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Getting ready for Christmas 2020
By: gmatoy Date: January 4, 2020, 2:30 pm
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Here is the Christmas thread for our new year: 2020. I hope that
there will be lots of preparation and no last minute rush for
all of us!
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Re: Getting ready for Christmas 2020
By: gmatoy Date: January 4, 2020, 2:37 pm
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I made my list the other night and since some things are made
each year, it looks like a repeat of last year on some items.
I actually think I have figured out a way to make tortilla
warmers without using bias tape. If I have to use bias tape, I
have to make it, as the bias tape sold in stores isn't 100%
cotton and it has to be all cotton to go into the microwave.
I ended up not getting all of the lounging pants that I cut out
serged, so I'm ahead there. (DGD got 9 pair and all of the
other adults got 3 pair, which was plenty for 2019.)
Here is to a stress free year!
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Re: Getting ready for Christmas 2020
By: Amara Date: January 4, 2020, 5:04 pm
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I made a quick stop at my favorite thrift store this morning and
while I didn't find it, I am already looking for a high quality
black leather handbag for my sister. She asked for and I gave
her a faux leather one this year because I guess the one she was
using was pretty worn out. But it was inexpensive. Probably
within a year or so it will be looking ragged so if I can find a
good one sometime over the next ten months I will be thrilled.
Added: I also returned three faux Christmas trees to Pier One. I
had ordered them after Christmas but when they turned up they
had a lot more bling than I like. So back they went and my
credit card was credited with $116. Yay!
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Re: Getting ready for Christmas 2020
By: Chez Miriam Date: January 5, 2020, 5:37 am
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I thought I'd seen another "getting ready for Christmas 2020"
thread, but I suspect it's more likely I'm going crazy!!
I bought some wreaths in the sales last January, and I've been
collecting stuff to go on them [berries, baubles, etc], so I
have done a little prep.
My main aim is to knit hats so that if we have another
"Christmas with the Herd of Cats" I have enough that everyone
can choose one they like as my gift. Apparently "we'd" all
agreed to a) buy presents and b) have a very low price limit.
No-one told me* that, so I didn't have any gifts ready...
Luckily I had a stash of things that were too lovely AND cheap
to resist, so I parcelled up some of that. One cousin was angry
that I'd spent too much [contra to the terms of an agreement I'd
never heard of], but I thought "she's going to be mad at
something anyway, so I'd rather it was that than thinking I'm
such a cheapskate I only spent EUR 3 on each person's present"!
Seriously, I found aprons, oven gloves, table runners in lovely
cottons for less than EUR 1 each - now I wished I'd bought the
lot! ;D
So, if I have a bunch of hats, I know that I bought the yarn
very cheaply [think Poundshop price], and I usually get at least
two hats out of a ball, so I've spent virtually nothing other
than all those hours of my time knitting. That could be wrong,
too, but I'm still aiming to finally knit those dratted hats!
* Husband was coordinating travels arrangements, so it's
possible everyone assumed he'd pass on the message; never
happened!
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Re: Getting ready for Christmas 2020
By: otterwoman Date: January 5, 2020, 8:24 am
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I never did find my Christmas curtains or tablerunner, so making
new ones is high on my agenda. I figure the sooner I get those
done, the faster the old ones will come out of hiding. I want
more decorations for the house, I couldn't seem to get into the
Christmas mood this year, I think more decor might help. My
MIL's home was highly decorated, and it felt better to me. I
want that in my house.
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Re: Getting ready for Christmas 2020
By: Chez Miriam Date: January 5, 2020, 9:41 am
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[quote author=otterwoman link=topic=1476.msg44870#msg44870
date=1578234291]
I never did find my Christmas curtains or tablerunner, so making
new ones is high on my agenda. I figure the sooner I get those
done, the faster the old ones will come out of hiding. I want
more decorations for the house, I couldn't seem to get into the
Christmas mood this year, I think more decor might help. My
MIL's home was highly decorated, and it felt better to me. I
want that in my house.
[/quote]
My guess would be that if you made replacements, then found the
originals, you could have Christmas curtains in two rooms and a
tablerunner on a sideboard/blanket chest. I now have several
tablerunners, and won't consider that number "too many" until I
don't have a flat surface in the house that could take one!
Of course, I'm now only adding to the number when I see them
very cheaply in the charity shops.
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Re: Getting ready for Christmas 2020
By: Jayhawk Date: January 6, 2020, 11:33 am
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Updated (i.e., reduced) my Christmas card list for next year.
Decided to not send cards any more to folks who don't
reciprocate unless I know they want to hear from us. Too
expensive!
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Re: Getting ready for Christmas 2020
By: gmatoy Date: January 6, 2020, 5:57 pm
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[quote author=Chez Miriam link=topic=1476.msg44859#msg44859
date=1578224258]
I thought I'd seen another "getting ready for Christmas 2020"
thread, but I suspect it's more likely I'm going crazy!!
I think I did too: however, it was in another category, not in
hobbies. So I just went ahead and started one here for the
crafty people who come on here.
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Re: Getting ready for Christmas 2020
By: gmatoy Date: January 8, 2020, 12:28 am
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I've got my ornaments for this year cut out. Candy canes in the
biggest variety of stripes you've ever seen. Tomorrow I start to
sew them. I'm trying to sew fewer ornaments this year.
I hope to start cutting out lounging pants this week also.
My knee surgery is in two weeks. I don't know when I'll be able
to use the foot pedal on the sewing machine, so I want to get
some sewing done before that.
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Re: Getting ready for Christmas 2020
By: Chez Miriam Date: January 8, 2020, 6:48 am
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[quote author=gmatoy link=topic=1476.msg44999#msg44999
date=1578355079]
[quote author=Chez Miriam link=topic=1476.msg44859#msg44859
date=1578224258]
I thought I'd seen another "getting ready for Christmas 2020"
thread, but I suspect it's more likely I'm going crazy!!
[/quote]
I think I did too: however, it was in another category, not in
hobbies. So I just went ahead and started one here for the
crafty people who come on here.
[/quote]
Ah, thanks for that clarification, gmatoy - it's great to have a
craft-specific place to keep up with everyone's efforts!
Fixed the quote tree; hope you don't mind...
Hope you manage to get all your sewing done before your surgery,
and that you don't.overdo.it!
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