Pony Talk => Off Topic => Topic started by: Artemesia's Garden on October 03, 2023, 11:35:23 PM
Title: What are you buying or making for your family for Christmas?
Post by: Artemesia's Garden on October 03, 2023, 11:35:23 PM
EDIT: Countdown has begun!
Husband - Coffee subscription Daughter - Fidget board, Issy plush Mum - Charles Dowding planting calendar and diary Dad - Rhubarb forcer. I already own this, but it's in danger of being shot, so it can go to my Dad. He's obsessed with rhubarb Brother in law - Marvel jigsaw. Thank you Mum! Brother in law's Mum - amaryllis bulb Sister - HELP!! Niece - Bobbi Brown makeup
I haven't bought anything for my sister! Might have to think quickly...
Title: Re: What are you buying or making for your family for Christmas?
Post by: Oniontart on October 04, 2023, 12:57:36 AM
I think I will go with a mixture of store bought and self made and material and non material gifts. For my boyfriend I will be getting some books, he has lost all of his books some years ago with a moldy home and he hasn't got any new ones since that ( I know the reason but will not open that here) and then I would love to crochet little Cthulhu for him but I havent crocheted in over a decade so will see, if not that then maybe paint him something etc. My boyfriends daughter (7yo) will get so much toys from her relatives that I really don't see a point of giving that sort of stuff. I'm not yet sure what to get for her, its my first time gifting to 7 yo kid :wonder:
My sister basically has everything already so maybe some giftcard her house renovation in my mind or some tickets to consert etc. My godson will get something baby approriate because he is turning 2 in February, perhaps Duplos or some nice nature related book. :lovey:
Title: Re: What are you buying or making for your family for Christmas?
Post by: BlackCurtains on October 04, 2023, 05:51:49 AM
I just bought a DIY interchangeable basket that has inserts for all the seasons and holidays, with extras you can buy separately. The pieces are laser cut and you pop them out yourself and paint them. It's for my mom. She's in a long term care facility. I can change the basket when I visit. I figure it'll be something nice for her to look at and fun when I change it :)
I also bought her a long open front sweater she can easily get on. It's supposed to be super cold this winter, so I'll give it to her early.
I'll make her a card too. And there will probably be other little things I get her.
She's the only person I need to get gifts for.
Title: Re: What are you buying or making for your family for Christmas?
Post by: brightberry on October 04, 2023, 11:25:30 AM
Oh, this will be hard as I haven't given any thought to it yet.
Brother would probably like Nike shoes Sister... theater tickets Niece... candle & books Brother-in-law gift certificate for his garden
Husband... he's hard to buy for! The moment he decides he wants something, he researches it forever then buys it. But generally, he doesn't want anything. And when I do get him something, he wants to make sure I did my research. :lol:
Title: Re: What are you buying or making for your family for Christmas?
Post by: Beldarna on October 04, 2023, 11:30:59 AM
I don't know. The only one I'm finnished with is mom. I've made a diamond painting to her of her cat. Us siblings don't exchange gifts anymore. We usually go together and buy stuff for grandpa and we don't decide on it until last minute. I only really buy for my sisters kids and I've yet to get a wishlist. It will probbly turn up late november/early december. Hubby want subsciption of Lightroom and Photoshop as well as Fruitloop so I guess he will get some of that.
Title: Re: What are you buying or making for your family for Christmas?
Post by: achab1984 on October 04, 2023, 02:38:26 PM
Well, l I have started on it. I put $10 to $15 away each month per paycheck for Christmas.
My parents: Dad, loves bigfoot, so I will be getting him a bigfoot T-shirt along with a metal sign for their yard. Mom, loves craft stuff, so I got her a big box of ribbons and some drawing art supplies. She did show me that at stuff, so I know she wanted that! LOL. She also uses up a lot of ribbon, so it's not wasted at all. I also got them a $25 card for Cracker Barral and will be getting another one to Fry N Pan. And plan on making them homemade Banana bread.
Husband: Not sure yet, we don't usually get each other anything.
My daughter: Not sure what to get her either! She makes more money than me and has it all so maybe some food stuff. Not sure?
Grandkids: Girl, got her a princess doll set already. Boy, he is hard to shop for at his age. Not sure on him yet.
2 daughters in laws: Most likely homemade food stuff.
2 son in laws: food also!
So, I would say close to being done. Most of it will be cooking junk food for them closer to Christmas. I don't go crazy overboard with things. It's not about the presents and time with family.
Title: Re: What are you buying or making for your family for Christmas?
Post by: Ponybookworm on October 04, 2023, 07:55:23 PM
After last year I don't think I'll get my folks anything. It's too much frustration dealing with my father, so blanked. However, I'm in hardcore crochet mode for Blythswood. They want all the stuff by the end of this month (they do a shoebox appeal for places who are suffering; there's a lot going to Ukraininan refugees for example), so I need to gear up making scarves & hopefully hats to match them. Got 3 scarves done so far as I alternate between them & other projects, but other projects are now on hold!!!
Title: Re: What are you buying or making for your family for Christmas?
Post by: Leave a Whisper on October 04, 2023, 08:10:09 PM
Eh. I've got daughter a Fleetwood Mac cd, a new salsa dicer, and I'll pick her up some jackets and a nice electric heating pad.
Title: Re: What are you buying or making for your family for Christmas?
Post by: Harmonie on October 09, 2023, 06:48:44 PM
I haven't thought of it. I hope I will be able to get my family members stuff, but I'm planning to move soon and I've not been great at saving up for it, so I think I have to stop spending for anything fun for myself or anyone else for a while.
:sad: I'm sad because I previously went through several years where I didn't have spending money and I'm sad that I'm heading back that way, but moving is just something that needs to happen.
If there is spending money, I already know of a charm or two I could get my mom that she would love.
Title: Re: What are you buying or making for your family for Christmas?
Post by: Heart Of Midnight on October 10, 2023, 11:27:21 AM
I haven't even thought about Christmas presents at all. :blink: Looks like there's going to be a rush with this thing again. And again, I don't have much money to buy presents. :(
But now I have to think about what little things I could come up with for my loved ones. Maybe I could find something almost new and nice at the flea market. :think:
Title: Re: What are you buying or making for your family for Christmas?
Post by: TheClassCalico on October 10, 2023, 03:36:51 PM
My adult family is very difficult to buy for, so honestly, I'm not really 100% sure what to get them. I am thinking that I could maybe make some art for my mother and sister and get some toys for my nephews—perhaps a Jellycat plush for my youngest nephew and something Spiderman-related for my older nephew.
My mother does like Pandora charms, so maybe I'll get one of those.
These are just ideas at this time, though. I may ask if there is anything in particular that they need and hope that they ask for something this time around, aha!
Title: Re: What are you buying or making for your family for Christmas?
Post by: Heart Of Midnight on October 15, 2023, 06:13:14 PM
The first Christmas presents have been bought for my brother and his spouse. :) Bottles whose contents are made from birch sap, cranberry and nettle (non-alcoholic). They were on sale and cost only 2 euros in total, when normally their price is up to 3 euros/bottle! In addition to these, I also thought about candles, chocolate and something else small. Something that is not useless stuff.. :wonder:
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Title: Re: What are you buying or making for your family for Christmas?
Post by: Artemesia's Garden on October 25, 2023, 07:45:42 PM
Sorry for the early post by the way! And also, I know it can bring up mixed feelings. I went/stayed away for Christmas a few times in the past. I just checked back in this thread and realised that I haven't made anything yet! I've been gardening instead. Hopefully it will all come together next month, rather than leaving it until December.
Title: Re: What are you buying or making for your family for Christmas?
Post by: Minty_Magic on October 25, 2023, 10:37:01 PM
I know I will be getting my parents PubPasses! It’s like little booklet with a bunch of local breweries that you can go around and try. They give you a pint of beer for a penny at each location. We’ve been doing it for the past two years and it’s not even a surprise at this point lol, we have already talked about how we wonder what breweries will be on the next one! :lol:
I’m also considering getting both my parents tickets to devour which is a great local food festival here. The tickets are really pricey….but I don’t really know what else to get them so I’m thinking an experience like that may be better than a bunch of trinkets they don’t really need? We went once before and it was a great experience so I know it’s worth the price. I also got my dad a subscription to a beer delivery service last year when I failed to get him Devour tickets for last Christmas. He’s really been enjoying that so I’m tempted to renew it, but that’s kind of on the pricey side too. I guess we’ll see!
My sister is always fairly easy, she loves bath and spa stuff so I can al2ays get her a variety of bath bombs and face masks and she usually happy with that! She recently became a teacher too, I’ve thought of getting her stuff for her classroom, but she’s frankly got it pretty well stocked right now so I’m not sure if she needs anything else right now!
Title: Re: What are you buying or making for your family for Christmas?
Post by: BlackCurtains on October 26, 2023, 04:32:24 AM
This is the DIY interchangeable holiday basket I got for my mom :)
I thought the pieces were still in sheets of wood so it was a nice surprise that they are popped out already. There's a main basket and then 24 different things to put inside it, holidays and seasonal stuff. I think I might use inks to color it.
Title: Re: What are you buying or making for your family for Christmas?
Post by: Artemesia's Garden on November 24, 2023, 10:22:06 PM
@Minty_Magic we also love foodie options in our house! The coffee subscription started arriving early and I must say it's a real monthly event when an exciting new roast turns up. And then you don't have trinkets lying around as you say, that you don't really need.
That's such a great idea especially for someone in a care home. I guess you can add small favourite items or keepsakes? Would love to see a finished version of it.
I ordered some prints and framed photos from our family things this year, including a framed photo I took at my neice's 9th Birthday. I think my sister's family will love it as they don't get a lot of time to do things like that.
Title: Re: What are you buying or making for your family for Christmas?
Post by: Beldarna on November 25, 2023, 06:21:10 AM
With everything going on, I made the drastic decision to swish my sister money to let her buy the presents from me for her kids. I love shopping for them and I love wrapping presents but with everything going on I just feel this is unecessary stress. I'm scheduled to work christmas anyway. So that leaves present for hubby. Mom's already finnished and I guess we're gonna fix something together for grandpa and that's not my responsibility. Easy and boring. I love the wrapping paper I use for the kids and is sad it wont be used this year. But it is what it is.
Title: Re: What are you buying or making for your family for Christmas?
Post by: Harmonie on November 25, 2023, 07:10:38 AM
Despite not really having money to throw around with me needing to move ASAP, I was able to find a charm my mom has been wanting for a long time for half-off, so I went ahead and ordered it.
Now I will have to find something for my dad, since I did for my mom.
Title: Re: What are you buying or making for your family for Christmas?
Post by: SunPony on November 29, 2023, 05:33:10 PM
As usual I have plenty of ideas for my mom and not many for my dad. For mom I will make a pair of gloves and a hat, and maybe buy a book she is interested in. My sister usually will give me a very specific gift idea but I haven't heard from her yet what she would like... The past few years I've been getting things for my friends' kids like little craft kids, educational books, things like that. It is fun to shop for them but soon they will be the ages where they really care about exactly what they get, ha ha.
Title: Re: What are you buying or making for your family for Christmas?
Post by: BlackCurtains on November 30, 2023, 08:28:07 AM
I don't think I'll be able to finish the DIY set for my mom before Christmas. It might have to be a surprise gift next year. To make up for it, I'm going to try one of the small cross stitch kits I bought for her. They are little beginner sets, because it's been so long since I've done it, I forgot most of it.
I also bought her a tabletop Christmas tree that lights up and comes with mini ornaments :) I also tracked down her favorite xmas decoration ever on eBay. It's a fiber optic poinsettia plant in a gold pot with a big gold bow around the front. It's listed as "vintage" and it's not expensive at all, so I'm going to buy it.
There are some other smaller things, a couple of movies and a laptop lap cushion with a built in mousepad.
For my cat I'll get her treats and some new toys, maybe a little hat to wear for pics :lol:
Title: Re: What are you buying or making for your family for Christmas?
Post by: Heart Of Midnight on December 01, 2023, 08:03:36 PM
I bought my mother a large wall calendar with cat photos. I have bought her one every Christmas. ^.^
My dad called on Thursday and we decided together not to buy each other presents this year. :shake: This way we save money and don't accidentally buy anything unnecessary. Despite this decision, he still gives me the Christmas money. That's a tradition every Christmas. He also gives money to my brother. :heart:
Title: Re: What are you buying or making for your family for Christmas?
Post by: shockponie on December 20, 2023, 01:40:06 PM
I bought one of those little Mondo Llama craft kits from Target. I started making these ornaments last night that I'm going to include with gifts. They're quick and easy since they're intended for kids. I still have to make the Xmas tree and the cake. visitors can't see pics , please register or login
Title: Re: What are you buying or making for your family for Christmas?
Post by: BlackCurtains on December 20, 2023, 06:09:45 PM
Those are really cute, shockponie!
I bought the fiber optic poinsettia but it's broken. It's supposed to change colors but the motor burnt out. I found all the parts I need to fix on Amazon. Unfortunately, one thing is going to arrive late, so I'll have to give it to my mom later.
Title: Re: What are you buying or making for your family for Christmas?
Post by: Beldarna on December 21, 2023, 01:22:32 AM
John only wish for a one year subscitption on youtube. In Sweden we can only pay by month so he's getting the sum equivalent for one year. But getting only a money transfer seems so boring so I also bought him a pair of long johns, a gift set with his perfume that comes with a deodorant and a big pack of his favorite chocolate waffers.
We're not gonna see each other at all on Christmas eve so I am planning on leaving the packages here and there so he'll find them throughout the day. Like the perfume set in the bathroom, the waffers on his gamingchair and the longjohns on the bed ^.^.
We're gonna play a christmas game at grandpas and we're supposed to buy two items below 30 sek (like 3 dollars) that we compete about with dices. I hate being wasteful and buying stuff just to buy so I managed to find a keychain with a folding rule and some WC clean disks at a discount store. At least those can come in handy. They were fun to wrap :).