White Elephant Gifts!

Every year our bunco group does a white elephant gift and every year I try to outdo myself...I don't want to just to some dumb thing..it has to be creatively dumb...The first year I did the Elf That Fell Off The Shelf-an incredibly creepy doll accompanied by an even creepier poem-complete with clown's head (perhaps the only thing creepier than a clown is a creepy elf holding a decapitated clown...

Here is the poem that accompanied him, if you choose to copy my idea and start this creepy tradition...

The Elf That Fell Off The Shelf

He once was an elf…sitting upon a shelf so high

But a task from Santa went a little awry!

He was not the most graceful and did suffer a fall

And now he gives his message to all!

You better be good for goodness sake!

Because otherwise your presents-he will take!

Into your dreams he will creep…

Stealing your gifts as you sleep…

He’ll take your chocolate when your back is turned…

He’ll make sure your carefully cooked dinner is burned…

You’ll think you’ve seen the last of this little pest…

But you’ll find he’s an unwelcome and permanent house guest….

Throw him away and he’ll just get meaner…

He’ll find his way home-and not any cleaner…

Missing socks and tennis shoes?

You might have The Elf That Fell Off The Shelf Blues!

Teenagers giving you a nasty attitude?

He’s probably spiked their food!

Toddlers whining and in your face?

Must have an Elf That Fell Off The Shelf in your place.

“How do I break this curse?”  Do you say?

Well listen close, I’ll tell you the way…

Carefully wrap him up with care…

With a new person you must share…

You must be an Elf That Fell Of The Shelf Sharer

Thus spreading the joy of the season…and the terror.

In return, I received my neighbor's son's old holey underwear...So I saved them...For a whole year...so that I could plot my revenge...

Enter Johnny's Underwear Ornaments!  

 I've already made Johnny's Underwear Snowman a pattern on Ravelry-feel free to download it for free here.

This is how I made the ornaments

With the (freshly laundered and ironed) underwear laying with two layers...I used a pinking shears to cut out some heart shapes and some star shapes.  You need two of each shape for each ornament...

 I then cut out some ribbon and stuck it between the two layers so that the ornaments would have a hanger...

Then I sewed around the ornament-about 1/4 inch from the side but left a little open so that I could stuff it...

I then lightly stuffed the ornament, just to give it some POP!

After sewing the ornament closed you have a final, unique, disgusting gift to give for your next White Elephant gift exchange! :)