It's almost Christmas!!!

First of all I want to say Welcome to all my new followers.

Yes, I can say that I have been busy stitching!!  I know, it's about time!

While my husband was away, I got out my sewing machine.  I can now show you the OakHaven Owl cushion I've been planning to make for some time.  And here it is.

 

I'm so pleased with how it's turned out.  

I've also finally made up "The Prairie Schooler" Christmas designs I have been stitching for a few years.  I'm looking forward to seeing them on the Christmas Tree this year.  Here are a few photos of them.

I've also made some Christmas bell shaped ornaments with two Margaret Sherry designs in them.

Two bell shaped Christmas Tree decorations.

Hanging up the Christmas Stocking.

A present for you.

And lastly here is a WIP from one of the new Christmas cuties designs by Margaret Sherry from Cross Stitch Crazy magazine.  I just need to do the out lining and make up the card.

-ooOoo-

Christmas Freebies

A complimentary design  called "Seven Pines" can be found at the Little House Needleworks Blog, chart here and key here.

Here is a lovely little Christmas Owl I found at Holly's Hobbies.  The pdf can be found here.  For other freebies at Holly's Hobbies you can find them here.

Here is another design I thought you might like of Elk, which can be found here.

 And here again is Elk, which can be found here.

All the parts of "Positive Thinking" - can be found here.  Just scroll down for earlier parts.

 

Mary's Sampler II by Plum Street Samplers.

Mary's Sampler by Plum Street Samplers is now complete.

Here are all the links:-

Details can be found here, and here.

Mary's Sampler Part 1.

Mary's Sampler Part 2.

Mary's Sampler Part 3.

Mary's Sampler Part 4.

Mary's Sampler Part 5.

Mary's Sampler Part 6.

Mary's Sampler Part 7.

Mary's Sampler Part 8.

Mary's Sampler Part 9 (last).

Happy Stitching Everyone.

Christmas Stitching and Snow!!

Here is the finished "Forever Friends" Christmas Card I stitched for my daughter.  I had some difficulty finding a card with a large enough aperture.  So I had to cut the one I had.  There was a couple of cuts showing, so I used stick on ribbon to hid it.  I think it turned out not too bad.  Anyway she loved it.

Forever Friends - from Cross Stitch Crazy issue 157.

I found some lovely Blackwork Angels by Prairie Schooler and just had to stitch them.  

And here are two that I have stitched so far.

 

 

Blackwork Angels by Prairie Schooler

I've made them into Christmas Tree Ornaments for my friend Janet who loves Angels.

- ooOoo -

Look what I woke up to this morning!!  Snow!

As a child I always wished for snow on my birthday, but it did not happen many times.  

But the snow today did not last very long, so  I was able to go out and do some Christmas Shopping.

Not long now until Christmas!  Are you ready!!

Until next time, Happy Stitching.