The curse of homemade gifts

[AllyOops!]

People are going to think I'm insane..

I LOVE THESE TYPES OF GIFTS. They delight me in ways you can't imagine!

I get this from my Mom. She once received the most HEINOUS gift of all and we just DIED...

It was..how do I explain? It was a doll...a big, plastic doll head..attached to a soft body with a flowing knit, crochet skirt that doubled as a Kleenex Kozy. In harvest gold & white. She had a lovely hat, parasol..very Southern Belle. Except her CORN ROWS with matching marigold ribbons.

We christened her "Trampolina". Soon, Trampolina got passed around (as any Trampolina would ) and we never received her back. It's a shame, because she delighted us with her tackiness. Whenever anybody receives a "white elephant", part of my heart breaks. I think, "someone loved somebody enough to give them this". That's why I won't let them get trashed! Let me be the home for this stuff!

I have some seriously tacky sh*t in storage. I can't begin to tell you how much I love it. Really.