I love Christmas. The decorations at the mall, picking out a Christmas tree, buying and wrapping perfect presents, baking cookies and bread and candy… I love all of it! Now that it’s December, I’m starting to think seriously about Christmas.

When we were little, my parents encouraged creativity by having a gift-making policy: we had to make a present for each member of the immediate family, in addition to the store-bought normal ones, and send a group-made gift to our cousins.  I always loved this the most, thinking up elaborate projects and begging my mom to let me use glue guns by myself so I could make her gift.  I’m not sure when this tradition died in my family, probably when my siblings and I started getting too busy with school and activities, but I’ve kept it as my own little tradition for myself.  Last year, I had decided not to do it, but three days before Christmas I was itching to craft, so I went for it anyway.  There’s nothing better than staying up all night of Christmas Eve, painting, knitting, gluing, and decopaging in my room!

Even though I have quite a while, I’m getting antsy about starting my Christmas projects.  As soon as I get home to my huge tubs of craft supplies, I know I won’t be able to control myself- nor, truly, would I want to!