There are 33 days until Christmas, and I have 44 gift recipients on my list.  Here’s a breakdown of my to-do list:

Black Raspberry Lavender Preserves!

Black Raspberry Lavender Preserves!

1 dozen jars of jam done!

6 Cloved Orange dish soaps with dishcloths (done!) plus a couple of special ones with a design knitted in

1 dozen doll outfits (2 done so far)

Disney animators outfits

Disney animators outfits

3 felt crowns

6 tote bags–I’ll be using a brand new pattern from my buddy Alice, The Fabric Ninja.  Stay tuned for a review.

1 pair of slippers

2 felt rattle balls for babies  done!

Felted fox

3 superhero capes (1 done so far)

and

5 secret gifts (if I post what they are, it’ll be so obvious that they won’t be a surprise)

That’s over 50 individual items!  Every year, I promise to start earlier.  And mostly, I just manage to start pinning ideas earlier:

 
https://www.pinterest.com/sewing4geeks/handmade-holidays/