Well, a couple of months ago, I was awake in the middle of the night figuring that out. The first step in any good project is proper planning. Now generally, outside of planning vacations, I am not a good planner, except when I am inspired about a craft such as this one. I really like to personalize projects as much as possible and study the details when I am making a gift for someone. This one was no exception. Once I had it sketched out though, half of the work was done! I wanted to give this one as a Christmas gift, and I know just about now, time is going to start running away from me with all the holidays and related obligations. So, I decided to get started on it, which of course meant I wouldn't rest until it was finished!! The challenge now is WAITING until the last day of school to give it away. So I have decided to post in on this blog, and if she happens to visit and see it, then I'll give it to her early. My goal is to...