Fun Stuff I Made this Holiday Season

I went a little crazy with stuff this Christmas.
I made a lot of presents this year, and I was planning on taking pictures of them but of course I forgot, except for one gift (plus a few other not-gifts). This is the gift I worked the hardest and longest on, and was for a very dear friend of mine who is even more of a Tolkien nerd than I am.

Shiny!

The gift was a hand-written (in fancy Hobbit calligraphy) hand-bound book, whose content was nearly every poem or song from The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring.

DIY: Make a Living Mini Christmas Tree from Pine Branches

Now that February's a-coming and Valentine's Day is on the mind, let's post something about Christmas!
If you don't want a huge tree this coming year or just want a little tree to brighten up an extra corner, this post is for you! Instead of trying to find a tiny tree that isn't really scrawny, arrange some pine branches in a bucket, and with a little trimming you'll have the perfect "tree"!

Of course I didn't get a picture until half of the needles fell off. Oops.

That's what I did this year, and I'll give you a play-by-play of how I did it.
But first, a story!