cheap and easy Christmas crafts?

[olmue]

I got roped into helping put in a Christmas in August event, and I'm supposed to help come up with cheap and easy Christmas gifts/crafts. I don't have to teach a class, just come up with some examples and directions to put on a display table. I draw, yes--but that is NOT the same thing as crafts! I uh, need to have it all ready by Thursday. Look, it's been Dentist City around here, plus I'm critiquing (that's not the right word, because I am not knowledgeable enough--more like reading and commenting) on DH's scholarly book about Print and Prognostica, and it has big words. (It's interesting, though, especially comparing publishing Back Then in 1488 to Now.) One idea I had, though, was sock dolls. We call them Grandmadolls in our house because my grandma made them for us. I think I could make one of them by Thursday. It's not particularly Christmas, but it's something you could make for someone, I guess.

Um. Anyone have any fantastically fast, easy, and cheap ideas?

Comments

[olmue.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I like the lavender idea! I have a plain rice beanbag I made in college, but recently a friend gave us some bundles of cut lavender from her garden, and mm, they really smell good!

[angie-frazier.livejournal.com]

And when you heat it up it smells so wonderful! Lavender is my favorite scent. Very soothing.

RE: Anubis. I can't get him out of my mind. He's one of those characters who stay with you after reading about them. Good luck with revising and sending him out into the agent/publisher world!

[olmue.livejournal.com]

Thanks again for the crit, Angie. I have had a couple full requests already, and it's been good to be able to implement your suggestions. I HOPE someone in publishing likes him! He's been talking to me all summer, and I want him to have a chance to live on his own.

[angie-frazier.livejournal.com]

Yay Rose!! I'm so happy about the full requests. I'm not surprised in the least. Keep me posted!