crafty aspirations

1 final exam, 2 presentations, and 4 massive papers? Check. The first semester of grad school is donezies. I put a lot of effort forth with most of the assignments...however, with one of them I decided to follow a motto I'd heard from a friend working on her Ph.D.:

The best dissertation is a finished dissertation.


So, laziness aside, everything's done - YAY! And that means I get to turn my attention to Christmas shopping and Christmas crafting. I made some adorable and delicious-smelling presents for my family, and I only had a few minor fails...such as:

Oh well. It's the thought that counts, right?