Christmas vignette: handmade gifts.

I decided this year that I would make my colleagues Christmas gifts instead of buying things for them, because my colleagues are all people who have everything they could possibly want and therefore gift-buying is always a very difficult thing to do. So I thought about each colleague and what I knew about them, and these are what I made.

Coffee mug cosies.

"I'm not a paper cup" coffee mugs and cosies, for coffee-lovers.

Tea wallet - closed

A tea wallet for a tea aficionado, gifted with a box of Japanese fruit teas.

Tea wallet - open

Tea wallet, open.

Sewing kit bag - top view

A sewing kit bag for someone who needs one. Unfortunately it was 3am when I finished this and I was half-asleep while taking photos, so I forgot to take a photo of the bag when it was closed!

Sewing kit bag - interior view

Interior of the sewing bag, with sewing necessities included.

IManicure kit - closed

A manicure kit for someone who does her nails. I felt this could have been better made; I'm not very good at working with curves! Oh well, practice makes perfect.

Manicure kit - open

Interior of the manicure kit, with manicure essentials.

Links to tutorials:
Coffee mug cosy
Tea wallet
Sewing bag
Manicure kit cover

29. December 2009 by Jean
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Comments (0)

  1. Evie says December 30, 2009 at 12:33 am

    Really thoughtful of you to make such practical gifts with a personal touch :)

  2. Delphine says December 30, 2009 at 9:30 am

    The coffee cosy is awesome! I have one in the office which I bring every day to the coffee shop. They are really tickled by it!

  3. candice says December 30, 2009 at 10:23 am

    they are so pretty ! Good work !

  4. Wendy says December 30, 2009 at 12:11 pm

    I salute u for all the items you had made. Lovely things there.

  5. Hsien says December 30, 2009 at 12:58 pm

    You did an amazing job! I didn’t give my co-workers any Christmas gifts nor did I receive any. hmmmm

  6. imp says December 30, 2009 at 2:12 pm

    woah. these are beautiful lovely heartfelt gifts!

  7. Jo says December 30, 2009 at 6:11 pm

    These are so thoughtful and I love the choice of your fabrics. Gorgeous!

  8. Clare says December 30, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    How thoughtful! And awesome handiwork, love the fabrics! :)

  9. Elaine says January 1, 2010 at 11:10 pm

    Wow you are pretty handy with the sewing machine. Impressive.

  10. burbur says January 2, 2010 at 12:08 am

    wow! they are very pretty! i once tried my hand at sewing stuff but i failed miserably at it :P never enjoyed sewing in Home Ec, can’t imagine myself excelling at it now. your creations are great!

  11. daphne says January 4, 2010 at 12:48 am

    these presents are a stroke of genius! now I regret sleeping through all those home econs classes because my sewing is awful beyond description. also, the fabrics are so lovely too.