Over the past year or so my husband and i have come up with a goal to only make hand made gifts or buy local. It was sparked just in time for last Christmas. We came up with great ideas and followed through and were able to stay true, the only exceptions we've made for gifting has been with children.
Christmas 2012 was a home made extravaganza! Even extended family members joined in and I have to say it was the best Christmas! We saw so many great ideas come to life- found talent we didn't know we had and gifted and received treasures to hold onto forever. And even though I was stitching up the last gift in the car over to the party (literally) I was so much less stressed than in Christmas pasts. Something about making hand made gifts makes u really think about what that person would REALLY want and use. None of this wondering hopelessly in aisles hoping for an easy grab and go gift.
Fast forward to now and I have a beloved and dear aunt who just bought a farm with the love of her life. I'm so happy for her words can't even say! This was the aunt who took me to my first concert (and to many many more afterwords!) Shes the young at heart aunt that I turned to as a teenager with questions or advice when I knew my mother (her sister) would flip out about! She's always been there for me and now I want to give her a little something to celebrate her journey!
Sticking true to 'hand made' only and short on time I wondered what we could come up with to gift them for this very special time.....
Goat milk soap and a wooden soap of course! Soap i made, wooden spoon from my husband! I wanted whatever we gave to be small and meaningful, not something to 'clutter' up the new space and something they could actually use and enjoy. Soap of course doesn't last forever but while it does I hope they enjoy it! I hope they enjoy our gifts and there new lives :)
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