I was sent a link to the very wonderful subversivecrossstitch.com a few weeks ago, many apologies for just now posting it. I’m tempted to order a kit for my grandmother, but then again, seeing that the last cross-stitch kit she gave me was a bookmark with a cow on it, it might not be such a grand idea.

Suddenly, that time of year is upon us where you realize that you have less than two months before the holidays and the gift giving shall soon commence.

In a very small bloggy way, I want you to take just a minute and think about making your own holiday cards and presents. There is a transformation that occurs when you make something and deliver it to someone you care about, something much more sincere and cheerful than a store bought gift.

The act of making something with your own hands, crafting it specifically for a particular person is a teeny tiny bit of activism, because it’s fighting against the mass consumerism that consumes us all.

Make your own books (see: Exlibris Anonymous), get all Martha Stewart, go to your local thrift shop and find things to redecorate, use some of Kathy Cano Murillo’s fantastic ideas.

See what happens when you start using your hands to say what’s in your heart.