[Kaderin Triste]

And an adorable dragon plushie...everyone needs an adorable dragon plushie...
>.>

[Moonshadow]

...but of course <3 You can never have enough plushies. When I read I hug my bunny <3 (My stuffed animal bunny that is).

[Kaderin Triste]

Surprisingly, I only have 2 plushies. My childhood teddy bear and the first dragon I made.

[Espy]

I have a lot pf plushies, but Toss has been basically everywhere with me. Had to make sure I remembered to pack him coming back from uni just a couple days back.

[Kaderin Triste]

Aww...yeah, don't forget poor Toss!

[Espy]

He's a 13-year-old tiger and is now kind of deformed from being squished into very packed luggage a few too many times.

I accidentally left him at a hotel once, and the hotel staff was really nice and actually /mailed him back to me/. Best Xmas gift ever.

[Kaderin Triste]

Awww...tiger! Cute!
I'm too afraid of losing my oldest stuffed animal to take him anywhere, not that I travel ever.
That was super awesome of the staff to get Toss back to you!

[Death by Mirrors]

Oh yep, the sweet taste of procrastination. I'm doing homemade gifts for everyone this year too, and right now the hooded towel I sew for my cousin's kiddo takes much longer than I thought it would. Spent half an hour alone on convincing my machine to actually sew zigzag stitch instead of a straight line when it's set to zigzag.
Remind me to never get kids of my own.

@Moonshadow: My family has a "no gifts" rule for Christmas since at least 10 years. No one ever adheres to it. I suppose people just like giving gifts and making each other happy.

@Espy: That was nice indeed. Yay for great hotel staff!

@Kaderin: Get to work NOW! (just kidding... but I can totally relate ^^)

[Kaderin Triste]

Death: I finally did. Depending on how late I stay up, I should have 3 of my 5, essential gifts finished.

[Death by Mirrors]

Congratulations, well done!

I'm working at #8 of 12 right now, and probably need an alternate gift idea for my aunt, as one of the tools I definitely needed for her original gift isn't working right now... *crosses fingers for local tech shop to repair the laser as soon as possible*

[Kaderin Triste]

Oh man...hope it gets fixed in time...but an alt. gift idea is a good plan for sure. I actually already downgraded a couple of gifts because of time constraints.

We can do it!

[Death by Mirrors]

Yeah, I hope so too. This is literally the worst timing for the laser to break. I was counting heavily on it for my crafts, and I bet others were too. Hmmm... if I get rid of the bedroom, I could purchase my own. Who needs sleep anyway?

[Lee]

So the laser is in your sewing machine?

[Kaderin Triste]

Death: So...what are you making for people with the laser, if I may ask?

[Death by Mirrors]

@Lee: No... but that would be super awesome! I'm definitely going to put "sewing machine with a laser" on my wish list. Everything is better with lasers *nod*

@Kaderin: I made a wooden note pad cover with living hinges already (=plywood cut in such a way it becomes flexible), and I wanted to engrave a cookie stamp in acrylic. You know, the sort which is pressed into shortbread before baking and then leaves an imprint. And for my grandma I plan to do filled chocolates, which doesn't need the laser per se, but I also wanted to cut an intricate box for packaging. Then there's my cousin for whom I considered making either a small candle lantern or a similar note pad to the one my uncle got. Switched that for a bottle of homemade spice oil, because there's no way I can jury-rig living hinges with a fret saw.

You know what? Forget the sci-fi sewing machine. I need a clone device. Two or three of me with their combined efforts should be able to finish in time ^^

[Kaderin Triste]

Wow...those sound amazing!
*grabby hands*
I hope you can get everything finished in time!