Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Not so secret Santa

I signed up to participate with Reddit's Secret Santa on a whim and it's totally gotten me into the holiday spirit. I wanted to make something for my recipient, so I made a little notebook using some recycled materials and an extra screen print. I made the cover out of some food container cardboard we had in the recycle bin. I sewed the print onto one side and bound some paper (using the sewing machine) on the other piece. I then just sewed them together. It's not a huge notebook, only about 3 x 5, but I really enjoyed making it and hope the person receiving it will like it too. Perhaps I'll make some more in the future.

I just found out that my gift is coming from Hong Kong which has me almost giddy as to what it could be. I also received a message from my Secret Santa that said: [WARNING]: Do not consume any items you are not familiar with. Does this mean I'm getting pickled sea cucumber, a 1000 year old egg or bird's nest soup? I can't wait to find out!!!! I haven't been this excited about Christmas in a very long time!!!