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Tapping Pockets and Wrapping Gifts: A Homeschool Holiday Tradition

It’s that time of year again—time to wrap gifts, share a few laughs, and yes, tap a few pockets . As we all know, the holidays can be a bit of a whirlwind, and for us homeschooling families, it’s no different. We balance schoolwork, crafts, and of course, holiday preparations. But, no matter how busy we get, there’s always room for a little humor and a lot of holiday cheer.

So, this year, as we’re all busy wrapping presents and trying not to get tangled in ribbons, I couldn’t resist sharing a little poem I came up with, just for fun. It perfectly captures the spirit of the season—and maybe a little wink at how those pockets can sometimes feel a little lighter than expected!

Christmas Cheer

You can spread your Christmas cheer
Ribbon tied and neatly wrapped
Under my tree this year,
And leave your lovely pocket tapped….

Eve Sanchez

Now, I don’t mean to alarm anyone, but if you find your pocket a little lighter, just know—it’s all part of the holiday magic. 😉

We’ve all had those moments where the holiday cheer feels a little too… well, cheerful, but let’s not forget the true gift of the season: the memories we create with family. Whether it’s sharing laughs while wrapping gifts or sneaking a peek under the tree to see what’s in store, these are the moments that make the season special.

So here’s to our homeschool crew, tapping pockets, wrapping gifts, and keeping the holiday humor alive. Let’s spread that Christmas cheer—and maybe a little bit of wit—along the way!

Happy Holidays, everyone! May your pockets be full of joy, and your hearts even fuller.

Eve

7 Sewing projects but first fixing my sewing machine

It was an amazing weekend! Well, only after I was able to fix my sewing machine. My new sewing machine, which I received as a Christmas present from my dear mother came up with a lovely error code during my second project, it would not sew. I’ve not been able to fix my sewing machines before, I have a broken one in a closet (reason why mom generously bought me a new one) and a kid size one I bought for my girls is also broken, both broken by the children who want to learn but act like they’re toys.

Well, I could not let my new sewing machine go to the closet, broken, so I went to YouTube university and couldn’t find any info on my particular machine but watched a great video on how to fix this error on a similar machine. I had another problem, I had to open the sewing machine, something I’ve never done before, I’ve never even oiled my machines! There was no help so I had to teach myself! Needless to say, I felt like a sewing machine superheroine and now, I intend to fix my old machine and perhaps, even my children’s machine. The weekend took a turn for the best after I was sewing again!

7 Easy sewing pojects in 1 weekend

2 princess cat skirts for my youngest daughters.
2 princess cat headbands
3 burp clothes for my baby who arrives soon
1 altar cloth for myself
3 napkins for my red kitchen (forgive the blurriness please 🙏)
1 cloth for daddy for whatever he would like
And a lovely 😍 new tote bag for me. I’m in love 💕💞
I loved it and I’ll be making charms for it (fabric matches dad’s cloth and I didn’t post this until I had an awesome picture of it)

Of course I have told you that I like fast projects and these are all fast projects except the fixing of the sewing machine took me two days, not all day… I was pretty much crying LOL, I had to take breaks but I fixed it on the second day, so most of these projects were finished in one day.

I have more projects that I want to work on, one being another magical item for myself, a purple skirt (OMG I have not talked to you about my magical yellow dress), also 3 matching bags (that match my new fav tote) for my daughters, my youngest girl asked for a shirt, I want to make something yellow for my baby matching my beloved dress, and I have more awesome fabric I want to use before March. My birthday is in March, and as a birthday present I always buy lots of arts and crafts materials and typically, many of them last me the year and many of this awesome fabrics are from last March.

Dear reader, I do craft much more than I post on this blog and I have lots of newly made items I have not shared with you. See the list of things below that I need to picture and share:

  • 4 throw pillows
  • 1 floor poof
  • 1 t-shirt yarn crochet mini rug
  • 2 adorable plarn crochet baskets
  • More hats and scarves that I’ve made for my children
  • I decided to learn macrame and learn easy ways on YouTube University to wrap heart crystals one for me and one for each of my daughters. I learned how to make a sliding knot for jewelry which is the most exciting part!
  • 4 decorated storage boxes for my nursery, I love to look at them already full of baby diapers and baby little clothes. This is all I can remember for now, I’m sure there’s more…

How’s your creativity keeping you busy friend?

Thanks for visiting,

Eve