Small Gestures

It's the holidays... :) I'm definitely someone who likes to fantasize about all the fantastic things I will do for the holiday season - the decorating, gift-giving, baking, entertainments, all the beautiful, personal gifts and decorations I'll make... and the list goes on! But the reality is that most years I barely make it through with getting the gifts on time! I really do think it's a matter of planning months in advance - and I think the end result would be rewarding, but, I worry I'd be so sick of seeing and thinking about Christmas things for so long that it would lose it's magic by the time Christmas really did arrive.

I "whipped" up these cute little gift tags (and coordinating table place cards not pictured) one evening after visiting a craft supply store and being inspired by a couple of punches. I didn't plan out what I'd do in advance, but I was tickled with the end result.

I gave the set to a friend as a hostess gift one afternoon when she had me over for a lovely little lunch of handmade pasta featuring butternut squash that her daughter had prepared. (yum!) It felt good to have something on hand to give her - something also handmade, to boot! It was a small gesture, but seeing her smile and appreciation was warming and made me realize I'd like to do more of those small types of gestures more often.

Happy Holidays!