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Anti-Consumerist X-mas Prezzies

Now that Christmas is over, I can share with the interwebz what I made for some lucky friends without ruining the surprise.

As per usual I opted not to buy gifts because I am both poor and thrifty. But this year I thought I'd step up the anti-commercial symbolism a notch - by making elegant jewelry out of high interest credit cards.

Of course, I had to be a consumer in order to get the hardware for these stunning ornaments. (Here's where I plug Dava Bead and Trade, which has every imaginable piece of hardware for jewelry making you could possibly imagine for ridiculously small prices.)

Below is a gallery of some of the pieces I made. I'd consider marketing these, but I'm (thankfully) almost out of credit cards. Unless someone wants to commission a piece using their own cards, but that might be weird.

Christmas!

I have one box of Christmas decorations, so every year I see how far I can make them stretch. This year, I think I did alright. I made a wreath from my backyard cedar tree, and a Christmas tree from some sticks.








Happy Holidays!

Instant Thanksgiving Happiness

Happy Thanksgiving!

I woke up early this morning to get us in the spirit for the best holiday of the year.

Before:




After:



On the menu:

Orange Cranberry Sauce
Mashed Punkin/Potatoes
Punkin/Potato/Ginger Soup
Turkey!
Homemade Breads
Apple Onion Dressing
Possibly Spiced Cranberry Cider Wine Punch
and whatever people may bring.