The title alludes to the fact that l am making most of my Christmas gifts this year...not all but most of them. And Seth and l are mostly re-gifting each other gifts this year...see we've literally spent thousands and thousands of $/€'s on each other the past few years and so this year with me unemployed and us trying to be smart about our spending we decided to do Christmas creatively.

I've written little notes alongside gifts that he uses and likes (but still hasn't noticed gone missing!) and wrapped them up in boxes  and bows and put them under the tree. Some of them we're really going to laugh about :) And l've made him some fun things.

Mostly l'm so excited to spend this time of year with Seth. The cold has that tendency to keep people indoors, it makes you sit at the table longer, or by the fire or makes you want to jump back in bed after dinner :)

However today l decided l definitely needed to go outside and expose myself to the cold! Wow, it was crazy cold...(Oh CSI has started...l'll have to update later), l went to the beach and walked down over the hill without falling on the ice once. That is my biggest fear you see, l hate walking on ice, but l'm determined to overcome that and get out in the snow and some day onto the ice. lt was so beautiful looking out over the frozen lake. l did wonder whether if l would loose my eyes in the cold. They were the only exposed part of my body and at -25 C l could feel the cold searing through them! But l wasn't out longer than 10minutes. I only wished someone was standing beside me to agree with "WOW". Maybe someday l'll pick Seth up from work and surprise him and take him! (He won't be reading this for a while so he won't find out:)

So these are some of the Christmas gifts l've made:

These are teeny-little cookie jars I bought for $1 and filled up with different hot chocolate ingredients. They're going to be as good as my sisters hot-chocolate!

These were an idea a started after Seth and l were a month married. I had a pretty little perfume box and thought "What can l do with this?" We have always had ideas for fun dates but always forget them when the time comes. So l started writing them down on slips of paper and putting them in the little perfume box. My friends birthday came round and l decided l'd do the same for her. So for Christmas a bunch more Minnesotans are going to get them. See thats the criteria for receiving one, you must live in the Twin cities area, because a lot of them involve Twin cities areas.

These were inspiration from a pair of rubber gloves l got from my sister before l got married and another pair l got from a talented friend back in Ireland who made me a very glam pair for my bachelorette party! They go very well with jewelry and perfume, but not much else ;)

Any one else have entertaining Christmas gift ideas?! Ohhh noo... I am turning into Martha Stewart!!!!!!!!!! I cook and clean and make things...and thats about it!! But at least l do it my own way...!