Productive Weekend/TUSAL update

Finally, after 2 weeks of feeling very run down due to a cold, I had enough energy this weekend to finish decorating my home for Christmas.  On Saturday I pulled all my Nutcrackers out and decorated the main tree in the Living Room.  Today, after grocery shopping, I decorated my Nutcracker tree and wrote the last of my Christmas cards.

I really enjoy decorating my trees - it always brings back many fond memories.

Loved ones who are no longer with us:

These 2 felt ornaments were made by my DH's maternal grandmother.

This pasta angel was made by my DH's aunt.

And this Canada Goose (make with a peach pit and polymer clay) was made by a dear friend who passed away 8 years ago.


 Furbabies who have gone to the  Rainbow Bridge:

Shilo

Raider

Nigma

 Stitching friends met through the internet:

The following is a sampling of the many lovely ornaments I have received from my web friends.

Last weekend we went to my friend's annual open house.   I always bring her a stitched ornament when we go and this year I gave her one that I had stitched earlier this year.

Plus these 2 little ones I stitched for her children:

 

This weekend I even managed to finished one more ornament for 2012.  This is the December ornament for the Christmas All Year Round SAL.

 

Pattern : Christmas Panda

Designer: Artworld Inspirations Limited(Bonus Chart - The World of CrossStitching)

Fabric: 18ct white Aida

Thread: DMC

Here are all the ornaments I stitched for this SAL.

Last weekend I started my first HAED - So Many Books, So Little Time. (mini).  I will be charting my progress on my sidebar.

Last but not least, my TUSAL update. I collected most of orts last weekend while stitching on the ornaments for my friend's children and on the HAED.

Well that's it for now.  Take care and happy stitching!!!!

Thank you for taking the time to visit!!!!

 

Crazy January Challenge 2012 - Day One

Today was Day One of the Crazy January Challenge 2012.

My start today was The Home of a Needleworker (Too!) by Little House Needleworks. I am stitching it on 36ct Flax Edinborough Linen with the Crescent Colour threads listed on the chart.

I already have the first Home of the Needleworker in my pile of WIPs. It would be great if I managed to finish both of them this year.

I did some stitching on a couple of pieces for two exchanges I am currently participating in so I can't show them right now. One of them falls into this here month's theme for Theme-a-licious and the other works into the next challenge at Christmas Ornament Challenge 2011.

I am also joining Elaine in stitching Christmas ornaments throughout the year. She has set up a new blog for this and you can find it here. This month's theme is Santa Claus. This is the chart I will be stitching (it was already on my list for the CJC 2012.)

It is a design by Sandra Sullivan called Santa, Please Bring Me.... (2008 Santa Ornament). I am stitching it on a leftover piece of 28ct earth tone mottled fabric I had in my stash using DMC, WDW and CC floss.

Besides cross stitching today, I also knitted the first 20 rows in the January dishcloth in the KAL at Monthly Dishcloths (Knit-A-Long). I am hoping to keep up with the KALs this year and have 24 cloths finished by December.

I wish you all the best in 2012 and hope you all have a great year stitching!!!!

Take care!