I love your key fob idea! I just bought some key fobs online and am going to give it a try for some teachers at my kid's school! Thank you for the idea =)
Thank you so much Juliet! I'm glad you enjoyed it! I have very happy memories of visiting Johnson City, Tennessee for a flute convention as a young teenager, back in 1994!
Wow, such great suggestions! I’m definitely going to put the key fob and tote bag on my list for teacher thank you presents 🤩 And I think I’m going to make a door lump as a present for myself! 😁
Thanks Lauren! I hope you enjoy making those! I should add the door lump to things to sew for myself too, instead of having to prop my door open with my blanket basket 😅 It's a bit bulky!
Sarah thank you for all your lovely ideas and all the time you must have spent in making this video for us. I am so glad that I came across your channel through this November challenge. I have subscribed and can't wait to see more of your work. I loved that both your dad and mom were willing to be your model s.
@@sandraburson9337 thank you so much Sandra! I am so glad to have you here and happy you enjoyed the ideas! Yes I am lucky to have had grateful recipients and models for many of my gifts! Always makes me feel good to see them being used and appreciated. 🥰
Hi Sarah, another Melburnian here and I also work in a school as an ES. I really liked some of your ideas, thanks for the links so I can give them a try. Hopefully your report writing is going well, not long now 'til our Chrissy break.
Oh hello Judith! Thank you so much for watching! I'm allllmost done with my corrections and reports this year, hooray! Hope yours are going well too. Enjoy the last few weeks of the year! 🤗
I'm so glad you found an idea you like! I am thinking of making some of the sleeping bags again myself for my little nieces this year too! Thank you Sharon!
Wow! So many great gift ideas, especially the tote bags. My nephew is a single dad to 2 little girls. I asked him if he would like me to make tote bags for the teachers and assistants in each of the girl's classrooms. He was thrilled with the idea. Knowing you are a teacher and using one just made the idea so perfect. I never thought of making felt ornaments. That would be something to make for next year, as it looks like it would be slow sewing. I also love hand sewing, especially a portable project. Christmas on the beach, sign me up. Unfortunately due to climate change we don't always get snow where i live in Canada. It's great for traveling, but I do miss the look of the snow.
Oh I'm so glad you found the ideas useful! Yep, you can't go wrong with a tote bag! Again, it's one of those gifts that will be used regularly, and the teacher will always remember who gave it to them! The felt ornaments are a lovely couch project but do take some time, depending on which pattern you go with! I am so tempted to try one of the Ebenezer series ornaments but I have soooo many things I want to make I think that would be pushing it this year!
Thank you Moira! Aren't they cute? I keep looking at the Curly Life website to see if she's released this year's first pattern yet because I'm very intrigued by those too and would love to join in with that this year!
Thank you Lynn! The felt ornaments are soooo cute! I keep looking at the "What a Curly Life" website to see if this year's have started releasing yet... can't wait! Found all my felt yesterday so that I'd be ready to get going! 😁
Oh, yes! I made matching pajamas for kids and dolls back in the day, 1970’s. I love to see what the following generations are making! They used to say that sewing was going to be a lost art….
Thank you so much! I thought I'd try and look a little bit festive for this video! 💄😄 The bag patterns are great - the Hebe drawstring one has so much detail in the pattern to get really neat and professional-looking finishes. It makes me so happy to see my mum using hers! I am tempted to try making the duffle bag too at some point!
Hi Sarah, thanks for all those gift ideas. I'm off now to check out that door stop ( for me, though) as I've been procrastinating making one for ages. I love the idea of hand sewn felt decorations. They look beautiful.
Thank you Annette! I hope you find a decoration that takes your fancy - they are so rewarding to sew and to display each year! I need to make myself a door stop too - it's one of those things I meant to make for everyone last year but only got as far as making one! 😆
Such cute ideas Sarah! I would have absolutely loved matching clothes with my dolls when I was little ! I’d love to experience a Beach Christmas.. it sounds so strange to me 🥶 Happy festive sewing 🎉
Thank you so much Rachael! Yep, we love a warm and sunny Christmas day here - a big tradition is carols by candlelight outdoor events - thousands of people gathering on balmy summer nights and singing carols after sunset - I love it!! We are hoping for a lovely warm / hot day this year so that we can eat outside and the kids can swim in my sister's pool! Think "Christmas Swim" Bluey episode if you've seen it!
Thank you so much! The wall hanging is actually an emroidered quilt that my sister bought for me during her travels in India about 20 years ago. I had it stretched across a frame so that I could display it as art - I love it! As for my fabrics... so many places! Doops Designs is a real favourite (but they only open for pre-orders occasionally), Darn Cheap Fabrics, Maai Design, Wattle Hill Fabrics, Dahlia Sewciety all sell beautiful and fun fabrics! I've also purchased from Material Difference and Next State Print in the past too, which were also great!
Thank you! I will check out the websites of the stores you mention (I'm in the States), and what a great gift from your sister's trip to India--really like the palette.
Great ideas! Two unrelated items: #1 Is that your beach/summer haircut? It looks fabulous! #2 An unsolicited idea for your high school/secondary school students for the 2025 Christmas program (I'm guessing your school has one) is a song you may be familiar with, "The 12 Days AFTER Christmas." It's funny and may be something you'd all enjoy. (You may, of course, disregard everything past "fabulous" in this comment.)
Haha thank you Peg! Good spotting - I filmed this video on the day I had a haircut! I'm glad you liked it! I will look up that song! We do have Christmas events but we finish quite early in December (6th!) and then don't see the students again until late January so our window for singing Christmas repertoire is quite limited! I do love it though. 🎄🥰
Nice video great ideas. Lovely to have some southern hemisphere Christmas content. I have just found your channel but will definitely return. Julie in Tasmania. Thank you ❤❤❤
Thank you! Yes I have included links for everything - try clicking on the name of the video and you should see all the links etc. hope that works for you!
Hi Sarah. I’m still not getting links unfortunately. It just takes me to the Chapters and transcripts. I must be doing something wrong. I’ll just have to listen carefully and try and find the patterns myself. X
@ oh no, that is weird! I can see them when I click the title of the video. On my phone I then have to click on “more” as most of it is hidden. Good luck!!
I believe you can! The Hebe drawstring bag has boxed corners built into the pattern, actually! I forgot to mention that. It's designed to also be able to used as a "basket" for your yarn (or whatever you use it for!) when the top section is folded down and it sits flat on the bottom. 😀
The 3 ladies that made the handmade items, could you please write their names or businesses down? I can’t find any of them. Thank you for any help you can give.
Do you mean the felt decorations? They were from Nuvolina Handmade (on etsy), MmmCrafts (also on etsy) and What a Curly Life - she has her own website. ☺
Thanks for a lovely presentation, your ideas are really great. Here’s hoping you and your family have a wonderful beach Christmas.
I'm so glad you liked it, thank you so much! Merry Christmas to you!
I'm happy when I come across an Australian RUclipsr. Most adults have just about everything they need so a tree decoration is a lovely gift.
Thank you so much Caroline, I think a decoration is a lovely idea! And a nice couch project to sew while watching Christmas movies! 😄
Love the key fobs
Thank you - they're such a simple yet practical gift idea!
Lovely makes Rachel,especially the ones for your nieces and nephews
Thank you! I do love sewing for the little people in my life!
My favourite watch of the month so far Sarah ❤
Oh, that's so kind of you Shelley, thank you! 🥰
I love your key fob idea! I just bought some key fobs online and am going to give it a try for some teachers at my kid's school! Thank you for the idea =)
Oh great! I hope you enjoy making them - they're a really simple but useful gift, and the teachers will think of your child each time they're used!
Excellent suggestions Sarah. I will use a few of the suggestions. Love the felt creations, so cute. The Easter bunnies & space range are adorable.
Thank you Pam! Oh my gosh, yes! How cute is the astronaut and the rocket etc?!? Too sweet!
You are so lovely to listen to Sarah, I’m guessing you’re a fabulous teacher. New subscriber here.
Thank you so much Ruby, that is so kind of you! So lovely to have you here! x
What a lovely list Sarah! 🎄 🎄🎄
Gift ideas I've never seen before, thank you! ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much, Constance, I am so happy you enjoyed it and found some new ideas too!
So many great ideas. And you had a large selection of free patterns as well as pay. Thank you for sharing all these resources.
Cheers from Tennessee
Thank you so much Juliet! I'm glad you enjoyed it! I have very happy memories of visiting Johnson City, Tennessee for a flute convention as a young teenager, back in 1994!
Thank you for sharing such lovely ideas and patterns 🎄🎁
You're welcome Sue, thank you so much for watching!
What a great selection of ideas Sarah. Thank you🎉
Thank you Bridget!
Wow, such great suggestions! I’m definitely going to put the key fob and tote bag on my list for teacher thank you presents 🤩 And I think I’m going to make a door lump as a present for myself! 😁
Thanks Lauren! I hope you enjoy making those! I should add the door lump to things to sew for myself too, instead of having to prop my door open with my blanket basket 😅 It's a bit bulky!
Lovely ideas Sarah thank you for sharing and thank you for supporting the challenge 🎄
Sarah thank you for all your lovely ideas and all the time you must have spent in making this video for us. I am so glad that I came across your channel through this November challenge. I have subscribed and can't wait to see more of your work. I loved that both your dad and mom were willing to be your model s.
@@sandraburson9337 thank you so much Sandra! I am so glad to have you here and happy you enjoyed the ideas! Yes I am lucky to have had grateful recipients and models for many of my gifts! Always makes me feel good to see them being used and appreciated. 🥰
Hi Sarah, another Melburnian here and I also work in a school as an ES. I really liked some of your ideas, thanks for the links so I can give them a try. Hopefully your report writing is going well, not long now 'til our Chrissy break.
Oh hello Judith! Thank you so much for watching! I'm allllmost done with my corrections and reports this year, hooray! Hope yours are going well too. Enjoy the last few weeks of the year! 🤗
Oh my goodness,finish I just love the neck on jumper. It's beautiful. Now I have to go back and watch your video again!
Thank you!!
Thanks for all the suggestions. Going to make the doll sleeping bag for my granddaughter. From Melbourne
I'm so glad you found an idea you like! I am thinking of making some of the sleeping bags again myself for my little nieces this year too! Thank you Sharon!
Great ideas! I love the felt ornaments 🥰
Wow! So many great gift ideas, especially the tote bags. My nephew is a single dad to 2 little girls. I asked him if he would like me to make tote bags for the teachers and assistants in each of the girl's classrooms. He was thrilled with the idea. Knowing you are a teacher and using one just made the idea so perfect. I never thought of making felt ornaments. That would be something to make for next year, as it looks like it would be slow sewing. I also love hand sewing, especially a portable project. Christmas on the beach, sign me up. Unfortunately due to climate change we don't always get snow where i live in Canada. It's great for traveling, but I do miss the look of the snow.
Oh I'm so glad you found the ideas useful! Yep, you can't go wrong with a tote bag! Again, it's one of those gifts that will be used regularly, and the teacher will always remember who gave it to them! The felt ornaments are a lovely couch project but do take some time, depending on which pattern you go with! I am so tempted to try one of the Ebenezer series ornaments but I have soooo many things I want to make I think that would be pushing it this year!
Wow what a fabulous array of gifts. The felt decoration have me intrigued. Thanks Sarah.
Thank you Moira! Aren't they cute? I keep looking at the Curly Life website to see if she's released this year's first pattern yet because I'm very intrigued by those too and would love to join in with that this year!
Thank you for making this video and including both paid and free patterns!
You are welcome - I'm glad it was useful!
Fantastic selection of gifts Sarah. Thank you very much.
Thank you Mary!
Thanks for your great ideas Sarah! Definitely going to try your key fobs
Oh that is great Leonie! You are welcome. 🤗
Thank you for the great ideas and including the links to the patterns. Great to find new people to follow too. 😊
Thank you so much for watching, I'm so happy you found it helpful!
Ah, the felt ornament series! I can’t wait to try these. 😘
Thank you Lynn! The felt ornaments are soooo cute! I keep looking at the "What a Curly Life" website to see if this year's have started releasing yet... can't wait! Found all my felt yesterday so that I'd be ready to get going! 😁
Really great ideas, lovely to have something a bit different
I'm so happy you enjoyed it, thank you Jane!
Oh, yes! I made matching pajamas for kids and dolls back in the day, 1970’s.
I love to see what the following generations are making! They used to say that sewing was going to be a lost art….
How sweet! I'm glad sewing is still going strong - such a wonderful hobby!
Amazing video 🎉 some super quick and original gifts, you nailed it 👏🏼🥇
Oh thank you so much Elisa!! Thanks for watching. 💕
Thank you for your time and generosity.😊
You are so welcome - thank you for watching and commenting!
Great ideas Sarah really enjoyed your selection
Thank you Susan!
How wonderful! Thank you sso much.
@@michellejaggard9657 I’m glad you enjoyed it Michelle! 😊😊
Lovely gift ideas Sarah. I love all the bag patterns. That lipstick really looks lovely on you.
Thank you so much! I thought I'd try and look a little bit festive for this video! 💄😄 The bag patterns are great - the Hebe drawstring one has so much detail in the pattern to get really neat and professional-looking finishes. It makes me so happy to see my mum using hers! I am tempted to try making the duffle bag too at some point!
Great gift ideas Sarah 😊 I like the tote bag idea.
Thank you Sylvia! The tote bag is a great gift - so handy!
Oh, I love the doorstop. I'm trying to find ways to deal with fabric scraps, and making it a gift is even better 😊
It's a great one Sharon! I need to make some more, including one for my place!
Hi Sarah, thanks for all those gift ideas. I'm off now to check out that door stop ( for me, though) as I've been procrastinating making one for ages. I love the idea of hand sewn felt decorations. They look beautiful.
Thank you Annette! I hope you find a decoration that takes your fancy - they are so rewarding to sew and to display each year! I need to make myself a door stop too - it's one of those things I meant to make for everyone last year but only got as far as making one! 😆
So many great suggestions, Sarah! Thank you! x
Thank you so much Faith! I'm glad you enjoyed them!
Such cute ideas Sarah! I would have absolutely loved matching clothes with my dolls when I was little ! I’d love to experience a Beach Christmas.. it sounds so strange to me 🥶
Happy festive sewing 🎉
Thank you so much Rachael! Yep, we love a warm and sunny Christmas day here - a big tradition is carols by candlelight outdoor events - thousands of people gathering on balmy summer nights and singing carols after sunset - I love it!! We are hoping for a lovely warm / hot day this year so that we can eat outside and the kids can swim in my sister's pool! Think "Christmas Swim" Bluey episode if you've seen it!
Good suggestions and a wide range projects. Thanks.
Great ideas , thank you Sarah xxxx
Thank you so much Claire! 🤗
Great ideas, thanks Sarah 😊
Thank you Lindsay!
Very great and different ideas!!!
Thank you - I am so glad you enjoyed them!
I am a teacher too… in Canada…can never have too many bags!🤪
It's true! 😆 Thank you so much for watching!
Great video! So many great ideas!
Thank you!
Thanks for your help. 😊
You're welcome!
Great ideas!!!💡 ❤
Thank you so much Karol!
So many lovely ideas. thank you.
Thank you Barbara, I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
Great ideas! A great paid apron pattern with amazing pocket options is from Waffle Patterns.
Thank you Nancy! Oh I just looked up that pattern - looks so practical - so many pockets!
Wow, so many great ideas thank you Sarah!
Hello from a fellow Melburnian! (Who is also a teacher) 😃
Oh hello Jane! Thanks for watching, and good luck with the rest of the term! (I love this time of year... just a few more reports to write now! 😆)
Great video. Love your videos
Thank you so much!! 🥰💕
Great ideas! Thank you so much.
Wow! Thank you for sharing all of these ideas! I subscribed. :)
Thank you so much for watching and subscribing - I'm so glad you liked the ideas!
Lovely video
Thank you very much!
Thanks for the ideas! Two questions: what's that lovely wall hanging behind you? And where do you get your colorful/modern fabric?
Thank you so much! The wall hanging is actually an emroidered quilt that my sister bought for me during her travels in India about 20 years ago. I had it stretched across a frame so that I could display it as art - I love it! As for my fabrics... so many places! Doops Designs is a real favourite (but they only open for pre-orders occasionally), Darn Cheap Fabrics, Maai Design, Wattle Hill Fabrics, Dahlia Sewciety all sell beautiful and fun fabrics! I've also purchased from Material Difference and Next State Print in the past too, which were also great!
Thank you! I will check out the websites of the stores you mention (I'm in the States), and what a great gift from your sister's trip to India--really like the palette.
Great ideas! Two unrelated items: #1 Is that your beach/summer haircut? It looks fabulous! #2 An unsolicited idea for your high school/secondary school students for the 2025 Christmas program (I'm guessing your school has one) is a song you may be familiar with, "The 12 Days AFTER Christmas." It's funny and may be something you'd all enjoy. (You may, of course, disregard everything past "fabulous" in this comment.)
Haha thank you Peg! Good spotting - I filmed this video on the day I had a haircut! I'm glad you liked it! I will look up that song! We do have Christmas events but we finish quite early in December (6th!) and then don't see the students again until late January so our window for singing Christmas repertoire is quite limited! I do love it though. 🎄🥰
Nice video great ideas. Lovely to have some southern hemisphere Christmas content. I have just found your channel but will definitely return. Julie in Tasmania. Thank you ❤❤❤
Oh that is great Julie, thank you so much for watching and commenting! I'm glad you found me! 🤗
Some great ideas. Thank you. Are there links to the patterns used please. I can’t seem to find them. X
Thank you! Yes I have included links for everything - try clicking on the name of the video and you should see all the links etc. hope that works for you!
Hi Sarah. I’m still not getting links unfortunately. It just takes me to the Chapters and transcripts. I must be doing something wrong. I’ll just have to listen carefully and try and find the patterns myself. X
@ oh no, that is weird! I can see them when I click the title of the video. On my phone I then have to click on “more” as most of it is hidden. Good luck!!
Thank you very much! I have a question. Can you box the corners on a draw string bag?
I believe you can! The Hebe drawstring bag has boxed corners built into the pattern, actually! I forgot to mention that. It's designed to also be able to used as a "basket" for your yarn (or whatever you use it for!) when the top section is folded down and it sits flat on the bottom. 😀
The 3 ladies that made the handmade items, could you please write their names or businesses down? I can’t find any of them. Thank you for any help you can give.
Do you mean the felt decorations? They were from Nuvolina Handmade (on etsy), MmmCrafts (also on etsy) and What a Curly Life - she has her own website. ☺