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Be sure to check out all the fabulous sewing projects shared this month for this Holiday Bake Craft Sew series going on all month long! Now that you’ve entered to win this awesomeness check out my easy peasy holiday bunting tute.
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Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures says
My favorite handmade gift would be the baby blankets family members made for my children when they were born. We cherish them! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
marissa says
My husband still keeps his baby blanket!
Thouraya says
My fave handmade gifts are the softies that my girls have, they love to play with them!
marissa says
It’s so awesome when handmade gifts are totally used
Tanja Haack says
My favorite handmade gifts were the holiday cards that my daughters made me when they were little.
karen says
My fave has to be the stuffed dinos from Mccall 2577. Every child,grandchild and also friends grandchildren have received one from me. In fact my daughter is 26 and still has hers.
marissa says
oh that’s so sweet Karen
Karrie Smith says
My grandmother’s quilts. THey are so special to me!
Kayla A. says
Hello! I’d have to say, the best homemade gift I’ve ever received I just got recently in the mail for a crafty exchange – my friend made me an Amigurumi Sheldon Cooper doll, from The Big Bang Theory. It’s amazing and one of my favorite gifts I’ve ever unwrapped. =]
marissa says
Oh my gosh that sounds fantastic!
mari says
I would love to sew my triplets some curtains and comforters for their rooms!
Great website love the projects!
Kerry R says
My great-grandmother’s hand sewn quilts.
vanessa says
My favorite handmade gift was a beautiful Christmas ornament.
marissa says
I love handmade ornaments there’s just such a special element to them.
Karly Nelson says
My favorite would have to be the large painting of a motorcycle my sister did for my sons bedroom. I LOVE that painting!
marissa says
That is awesome!
juli Caveny says
Crafts have come such a long way since I was given my favorites… My great Aunt and Grandma made me such wonderful things while I was growing up. Whether is was a lovie, clothes for my dolls or blankets, I learned everything I know from the great women crafters in my life!
marissa says
I hope some day my nieces feel this way. I think handmade stuff has become a rarity these days!
Laura@ Over The Apple Tree says
My favorite handmade gift is a huge crocheted blanket from my mother. I still have it on my couch 14 years later!
Heidi says
My favorite handmade gift was a quilt Daniel made me when we were dating. He was working on it on Christmas day, trying to get it done, and he picked fabrics I had mentioned months before.
Maggie Leonard says
My favorite is the quilted table runners from my mother in law!
Melissa says
My favorite is the actually a gift my kids received. Rag quilts made by my mom.
vanina says
The mother of my Tango teacher made me a gorgeous Amish quilt, crocheted. The colors and design are amazing!
marissa says
Oh that sounds really cool!
Tasha says
I guess it technically isn’t MY gift, but a dear friend made a sweet doll for each of my babies. They are amazing!
marissa says
Oh I love that!
Wendy Orme says
My grandma gave me a handmade item to put in my cedar chest for every birthday for ten years. The last item was a quilt top. I loved every item and plan to do the same thing for my granddaughters.
marissa says
Wendy what a cool tradition!
Britney @ The Princess & Her Cowboys says
My favorite handmade gift was a blanket my great-grandmother made before she died. It’s an afghan and completely beautiful!
Kathie M. says
My afghan from my great grandmother! :)
crystal m says
A quilt from my mother in law
karen Weight says
My most favorite handmade gift was a crocheted hat and scarf from my SIL! I loved them:)
Naomi says
My husband hand-forged some jewelry for me, which was thoughtful and impressive at the same time!
marissa says
Ummm that is seriously the coolest!
Naomi says
There are some pics here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.289532074403080.70779.130053430350946&type=1
Tanyia says
Probably the cards my kids would make for me when they were little … you know they always put their all in to them <3 That always makes a momma feel special!
marissa says
I have a pile of cards from my nieces and just love them
Sara says
When I was a kid, cabbage patch dolls were all the rage, and they were expensive and hard to get, so my mom made my sister and I cabbage patch dolls.
marissa says
That is awesome. What a fun mom
Suzanne Winter says
THis is hard as we are big on handmade in my family – my brother made this killer line art for my daughter’s nursery, my sister made an awesome hooded towel…. the list goes on and on…. but I will give Kudo’s to my brother who made ME a sign for our front door that says ‘Winter’s Wonderland’ with slate left over from a table he made… coolest thing about my house ;o)
marissa says
I love that handmade gifts are so common in your family!
Rebecca says
The paintings/drawing that my stepmom did of my kids.
marissa says
oh those sound so special
Jaclyn E says
Thanks for the giveaway! =)
Jaclyn E says
My favorite gift was an Apron that my SIL made me
Gabriel says
My favorite handmade gift wasn’t for Christmas; it was a Halloween costume when I was in Kindergarten. My mom made me a fabulous Wonder Woman costume. It was wonderful!
marissa says
My 6 year old niece has been asking me to make her a Wonder Woman costume. I think I”m going to try and make her one for Christmas
Margie Hall says
My favorite handmade gift for me was a quilt made by my Granny out of my favorite things, bits of my childhood stuff animals, pageant dresses, night gowns and such. It was a crazy quilt that was a tribute to everything that mattered most
Deb says
Aweome!
Ashley says
JoAnn’s is one of my favorite stores!! Love this giveaway ~ I’ve been wanting a surger, too!! You ROCK!
Joanne Draper says
My favorite hand made gift would be a blanket one of her dad coworkers crocheted for her. She is 14 and I still have it.
Jordan A says
My favorite handmade gift was a quilt from my grandmother.
Alainore says
My favorite handmade gift is a coffee cup my daughter painted at a paint your own pottery place. I had taken her to one when she was 2 1/2, she painted a mug for me & I painted something for her. I loved that mug and was devastated when it fell of a counter and got chipped so last year she did another one for me for Christmas. I was surprised & very touched. I use it almost every morning for my coffee. What a wonderful way to start my day.
marissa says
I love this!
Hillary says
Quilts from my mom and grandmas. They are so special to me.
Ana says
I my favorite handmade gifts are the clothes and quilts that both my mom and my mother in law each have made for my son. My mom took one of my husband’s old shirts and turned it into a sleeper for our little guy, and it was so sweet to see him in it.
Caila says
I think the best handmade gift I ever received was a blanket crocheted by my Grandma. It was HUGE and she is truly amazing!
marissa says
Huge blankets are the best!
stephanie says
My favorite handmade gift was a noah’s arch blanket for my daughter.
Mel Del says
Favorite handmade gift would be monster beanies for my 2 little boys from Auntie Christalina. Adorable fleece with little horns! :D
Michelle G says
All the great things my grandma made.
Deci MacKinnon says
A turquoise necklace from my birth mother. I met her when I was fifty years old.
marissa says
I love hearing that, too cool.
cindy samms says
my mom handmade me a bunny for easter and it was the best present ever and I still have it today!
Alyssa McCollum says
My favorite handmade gift was actually created after getting a gift. My mom got us matching sewing machines a couple of years ago. Then, we spent the rest of Christmas day and the next few going through her fabric stash and making quilt blocks together. We had our sewing machines set up across from each other on the dining room table, and we were swapping fabric and showing off our finished blocks to each other. While the gift wasn’t homemade, we made things together with it.
marissa says
What a fun gift! I love experience gifts and this is totally the best of both worlds
Fernanda says
My favorite handmade gift was a crocheted blanket made for my son by my neighbor and friend.
Stacie S-H says
Homemade hot chocolate mix from a friend in CA. It was so so good!
marissa says
mmm I received some homemade hot chocolate mix one year and it was AHmazing but it was from a student’s mom and I never saw them again
Irina says
My favorite hand made gift is the baby blanket my coworker made for my daughter
Jane dickerson says
Favorite handmade gift was crocheted baby blanket from my aunt
Cassie says
My current favorite handmade gift is the crib bedding my Mama made for my first baby. It’s a disappearing 9 patch on one side and a tree trunk on the back side with my husband & I’s initials stitched into it. Fits our woodsy themed nursed perfectly!! A close second is the adorable arrow mobile of leather scraps made by my dear friend Caila, of Cailamade.
marissa says
those both sound fantastic! And a woodsy themed nursery sounds darling
Keri C. says
My favorite handmade gifts were the clothes my mom made for my barbies and dolls.
Monique says
The doll my mom made for my baby girl :)
Tara Nyanga says
I got a baby quilt at my daughter’s baby shower…knowing how much time that took made it such a special gift!
marissa says
Quilters amaze me I’m way too impatient so getting one as a gift would be really special
Cecile says
I’m a knitter, so my favorite handmade gifts are hats (everyone needs a cute bulky hat!). But I”m a beginner sewer, and hopefully, next year, I’ll be able to sew something as gift..
Joy says
I’ve never gotten a handmade gift except as a baby – a crocheted blanket that I have in a hope chest. That thing has been through the wringer but still looks amazing. If I ever have a child it will be a crib blanket for it.
marissa says
I love that you still have that. It will be so sweet to pass on to your own future kddo
Jenn says
I don’t think I have actually ever received anything handmade! I had to think about it. I have received baked goods, but no crafted / sewn goods. Maybe that will change this year! :-)
Amber @ rick•a•bam•boo says
My mom made me a beautiful shawl. I almost never wear it because I don’t have a shawl pin.
Frankie says
My favorite handmade gift was a doll my grandmother made for me when I was about 4 and I still have her all these years later. I remember taking that doll everywhere for years — she was my favorite.
Iris says
My favorite handmade gift was a pair of fingerless crochet gloves made by my friend Michele! I use an iPhone and it was perfect and very considerate!