I found this post for sewing Crisscross Coasters over on Creative Attempts and I thought it was a great idea for a hostess gift or a housewarming present! You can easily personalize this by incorporating the colors of your recipient’s home. Usually coasters find themselves on the coffee table so be sure to put on your thinking hat and visualize your recipient’s space so that you can help ensure that you create something they will love!

Sewing really not your thing?  Making anything not your thing?  Well, I have oodles of other gift giving ideas so use the magnifying glass (to the right) to search for the recipient or occasion you need to get a present for, check out some other posts (handy links below and to the side!) or …read more

St. Patrick’s Day is less about gifts and more about having a rousing good time.  St. Patrick’s Day is a celebration for those of Irish descent and this is key for gift giving because those Irish folk you care about are Irish all year ’round – not just on St. Patrick’s Day (though there will be a few who don “Kiss Me, I’m Irish” t-shirts who don’t have a drop of Irish in them!).

What does this mean as far as the art of gifting goes?  It means that it is another avenue for you to pursue gift-wise.  It means that if their heritage is important to them (and this goes for everybody, not just Irish people) that you can get them gifts that reflect that – in …read more

Last Christmas I got an awesome gift – a knitting board! (starting at just $20) Before you stop reading and write off this post, or even this site, you must understand – I don’t knit, have zero patience for long term projects and don’t have oodles of spare time for crafty endeavors yet, I still love my knitting board!

Let me explain:  A knitting board is a type of knitting loom that creates double-knit fabric, meaning that both sides have a finished look.  Nearly anyone can use a knitting board because you don’t need to know how to knit; to use the knitting board you weave yarn across the pins and then you hook them over (video example below).  It is quick and easy!  And, believe it or not, it is …read more