Almost Christmas
I’m nearly finished with my gift-making. Miss O is pretty well covered. Big E is a little trickier (I know he spent money on me this year, and I didn’t spend any on him). I have a few knit things for him, and the last one is nearly finished. I just need about an hour on Saturday night and it will be ready to stuff into his stocking. I got a package off to the family last week, with a handmade thing for everyone except Dad. Erik got him something cool, so I’ll save my handmade thing for his birthday in March. Haven’t started a gift for Mom, but she’s not coming down until January, probably, so I have a little more time. By the way, if I seem to be a bit vague, it is because I don’t want my family to know what they’re getting by reading this. 
That would be bad, mkay? Knit a hat for etsy the other day, and crocheted a couple giant flowers to go with it. Hat turned out too big, but I’m calling a design detail, folding up the brim, and pinning the flowers to it. Viola! It really looks pretty swell. I want to get a styrofoam head to model it for the pictures. Checked ebay the other day, and mannequin parts are pretty cheap. I’m going to get a head or two, a few torsos, and a foot. But they’ll have to wait until February at least (except maybe the head… that’s pretty small). I need to clean up the craft stash and implement this year’s Stash Reduction Challenge. I’m going to offer some sort of special in my shop for things made entirely from my stash. I don’t know what sort of deal yet. Maybe free shipping, maybe $ off to correspond with how many points I earned for using up the stuff. I’ll think about that more next week.