It's beginning to look alot like Christmas.....
Everywhere you go... especially if you're going to be anywhere near my house, yard, or shop. You see, around the middle of September, I really put on my thinking cap and start coming up with the coolest homemade gifts that I can think of. It all began when my nieces and nephews were little. We started a tradition at my Mom's house allowing all of the Aunts to fill the stockings with gifts for each little one in an effort to save grandma a little time and money. When we started out, we were all buying little $1 and $2 dollar gifts because they were all so little that a pack of crayons and notebook were more than enough. However, as the kids got older and our family grew, we had to find a way to continue buying for everyone and still picking out something unique that they would like. In short they started testing our creativity, because the pocket book wasn't stretching any further. ...