Mama Gone Green is a blog dedicated to raising happy children and reducing our impact on the Earth. My name is Taryn and I am the mother of 2 young kids and an environmental studies instructor at a community college in Portland, Oregon. Please join me as I journey through life as a mama, teacher, knitter, photographer, gardener, and environmentalist!

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Handmade Holidays

Now that everyone has opened their gifts, I can finally share the handmade gifts I made this year. I posted awhile back about how, for many reasons, I tried to make as many of my holidays gifts as possible this year. And while I didn't hand make every single one, I did come pretty close. Here is what I made for family and friends this year....

A Small Things Sweater for one niece


A hat and mitten set for her sister



And matching Minnie Mouse bags for them both


The Minnie Mouse bags each had a wee gnome inside


My dad got some mittens


My mom got some jewelry


Finn got a monster hat and Phoebe got a cotton gnome hat. Aren't they cute?






I made Finn some Star Wars pj pants


Finn, Phoebe, my sister-in-law and a niece and a nephew each got a bag (I was on a bag kick this year). Each bag was very personalized, and the kids were filled with a tiny (store bought) surprise.





Phoebe and her same-age cousin each got a Sweet Little Dress (I LOVE this pattern)




Santa brought more wee gnomes for my children


Finn's teachers got felted bowls filled with yummy treats


A few special people got bath salts


Lots of folks got home-made lip balm


I made a few felted ornaments for faraway friends



And this cute knitting basket ornament for my knitting friends


Now when I look at the list, it seems like a lot, but somehow I was never terribly overwhelmed. Did you make handmade gifts this holiday? I would love to see what everyone else made (or received!). If you have posted about handmade gift, please share the link in a comment!!

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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 30, 2012 at 6:14 AM

    Wow! How absolutley lovely. What lucky gift recipients! The pics of the kids in their toques are adorable.

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  2. Kim December 30, 2012 at 7:29 AM

    Such lovely, thoughtful gifts. It was homemade here as well :)

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  3. Caroline @ The Feminist HousewifeDecember 30, 2012 at 9:47 AM

    Oh my - such beautiful gifts! You did an amazing job!

    The little knitting basket melts my heart.

    I'm working on my handmade Christmas gifts post as we speak! I hope next year I will have more knitted items to give. You are an inspiration!

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  4. karenDecember 30, 2012 at 2:41 PM

    You have been a very busy crafter!! Lovely projects :)

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  5. JennyDecember 30, 2012 at 11:14 PM

    I seem to remember comments on my blog where you'd tell me you didn't know how I got it all done. But Mama, you've blown me out of the water!!! WOW!!! I kept thinking, "this pic must be the last one", but there was always another beautiful picture of your handmades!!! Such a beautiful long list! You rocked it!!

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  6. AnonymousDecember 31, 2012 at 6:36 AM

    I try to do as many handmade gifts as possible too. I love the little knitting bag ornaments and the Sweet Little Dress pattern! Oh! makes me what to try sewing again. So cute.

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  7. HeidiJanuary 3, 2013 at 11:45 AM

    Cute stuff Taryn your family is very lucky. I love my ornament so much!

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  8. Open Roads MamaJanuary 8, 2013 at 11:36 PM

    oh wow! how absolutely beautiful every single thing is!!! wow!

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