Merry Christmas to All

 This was made for my brother in law John

I wanted to buy a pin for the lower right corner

but I forgot and i will purchase in the next

couple of week to add.  Hard to see but

the fabric has fish on it. 

My christmas Cactus.  I truly enjoyed watching

it bloom through the weeks.  So pretty.

How does it know to bloom at christmas ? 

 Some great gifts i received.  This was from

my sister Cheryl.  Can't wait to stitch this one.

 I jumped for joy over this package.  From my

Dad and Kathy.  I am set for the year.

 These were from my Dad and Kathy also.

There is a Santa, it is my Dad.

I never received so many cross stitch items.

Ahhh, the joy of christmas.

This from my best friend Mr. Johnny.

I am a tea lover.  Each piece chosen

just for me.  A truly personal gift that

made me smile.  

I hope everyone enjoys christmas day.

 I am so thankful for all I have.

Thank you Jesus.

Christmas delights - Things to make you smile

 These are bound to make you smile

Some really pretty Gingerbread houses.

I like gingerbread.  Do you?

These were not made by me, but

maybe someday when i get to retire

maybe this is antoher craft i will

get into.   Perishable, have to

really think about that.

 My Christmas stocking.  It's one of the few

things I have from my childhood.  I love it.

My mom had a friend who made one for

me and my two sisters.  The santa has

Angora hair. It is an amazing piece someone

put a lot of talent into. I wish i could thank this

person.  I have no idea who made it.  Chances

are they are in heaven.  I truly like my stocking.

  Yes, the year does give away

my age.  I will be the big '50' on New Year's Day.

Fifty will be fabulous. 

 A couple of people have asked about storage.

For the small patterns i have a small binder with

page protectors and you can flip through the

book to find that special pattern. double sided.

 For larger patterns the same thing but

a bigger binder.  Yes, the whole book

has prairie schooler patterns.

For my DMC I store in Art Bins.  All

#'s are in order and doesn't take up to much

room.  For weeks dye and specialty 

threads I put in Floss bags to protect and

then in an art bin in name order. Easy

and quick access to find what you want.

Everyone has different storage methods.

This works for me. 

Enjoy the Christmas season.

Some Finishes for December

 My second mini cross stitch necklace.

Pansies are one of my many favorite flowers.

This is the second cross stitch necklace I have

made.  I really like how it turned out.  I will

take a break from mini's .  I thought after this

piece I would need the next level of magnifiers,

but i didn't.  The first piece I made is a gift.

I was tempted to keep it but it was made 

with someone special in mind.

I will post later on.   I have been trying to 

expand on my finishes and different pieces

in general for cross stitch. Different ways

of displaying, finishing, etc.  This necklace

fit the bill for something different.  This
one I am keeping for me.  I have given
over 15 cross stitch pieces away this year.

 This was on of my favorite projects of the year.

Simple but bound to make you smile.  Made

for someone who loves the beach and sun.  What

could be better.  This is the second piece I have

framed myself.  I really like how the piece came

out.  Hard to get a really good picture because

it is framed under glass.  I miss the beach. 

 Sunrise in Knoxville, TN

 Sunset in knoxville, TN

And or course a rainbow in knoxville, TN

I have seen some amazing sunrises and

sunsets here with beautiful colors.  I 

hope everyone is enjoying the season of

giving.