Homemade Happy: Birthday Goodies

I love to give handmade gifts whenever possible. For our own children Birthdays and Christmas’ always include mostly Mama and Dadda made gifts and I always feel proud when I hear A tell someone that ‘Mama made it’.

I do sometimes worry when giving handmade gifts to others, especially children who may be used to mostly shop bought presents. Also most of our family and friends give bought gifts. I worry if the child will like it and what the parents will think. Silly really because most of the time the gift is well received and I like knowing that I have given something from my heart and hands.

Here is what I made last month for a little friends 3^rd birthday. This set consisted of two little fairy peg dolls and a fairy tepee resting on a leaf.

This was paired with some new slippers at the suggestion of the little ones mother. The pattern for the tepee was purchased from Etsy. It was a fun gift to put together – in fact I made an extra fairy for myself. I do plan to make a set like this for H. I figure that if I work on it as I can find the time then I can put it aside, perhaps for her 3^rd birthday next year. With a new baby on the way I like to plan little things like this along the way so that I don’t have to stress, rush or resort to purchasing something from the shops at the last minute.