Months have gone by, as you may have noticed, and while I almost gave this up for lack of time, I am going to try again!

The air is getting cooler these days here in the NorthEast. Much cooler. Night is coming earlier. Much earlier. There is often frost in the mornings, and at night you can smell woodsmoke rising from chimneys. All of these things combine to trigger a beautiful feeling for me - that of CHRISTMAS coming near.

Accordingly, I have begun to create some items for my shop, Yummilicious, specifically for this amazingly fun, and beautiful season of gift giving. So far I have two sweet little plushies, dressed in festive attire, and adorned with the delightfully seasonal names Holly and Merry.

As I began to think about Christmas, naturally I started thinking about gifts, and it seemed only natural that since I have a shop in a Homemade website, I ought to focus more on giving homemade gifts this year...then the next logical conclusion was since I MAKE things for my own shop, I ought to be making my family homemade gifts this year! So, I bought a pattern on Etsy from Bit of Whimsy Prims for a very sweet little dolly, and I am in the process of making one for Princess and one for Baby Sister for Christmas.

They are so cute that I made one for a friend's baby already, and am in the process of making a couple cuties to sell: cozy in their red fleece Christmas footie pjs! Check my site soon and often to see these sweet dolls who will make perfect Christmas gifts for some little girls.

Another reason for my early start: Baby Brother is due only a few weeks before Christmas, so I want to get the majority of my shopping (or creating!) out of the way before he arrives! I am also trying to make a little quilt for him from all used materials. I have never made a quilt before, and have no pattern, but I like that. I have recently discovered about myself that I hate patterns, directions, and recipes. I would rather just wing it.

What does this time of year make you want to do?