Another set of 2013 Christmas gifts - II

These two went to a person who like the elegance of the color combination of black, gold and white .  Each year he receives at least one ornament in these colors either for Christmas or his birthday.

Another set of 2013 Christmas gifts

This family consists of three: husband who is from Irish descent, his wife and their 5 month old son.  They received several of my ornaments over the past year and the son’s birth gift from me was 2 - 1.5 carat faceted rubies.

Poodle's miniatures for 2013

Eight years ago I gave my first miniature tree to a person who said they were not planning on having a tree.  One the way home, I thought “Everyone deserves a Christmas tree.” and I made my first mini tree which stands 33 inches tall.  The first tree had 50 mini lights for outlet and 80 battery-operated mini lights, 36 pairs of earrings, and over 100 handmade ornaments no longer than 2 inches.  Each year I gift another set of handmade miniature ornaments.  This is the set for 2013.

Finishing up on Ornaments

Trying to finish up on this year's ornaments.  Making some more of the ornaments like the glittery red/green/blue onions but using the metallic finish ornaments.  Will make ornaments with both silver and gold tone accents and in both 4 and 6 spoke variations.  Each card has four of each color, so I'll make up at least a dozen.  Each takes about an hour to do, but I usually have several in different stages of completion.

These will mainly be used as 'emergency' gifts, kept in the car just in case I need a gift for someone.  Try to keep at least a half dozen pre-wrapped ornaments stashed in the trunk.  Usually have them color-coded using gift wrap so I know which color I am gifting.  I need to see if they have the marquise shaped ovoids in the metallic finish, and if they do, I may make up a pair for each box.

I also need to work on a few upholstered ornaments for a couple of co-workers.  One of them pulls for Alabama, the other UNC.  I have the cloth, forms, and trim, the only thing I have to check will be the double-faced carpet tape.  The one who likes UNC gave his ornament away from last year to his son, so I need to make him one to replace it and make several more for him.