Homemade Christmas Gifts

 I can't wait until the day I have money and can just go out and buy gifts for people!  I'm sure my family can't wait until that day as well!  Until then we make due by making most of our gifts for family.  And hey, I can't lie, even though it is more stressful and time-consuming, I enjoy doing it.  A special thanks to a few sisters from my ward that gave me some free fabric to make a few of these projects possible!
Here are some of my homemade Christmas gifts, which are, as always, my design made without patterns:

Actually I made these two years ago when I was on "bed-rest" during Eva's pregnancy.  I just set up the sewing machine in my bed and sewed stockings for all of Aaron's family as well as our own.

Oven-mitt and coasters

Oven-mitt close-up

Coasters made with Mod Podge.  The pictures can be taken out and exchanged from the back.

Skirt and sweater for my little sister to wear on her mission.  She just got a call to Fresno, CA!  I made the skirt from scratch and added the flowers to the sweater I purchased.

Scripture-marking pencils for little sister to take on mission.

Scripture-marking pencil case opened.

OH! Can't take credit for this idea.  Check out my friend Shannon's craft blog.  She sites the web page she found the idea from.  I made FACE plates for all my family.  They are dishwasher safe!

Aaron's face plate close-up.

I also made place mats for my mother to match her Americana themed kitchen.  The utensils have there own pocket!  I found this idea in a book once upon a time but made my own version of it since I didn't have the pattern.

Place mat close-up. 

We didn't do Christmas cards this year but we still send our love to everyone.  Hope you all had a Merry Christmas!  We love and miss all of you.