Thinking about the holidays??!!

I have started thinking about and working on holiday gifts and am wondering if anyone has any new and wonderful ideas. I've been making octagon center of the table mats in various holiday prints and also table runners with Santa's face at either end done with fusible and buttonhole stitched. I try real hard to get these things finished before the holidays arrive so I can enjoy the season, but........things don't always work out as we want them.
Phyllis in Minnesota who would love to hear about your ideas