Stitching and socializing....

 

Just a quick post before
all of the serious Christmas
celebrating is underway....

We had another sweet lady retiring at the

end of this month and I wanted to

stitch a little something for her.

 

I loved the BBD Peace ornament and thought

it would be a nice memento.   I did change

the colors since I didn't have all of the

called for on hand and am happy it.

 

BBD "Peace" --JCS 2013 Ornament issue

Stitched on 36ct PTP Earthen

with Sampler Threads and WDW

 

The verse is stitched in Pomegranate and matches

the chenille trim from Victorian Motto perfectly.

I really like this one and hope to stitch

it again for myself.

 

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Hubby and I just got back from Arizona and I

decided to take along this cute little

Christmas design.  Lizzie Kate is always

my go to designer when traveling since they

are so easy to pick up here and there.

 

LK "Ho Ho Ho in a Row"

Stitched on 14ct light blue with DMC

 

I had a piece of light blue aida in my stash
which was perfect.   I did take some liberties
with the design and changed the colors in the
snowman's scarf, ornament and the bottom row.

 

I think this was a first but I actually finished
this the last day of our trip!  Since I had my
sewing machine out I just had to get
it finished for this Christmas. 

 

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Some of the highlights of my trip were

visiting the Attic Needlework and

catching up with Tanya from The Scarlett House.

 

This  happened to be our anniversary so my

hubby was very sweet and let me shop

as long as I wanted.  The shop models were

amazing and it was hard to not come

home with a suitcase full.  

Ann Topley - 1802

I did pick up some needfuls and I was excited

to get Tanya's latest design.  My plan is
to make this one my New Year's Day start.

 

We had a great time in Arizona and can't
wait until we head west again.

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 Well...Christmas is calling and I
have plenty yet to do.  I hope all of you
are have a joyous holiday season!

Pinteresting....

 

Like most of you, I've spent  hours on

Pinterest "pinning" projects I would

make one day.  The Christmas spirit hit

so I decided to mark a few off the

list over the last few weeks.

 

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Burlap...

could anything be any hotter right now? 

 

I had some burlap and decided to repurpose

some Christmas pillows from years past. 

 

Simple trees with simple adornments.

 

After seeing Vonna's ornament, I knew

a poinsettia would be perfect.

 

The little ones were perfect for

simple sentiments.

 

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Corn starch ornaments...

 

I had made salt dough ornaments years ago

but loved the brightness of the corn

starch ornaments so gave them a try. 

 

I used some of my embossing folders to

make the imprints.   Perfect!  

Although these are very fragile compared

to the salt dough ornaments,  I will

definitely make these again.

 

My favorite.... my Palmetto Moon & Tree.   

These will be the perfect adornment for my gifts.

 

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Christmas tree snow globes....

 

I bought trees last year after Christmas and

thought these would great tucked in

little spots around the house.

 

Epsom salts for the snow....

Rosemary greenery....

with the jute twine these

simple little trees are perfect.

 

Cute....cute....cute!

 

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For once I was happy with all that

I made and can't wait to do

some crafting for winter!

I have been stitching and am off to get

some finishing in tonight.  Our Christmas

festivities begin tomorrow so I will

make the most of a quiet night.

 

As always, thanks for visiting and

happy stitching...

Catching up....

 

Time is flying.... 

Laziness has kept me from updating my blog

but now that the Christmas season is here

I  seem to be rejuvenated!

 

I thought I would share a little bit of the

happenings the past few months......

 

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I was lucky to win this great giveaway from Vickie at http://astitchersstory.blogspot.com/.

 

Amazing I didn't have this in my LK stash....

 

 

 

This will be the perfect stitch during

our upcoming travels.

 

Vickie also included these sweet counting pins....

 

 

Aren't they wonderful....I just love them.

Thanks again Vickie!

 

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I made my annual trek to Myrtle Beach

in October for Pals Stitching at the Beach

and enjoyed catching up with

some stitching pals.

 

Even better is meeting new stitching pals....

 

Anne   ~  Pam  ~  Teresa

 

.....Band of Misfit Stitchers.....

 

Also love the little goodies shared

by talented stitching pals....

 

 

While there my complete focus was stitching this...

 

By The Bay ~ 13th Colony Part 3

Stitched on 40 ct.

with recommended DMC

 

It was about 1/3 finished when I picked it up and

just knew I would knock it out in no time.  

Wrong... after 2 1/2 days of solid stitching

I still didn't come home with a finish.  It

took a few more days but I finally

finished that Weeping Willow.

 

I love this little part of the design...would love

to stitch it as little pin cushion.

 

I am stitching all three parts together so

this will come back out after the new year!

 

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This Christmas design caught my eye a few

weeks ago and I decided to stitch this up.

 

CHS "1999 Christmas Sampling"

Stitched on 28ct black evenweave over one

with Victorian Motto thread

 

I had hoped to make it into an ornament

so I stitched it over one on 28ct.  

Over one on black...what was I thinking???

Though a little large, an ornament it will become.

 

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I am not sure what to stitch next but plan

to clean out my stitching bag.   I still

have several Crazy Challenge pieces

lingering and it would be great to

finish one before year end.

 

Hope you all have a great stitching weekend

and as always thanks for visiting!