Every year, my design team has a gathering we like to call Festivus. It's a holiday celebration, really, but we figured it's nicer to spread out our soirees, so it's been our tradition for 4 Februaries now.
My rules: no gifts for your boss or from your boss. Instead, take the $10 or $20 and use your own imagination, a few recycled things, and create 11 great homemade gifts that will delight the entire group. Make it communal and on the cheap.
It's been a mixed crowd in the past, but this year our team has evolved to all girls. So while our array of gifts used to involve non-gender specific items, this year's loot was riddled with homemade goodies, barrettes and lip balm, pretty jewelry, magnets, greeting cards and other handmade lovelies.
Mi familia (minus two VIP's who aren't shown here)
It is the gift of time and love invested in the handmade—and the desire to delight and inspire—that turns your heart inside out, sharing your true self with the people you care about.
What an honor to give and to get with these beautiful women!
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