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If you’re following along with the Holiday Cure, you already have half of today’s assignment complete. That’s the good news. The bad news is: There’s no bad news! It’s all good news.

I’m always surprised by how great it feels to get hands-on with a craft. In August, as part of a virtual work retreat with the editors of Apartment Therapy, I dedicated an afternoon when I’d normally be tapping away at my laptop to clearing the dining room table for a craft session instead. We all hand-painted terracotta pots together, separately. It was a nice excuse to get away from our screens for a few hours, and I found it really refreshing to create something with a paintbrush instead of with a keyboard. Plus I got a great little DIY planter out of the mix!

So when I say there’s no bad news, I mean it. The good news is: you have half of today’s assignment already done. And the other good news is that you get to spend some time today getting creative.

Let’s jump in…

Day 15: Make homemade gifts.

You did the leg work on the first part of this task earlier this week by gathering or ordering the supplies you need . Today is the day to buckle down and get crafty!

You know what needs to happen, so follow through and get it done! I promise it’ll be fun, and as a bonus, you get to check a couple of giftees off your shopping list.

More Ways to Participate in the Holiday Cure:

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