Today's the day!
It's the Sew, Mama, Sew! Giveaway Day.
Here's what I'm offering on my humble blog:
A handmade Santa tea towel.
I might throw in a few extra goodies for the winner.
If you'd like to make this yours, all you have to do is leave a comment answering the following question:
What was your favourite handmade Christmas gift ever (either given or received)?
Winner will be chosen using a random number draw on Friday, December 16 @ 5 pm PST. Please make sure I have a way to contact you (if you're a no-reply blogger, leave your email).
For move giveaways, head over to Sew, Mama, Sew! and check out the links.
Update:
GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED. THANKS FOR ENTERING!
What a cute towel Rachel! When I was a girl, my mom used to make us each a new dress every year -- those were my favorites!!!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite handmade Christmas present ever was a bridal gown that my father made for a Madame Alexander doll. He put seed pearls on the skirt and used hand tatted lace that the next door neighbor made for the skirt. I was a spoiled child.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite handmade Christmas gift was the Christmas stocking my mom made me so so many years ago. It's red felt with a white top with my name spelled out in red letters. It has a white felt reindeer, and a Christmas tree with teeny tiny decorations and a lot of beautiful handwork. She did one for all 4 of us kids.
ReplyDeleteI love the stocking my mother made me when I was a little girl -- over 40 years ago. My son made me a divine, clay ring holder a few years ago. My daughter just gave me the cutest little pinch pot pumpkin. My husband writes me love letters. I love all handmade gifts.
ReplyDeleteOh, gosh...I can't recall anything homemade that I ever got for Christmas, but if we can count Christmas cookies (a really nice platter of them) that were baked for me by the mother of a student, that would be it. As you know, it's hard for a busy teacher to get in any baking time, so that was a real treat to get that tray of cookies! LOVE the tea towel you made!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite handmade gift that I ever gave was a cross stitched clock with birds all over it. I had to put together and stain the outside of the clock as well, and my mother adored it.
ReplyDeleteMom gave me a quilt my grandmother had started. It had scraps my my clothing.. including my dress I wore for Kindergarten picture.
ReplyDeleteMy sister gave me a crocheted scarf last year. I loved it!
ReplyDeleteMy Gramma gave me a ~12" scrap textured fabric ball when I was a very little girl. I still have it ~35 yrs later.
ReplyDeleteI JUST remembered this gift I gave one year -- I was maybe 10 or 11, and my brother wanted a cross-stitched shirt...(he was 4 or 5)....so I secretly made him a shirt. He was so surprised, as he had seen me making it, but I always played it off like I was making it for someone else. :)
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The best handmade gift was my knitted santa stocking with my name on it. My mom made it for me when I was a teenager and I was totally amazed with the knitting she did.
ReplyDeleteI have a few handmade ornaments on my tree which I really like
ReplyDeletewhat an awesome tea towel! my favourite gift(s) have been the handmade socks my mum knits for me each year.
ReplyDeleteWonderful tea towel. I love any hand made gift, but probably my favorite so far is the wooden trinket box my Dad made me last year. It is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the fun giveaway!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite handmade gift I've received is an afghan my grandmother made when I was very small. It used to seem really large and I could barely fold it, and now it's almost too small to use as an adult.
cute towel. my favorite handmade gift is every ornament that my kids have made me so far.
ReplyDeleteMy most memorable handmade gift was not actually made when I received it. As a young girl, my mother gave me a Christmas card box that had stamped design tea towels, an embroidery hoop, floss, and scissors enclosed. She taught me how to embroider with those items. Filled me with joy.
ReplyDeleteCute! Cute! My Grandmother made us all teddy bears one year. I WISHED I had saved mine but it is long, long gone. Thanks for the chance, Rachel!
ReplyDeleteSweet tea towel! I made my little girl a Waldorf Doll two Christmases ago, and she sleeps with it every night...to see something I made so loved makes my heart happy!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite gifts to give have been quilts. Last year I gave two, one to my amazing brother, and a quilt made from pieces of a quilt my great-great-grandmom made to my mom. And gifts received? On Christmas Eve, 2001, I discovered that I was pregnant with my first son. BEST PRESENT EVER!
ReplyDeleteLove the towel. I think the things I most enjoyed making and giving was an appliqued quilt with rabbits and carrots on that i gave to some friends - because their response was so wonderful and excited it was worth all the hours I had put in it. C
ReplyDeleteMy favorite homemade gift was an antique doll-size highchair and hutch that my father refinished for my daughter.
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFUL tea towel...thanks for the chance to win it! :) I am hoping to finish an advent calendar for my children this year...it will definitely be a favorite! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet towel. Best homemade gift ever received was a felted wool hat from my mother in law.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute towel! :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite handmade gift I ever received was a wooden doll house that my grandpa made for me when I was a young girl. It was beautiful! He even furnished it to resemble our house; wallpapering the "girls room" with the same wall paper that was in my bedroom, and the "living room" with the same wall paper that was in our living room. It was SO special! :)
Best, Michelle
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My favorite handmade gift is one I gave to my daughter's Kindergarten teacher. You never know how homemade will go over. She acted like she liked it... 4 years later I still see her carrying the purse in public!
ReplyDeleteSo adorable!
ReplyDeleteI'm normally on the giving side of the handmade gifts. I like making things like custom Family Tree pendants with the birthstones of those in the family best just because it has so much personal meaning and always makes the recipient smile.
Last year I made a scrapbook like the one in "Up" for my husband and he loved it!
ReplyDeleteLove the towel! My favorite handmade gift that I received and made! The story goes....my Mom said she was going to make her friend a flannel nightgown and could I help because we were the same size! Little did I know it actually was for me and I had actually help make it!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite handmade gift--although it wasn't sewn - my brother-in-law built a work area in my garage for me. It was wonderful--the thing I miss most about my old house!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite handmade gift I received was a wooden jewelry holder. My best friend made it for me in high school.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite handmade gift was a quilt I made for my daughter.
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that is a wonderful towel!! i can't remember getting one...but i made homemade bath salts and lip balm last year and they were a hit!
ReplyDeleteThis year I am making handmade pillowcases for everyone. Thanks for the giveaway! robyn(dot)geddes(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteThis year I am making cute bird nest necklaces for the women in my family, this has got to be my favorite thing I have ever made!! The necklaces were so easy to make and look really, really pretty!!!
ReplyDeleteElaine
Received cut out shorts one Christmas and a note from Mrs Clause, saying she had run out of time and suggested I finish them myself. Surprise - Mrs Clause's writing was exactly the same as my mothers. Thanks for the give away.
ReplyDeleteI was lucky to receive a tiny crazy-patchwork Christmas stocking one year.
ReplyDeleteMy Grandmother made me a doll that was almost as long as I was when I was a little girl. I loved that doll!
ReplyDeleteSoooo adorable!!
ReplyDeleteMy sister in law stitched a Hobby Hobbie girl for me and I loved it...this was many moons ago.
My great aunt would knit these wonderful sweaters and mitts for me as a little girl. She made ponytail decorations one year that matched the sweater - my favourite.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite handmade gift I've given are the Barbie clothes I stayed up late every night for weeks making for my daughter's Christmas present.
ReplyDeleteI hand quilted an LSU themed quilt for my youngest son. I love to give quilts at christmas.
ReplyDeletemy gran knitted me a big sloppy purple jumper, she died years ago but i still wear it.
ReplyDeleteThat tea towel is gorgeous - too cute to use.
ReplyDeleteI think my favourite would have to be the country kitchen clock I handpainted for my sister - I wonder what became of it?
My favorite handmade present was given and it was a hat/mitten/scarf set for my younger sister.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite handmade gift was an ornament shaped like my daughter's hand that she made me in kindergarten. It is hanging on my tree again this year. Just leave a comment on my blog if my name is chosen.
ReplyDeleteAt the moment, my favorite is the bag I just finished for my sis-in-law...I just love the feeling of knowing it is absolutely perfect for her!
ReplyDeleteMy husband crafted a beautiful wooden bench that we still use 19 years later. Pretty towel!
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute towel! I haven't received a whole lot of handmade gifts but I think this year will be the best for giving. I've knitted each of my kids a blanket!
ReplyDeleteI all ways loved "I Want a Hippoponamous for Christmas" when I was little. Last year when I was 35, my mom got me a stuffed hippo for Christmas!! I loved it!! Lilsis_75@Hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteI hand make most of our Chrissy presents. One year I made all the teen girls a clutch each made from recycled fabrics and they loved them!!
ReplyDeletexo Steph
Very cute towel! My husband and son understand my love for bats. One Christmas they made me a homemade bat box. I probably have over a hundred bats nesting through the winter in the box!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite homemade Christmas gift was the wooden napkin holder and salt and pepper shaker caddy that I made for my mom when I was 13. I was so proud of them, she loved them, and still uses them to this day. I love giving homemade gifts, but I've never received a homemade gift. :(
ReplyDeleteFavorite handmade was a knit sweater from my Oma. She made 1 for both my sister and I.
ReplyDeleteThe best gifts are for my daughters. I've asked my friends to make letters of the alphabet for their wall and they've come through with flying colors. So very cool and thoughtful on each.
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When I was a teenager ( bout a hundred years ago!) my dad made me a wooden shadow box filled with lovely bits of nature from our yard; an acorn, some seeds from the garden, milkweed pods and a little toy bird because I love them. I am 60 years old and still have it on my sewing room shelf today.
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Alpaca wool socks would have to be my favourite handmade Christmas gift ever. Every time I put them on, it's like putting my feet in warm and soft clouds.
ReplyDeleteMy grandma's knitted stockings! Amy @ gasudimack@sbcglobal.net
ReplyDeleteAnything my mother used to sew for me!
ReplyDeleteI have received many handmade gifts over the years but my all time favourite is the lap quilt that my darling daughter made me a few years ago. Just love it! Hugs:)
ReplyDeletea quilt for my son. Thanks for the giveaway! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite handmade gift to me was a hand print on a plate from my children.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
That's a lovely tea towel. Too nice to get messy! Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteA bag I got in a swap
ReplyDeleteThe teatowel is lovely, Rachel! I'd love to have it in my kitchen :) The best handmade gift I ever gave was a Christmas Rag Quilt (the first I ever made) to our daughter. She'd made 3 quilts for her brother and sisters as wedding gifts and still didn't have one for herself. When I drew her name, I knew right away what I would make for her. She loved it and it is well used at their house. Thanks for asking - that's a good question!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog today. I popped over as soon as I saw you were in Alberta - because that's where I am too. I hope your marking gets finished. I'm subbing again tomorrow but I get to leave the marking behind :)
honestly, anything my son makes...
ReplyDeleteCute towel! So festive. I love to receive anything from people who know how to knit.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite received was the red velvet teddy bear my Mom made for me about 10 years ago (I collect teddy bears and didn't have a velvet one). I was also in my late 40's when she gave it to me :). Best given was the breast cancer quilt me & my cousin made for my Mom about 5 years ago. My Mom is a breast cancer survivor and we did the quilt for her & in memory of my grandmother, who was not a survivor of the same disease. My Mom loved it.
ReplyDeleteI got a Cabbage Patch doll, and my grandma crocheted her a bunch of sweaters. carrie dot hare @gmail.com
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a child we always got a children's book with an orange. We were not rich so this present we were looking forward for months.
ReplyDeleteLast year I gave my brother a pair of handknitted socks, they were beautiful !
ReplyDeleteFor handmade things, there is lot more I give than I receive, as I am kind of a lonely "crafter" in my family !
I made my grandson an advent calendar, and it is so fun to see him get excited about it each year!
ReplyDeletebeth(dot)sebastian(at)gmail(dot)com
My favorite hand made gift: when I was about 7 my dad made us a wood puppet theater and mom made us puppets - so awesome.
ReplyDeleteMy mom made me knitting needle holder. Even out of scraps that nshe had made me curtains with. Loved it. And so useful!
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I crocheted scarves and hats for my friends and niece last year and they loved them.
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My favorite handmade gift ever was given to my daughter from my sister-in-law. It was a little magenta knit dress with flowers on it. My daughter wore it on her first Christmas and I just simply adore it still! Thanks for the nice giveaway, and Happy Holidays!
ReplyDeletemy favorite present ever was finding out I was going to be a grandma! can't ever top that one. thanks.
ReplyDeletea doll quilt to go with the fabulous dolls pram that Father Christmas had left beside the tree!
ReplyDeleteI made my son a ninja turtle doll for his birthday and he loves it, which made it so worth all the time and effort i put into it to see him enjoy it!!
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So cute. My cousin made me some great bead earrings.
ReplyDeleteLove your tea towel Rachel, please enter me into your giveaway! My favourite handmade gift I ever received was when my Mom gave me a quilt that was made by her Mom, my Grandma. It is a treasured family heirloom that I will be passing on to one of my nieces (how I'll decide which one I have no idea!!). Thanks for the opportunity and wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas! Deb
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely towel. My favorite gifts I made for Christmas one year were handknit Aran sweaters for all of my nieces and nephews.
ReplyDeleteThe year I got my baby alive in 1969. I thought it was magic. The legs were hard plastic and cracked when she'd walk and fall over. That summer was the baby-not-so-alive project for my dad, fixing this doll on a weekly basis. Looking at my 4 yr old son's toys, it's amazing how plastics and technology has evolved!
ReplyDeleteA coworker made me a basket of different kinds of Christmas cookies and they were all so awesome. I loved it. I also like to give out cookies, normally in a cute bowl. I hope the recipients enjoy that as much as I do.
ReplyDeleteMy mother made me a quilt and gifted it to me for Christmas one year.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite handmade christmas gift received ever is the cute daisy pillow my niece made me. She embroidered a happy face in the middle of the white round pillow, then sewed yellow petals all around it. She also put a scripture on it that she had seen in my home. That made it so special for me. She was only 8 when she made it for me. She is not 45 and I still have the pillow!!
ReplyDeleteI plan to give my brother handknitted socks this year. I am so excited about them!
ReplyDeleteI am loving your blog, girl! What a fabulous way to not only share what you make but to also document it! My fav. handmade gift would have to be the small clay pot that my eldest daughter made for me when she was in 1st grade. It fits in the palm of my hand and is bright orange... perfect for holding my rings on the vanity. :-)
ReplyDeletemy favorite is a wooden candle holder my son made in shop class, I still have it after all these years ..I also love the quilts my mother would make me every year... I treasure each and every one now that she is gone
ReplyDeleteI made a roller skate stocking
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handmade earrings from my fabulous friend Courtney :-)
ReplyDeleteHello, My favorite handmade gift has to be the card my daughter makes every year. As she has gotten older the cards are more elaborate and she tries to capture the whole year. I've saved all of them. Thanks for the chance to win. Linda
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That is such a cute towel. My favorite gift I have given are my knotted fleece blankets. At first it was just with the babies, then the adults in my family started complaining that they wanted one. The Christmas before last, I made 27 of these. I love the idea of taking their interests and making it special to them. It is like they are getting a warm hug from me.
ReplyDeleteMy fav handmade gift was the last pair of knitted mittens my Mom made for me many years ago.
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My favorite gift was the knitted shawl I made for my grandmother. It was one of my first knitting projects and I just imagined it hugging Grandma the whole time I was knitting. Grandma's 98 now! I recently visited her when she had a broken hip and one of the items she really wanted brought to her at the hospital was that red shawl. Now I see all my mistakes but Grandma sees the love in it. It means so much to me.
ReplyDeletewhen i was eight years old, i received my first handmade apron as a christmas gift, along with a "betty crocker for kids" cookbook. i still have the apron, which was the catalyst that began my love of cooking. your santa tea towel is adorable! merry christmas to you!
ReplyDeleteA crocheted top my mum made me.
ReplyDeleteLove this towel! I made my daughter and son in law Christmas Stockings this year. It's my favorite Christmas gift at the moment!
ReplyDeleteHi Rachel
ReplyDeleteI love the Santa!
Our first married Christmas my husband made me a miniature wooden chest of drawers! I store my crafty bits in it!
My mum knitted a scarft for me. I still treasure it..
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win ^^v
This is so cute. Thanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteErin
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The year I got married my Grandma crochetted an afgan for us. 17 years later it is still one of my most prized possessions.
ReplyDeleteThere are too many to choose from. My mother gave me a quilt she made from blocks my great grandmother had made in the 1940's. The same year my granddaughter gave me a cake plate she had painted. It had her hand prints on the top. Too cute. Thanks for the opportunity. Your towel is adorable.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of the cutest tea towels I have ever seen. I love it!
ReplyDeleteI think my favorite homemade Christmas gifts were quilts I received from my sister and Nana in the same year. They are both utterly gorgeous, and I have one on my bed at home and one in my college apartment. Thanks for the giveaway!
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My favorite handmade gift ever was a royal blue satin dress my mom made for my favorite doll. I was only 6, and I still remember it to this day.
ReplyDeleteThanks. The towel is adorable!
I treasure the handpainted wooden angels my grandma gave to me. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win your awesome Santa towel -- it's lovely!
Greetings from Germany,
Birgit
A few years ago I designed a special birthday quilt for my dad. Now, I need to make one for my mom.
ReplyDeleteThe tea towel is adorable. My favorite gift would be the coasters my daughter made up form her artwork.
ReplyDeleteI love the towel! My favorite handmade gift was a quilt that I made for my sister last Christmas.
ReplyDeleteThis year, my step-mother gave me a handmade magnet and a handmade ornament, both with ceramic (clay?) faces that she makes, then decorated with "clothes," wings, feathers, and whatever she can find. They're stunning & whimsical and I sure love them! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweetie! Thank you for this lovely giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI just finished blocking my first adult size cardigan (that I am happy with) - a present for my mother. Love it!
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I think my favorite is my children's hand prints and footprint made into a reindeer on a piece of fabric to be a wall hanging
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My favorite handmade gift was a tie that I remade into a cell phone pouch for my father-in-law. When he opened it, he was so excited that it was a Jerry Garcia tie that he didn't realize it was remade into a cell phone pouch.
ReplyDeleteSo cute! It's hard to choose a favorite. My mom made a dress that I loved, but I think my favorite handmade Christmas gift was a wooden train that my dad made for me when I was little. I still have it. Thank you for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteI am having a hard time remembering receiving a handmade gift for Christmas. I am sure I did, I just can't remember. For Christmas this year, I am making all of the kids, art bags using this tutorial: http://fromanigloo.blogspot.com/2010/02/art-bag-tutorial.html
ReplyDeletethanks for the giveaway.
I loved giving my parents my first quilt.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite gift was a side table made by my son in high school.
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Mine is the card my little made a couple of years ago. Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteChristmas 1983 when my now hubz told me he loved me and would love me forever and a day! enuff said. :)
ReplyDeleteMy mom made me a blanket for Christmas when I was a little girl. It was one of my favorite things as a child. I carried it around all the time. It finally fell apart and was beyond repair (it had so many repairs as I was growing up)as I was leaving the teen years.
ReplyDeletekaety-scott (at) att (dot) net
I received a sea green & white granny square afghan for Christmas when I was @ 10, and a quilt made from scraps of homemade clothes when I was @ 3. Both my faves and I still have them today. (I am 37 now)
ReplyDeleteFavorite handmade Christmas present would be the snowflake ornaments my mother made. She now has Alzheimers and can't remember most things..hanging them on the tree each year brings tears and happy memories of previous Christmas' when she was really with us!
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