Merry Christmas

Have a blessed day where ever you find yourself today. I am sharing again one of my favorite cross stitch finishes from 2017 - sometimes I can't believe I stitched all those littles xs.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Ornament Exchange

I was a participant in a facebook ornament exchange for the first time and I must share with you the package I received from my partner.

First of all the ornament is absolutely beautiful and I will treasure it forever.  It should be displayed all year round and not just at Christmas - Peace is something to achieve every day.  I just cannot stop marveling at how lovely it is.

The fabric is such a great color and I can't wait to find the perfect chart(s) for it. 

The workmanship on the project bag is over the top.  I have a cross stitch kit that I assembled  and I haven't been able to decide how to keep it safe while I finish other projects - it's currently in a ziploc bag and pinned to my bulletin board.  This project bag is just perfect for it.

I absolutely love the owl ornament and the other extra special gifts:

the towel of the reindeer names

the mini notebooks

the cute clothes pin clips, and the lip balm.

I was so excited to be able to join the exchange but I never dreamed how exciting it would be to receive such a wonderful package.

 

I have pictures of the package I sent but I don't think my partner has opened her package yet so I will post those pictures later

Enjoy your stitching days ♥

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

XS Tiny Town Finish

 I finished the Heart in Hand Big Hearted Tiny Town.    I still have not finished the first Tiny Town (Christmas) into a drum so I am not sure what kind of finish this Tiny Town will turn into.

 

Happy Stitching Days

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

World Series - a great game

Thank you D'Backs - what a ride you gave us. I can't wait for spring and the games to begin. 

Congratulations to the Texas Rangers for winning the World Series - they were the best team this year.

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 Back to our regularly scheduled stitching

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Celebrate - World Series

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

I have started another TinyTown - this is Big Hearted Tiny Town. 
I was supposed to use a light pink on the right side of the double building with LOVE at the bottom.  I don't want to frog that much so I am trying to decide where to use that color somewhere on the remaining chart.  It's such a pretty pink and that building was the only place it was used - I just don't want to not use it somewhere.

Have another great week of stitching.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

xsWIP 12 Days of Christmas

I am almost finished with Day 4 of the 12 Days of Christmas by Artecy which is available here:

https://www.everythingcrossstitch.com/images/product/responsive/36069.jpg?v=080403

I am stitching this on 16 count aida which is not easy - there are a lot of fractional stitches with these little cuties.

 

 Have a great weekend of stitching.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

XS Finish Tiny Town

I could not be happier with the way it turned out. 

 Now I will watch a tutorial by Vonna on how to do a drum (probably more than once).

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

XS WIP Tiny Town

I am almost 1/2 way across the Christmas Tiny Town by Heart in Hand.  I am stitching this on 20 count fabric, 1 thread over 1 square so it won't be very large.  (about 8.8 inches wide by 1.5 inches high).  I really like all of the Tiny Town charts (well, except Halloween which has never been an interest of mine) so I may do some of the others.  My mind is spinning with how to finish it - I really want to try the drum finish but plenty of time to figure that out.

Happy stitching days.

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Crochet Mosaic Elephant Finish

I finished the Crochet Mosaic Elephant ♥.  

This is pretty thick so it may be more of a rug/play mat than a cuddly baby blanket but it sure is cute.

I have started (another) cross stitch project so I will be working on that for a while.  It's the Heart in Hand Christmas Tiny Town which can be seen here:

https://www.123stitch.com/item/Heart-In-Hand-Needleart-Christmas-Tiny-Town-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/HIH-493

 

 

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Crochet Mosaic Elephant WIP

I have been working on this baby blanket for the last several weeks. It won't be too long before it's finished.

Here is a link to the free pattern as well as links to pdf files available for purchase www.thelavenderchair.com/mosaic-elephant-blanket-crochet-pattern

Enjoy some weekend stitching ♥ 

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]

Scandi Meadow Finish

I have finished the Scandi Meadow blanket.  This ended up being 30" x 39".

I didn't make the border as large as the pattern called for and the final row of the border is 

(5 dc in 1 stitch, skip 2 stitches, slip stitch, skip 2 stitches) repeat all around

I have the yarn for a new afghan but I also feel like I want to cross stitch something with a Christmas theme

Enjoy a stitchy weekend

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]