not all Christmas gifts are pink

[eris]

A few years ago my husband was taking these wooden cigar boxes and wood-burning them to sell ( he is a professional artist ) So, we had like piles of them everywhere. I bet there was a hundred. We ended up getting into this big fight, as we often would because I hate clutter and he lived for it. Anyway,  he felt bad about it and bought me a present. A nice, intricately designed... wooden box.

[Osensitive1]

Not really understanding the title of the thread.

[eris]

Not really understanding the title of the thread.

I thought it was going to be dirty

[Osensitive1]

Maybe it is.

[eris]

indeed

[skyblue1]

Not really understanding the title of the thread.

means not all x-mas gifts suck

sorry the line got stuck in my head

so I wrote it down

[Osensitive1]

I see. Pink candles and soaps are nice.

[Callaway]

I know this is just going to make me sound a real ungrateful bitch
- the truth is,  every Christmas,  since i was a wee girl,  i get the most
hideous hand knitted items,  and you know when you get given something
and the person wasn't sure if you would like it and they say something like
"i left the receipt in the bag so you can change it"  oh music to my ears that is  -  but you don't get that option with a hand knitted item.

If it doesn't fit,  you just have to make it fit,  somehow.  I spend January
knee deep in unwanted woolly cardies - i have to sit there and deface every
single one somehow  "no i can't wear it anymore mom as i accidentally inadvertently burned a big hole in it with the iron"   

And now i have a growing pile of well meant cable knits and tank tops for the urchin.

I remember having to go to school in a hand knitted navy blue jumper
(part of the uniform was a navy jumper) -  except it wasn't quite navy and it just stood out a mile.  You can tell if they been hand knitted.  So i would
never subject the urchin to that kind of humiliation.

Sorry to go on about it,  but one more moan please!  My birthday is
right by Christmas (oh why couldn't it have been in a summer month) so
i usually get a most unwelcome double whammy of woolies in December!

Maybe you need to specifically ask your mother for something you would love to have hand knitted like an afghan for your bed or sofa?

Oh i know,  but the point is i have had to put up with badly knitted,  colour  uncoordinated, things from tea cosy's to bath mats and blankets!
I got engaged once,  and instead of being presented with the normal cutlery set, or kitchen scales,  i had a hand knitted bin cover.  Ffs! 

I have learned my lesson about asking for something specific  -  got her
to knit me a black mohair jumper once,  i was in a bit of a punk phase.
She was supposed to put 'holes' in it here and there,  which, granted she did put the requested holes in it.  However,  she decided it would be nice
to have the holes covered up with pretty white daisies! 

I don't ever ever ever want to see another knitted item again. Ever.
 :lol:

What about a nice warm scarf?

 


I have made several denim dresses for my daughter to wear to school and I just hope that she doesn't feel about them the way you felt about the badly fitting hand knitted woolen cardigans your mother made for you. 

[bodie]

I know this is just going to make me sound a real ungrateful bitch
- the truth is,  every Christmas,  since i was a wee girl,  i get the most
hideous hand knitted items,  and you know when you get given something
and the person wasn't sure if you would like it and they say something like
"i left the receipt in the bag so you can change it"  oh music to my ears that is  -  but you don't get that option with a hand knitted item.

If it doesn't fit,  you just have to make it fit,  somehow.  I spend January
knee deep in unwanted woolly cardies - i have to sit there and deface every
single one somehow  "no i can't wear it anymore mom as i accidentally inadvertently burned a big hole in it with the iron"   

And now i have a growing pile of well meant cable knits and tank tops for the urchin.

I remember having to go to school in a hand knitted navy blue jumper
(part of the uniform was a navy jumper) -  except it wasn't quite navy and it just stood out a mile.  You can tell if they been hand knitted.  So i would
never subject the urchin to that kind of humiliation.

Sorry to go on about it,  but one more moan please!  My birthday is
right by Christmas (oh why couldn't it have been in a summer month) so
i usually get a most unwelcome double whammy of woolies in December!

Maybe you need to specifically ask your mother for something you would love to have hand knitted like an afghan for your bed or sofa?

Oh i know,  but the point is i have had to put up with badly knitted,  colour  uncoordinated, things from tea cosy's to bath mats and blankets!
I got engaged once,  and instead of being presented with the normal cutlery set, or kitchen scales,  i had a hand knitted bin cover.  Ffs! 

I have learned my lesson about asking for something specific  -  got her
to knit me a black mohair jumper once,  i was in a bit of a punk phase.
She was supposed to put 'holes' in it here and there,  which, granted she did put the requested holes in it.  However,  she decided it would be nice
to have the holes covered up with pretty white daisies! 

I don't ever ever ever want to see another knitted item again. Ever.
 :lol:

What about a nice warm scarf?

 


I have made several denim dresses for my daughter to wear to school and I just hope that she doesn't feel about them the way you felt about the badly fitting hand knitted woolen cardigans your mother made for you.

  Callaway i am sure your handywork is top notch.  I wear hand
made clothes.  My friend has just finished an indian type of skirt for me.  It's just the knitted stuff.

[Al Swearegen]

My kids don't actually get me presents regardless of the ocassion and i usually get some alcohol from my friends. A bottle of Jack or a six pack of premixed cans, for Christmas,  and you know, that is all good for me.

[Charlotte Quin]

Me and my family usually just ask each other what they want. My 13 month old niecy excluded, she gets surprises

It's so hard to buy for my dad though.

[Queen Victoria]

Me and my family usually just ask each other what they want. My 13 month old niecy excluded, she gets surprises

It's so hard to buy for my dad though.

After I was married and had the PR, I began writing a Christmas letter to my Mom telling her what I had learned from her that I had used that year.  She didn't need any presents.  I found each of my letters after she died, 11 of them. 

[Frolic_Fun]

I just tell people to give me money. That way I can choose my presents.

["couldbecousin"]

Me and my family usually just ask each other what they want. My 13 month old niecy excluded, she gets surprises

It's so hard to buy for my dad though.

After I was married and had the PR, I began writing a Christmas letter to my Mom telling her what I had learned from her that I had used that year.  She didn't need any presents.  I found each of my letters after she died, 11 of them.

 That is a beautiful story and a wonderful gift idea. 

["couldbecousin"]

I just tell people to give me money. That way I can choose my presents.

 Money is my favorite gift too.  Beats the hell out of ANOTHER SWEATER!