I can't wait until I can buy people some fucking gifts. I will feel like people in the Depression who bought pre-rolled cigarettes. Light up the signs with my name on them when that happens.
― Abbott, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 02:08 (twelve years ago) link
At least since then I have upped my handmade gift action for her by making these silk/merino socks
http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/Abbigail/30055356/IMG_1058_medium2.JPG
― Abbott, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 02:10 (twelve years ago) link
one time one of my sisters-in-law said she had made us a bookshelf and decorated it. we had to wait until we were renting a u-haul for another reason, then drive out of our way to her college town and pick it up. it was made of crappy plywood and was painted really poorly. we took it home and kept it on our porch, my wife tried to make it look nicer by gluing shells to it but they fell off. eventually the sister-in-law admitted she had just found it in the alley and lied about making it.
― n/a, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 02:12 (twelve years ago) link
I like her style.
― Abbott, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 02:13 (twelve years ago) link
hahahaha ok that is classic
― La Lechera, former application inspector for the (league of women voters), Tuesday, 29 November 2011 02:25 (twelve years ago) link
which one? i like that sarah tried to glue shells to it too.
lol, so rotten.
― estela, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 02:32 (twelve years ago) link
I used to make a lot of t-shirts with pics I drew in sharpie, some of which were huge hits, and some of which were not. Best received was a nicely stippled coelocanth saying in a word bubble, "You try hiding for 600 million years."
WANT!
― Sandbox James Morrison, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 03:11 (twelve years ago) link
I think my 4 year old nephew may go ballistic if I can get this together:
http://www.saltwater-kids.com/2008/11/fort-kit-mini-tutorial.html
― her life was changed by (rockandroll), Tuesday, 29 November 2011 20:18 (twelve years ago) link
knew this was gonna be abbott <3
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 20:24 (twelve years ago) link
my scent blends are coming along quite nicely btwthere is a verdant green one and an earthy strong one so far not many people are into str8 florals so i am staying away from that (and also patchouli even though i personally kinda like it in a blend, florals too really)
― La Lechera, former application inspector for the (league of women voters), Wednesday, 30 November 2011 00:23 (twelve years ago) link
oh and also a mint-green one for tired feet
my scent blends are coming along quite nicely btw
misread as 'scent glands' and was all WHAAAA?
― Sandbox James Morrison, Wednesday, 30 November 2011 01:02 (twelve years ago) link
i am growing extra scent glands to give as xmas giftswhatbad homemade gift?
― La Lechera, former application inspector for the (league of women voters), Wednesday, 30 November 2011 01:20 (twelve years ago) link
It would be perfect for me!
― Abbott, Wednesday, 30 November 2011 01:27 (twelve years ago) link
then i will grow one (or two) 4 u
― La Lechera, former application inspector for the (league of women voters), Wednesday, 30 November 2011 01:28 (twelve years ago) link
<3 you da bestcannot wait for my homegrown olfactory action
― Abbott, Wednesday, 30 November 2011 01:29 (twelve years ago) link
when I was a kid i made my dad a journal by cutting blank sheets of paper and taping them over the pages of a dogeared copy of The Great Gatsby.
i then went to b dalton booksellers and found out i'd wasted my time
― Foolio Iglesias, Wednesday, 30 November 2011 01:40 (twelve years ago) link
I am working on cabled mitts now. I thought, oh! I'll just cut out a repeat of the pattern, they don't need to be that long, but I forgot there are rows of decreases to do.
Not a holiday, but this summer I knit a toy chicken with little chicks in eggs for a friend's birthday.
― tokyo rosemary, Wednesday, 30 November 2011 13:13 (twelve years ago) link
In his final years, my grandfather referred to me as "the girl that made these socks for me."
― tokyo rosemary, Wednesday, 30 November 2011 13:14 (twelve years ago) link
Worst homemade gift was definitely for Mother's Day when I was in high school. I played and sang my mom two Indigo Girls songs on the guitar, but here's the thing are the things:
I printed out the chord charts from the internet right before I sang them for her and had to stop and squint a few times because the font was small and I didn't always remember what was going on anyway.
I was pretty much still high from the night before.
Also I don't think she really listened to the Indigo Girls very much except when my little sister bought her their CDs.
― rusty flathead screwdriver, Wednesday, 30 November 2011 13:28 (twelve years ago) link
played and sang two Indigo Girls songs for my mom
― rusty flathead screwdriver, Wednesday, 30 November 2011 13:31 (twelve years ago) link
oh that is a classic
― La Lechera, former application inspector for the (league of women voters), Wednesday, 30 November 2011 13:40 (twelve years ago) link
lol
― estela, Wednesday, 30 November 2011 14:27 (twelve years ago) link
HEY rockandroll -- are you still going to photoshop my dog onto kinski helmet head for me? i can provide better quality images if you need them...
― league of women voters, Monday, 12 December 2011 00:55 (twelve years ago) link
no pressure btw
― league of women voters, Monday, 12 December 2011 00:56 (twelve years ago) link
I am here but I forgot! /asshole. I can! Let me bookmark this thread & write that on my hand for doing tonight. Yay!
― her life was changed by (rockandroll), Monday, 12 December 2011 18:00 (twelve years ago) link
hey, no rush, just wanted to see if you were still going to help me out :)thanks!! (webmail works btw, but i think we're fb friends too right?)
― league of women voters, Monday, 12 December 2011 18:46 (twelve years ago) link
Yes we are! I'm Lex if that wasn't obvious :D
― her life was changed by (rockandroll), Monday, 12 December 2011 18:47 (twelve years ago) link
Best: Lamps made from old trophies. This was fun for me and there was a lot of room for creativity with looking for cool trophies all year and lampshades to match the lamps. Then the year after that I made lamps from tiki mugs (without handles), with handmade bamboo shades I put together. Gave them to friends who had not received trophy lamps, went over uber well. But after that I was at a loss.
― *tera, Tuesday, 13 December 2011 02:13 (twelve years ago) link
I didn't do the photoshopping last night, but I have tonight off so I think I can! I think I can!
I remembered the best homemade gift I ever made: in high school, friend & I modified dollar store Barbies to look like each of our friends, made props, etc and stuck them in Barbie-esque boxes with the person's name and interests on the front. This was in the dark ages, before digital cameras, so I have no pictures :( Sigh!
― her life was changed by (rockandroll), Tuesday, 13 December 2011 14:47 (twelve years ago) link
^^I went home and fell asleep and was sick for several days after this. Blah.
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― her life was changed by (rockandroll), Thursday, 22 December 2011 01:19 (twelve years ago) link
they should print about 2x3 inches
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― her life was changed by (rockandroll), Thursday, 22 December 2011 01:24 (twelve years ago) link
i made my housemate a homemade harun farocki boxset bc he's always complaining about the one they sell at the whitechapel gallery giftshop that doesn't have english subtitles
― judith, Thursday, 22 December 2011 01:30 (twelve years ago) link
the box used to have linda mccartney vegetarian sausage rolls in it
― judith, Thursday, 22 December 2011 01:31 (twelve years ago) link
omg that is SO CUTE
i can't wait to make my labels!
― league of women voters, Thursday, 22 December 2011 05:18 (twelve years ago) link
THANK YOU
― league of women voters, Thursday, 22 December 2011 05:19 (twelve years ago) link
you're welcome! I'm glad you like!!
― her life was changed by (rockandroll), Thursday, 22 December 2011 13:52 (twelve years ago) link
i made candied pecans this year, they were pretty easy and are delicious.
― n/a, Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:15 (twelve years ago) link
finished the vinyl coasters with my sister last night. turned out pretty cool imo!
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/394567_10150439496107965_508767964_8750457_1436615687_n.jpg
― her life was changed by (rockandroll), Thursday, 22 December 2011 15:18 (twelve years ago) link