New

 I picked up one of my Inspirations kits. I was wary of starting this as I'm not that into beading. But I love how it looks. And this is a cute idea.

So far it is going well.

I talked DH into bring up the Christmas tree. He even put it together for me. First thing I have to do is put on the lights. Then the fun stuff.

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Snowman

 I saw this Prairie Schooler Snowman somewhere on the internet, I loved his wonky smile. I went looking and found it was Prairie Schooler Evergreen book 202. I found it on Etsy. It feels like a rip-off as it was one of the paper reprints as opposed to heavier card stock. But no problem, I was glad to be able to stitch it. 

He was an easy quick stitch. Now, do I keep him or send him to the grandkids?

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One More Page

 Wow! I only have one more page of Come to the Garden to stitch and this project will be all done.

Can I finish this week? I have two appointments but I 'm sure I can get it done. I said I wasn't going to start anything new until I had finished the borders on the queen, Still not done, but I started a Christmas ornament anyway. I'll show you tomorrow. I went walking even though it was cold and windy. I'm happy to be warm and cozy here at home now. Snowflakes are in the air.

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Fat Quarters

 I have a tendency to but things that I think are pretty. I don't have a plan for them, I just know they are pretty. My finger accidentally clicked "Buy it now". This assortment is called Rose & Violet's Garden.

I especially like the fabric that is front and center. They will good for finishing.

I have been reading a very enjoyable book.  It is "A Gentleman in Moscow". 

The sun is shining today and I went walking. I changed my calendar to December. 

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Mermaid

 I ironed my Tapestry Mermaid and added some dupioni silk around the design. She is a bit skew-wiff because she is stitched in half cross stitch. I laced her to some comic board.

This is the inside top of my double casket. I thought of writing a letter about the casket and putting it behind the stitched piece. Maybe that is a little too secret of a hiding place?

I am very happy to have this all done. Don't worry, I can pop this out to paper the sides of the box.

How can it be December? How can it be Friday already? 

It's lightly raining outside but I'm taking the day off from walking. 

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The Garden Thief

 

All the pieces are done! I put eyes on the bunny. His ears turned out fine, I tried using the Soft Fuse and it worked very well. I'm very happy with it. 

Have a great day!  

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More

 Since I was finishing Christmas ornaments, I found two more that had been patiently waiting for finishing.  One only needed a ribbon at the top for hanging on the tree. The other one was a little bigger than I wanted so I tried to make it as small as I could. I wanted to have round corners too. 

I was pretty happy with how they turned out. I really wanted the round one to have cardboard inside it but I didn't want to tear it all apart and I didn't know how much seam allowance I would have. I suspected it would be very small and partly raveled. 

I love the little Birds of a Feather Santa with the doll design Granddaughter is almost out of the doll age so it's a good thing that I got this done! I would like to do some of the Birds of a Feather designs like Curious as a Cat and Quiet as a Mouse but good luck finding those anywhere. 

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