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I am a crafter with no time to craft lately. I made a New Year's resolution to allow myself the luxury of crafting again, helped by my sister lamenting that we don't do that stuff together anymore.

I crocheted two youth-size afghans for our local Operation Linus organization and two baby throws, one for a gift and the other for the next family shower I am invited to.

Well, with the onset of hot weather, my resolution has wavered. I am looking for just that perfect craft idea to get me revved up again, preferably not crochet right now, too hot!

I am looking for cheap, cheap Christmas crafts to do with my sister, my two sisters-in-law, and my three neices (all adult). We are planning a family girls night out or weekend around Thanksgiving to get us all in the holiday spirit. Right now, I have a stationery idea using brown grocery bags and old Christmas cards that I want to use. (see: cheap, cheap!) You use fancy scissors to cut out card-size paper and glue on cut-outs from old Christmas cards. I am also planning to let them make matching envelopes. The cards can be any size you like. (This would also be great using other types of cards, very country!) Other than that one, I haven't seen anything that really makes me say, YES, That's the one! Any help would be appreciated.