Sometimes the most treasured things are the ones you create yourself (with a little help!)

Made to Order: Bespoke Lofts, Apartments and Estates
Boutique hotel designer Campion Platt (Mercer Hotel), brings his talent for interiors to private spaces like demure city pied-a-terres, chic lofts and grand country estates. Platt and his oft-profiled client, writer Jay McInerney, discuss his favorite projects and offer ideas for creating your own bespoke home.
Wednesday, December 8, 12-1 p.m.
92YTribeca, 200 Hudson Street
Tickets: $16

BUST Magazine Craftacular Holiday 2010
The uber-crafty affair is back and bigger than ever. Comedienne and kooky cookbook author Amy Sedaris will be there along with over 300 vendors, music, dancing and good things to eat.
Sunday, December 12, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street

Family Gingerbread Workshops
For some fun family/food bonding, the Family Gingerbread Workshops at the Church Street School are a popular way to bring home–or eat–the holiday memories you create.
Family Gingerbread Workshops (plus Gingerbread Workshops for adults—with champagne!)
Saturdays and Sundays through December 19
Tickets: $100 per gingerbread house

Coffee Classes at the New Amsterdam Market School
If superior coffee-brewing skills have always eluded you, Blue Bottle Coffee's tutorial on home brewing is just what the barista ordered.
Sunday, December 12, 1-2 p.m.
Coffee, Cocoa and Citrus, 224 Front Street (South Street & Peck Slip)
Tickets: Free (RSVP required)

Peaches Christ Superstar
Cheeky, offbeat Berlin alterna-darling Peaches and her partner Chilly Gonzalez present their own irreverent take on the popular '70s rock opera. It won't likely be a performance you'll forget.
Sunday, December 12, 7 p.m.
Music Hall of Williamsburg, 66 North Sixth Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Tickets: $42