your responsibility to figure out what yours is or is not.
Recognize if a project doesn't feel right and too difficult to finish to good
quality. When you stumble across a project you enjoy that you are not great at,
that's different. You can practice and become talented at anything. You cannot
get talented at something and come to enjoy it. The fun has to come first if
you want to continue making gifts for family and friends. Most people focus on
one or two crafts that they enjoy. There are many crafts or trades you can
utilize to make gifts. Here are a few: Woodcarving, Wood burning, Stained
Glass, Glass Etching, Quilting, Knitting, Crocheting, Cross-Stitching, Scrap
booking,Photography, Artwork, Writing, and anything you enjoy that has an end
product. Perhaps you will create your own talented craft making your gifts that
much more special.
Homemade
gifts are traditionally given by children to their Mothers. Children often have
no money and therefore it is their only option. They often work with very
little supplies as well. These gifts could only be described as crude to anyone
except their Mother. Many families and individuals have found themselves with
barely time to pick up a gift card for the birthday girl or a Valentines Day
gift for their loved one. Taking time to focus your thoughts on any person in
your life will touch their heart more than a gift card can ever do. Do not give
a homemade gift to the materialistic sister in law that doesn't even like you.
Surely, do not waste it on a girl friend you intend to break-up with in a month
or two. Make homemade gift for the people in your life that you care about
deeply. If you make a few homemade gifts, you will get addicted to it. It is a
gift giving moment you and the recipient actually share. It is not just the
exchange of wealth or a small sentiment. It becomes a memory.
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