My Last Stitching Finish of 2023

 I think this will be my last stitching finish of 2023 although I did start a small project this afternoon that I could finish before midnight on 12/31.  We will have to wait and see.

Designer:  Country Cottage Needlework's
Design:  Santa's List
Fabric: Picture This Plus  16CT Earthen
Floss:  DMC alternative called for
1st Stitch:  10/25/2023
Last Stitch:  12/29/2023
For:  Me?
Notes:  I stitched on this 10/25.  11/26, 27, 28, 12/23,24,25,26,27,28,29
Now how do I finish it?  

I started a new Thread Milk Designs state today, West Virginia.  I may be able to finish it by the end of the year but I don't know.  If I do I will be sure to come back and let you know.

This is probably my last stitching finish of 2023

 

Bookmark which I designed and stitched for Patricia

Bookmark for Marl

Bookmark for Cathryn

Bookmark for Leslie

Designer: Thread Milk Designs
Design:  Maryland
Fabric:  18CT Silver Moon
Floss:  Called for
1st:  12/19/2023
Last Stitch:  12/23/2023
For:  Me
Notes:  1 over 1
7 done 8 to go

Family Room decorated for Christmas

 Yes, I know I overdo it.  But I love Christmas and as long as I can decorate I will do it.

Our Christmas tree is very fat this year.  I love sitting at night with the lights on.  So soothing.

Our fireplace.  No fires this year as it is unsafe to use so I sat 2 Santas on the hearth.

The stockings were hung.  I made the 2 cross stitch stockings.
The stocking in the middle was given to Mrs. Cope when she was
pregnant with Bob.  It says Cope's Hope

The tablecloth was embroidered by Susan and the ceramic piece was made by me.  

Part of my Santa collection.

More Santas

More of my Santa collection

Some of my cross-stitch pieces

More cross-stitch

Prairie Schooler Santas and a few other smalls.  

Another finish

 

Designer:  Shakespeare's's Peddler
Design:  Merry Little Christmas
from 2023 Winter Punch Needle & Primitive Stitcher Magazine
Fabric:  18CT Colour & Cotton Overcast 10/2023 Fabric of the Month
1st Stitch:  12/01/2023
Last Stitch:  12/19/2023
For:  Me
Notes:  I am waiting for the button pack to come back in stock so I can fully finish it.

Christmas at our house

 I am going to do a Christmas tour of our house today and tomorrow.  The pictures below are of our dining room and living room.  I am not a photographer, but I do the best I can.

Hutch in our dining room

Advent Calendar and Santa as you enter the living room

Beyer Caroler Salvation Army

Beyer Caroler Mr. & Mrs. Clause with some little friends
and Prairie Schooler Button Up that I stitched a few years ago/

My Beyer Caroler collection

This is a Santa I latch hooked many years ago.
I did 3 of them.  One for each of my sisters and one for me.
I am the only one who still has mine.

Advent Calendar, I stitched many years ago.
it is slated to go to my youngest great niece when I 
am no longer on this earth.  The Santa was a gift from my sister, Barbara.

This is at the end of the hall going back to the bedrooms.
Country Cottage Needleworks Snow Village.  

These little bears where my Mon's.  She passed away in
1984 and she probably had them for 5 or 6 years before that.
I know she got them when my Dad was still alive and he passed away 10 1980.
I don't know how I got them, but I am glad I have them.

Our 2023 Christmas Tree

 We spent part of the day decorating our Christmas tree.  Bob thought it was Spring wearing his shorts and a short sleeve t-shirt.  

And here is the finished product.  Now this is a typical Cope tree, Fat, fat, fat!  I love how it turned out.  It looks really pretty with the lights on. 

December Christmas Ornament

 I finished stitching this little guy yesterday afternoon.  Love him

Designer:  Prairie Schooler
Design:  Book #215
Merry Mini Suprise - Santa with Tree
Fabric:  18CT Vintage Country Mocha
Floss:  Called for DMC
1st Stitch:  12/05/2023
Last Stitch:  12/10/2023
For:  Future Christmas Gift
Notes:  This was the last of my 12 Christmas ornaments for 2023
I will do it again next year

Prairie Schooler - February

 A couple of years ago I stitched Prairie Scholler January and May.  I had no intention of stitching any of the other months.  January and May are Bob's and my birth months.  I got to thinking about the other months and decided to start stitching them.  My plan is not to have them framed but to have them made into flat folds.  Then I plan on displaying them each month on the sewing stand that sits at the end of the hall.  So I started February and yesterday I finished the stitching.  When she reopens her finishing shop I will send it to Faye Riggsbee to have it made into a flat fold.

Designer:  The Prairie Schooler
Design:  February
Fabric:  16CT Lambswool
Floss:  DMC
1st Stitch:  06-26-2023
Last Stitch:  12/03/2023
For:  Me