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Sunday, December 9, 2012

A Win, A RAK and Some Ornaments.

It's been weeks since I last did a post. The time has been jam packed. Thanksgiving was wonderful with family, friends and great food. The house is finally decorated. It took longer because I had to see what Stella would tolerate. I finally got into this century. I bought an Iphone and fell in love with it. Since I took that step, I thought that I would dive into Facebook. I know you are all ahead of me but I am slow with change. I want to thank everyone for all the wonderful comments. They mean the world to me. I received the nicest RAK from Angela at the craft room blog. She has a wonderful blog and you all should check her out.
Isn't this the prettiest ornie!? The back is just lovely, as well. It is hung high on the cross stitch tree out of Stella's reach. The card was made by her and is stunning! Thanks again, Andrea. I just love it.
Catherine and the Strawberry Sampler had a Pink giveaway for breast cancer awareness. I won this beautiful design and the floss to do it. I said if I won the any part of the giveaway I would give it to my friend, Kathy. She is coming up to her 5 year anniversary. She was thrilled to have the design and is currently working on it. Thanks Catherine and the Strawberry Sampler for having a wonderful giveaway.
The first 2 will be pillows and the rest will be ornaments. Hopefully, Cheryl and I will find some time next week to finish all of these and start making Christmas cookies. We have the best time baking and doing crafts for the holiday. Before I close, I want to wish my friends, Ellen and Nataly a great Chanukah. Until next time ..... Happy Stitching! Deborah

36 comments:

Beth said...

Wow- that's a huge amount of holiday stitching! No wonder you've not had time to post. Am looking foward to seeing your finishes.

Barb said...

All of your work is just lovely. I can't wait to see the finishes!

cucki said...

Wow they all looking so lovely xxx

Lesleyanne said...

Congrats on the RAK from Andrea. Gorgeous stitching.

Belinda said...

Beautiful ornaments there! I love the first 'merry Christmas and to all a good night' one, it's so cute!

Julie said...

Wonderful stitching, the RAK is beautiful.

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Ellen said...

Beautiful RAK from Andrea! Wonderful X'mas stitchings, love them!

Hugs,

Chris said...

Congratulations on the iPhone! You now have so much info in the palm of your hand. I find it so helpful in many ways.
What a wonderful RAK and win.
You have been stitching up a storm. I love them all and I am looking forward to seeing how you finish them.
Have a great week!

natalysneedle said...

Beautifully Christmas stitching. Love the two pillow designs. Adorable.I think pom pom trim is in order for the 1st design.

Thanks for the Chanukah wishes!

CalamityJr said...

Beautiful gifts (both to and from) and gorgeous stitching. What fun you'll have finishing all those projects with Cheryl!

robindefender said...

Cute, cute ornaments!

Siobhán said...

Oh my goodness, what a lot of beautiful stitching! Love the gifts, too. If you have an iPhone, you have to join Instagram. It's a lot of fun!

Margaret said...

Glad you got an iPhone. I love mine -- I don't have an iPhone 5, but I love it anyway! lol! Love all your Christmas stitching! The RAK as well! Nice prize and how nice of you to give it to your friend Kathy!

rosek1870 said...

What a lot of beautiful stitching! Love them all! I will head over and check out her blog right now. Have a wonderful Christmas!!
Rose

Shirlee said...

Lovely stitches : )

Vickie said...

Wow! I am so jealous of all your Christmas stitching!!

Carol said...

Beautiful stitching as always, Deborah--every time I see your new finishes, I want to run right out and buy each and every chart :) Enjoy your finishing/baking day with Cheryl--sounds like a great time!

Laurie in Iowa said...

All your Christmas stitching looks lovely.

BrendaS said...

Beautiful ornaments Deborah! Your stitching is always so inspiring:)

Michelle said...

Beautiful beautiful stitching xx

Linda said...

Wow. What great stitchy projects. I love the first two. Can you tell me who the designers are and the name of the chart.

Thanks, Linda

Myra said...

Your needle has been smoking! Can't wait to see how you finish these.

Patty C. said...

Congrats on the lovely gifts & My goodness you have been busy - Everything looks great !

Catherine said...

Wonderful goodies all around! I am so glad your friend is enjoying the chart ~ hopefully you can post a picture when she has it finished!

butterfly said...

Lovely post, love all your work can't wait to see your finishes.
What a kind thing to do to give your friend the chart you won, hugs June.

Lois said...

What lovely seasonal stitching you've been working on Deborah! Congrats on winning such a nice giveaway too.

Angela said...

All lovely stitching projects!

Melanie said...

Congrats on winning the giveaway for your friend. :)

Ohmygoodness those are all so awesome!!! I don't know whether its a good thing or a bad thing that you don't say what patterns they are. I would be stash wish-listing FOR SURE if you had. Lolol

Mary said...

Lovely stitching and I'm sure the finishes will be just as wonderful! Great job!

Sherri said...

Love all of your stitching projects especially the Merry Christmas stitching with the elves. I would love to stitch that one. Can you share the company and name of the piece?

Karoline said...

All your Christmas stitching is lovely, hope you have a fun finishing session

Lynn said...

Fabulous holiday stitching! I can't wait to see the finishes.
The ornament you received from Andrea is really quite lovely and that is an awesome giveaway win!

unikat said...

Békés, boldog karácsonyt!

Anne said...

Lovely giveaway win Deborah!! Beautiful stitching too! Merry Christmas to you and your family!

Kathy Ellen said...

Sweet gift from Andrea, and sweet 'Pink Needle' design. It will be a lovely gift for your friend, Kathy.

Wonderful Christmas stitching....looking forward to seeing your finishes.

Hope that you enjoyed a very special Christmas. Blessings in the New Year.