I hope everyone in the U.S. had a terrific Thanksgiving. Good times were had here, with family gathering and me experimenting a bit with lasagna and making persimmon pudding for the first time ever. Recipes for those will come soon, hopefully.
In the last week, a Little Sheep Virtues (by Little House Needleworks) cross stitch project was completed, and I finished it and a companion piece into small pillows.
...and came up with a small display:
Holiday (any holiday) decorating around here is fairly simple, but it makes me happy to find easy ways to display some of my handwork.
Except for the Little Sheep Virtues pillows, I believe all the above patterns came from old Cross Stitch Magazines that came into my possession a few years ago. Those turned out to be a treasure trove of cross stitching goodness. Wait a minute... now that I think about it, I believe those "quilt" pattern ornaments may have come from a homemaking magazine - Good Housekeeping or Better Homes and Gardens, perhaps. I don't know if those magazines exist today, but it's been decades since either (or both?) of those publications printed things like cross stitch patterns and other crafts. Do any of you in your 60's and older remember making craft projects from those magazines?
I can't believe today begins the countdown to Christmas! It's only just in the last few days it's finally turned cold here. I believe we just got our first hard frost within the last few days. About a month late for these parts. Or, at least, that's the way I remember it. But the tree is up and decorated, and I'm committed to being in the Christmas spirit!
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