Homemade Gifts for new Years Eve
New Year's Eve at home with family is all about warmth, tradition, and a brand new start to a brand new year. This makes it the perfect time to give a special homemade gift to your loved one.
Something warm and fuzzy
When the snow outside is falling, it's the perfect night to put on a favourite New Year's movie and curl up together on the sofa. Afghans and snuggies make perfect knitted gifts for this time of year. Remember to use a soft, warm acrylic or wool that's going to be soft and fuzzy and not at all scratchy.
Advanced knitters can work in all kinds of colours and designs to make your afghan a very personalized gift. If it's your very first knitting project, just stick to a really basic knitting pattern and keep on going until it's wide enough and long enough, but don't get carried away!
Something filled with warm, fuzzy memories
If the two of you or the whole family did something really special last year, you'll probably have a lot of pictures, pamphlets, and other paper and photo souvenirs from your trip. With a basic photo editing program and a little imagination, you can turn all these materials into a specialmemory book. It's the perfect homemade gift, with fond memories and promises for the future.
Something to build warm, fuzzy memories
If you've got a good creative streak, you can really take your memory book to the next level by sketching a picture or writing a poem. But if you want it to have lasting meaning, you've really got to put some effort into it. Don't just photoshop a card and throw a "Roses are red" poem into it!
After you've been married for a few years, a really special New Year's Eve gift for her is to make her a very special dinner with your own two hands, and serve it with all the trappings of a romantic restaurant. Of course, you're going to clean up afterwards!
At the very end of the dinner, give her a love letter, like the ones you used to write to her when you were dating her. Handwrite it on a nice piece of paper, roll it up, and tie it with a bit of red ribbon.
Something warming
As the evening drifts on, it's nice to bring out the homemade cookies and special hot drinks, with whipped cream or marshmallows and lots of sprinkles.
You can personalize the cookies in many different ways. For a little twist, you can always take a page from the classic Chinese fortune cookie and finish the pastry with little personalized notes inside. It doesn't have to be long, and it really can't be! It's a good idea to find a good quotation about your hopes and dreams for the other person for the coming year.
