More Christmas Stuff and a WIP

I wanted to share a photo of the banner our daughter made for our little planter in front of the house. It's at the top of this post. I usually buy a Christmas banner, but I couldn't find one anywhere this year. I love this one far better than any banner one could find at a store.


I also wanted to share a special ornament that I received back in 1983 when our daughter was born. Isn't it sweet? It was stitched for me by a dear friend of mine that I've known for 38 years. Last weekend, in fact, we got to see her and her son perform in The Nutcracker.

Here's the ornament:

We always embellish stockings with our own felt details. Here's the one our daughter made for our newest family member~ my great niece. Bunnies were added since my niece loves them so much!

Finally I have a stitching WIP to share with you. This is a bit of my house sampler, and since I have had this heavy cold the last few days I haven't felt like doing much besides stitching. It's coming along but I have another 7 or more houses and details to do before this huge piece will be done.

Here's the last update I shared with you on this piece, so I guess I have made a little bit of slow progress.



Thanks for visiting my blog today. If you know of any great cold remedies, please do share them with me.