Now that the busy tornado of the holiday season has passed I thought I would take some time to share some of the projects that I made in December.

I usually try to make a handmade ornament and/or gift for my son and this year I managed to make both (just barely).

For some reason my son and his friend are obsessed with Cheese-It crackers. I’m not sure if this is a part of some wider cultural moment happening with the youths or just an inside joke but alas the Glitter Cheese - It is born. Very easy and pretty fun to make. I also got to dip into my giant glitter bead and sequin bin (something I would like to do more of in 2026).

For the gift I made a large knitted slug. I also made a few small slugs that were small enough to send overseas to family there. This was a fun project and got me reconnecting with knitting. I used this free pattern from ravlery and sized it up 4x I think to do the big slug. They are fun because they are fast to make and they kind of hold their shape a bit when you bend them.

My final project of December was to finally make a tree skirt for our Christmas tree. I had been using this sad little piece of red felt for years. Every year of pulling out the sad red felt would remind me that I wanted to make a tree skirt but everything else always seemed more important and then the holidays would be over and I would forget. This year though we were hosting Christmas at our house and I found this long lost table cloth that I love (and no longer have a round table for) and it was as if the stars aligned. I had a backing sheet and batting kicking around in my studio and it was go time. The pom poms were inpired by our recent travels in Mexico. I was originally thinking fun rainbow colors but the red looked really nice so I went with that. Now that its finished I am so pleased that we’ll have it year after year.

I am very much looking forward to new projects in 2026. Like all years I vow to be more organized, more productive and generally just really get it together. So we will see what happens but this might really be the year!

Happy 2026 of crafting everyone!