Christmas Ornament Finish

I finished stitching my first Christmas ornament of the year.  It is the 3rd ornament I have stitched for Christmas 2016.  Only 3 more to stitch and then I have to finish them.  That's the hard part.

Designer:  Needle Bling Designs
Project:  Believe
Fabric:  Mystery Aida from my small piece collection
Floss:  DMC and Whisper
Started:  Sometime in December 2015
Completed:  January 8, 2016
For:  2016 Christmas ornament for Matt

 

 

My 1st finish of 2016

I have been stitching this for the past month and now am going to stitch Ireland and France.

Designer:  Sue Hillis
Project:  Spain/Portugal
Fabric:  16CT Ivory Aida
Floss:  DMC
Started:  12/10/2015
Finished: 01/08/2016
For:  My Great Niece, Emily
She has been living and studying in Spain for
the last couple of years after spending her Junior year
of college their

Our 2015 Christmas Tree

Last Wednesday Bob and I went out to pick out our Christmas tree.  We have been going to the same place for the last several years so we just went there again.  Here are a few pictures of bringing home, setting up and decorating our tree this year.  I love our little Frazer Fir tree.  It is one of the smaller trees we have had in circumference.  But it sure does smell good and I think it looks lovely.  I love decorating our tree each year.  We have ornaments from everywhere we have traveled.  I have ornaments I have made through the years.  Ornaments family and friends have given us.  It is such a walk down memory lane as I take each ornament and place it on our tree.  Even Bob has his favorites that he must put on the tree.  Yes it takes time but it is well worth it IMHO. 

I hope all who read this and see Bob and me decorate our tree have a
Merry Christmas  and Happy New Year.

Prairie Schooler freebie

This is a freebie from Prairie Schooler

Designer:  The Prairie Schooler
Project:  Poinsettia freebie
Fabric: 18Ct Aida - Off White
Floss:  DMC
Started: 12/04/2015
Completed:  12/08/2015
For:  ?
I will eventually make it into an
ornament.

PS and CCN finish and an arny of sock snowmen

I finished stitching 2 more projects this past week.

Designer:  Country Cottage Needleworks
Project:  Red, White & Bloom
Fabric:  16CT Spice Aida
Floss: called for on chart
Started 7/18/2015
I started this on another fabric and didn't like it
so it took me a while to find something I liked.
Completed: 12/02/2015
For:  Me - I am going to get if framed

Designer:  The Prairie Schooler
Project:  1993 Schooler Santa
Fabric:  16CT Parchment Aida
Floss: DMC
Started:  11/08/2015
Completed:  12/09/2015
For: Me

This a picture of me and the 20+
Sock Snowmen
I made during November
These are all Christmas presents and
the ones I have distributed have been loved
by the recipients.
Everyone of them is different.
Many of them I crocheted the scarves
because I didn't like using ribbon called
for in the instruction videos.
It was hard giving them away  LOL

Country Cottage Needleworks - Afternoon in Paris

As many of you know Bob and I have traveled to Paris twice.  Once in 2008 and again in 2044.  We love the place so when CCN came out with Afternoon in Paris I just had to stitch it.  When I finished Bridge in Monet's Garden I wanted to send it to Jill Rensel to have it framed.  I couldn't bring myself to mail it to her.  All I could think of was if it got lost in the mail I would never have the patience to stitch it again and I would have wasted 4 years of stitching time.  So when I finished stitching Afternoon in Paris I decided to splurge and I sent it to Jill for framing.  I got it back yesterday.  It is beautiful.  The picture I am about to post does not do it justice.  I think I have taken about 40 pictures this morning and this is the only one I have thought good enough to post.

May I present Country Cottage Needleworks Afternoon in Paris.  Framed by Jill Rensel.

Little Christmas cube finished

I stitched this little guy very early in the year.  Made it into a no-sew cube early in the summer but couldn't find a ribbon I wanted to use.  The other day I was going through my ribbon box and there was the perfect ribbon.  I guess I should shop my stash before I start looking in stores.  lol

Designer:  Blueladie Designs
Project:  HoHoHo
Fabric: 16Ct White Aida
Floss:  DMC
Started:  ?
Made into a no-sew cube for me.

Just got back from an hour at the gym so I am off to take a shower.  I have a little bit of cleaning to do and then I am finished for the day.  I have cleaned and decorated my whole house in the last two days and I am bone tired.  Today I need to dust the guest room as Sue is coming tomorrow and staying until Tuesday.  My nerves will be frayed until she leaves.  lol  We should have a good time.  We are going to lunch on Friday with a group of friends we use to work with and on Saturday night we are going out to dinner and when we get home we will exchange Christmas presents.