Christmas Is Over

It has been a couple of weeks since I last posted a blog

so I decided it was time to get caught up.

I have tried to keep up on the reading of blogs but I

got a little behind on that also.

Right before Christmas I was busy getting some last minute

Stitching done.

Last year I wanted these stockings done, but never got 

around to it. And I got the last one stitched on

on Christmas Eve this year. The girls all picked out there own

color they wanted.

The other project that I was working on was

pillow cases for each of the grandkids.

I should have said 6 grandkids and 1 son

Trey & Gavin got John Deere pillow cases

Kyla got butterflies

Kacee got princess

Kynzie got Tinkerbell

Sharlee got Minnie Mouse

and my son TJ got a Farmall pillow case

they all loved them.

Then I started a bread cover for the New Year

Isn't this just the cutest!

This was a little bit fussy with lots of half stitches

but I had fun spending a couple of evenings

stitching it.

And now that Christmas is over and the house

is cleaned back up I started stitching again on my Santa that

I had planned to have done by now. HaHa. It looks like it will be

for next year.

I have added the green section since I last took a

picture of this Santa. I will continue to work on him

until January 1st when I will be starting the

2012 Crazy Challenge. I will be doing 15 new starts and

will make a list of my WIP's (I think there are about 10 of them)

and work on finishing them up also.

Here are some pictures from Christmas Day here on our farm.

Kacee with her princess bank

Gavin was picking up the wrapping paper

Trey got the Cowboy Hat that he wanted

Kacee and Kynzie playing with their new paper dolls

My oldest daughter Jill and her daughter Sharlee

Daughter #2 Kay and her boyfriend Travis

and Kynzie stuck her head in at the last minute.

Silly girl!

And the little girls relaxing and watching Minnie Mouse

Well that just about does it for now.

I hope everyone had a great Christmas, I know that I did!

And I look forward too all the great stitching in the

New Year.

Denise 

7 Days until Christmas

Can you believe this weather?

Here in South Dakota we usually always have snow

on the ground at Christmas time. I took a picture of

our outside thermometer and as you can see its

52 degrees in the shade. No snow is going to make it

around here today. And the 7 day forcast -

NO SNOW in sight!

OK I know that I have not posted anything for awhile

I think since the 9th of Dec. and I don't have any

stitching to show at this time. I have been working on

the grandkids stocking and when they are completed I will

post a picture of them.

I did get a very part time job working at the

Madison Livestock Auction Barn.

I get to sit beside the Auctioneer and

enter info into the computer and weight

the animals as they come in. I will be working

every Monday 8:30 am until they are done selling

usually about 6:00pm (long day)

And they have sales on Saturday during the winter

noon till about 4:00 (short day).

Boy do I come home smelling bad! 

Oh well its easy work.

This next week will be busy, I still have a few gifts to pick up,

about half of the wrapping to do, 6 pillow cases to make, and

finish up the names on the Stockings. I am going to have

to put my time management to good use.

Not sure if I will be back to post again before

Christmas so if I don't get back I hope everyone has a

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Happy Stitching

Denise

Finishes

Just a quick post to show some finishes

Here is another Christmas ornament

FaLaLa

Barbara Cooley - Plum Pudding Needleart

28 ct lambswool

DMC floss

Started 12/4/2011

Finished 12/7/2011

This was a free complimentary chart from Plum Pudding Needleart (2008)

Next up I finished stitching a while ago but just

decided to finish it into a pillow this morning

And here is the back fabric that I used

And the last thing that I have to show is the the progress on

another Santa I have been working on

I have the beard done and some of the green done.

I don't think I will get this one completed by Christmas

but I am going to see how much I can get accomplished.

Well time to get dress and ready to run some errands.

I think today is a good day for a hair cut.

Happy Stitching

Denise



Christmas Stuff

I got my tree up last weekend and finally got a picture of it

Sorry I forgot to turn the lights on before I took the picture.

the following few pics are some ornaments that

I made many years ago.

I believe that this fan and this boot were from

Creative Circle when they were in business.

Also made many years ago and I think it came out

of a craft magazine

These next ornaments were made the year

My son when into the Army

This last ornament is one that I just made

this year

I took a clear Christmas Ball and stuffed all my

orts and ends from this year inside and labeled

it with the year.

No pictures of stitchie stuff, maybe tomorrow

I am working on another snowman

ornament and I'm just about done with it.

Thats about all for now.

Happy Stitching

Denise



Another Christmas ornament done!

Candy Cane by Madame la Fee

32 ct Cafe Mocha

Dmc Floss

I actually finished stitching this one on Wednesday night

and framed it last night. It is now hanging on my tree.

Last night as I finished this one up I decided to put a little

project together and here it is

I found this block at Lowes and bought some

pink & green ornament (little ones),

some pink & green ribbon and

a small string of white lights.

I have it sitting on my kitchen counter.

I just love it! and they are so easy to put together.

Last night I sat and stitched on names for the

grandkids stockings that I hang up for them. I had two done,

Trey & Gavins have been done since they were born, Sharlee needs her

name stitched and I have to do Kay's three adopted girls names stitched

on there stockings. This shouldn't take to long to get them done.

1 name done 3 to go.

Will post pics when I have them completed

Well I am off to finish the last of my Christmas decorating

and then I have to do some errands for my DH and DS.

Hopfully I will get some stitching time in today.

We will see?

Happy Stitching Everyone

Denise