This week for Show and Tell I want to share a post I read on another blog. I read Sue at Plays with Needles every day, mostly for the wonderful pictures she posts. Sometimes they are of her needlework projects, sometimes they show the swims she's done, sometimes they have her son or her nieces as the focus.
On Friday Sue posted about her niece who is leaving for a semester abroad. Being a wonderfully crafty person, Sue (with the help of her son) made a special gift for her niece to take with her. Click here to go check it out.
I've given homemade gifts before (usually scrapbook albums, but sometimes other things), but Sue's gift really takes the cake, in my opinion. Have you ever given an gift like this? Are you inspired to now?!
It will only take a minute, so I hope you do click on over!
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When I was in the first grade I read The Hobbit and my love of Fantasy took root. By the time I left elementary school I had completed the entire series as well as The Belgariad by David Eddings. Seventh grade brought me the beginning of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series ... which is still not complete. High school and college introduced me to the classics and to history. My reading disappeared for several years when I had a child. Then I started a book club and it came back in full force.
Today I read anything that catches my eye ... at the moment that includes historical fiction, fantasy, literary fiction, and any titles I find interesting. I'm always on the lookout for the next great find ... any suggestions?
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9 comments:
I'm the least imaginative gift-giver EVER! THIS is just awesome!
You are right that umbrella is very awesome.
Thanks for the comment. It is totally ok to laugh. I would if I wasn't so entirely mortified!
BTW, Did you get the book. I think it should have technically been there by today.
That is the awesomest umbrella ever - very cool!
Worth the click over - thanks for sharing!
Wow...that is an amazing gift. I've given some good gifts but that just might top most of them.
What a great gift. Thanks for the link, I never would have seen it otherwise.
I've made some creative gifts before, but never one so colorful!
That is the neatest gift! I bet she'll treasure it. Thanks for the link.
Thanks for linking to me Heather. I've enjoyed all of the visitors and getting to know some new friends.
I've never done anything that creative - that was very very cool.
Thanks for sharing the link to this great gift! What a fantastic idea!
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