Christmas Gifts for the Crafty
November 29th, 2008. Filed under: Sewing on Saturday.Today, let’s think about creative gifts to give our talented, creative family members and friends. We can play to their many talents, whether they are artists, create music, do various forms of needlework, crafts, scrapbooks, stamp art or any other form of creativity. Nearly every one has innate creativity and unleash it in many ways. Let’s focus on these talents while we create gifts.
Some of the easiest people on our list are those who are creative in the kitchen. You can give a muffin tin or cookie sheet wrapped with some mixes or cookie ingredients. You can also give items you’ve created like an apron, hot pads, machine embroidered kitchen towels and there’s always the gift in a jar. You can find a good collection of recipes for these at AllFreeCrafts.com.
For the artist, you can make a smock or cover up for them to wear while creating. You can give a box or basket of supplies such as brushes, sketch pads, charcoals, paints, or other supplies geared towards their artistic niche. There’s a tutorial for an artists paint brush roll over at Bored and Crafty. For a crafter, you could select a wooden box with lid filled with crafting materials. Not only will they receive the gifts inside, but also a box to decorate as they might wish. You’ll be able to find a lot of crafting supplies hidden amongst your sewing supplies. I know my granddaughter always likes a box of craft supplies from Granny Nanny. I include bits of scrap fabric, buttons, trims, laces, odds and ends of leftover yarn and beads, sequins, etc.
What can you make for the writer or journalist? How about a fabric covered journal? You can personalize it with some machine embroidery or trim appropriate to the writer’s personality. You can bundle up pens, pencils and erasers to include. Give the gift of a calligraphy book along with pens and inks. You can find patterns and instructions for the journal cover at Home Made Simple and a series of instructions at tangled thread. At the end of the article, scroll to the related stories for links to the rest of the tutorial. You could also cover the sketch pad for the artist on your gift list.
Moving on to those who are creative with the sewing machine, knitting needles and crochet hooks. There’s always a need for traveling case for the needles and hooks. You know that people who express their creativity with yarn like to carry it with them and knit or crochet whenever they happen to have a little extra time on their hands. Craft Leftovers has a pdf download for a crochet hook clutch. You could also give them a personalized bag to carry their supplies. The seamstress would appreciate a chatelaine. You can find patterns for a chatelaine and scrap bag at Sew Thankful. This is another group who likes to carry supplies when they are on the move. A good gift for this person would be a zippered bag with lots of little slots and pockets in which to keep their goodies.
I have a son who expresses his creativity out on the golf course. I’m thinking of gifts such as an embroidered golf towel and knit covers for his golf clubs. I could also make a nice masculine looking bag for his golf shoes.
How do your family members and friends express their creativity? How are you going to express your creativity when you make gifts for them. Feel free to share your ideas with the rest of us.
November 29th, 2008 at 12:54
Thanks for the link love 🙂 I hope your readers enjoy my pattern for a covered journal!
December 22nd, 2008 at 05:16
I think you did a great job writing Christmas Gifts for the Crafty. Bravo.