Holiday Blitz Day 18: Christmas Ornament by Sophia…& another winner

Wow! This is just beautiful! In fact I love all the creations on this blog. I have been a fan for quite a while, I just don’t leave comments very often. I wanted to let you know that I have tagged you and you can visit my website for more details. Have a wonderful day!!

I like to find unique things for each person I shop for. So throughout the year, when I find something, I buy it and store it away. Then I try to have all my shopping done shortly after Thanksgiving.
This year is different from all others – I haven’t bought many presents, still have a few to make, and nothing is wrapped.
It will all get done in time – but I feel a little frenzied between work and other responsibilities in my life.
Each day it’s a real treat for me to log on and see what project/idea you’ve come up with. It’s the one thing I really look forward to )
So “thanks” for all the great ideas and inspiration.

I am in the fairly early camp. All the shopping is done though still waiting for several things to arrive. Handmade things tend to be last minute however. I always have more ideas than time!

I start early, but I tend to leave the difficult-to-shop-for people till last! Cute ornament!

I don’t wish to be in the drawing since I already won! I just had to comment…my 5-year-old son loves to stamp with me, too. Luckily, he’s kept to his “own” paper (my non SU stuff) and stays away from the cutters, but he does know how to use the Scor-Pal! And Sophia, what a BEAUTIFUL ornament! It’s breathtaking!

Pretty Ornament! I love the Brushed Gold.

I start Christmas shopping early. I try to get most of my shopping done as soon as Thanksgiving is over. (I do shop throughout the year too, so that December is enjoyable and I can relax too)

I always try to have my shopping complete by Thanksgiving This year I made it by that date.

Andrea- you have the best blog! I was just showing my husband your creations and he was like WOW and then I added you have 5 kids and he had a blank stare on his face. Thank you for always sharing your beautiful creations!!

That’s hilarious! My head would explode, I think! Too funny.
I’m a total last minute shopper but I plan my handmade gifts fairly well in advance so it makes up for it.

I am usually an early shopper, but this year I am so busy with other things that I haven’t had time to shop! So it looks like this year will be last minute!

I would love to start early, but no one ever has their lists ready until after Thanksgiving here, so I’m typically shopping one to two weeks before Christmas. Drives me crazy, but I can’t get the rest of the family to get it together earlier than that!

I do start my holiday shopping early but there is always some I leave until the last it seems. I have to admit though that I do love shopping this time of year with the fabulous holiday music playing and the beautiful way the stores are decorated it all really puts me in the holiday spirit.

Thanks for another great inspiration….

Shopping, I start early, but finish the last minute….

I usually start my shopping early. In fact I shop all year long. When I see something that would be a perfect gift for one of the many people I give gifts to I pick it up and store it in the same place in my house. By Christmas I usually don’t have much left to buy.

Robbie

The plan was to start earlier this year…huge sigh..hopefully I will get a good dent started on my list and get some projects completed..I always think that I have tons of time and end up scrambling……oh well…off to start the to do list! Have a great evening.
Cheers, Sheri

In answer to your question, I start shopping early, maybe August, but I always finish late. Usually the week of Christmas I’m still running around looking for some last minute treasure.

What a lovely ornament!
I did start my shopping early this year (first time in about 4 years). I started about October and used alot of “free shipping” options. I have just a few more to go and that will probably be done by this weekend.
Thanks for asking and thank you again for the fabulous ideas!

Wow, what a great example to give to your customers that a 5 year old can use the Big Shot! Hope everything was okay after your discovery. Wouldn’t you have liked to be a fly on the wall?

I purchase Christmas gifts all year round for our immediate family. Now for extended family we draw names so I have to wait & at this point in time am still waiting!!! ARGH!

Thank you to both of you gals for sharing such wonderful projects!

Stampin’ Smiles from Ear to Ear,
Ann

I love the ornament!!! My dd & ds are always in my craft room BUT they know not to touch a thing unless I am there with them. They do make cards with me too.
I always start early shopping. Then the last month before christmas is when I usually finish making the gifts either paper craft or sew. Less stress for me when there is no pressure close to the date.

I used to have all my shopping done by Oct. 1, wrapped and ready to go under the tree by Nov. 1. Now, I do well to have it all done by Christmas Eve. So goes life! Thanks for the fun and games!
debra~

I get most of it done before December but like to buy little ‘extras’ and tend to do this closer to Xmas for some reason.

I hate to say this but Christmas shopping depends on the money situtation. If we have the extra money we get the presents that week if we don’t have the extra money we don’t get the presents that week.

Thank you Andrea and Sophia for a chacne to win such an amazing prize.

I try to do my shopping ahead of time. But there is always those last minute gifts that you remember two days before you need it. My mom on the other hand, starts christmas shoppping the day after christmas!

Charna

What no pictures of your daughter’s creations?

So Cute! My 4 year old little boy loves to stamp with me I let him use my retired sets – but he keeps trying for my stampin write markers and good ink pads ever time
Great job on your tutorials! I love everything here!

I never start soon enough. I wish I had a money tree, then there would be no problems. I still have quite a few gifts and my next payday in the 19th!!! Yikes!
Usually, I try to get it done the beginning of Dec.

I am the kind of person who sees something in July for that “someone special” and then buys it. My only problem is that I don’t keep track of what I’e bought. So I sometimes end up having too much for one person and not enough for another person. That means at the last minute I am out with the rest of the world trying to find the “perfect present.”

I just wish my daughter would show intrest in stamping. LOL.

Love the project again.

I use to have my Christmas shopping done by end of Sept first of Oct. But the last couple of years it has been up to the last minute. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Oh, I love your story!!!It was a great laugh to the start of my day.
I usually start early, I listen to what family members talk about during the year and quickly write them down (as I might forget!) and then I like to have the gift more personal for each person, as I see alot of people have stated. I dislike shopping after Thanksgiving as the stores are just too hectic!
Sophie…this is a beautiful ornament!

I’d love to say that I shop early, but time seems to fly by and it’s December. I do have a list made early though–so I could shop and get it all done early,if I just set my mind to it. Oh well–it does get done all the same.

I like to plan ahead and buy early, but my husband never wants to go until the 24th! Drives me nuts! I get little things throughout the year to use as last minute gifts, but otherwise the day after Thanksgiving is my biggest day to buy things.

If I find something through out the year that I know would be a great gift for someone I just purchase it and stash it away. When it’s time to get serious about my Christmas shopping I pull all my stashed items out and go from there. I usually have my shopping done by the middle of December, unless there’s a real bargin I can’t resist.

The tutorials from you and your sister are amazing…I looked forward to seeing what the next days will be.

Usually my holiday shopping starts Right after back to school shopping, But this year i decided i would try my hand at making more gifts and buying less I have a feeling im going to be doing alot of shoppping in the next few weeks. Although i did finish alot more then i originally thought i would.

I like to start early, but then always seem to be finishing at the very end…maybe one day I’ll actually be able to get it done early!

A little bit of both.

We usually get some ideas from our daughter for our grandchildren and then I hit the internet for best buys at local stores. This year we went on Friday and got over half the gifts (less than an hour)and then I came home and rechecked the internet for the remaining items we couldn’t find. Next day we got the three remaining items at one store and came home (again less than one hour). Now I have from now until the 21st to wrap them all, do baking, and mail cards. Whew, think I will take a nap…

I wait until the last minute. I am always afraid that something better will present itself.
Andrea, you have the most beautiful projects! Thank you so much for sharing!
Carolee

I do a little of both. If I see something that looks like the person I tend to buy for, then I grab it.
Carla

What a breath-takingly beautiful ornament!!!

I buy things all year for Christmas, but I always end up with lots of last-minute shopping to do. Every year, I vow I will do a better job next year

I shop throughout the year for Christmas and birthday gifts which takes off a lot of pressure at the end.Thanks for this opportunity to win
Eileen

I have started early the last couple of years. This year I think I am doing the best I’ve ever done. It seems like if I wait till the last minute I just get “buying happy” and get everything and don’t worry about the cost of anything. I (like most) can’t afford to do that this year:) Cute ornament, btw!

I usualy start early-I got a few things last year at the boxing day sales. I don’t buy typical gifts so my family often get “surprises”. This year I will be giving monogramed towels to my two married sons as both their names begin with J and their wife’s names both begin with A. I got 2 sets of towels last Dec. -one a J set and one an A set and split them. This way I only need to buy stocking things in December and for my 8 year old. I also make many goodies to give away so baking must wait until December.

I try to get my shopping done early but I rarely finish prior to the week of Christmas. This year though…except for the hand-made gifts that I’m still working on for teachers, Sunday School teachers, bus drivers, etc. I’m finished with all the items that I needed to purchase. I’ve even got them wrapped early too!

I usually start throughout the year, a little here and there when I find something on sale that i know I will want to give someone for Christmas, but I am also a huge last minute shopper! The problem is finding where I hide everything, I usually end up staying up very late on Christmas Eve hunting for more presents that i have hidden!

What a beautiful project Sophia. I love it.
I wait till the last minute because I like the hustle and bustle. Its fun. THough I dont get alot of choices but one thing for sure, I dont spend as much money if I wait till last minute. LOL

Too cute about your daughter–my son is 4 and does the same thing with my craft things. I just love what he makes.

Christmas shopping: I do it early and last minute. I seem to always forget I wanted to get some thing, or I’m out and about and find some thing I want to give to someone, OR I, at times, forget someone and realize at the last minute and run out. It never fails every year!

What a beautiful ornament! Thank you for the tutorial.
I “start” my shopping in October, but always seem to wait until the last minute to finish! As usual, I still have projects to complete!!!

Another adorable project, thanks Andrea and Sophie!
I start buying for next Christmas right after Christmas ends. I have a lot of extended family and it adds up if I were to buy everything in one shot or not be money savvy and hit the big sales and clearance sections. It just takes planning.
Thanks for the chance to win!
Elizabeth

Another beautiful project! You two gals do such lovely work and share so generously. We are very lucky!

Re: Christmas shopping. I usually get a couple things early and thus think I am on top of things. Then it all goes to hell in a handbasket (lol) and I end up crazy, trying to complete everything in time. I do make a lot of stamped gifts now, and I spend some very long nights getting everything ready. But everyone seems to love the things I do, so I forget about how much work it was and how much sleep I lost!

I try to start early but I find I just keep on shopping because I love shopping during the Christmas season. So I have started shopping a little less early so I don’t overspend quite as much

I always try to start my shopping early but it never usually happens. This year I think I did start early. I do most of mine online since I don’t really like to deal with the crowds and parking and snow and cold.

Catherine

i try to shop for stocking stuffers all year, but wait for the big gifts.

i like to purchase gifts after Christmas if I find a good bargain, the problem is remembering where i put it so I make a list what I bought, and who it is for, then I stash the list in a drawer I get in everyday, so I see it everyday and cannot forget where the items are. I usually try to shop early but am always rushing at the end to find the perfect gift, I always have one person who is so difficult to buy for-as we all do.
I love all your wonderful ideas, beautiful projects and it is great that you share.

I’m too late to enter this drawing but I wanted to be sure to tell Sophia that I love this ornament. You did a beautiful job with it, Sophia!

I haven’t been here in a fwe days but I wanted to comment on this beautiful ornament! Wow!