Back when I was in high school my closest friends and I made a deal. Being young and in high school, we were typically strapped for cash, but wanting to show our appreciation for each other’s friendship during the holidays, we didn’t want to forego gift giving. So we did the smart thing: we decided that we’d make gifts for each other. This turned out to be way fun and yielded some incredibly creative creations. The first year I made pillows for everyone and used fabric paint to spell out their names and depict pictures of their favorite animals. I had to ask them all what said favorite animals were sneakily beforehand and was a little frustrated when my best friend told me that her favorite animal was a stingray. The stingray pillow actually ended up being kinda cute in the end.
