Planning for the holidays—in September

I can't remember a time when I didn't try to give at least SOME personally handmade gifts to my friends and family for the holidays.

One year it was cross-stitched tree ornaments. Another year it was fleece melting snowman decorations. Another it was decorative containers full of peanut butter blossom cookies. The year after that it was personalized oven mitts and potholders. Last year it was crocheted beanies and scarves.

I also can't remember a time when I actually got all the crafting done that I wanted to get done in time to give all the gifts I wanted to give.

Thus a holiday gift-giving post in the middle of September: because if I don't start thinking about it now I'm going to be holed-up in my parent's guest room on Christmas Eve frantically putting the finishing touches on a scarf for my mom... like last year...

Now to find this year's theme. I think cookies are a given. They're kind of becoming a tradition. But what should I make for my main project? This is obviously something I'll have to revisit in the coming weeks as I research the possibilities.

P.S. I'm still trying to figure out the Cumulus beanie pattern from the last post :(