posted by Jennie C.
Christmas shopping has been a total bust this year. I just haven’t had my heart in it. Hubs and I usually go away for a weekend in December and do the shopping then, but that didn’t happen this year and it threw me right off my groove.
So, I’ve decided to get a head start for future years…
My sister Jules (am I allowed to use her real name?) loves goats. Baby goats are her favourite. But she hates goat cheese (irrelevent). Anyhow, her busy lifestyle doesn’t have room for any goats, but I thought she might enjoy one of these.
I can’t decide between the white one and the black one. White symbolizes purity and innocence – which are good things. But the black one has just the sweetest expression.
And what’s the most amazing about these beautiful stuffed creatures, is that they’re REAL!
Rest assured, the artist explains:
“All of the animals I have to mount have died naturally (such as the lambs and goat kids) or are road-kills. I am not an activist, but so long as plenty of fresh, mountable specimens are available to me without needing to hunt them, I prefer to make use of them. I like to think it’s a very ethical form of taxidermy.”
If you’re interested in doing some of your own advance Christmas shopping, there are squirrels, skunks, and even unicorns available here.
Now that I’ve taken care of my sister … let’s move on to my brother-in-law. He’s been wanting another tattoo, and what would be better than a tattoo designed by his sister-in-law … of his sister-in-law’s eyes (my best feature).
I think it’s quite lovely. Your welcome Brent.
My other brother-in-law should be quite simple. He’s a mountain biker and they like fingerless gloves. When I went shopping for some of these fancy items, I found these:
Well, it would be silly to spend money on such a thing – when I have experience making something very similar:
I’ll just add some felt or something to make them more sturdy.
And while I’m crocheting, I’m thinking my brother Andy could use some hand-made goodness to keep his rifles warm and toasty. (I know, that’s just silly – but a case to keep them from getting scratched would indeed be practical and appreciated). But I can only find an example of a hand gun cozy online:
I’ll have to improvise to make Andy’s rifle cozy.
Well, it feels really good to have gotten a head start on next year’s shopping. If you see any other great ideas, feel free to let me know!
Very nice Jen! I’m sure everyone will loooove these gifts
Seriously, those goats are really creepy.
Those goats are cute but don’t respond to anyone. Now here’s some that do (at least they did 70 + years) Can’t seem to paste a picture here so see e-mail to Mark.
Oh Jennie – what have you got in mind for me?
Those goats are truly disturbing!!!