Harriet, It's nice the cost of your flower-pressing craft's hardly costing anything.
Nancy, It's nice the puppets are coming along, too.
My pen pal, Melinda, got a purple & purple variegated reversible crocheted hat from me, earlier this month, because she turns 62 on March 29. I wanted to get it to her earlier in the month, as in SC it was snowing and icy. Now, it's just bad winds and cold. Her DD, Leighann, tried on her DM's hat, loves it, but it's way too loose for her. Leighann's in her 30's, I believe, with a DH and kids of their own. Since Melinda's hat was purple/purple variegated and that pattern's lost in my "stuff" somewhere AND won't fit Leighann anyway, I got out my "Ugly, but Warm Hat" pattern. It'll be done in two close shades of lavender, because it's a 2-strand hat, with an "M" hook. She'll match her DMom, yet this hat will fit better on her. I'm wrapping it in butterfly paper, to tuck into a mailer, and there is a butterfly stick-on gift tag, to stick on the gift, too. DH will mail the mailer out tomorrow. Melinda & Leighann will, both, be totally surprised!
Then, I need to finish 2 hanging dishtowels, due by May 6, for BFF.....
However, I keep "thinking" about dgd's butterfly motifs Christmas afghan. I'm so busy right now, I don't know when to begin it, but since it's done in squares, with a single butterfly on some squares, I can do a square here and there anytime. It's just getting to the starting point of actually doing it. I can set aside time, while the news is on, in the morning or evening, using the news as a motivational "tool" to get the job done, too. I have 9 months to go, come the 25th, want to do 3 big pillows for them, and puppets on a scarf for 2 dgs's. Dgd gets a butterfly afghan, butterfly pillow, and butterfly doll.
How early do you all begin your Christmas gifts? I usually, used to, start in July, but with writing and busy summers, I can't wait until then. I need to pick an earlier date. "Be Prepared!"