Stitched Gifts

Hello everyone,

How many of you are giving stitched gifts for Christmas this year? I'm
giving four petit point pictures, knitted socks, hat with ear flaps,
scarf & 4 pair gloves. I like to think the hand crafted gifts are more
appreciated than the store bought plastic imported goods. In fact I know
they are, for my generation anyway. But I'm curious to see how many
others give hand-made gifts?

Maureen

Maureen Miller wrote:
Hello everyone,

How many of you are giving stitched gifts for Christmas this year? I'm
giving four petit point pictures, knitted socks, hat with ear flaps,
scarf & 4 pair gloves. I like to think the hand crafted gifts are more
appreciated than the store bought plastic imported goods. In fact I know
they are, for my generation anyway. But I'm curious to see how many
others give hand-made gifts?

Maureen

In my personal experience, I only give out hand-made gifts if I know the
recipient will appreciate them. Many of us here have had very hurt
feelings when our gifts weren't appreciated (that's putting it mildly in
some cases). Some people are fussy about how they decorate their trees,
so even a seemingly innocuous ornament can be received with a prompt
snub. Others have distinct ideas about how they want to decorate their
house. So even if an embroidered picture took hundreds of hours, it may
not be received well if it doesn't match the decor or tastes of the
recipient. Still others have allergies, so a lovely pair of wool
mittens and gloves - which can take many hours to complete in fine and
expensive wool yarns - might not suit some.

If you can't stand the rejection, best not to give home made gifts.

Just my opinion. I've learned to bake bread as gifts. Never had a
disappointed recipient yet. :~)

Dianne

On 12/8/09 2:03 PM, in article , "Maureen
Miller" wrote:

Hello everyone,

How many of you are giving stitched gifts for Christmas this year? I'm
giving four petit point pictures, knitted socks, hat with ear flaps,
scarf & 4 pair gloves. I like to think the hand crafted gifts are more
appreciated than the store bought plastic imported goods. In fact I know
they are, for my generation anyway. But I'm curious to see how many
others give hand-made gifts?

Maureen


There may or may not be a few beaded gifts and a scarf or two, but no cross
stitch/embroidery this year.

No time of late. But I do love to receive them and love when I have time to
make gifts for certain people.


Cheryl

On 12/8/09 2:28 PM, in article , "Dianne
Lewandowski" wrote:

Maureen Miller wrote:
Hello everyone,

How many of you are giving stitched gifts for Christmas this year? I'm
giving four petit point pictures, knitted socks, hat with ear flaps,
scarf & 4 pair gloves. I like to think the hand crafted gifts are more
appreciated than the store bought plastic imported goods. In fact I know
they are, for my generation anyway. But I'm curious to see how many
others give hand-made gifts?

Maureen

In my personal experience, I only give out hand-made gifts if I know the
recipient will appreciate them. Many of us here have had very hurt
feelings when our gifts weren't appreciated (that's putting it mildly in
some cases). Some people are fussy about how they decorate their trees,
so even a seemingly innocuous ornament can be received with a prompt
snub. Others have distinct ideas about how they want to decorate their
house. So even if an embroidered picture took hundreds of hours, it may
not be received well if it doesn't match the decor or tastes of the
recipient. Still others have allergies, so a lovely pair of wool
mittens and gloves - which can take many hours to complete in fine and
expensive wool yarns - might not suit some.

If you can't stand the rejection, best not to give home made gifts.

Just my opinion. I've learned to bake bread as gifts. Never had a
disappointed recipient yet. :~)

Dianne
Or with cookies. I was paid the neighbor's son in chocolate chip cookies
once for baby sitting. (my that was a LONG time ago)


Cheryl

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
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On 12/8/09 2:28 PM, in article , "Dianne
Lewandowski" wrote:

Maureen Miller wrote:
Hello everyone,

How many of you are giving stitched gifts for Christmas this year? I'm
giving four petit point pictures, knitted socks, hat with ear flaps,
scarf & 4 pair gloves. I like to think the hand crafted gifts are more
appreciated than the store bought plastic imported goods. In fact I know
they are, for my generation anyway. But I'm curious to see how many
others give hand-made gifts?

Maureen

In my personal experience, I only give out hand-made gifts if I know the
recipient will appreciate them. Many of us here have had very hurt
feelings when our gifts weren't appreciated (that's putting it mildly in
some cases). Some people are fussy about how they decorate their trees,
so even a seemingly innocuous ornament can be received with a prompt
snub. Others have distinct ideas about how they want to decorate their
house. So even if an embroidered picture took hundreds of hours, it may
not be received well if it doesn't match the decor or tastes of the
recipient. Still others have allergies, so a lovely pair of wool
mittens and gloves - which can take many hours to complete in fine and
expensive wool yarns - might not suit some.

If you can't stand the rejection, best not to give home made gifts.

Just my opinion. I've learned to bake bread as gifts. Never had a
disappointed recipient yet. :~)

Dianne
Or with cookies. I was paid the neighbor's son in chocolate chip cookies
once for baby sitting. (my that was a LONG time ago)


Cheryl

They paid you with the kid baked into a chocolate chip cookie. How did it
taste???? RD&H

My sister picked out a needlepoint picture that I finished and she is
getting that. I gave Mark (my ex) a quilt I had started for him long
ago - never finished it because he hated the sewing machine out and I
didn't have anyplace to leave it set up. it isn't exactly as I
intended, but now he has it. Very masculine colors - gray fleece
backing - I figure with his current health issues I can afford to be
generous.

Otherwise, I don't give stitched gifts unless I know they will be
appreciated. Too many people think the only "good" stitching is done
by a machine.

linda

On 12/8/09 4:40 PM, in article ,
"Lucille" wrote:


"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
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On 12/8/09 2:28 PM, in article , "Dianne
Lewandowski" wrote:

Maureen Miller wrote:
Hello everyone,

How many of you are giving stitched gifts for Christmas this year? I'm
giving four petit point pictures, knitted socks, hat with ear flaps,
scarf & 4 pair gloves. I like to think the hand crafted gifts are more
appreciated than the store bought plastic imported goods. In fact I know
they are, for my generation anyway. But I'm curious to see how many
others give hand-made gifts?

Maureen

In my personal experience, I only give out hand-made gifts if I know the
recipient will appreciate them. Many of us here have had very hurt
feelings when our gifts weren't appreciated (that's putting it mildly in
some cases). Some people are fussy about how they decorate their trees,
so even a seemingly innocuous ornament can be received with a prompt
snub. Others have distinct ideas about how they want to decorate their
house. So even if an embroidered picture took hundreds of hours, it may
not be received well if it doesn't match the decor or tastes of the
recipient. Still others have allergies, so a lovely pair of wool
mittens and gloves - which can take many hours to complete in fine and
expensive wool yarns - might not suit some.

If you can't stand the rejection, best not to give home made gifts.

Just my opinion. I've learned to bake bread as gifts. Never had a
disappointed recipient yet. :~)

Dianne
Or with cookies. I was paid the neighbor's son in chocolate chip cookies
once for baby sitting. (my that was a LONG time ago)


Cheryl

They paid you with the kid baked into a chocolate chip cookie. How did it
taste???? RD&H


Can you tell the sinus med leave me feeling "off"

I once paid the neighbor's kid off in cookies

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
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On 12/8/09 4:40 PM, in article ,
"Lucille" wrote:


"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
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On 12/8/09 2:28 PM, in article ,
"Dianne
Lewandowski" wrote:

Maureen Miller wrote:
Hello everyone,

How many of you are giving stitched gifts for Christmas this year?
I'm
giving four petit point pictures, knitted socks, hat with ear flaps,
scarf & 4 pair gloves. I like to think the hand crafted gifts are
more
appreciated than the store bought plastic imported goods. In fact I
know
they are, for my generation anyway. But I'm curious to see how many
others give hand-made gifts?

Maureen

In my personal experience, I only give out hand-made gifts if I know
the
recipient will appreciate them. Many of us here have had very hurt
feelings when our gifts weren't appreciated (that's putting it mildly
in
some cases). Some people are fussy about how they decorate their
trees,
so even a seemingly innocuous ornament can be received with a prompt
snub. Others have distinct ideas about how they want to decorate their
house. So even if an embroidered picture took hundreds of hours, it
may
not be received well if it doesn't match the decor or tastes of the
recipient. Still others have allergies, so a lovely pair of wool
mittens and gloves - which can take many hours to complete in fine and
expensive wool yarns - might not suit some.

If you can't stand the rejection, best not to give home made gifts.

Just my opinion. I've learned to bake bread as gifts. Never had a
disappointed recipient yet. :~)

Dianne
Or with cookies. I was paid the neighbor's son in chocolate chip cookies
once for baby sitting. (my that was a LONG time ago)


Cheryl

They paid you with the kid baked into a chocolate chip cookie. How did
it
taste???? RD&H


Can you tell the sinus med leave me feeling "off"

I once paid the neighbor's kid off in cookies

I'm sorry, I was just teasing.

Sent the Waste Canvas Experiment to my uncle. He liked it, but wasn't
sure what to do with it. I told him he could do what he liked. He
mentioned a Frisbee, and I said if that's what he wanted, but that I
think it would make a very good one

He's going to frame it, I think.

On Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:03:10 -0800, Maureen Miller
wrote:

Hello everyone,

How many of you are giving stitched gifts for Christmas this year? I'm
giving four petit point pictures, knitted socks, hat with ear flaps,
scarf & 4 pair gloves. I like to think the hand crafted gifts are more
appreciated than the store bought plastic imported goods. In fact I know
they are, for my generation anyway. But I'm curious to see how many
others give hand-made gifts?

Maureen

wrote:
On Tue, 8 Dec 2009 16:40:43 -0500, "Lucille"
wrote:

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
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On 12/8/09 2:28 PM, in article , "Dianne
Lewandowski" wrote:

Maureen Miller wrote:
Hello everyone,

How many of you are giving stitched gifts for Christmas this year? I'm
giving four petit point pictures, knitted socks, hat with ear flaps,
scarf & 4 pair gloves. I like to think the hand crafted gifts are more
appreciated than the store bought plastic imported goods. In fact I know
they are, for my generation anyway. But I'm curious to see how many
others give hand-made gifts?

Maureen
In my personal experience, I only give out hand-made gifts if I know the
recipient will appreciate them. Many of us here have had very hurt
feelings when our gifts weren't appreciated (that's putting it mildly in
some cases). Some people are fussy about how they decorate their trees,
so even a seemingly innocuous ornament can be received with a prompt
snub. Others have distinct ideas about how they want to decorate their
house. So even if an embroidered picture took hundreds of hours, it may
not be received well if it doesn't match the decor or tastes of the
recipient. Still others have allergies, so a lovely pair of wool
mittens and gloves - which can take many hours to complete in fine and
expensive wool yarns - might not suit some.

If you can't stand the rejection, best not to give home made gifts.

Just my opinion. I've learned to bake bread as gifts. Never had a
disappointed recipient yet. :~)

Dianne
Or with cookies. I was paid the neighbor's son in chocolate chip cookies
once for baby sitting. (my that was a LONG time ago)


Cheryl
They paid you with the kid baked into a chocolate chip cookie. How did it
taste???? RD&H
Lol I was going to let that go, but in the next post I saw she
couldn't even spell her own name and figured she already tried Freds
cherries - ach - no wait a minute, maybe that doesn't sound right
either lol
Be nice, ladies. I just talkked to her, and she sounds like
****..Probably explains the typing. LOL