Crocheted Slippers for Frugal, Cute, and Quick Christmas Gifts!

Looking for a cute, frugal and quick Christmas gift to make? I found an adorable pattern for crocheted slippers over on Redheart.  I made a little bit of an alteration to the border around the top of the slippers and instead did a picot border.   These cuties take less than a skein of yarn. Actually you could probably get several pairs of slippers out of one skein. The trim around the border and leaf take just a very small amount of yarn. 

I'm now on my second pair and since I loved the color combination of the slippers on the Redheart yarn site I am making another pair in that colorway now. But since this pair is a Christmas gift I wanted to crochet them in Christmas colors.  

If you would like to make a pair of these slippers check out the Redheart yarn Cottage Slippers by clicking on this pattern. You have plenty of time to make a few pairs of these before Christmas!

Are you making any handmade gifts for Christmas? Please share! I'd love to know!  What are you making?

Linking up at:
http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2012/12/transformation-thursday-no-182.html

http://frugallysustainable.com/2012/12/frugal-days-sustainable-ways-57/

http://www.everblossom.net/2012/12/homemade-holiday-gifts-link-up-your.html

Remember Loom Flowers?

What can you make with a little bit of yarn? Cute little loom flowers, that's what!  Fun, simple and a great way to use up leftover yarn too! These flowers were made with a Boye Bloom Loom. You can find a one on line here or check out your local Hobby Lobby, JoAnns, or Michaels!

There are lots of cute things that you can do with these.  With Christmas soon approaching I thought they would be great for decorating gift packages, making cute hair pins for the little girls, embellishing tshirts, embellish a hand knit or crocheted scarf or handmade slippers.... the ideas are endless!!

What ideas do you have for using loom flowers?