December 17, 2001    
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Are you giving any homemade gifts this Christmas, Hannukah, etc.?

yes, I am helping my son make stepping stones for his grammas'  gardens. They each have his little handprint in them and little jems and stones. Very cute. I am also burning some comp cd's for some friends of mine, and building a webpage for another one...  Being poor means you have to *do* a lot of nice stuff for christmas...very few people are seeing an actual gift from me.

Maggie, 22
Sandwich
, IL   USA

No. I'm not into crafts and wouldn't trust myself to bake anything worthy enough to be considered a "gift." :)

Fisch, 46
Preston
, CT   USA

I found a recipe for hot cocoa on the web: 2 c. dry milk, 2 c. sugar, 2 c. nondairy creamer, and 1 c. cocoa. So I bought tin containers and made some for my friends.

Reba, 50+
Silver Spring
, MD  USA

I haven't made any major gifts, but a few people will get cookies or breads from my oven.

Jane, 62
West Linn
, OR   USA

No, not made at my home anyway. I mean, I'm sure a lot of those factory workers are putting in lots of overtime and kind of consider the hellholes they work in to be their second home...

Alias Irrelevante

As a matter of fact I am. A good friend of mine has a pet turtle (he's had him for more than 30 years!) and I am crocheting a little turtle pillow for him. I made a practice version last night (using scrap yarn in the wrong colors) and it came out pretty good.

etoile, 20
Washington
,
DC  USA

I don't think so. There are some things I'd really like to make, though, if I only had time. Maybe next year.

Karen, 22
Marshalltown/Ames
, IA   USA

Sort of...I made my grandmother a new address book by purchasing one from the store and printing out address labels of all the contacts she has in her old one. This way, if someone moves, she can just print out a label and put it over the old one instead of crossing it out and making it so messy. Her handwriting is so messy, sometimes even she can't read it!

Melodi, 19
Gahanna
, OH   USA

no. I'm buying all my gifts.

Patty

Not this year.

Jill, 60
Saylorsburg
, PA  USA

Good Lord I wish I had time to homemake anything....unfortunately...no

Nikki2, 28
NV  USA

nope i spent way too much money this year, i wish i had

Nicole2, 20
FL  USA

I usually do some baking for the holidays. As usual, I brought a home made fruit cake to my in-laws. (Don't groan, the fruit cake that I make has no resemblence to that nasty store-bought stuff.) I'll probably bake some cookies for my retired neighbor who lives alone, too.

Laura, 36
Lowell
, MA   USA

That's about all I can give. One of the presents im giving is my brother and I performing some songs for the rents. They'll go nuts for it and it costs us nothing. It stinks being broke for christmas but it really gets the creative juices flowing.

Ry, 23
NYC

nope

mothmc, 37
Los Angeles
, CA  USA

I made cookies for some people this year...that counts as a homemade gift, right!?!?

Tracy, 24
Ocean City
, NJ  USA

some are. i like making stuff.

Jaden, 21
Brampton, Ontario  CANADA

Except for the cards, no.

Eric, 19
Beverly Hills
, CA  USA

Nope, just some cds ordered online. Saves on time and shipping.

Ryan, 28
Riedlingen  GERMANY

No. But thank you for being politically correct. It's very kind.

Derya

I usually make cookies and treats I give to people. This year I make T-Shirts with clever sayings on it for some of my family members.

Janet, 44
E. Brunswick
, NJ  USA

nope

Firelady, 23
Dallas
, TX   USA

No.

Celeste, 30
Colorado Springs
, CO  USA

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