Really Last Minute Gifts!

Happy Holidays everyone!  Going to a Christmas party tonight or have a New Year's gathering coming up? Just wanted to share two really easy last minute gift ideas I made for Country Living -- both would make great hostess gifts. The crafts were in the December issue, and the instructions for how to make them are on Country Living's website.  Check 'em out: 

Transform ordinary glass votives into something special by covering them with humble upholstery webbing.  I got the votives for about a dollar a piece at Pier One.  The webbing was only 80-cents a yard!  For more details on how to cover them, check out the online instructions.

(Both photos via Country Living/Seth Smoot)

These sweet little photo pillows make a great personalized gift.  I just scanned the photos onto printable fabric sheets, then turned them into pillows.  Visit Country Living's website for complete instructions.

P.S.  I love the vintagey photo of the two girls.  The picture is of my next door neighbor and dear friend, Beth, and her sister Cheryl.