December Gifted Gorgeousness

Whew!!  What a year this has been!!  But here we are in December, and it's time for Gifted Gorgeousness again.  If you haven't seen Gifted Gorgeousness before, this is a challenge that Jo over at Serendipitous Stitching has been organizing for a few years now.  I love this challenge because it gives me a chance to look for those items that has been gifted to me and gives me incentive to work on them.  I have such generous friends and family!  We showcase the stitchy gifts we have been given (of fabric, floss, patterns or finished items) or that we have given to others.  We post these items on the 15th of the month and then link up on  Jo's blog.  If you want to read the official rules you can find them here.  Or if you want to see what others have been gifted/gifting, you can find the links here.

I received a lovely gift from my friend, Mouse, over in Merry Ole England!  It was birthday and Christmas combined.  She makes the most wonderful ornaments and included a project bag with my gift this year.  She truly spoils me!!

I sent her a gift too, and included a few ornaments and a new little buddy, Morty.  I found him at a local craft fair....and am so sorry I didn't get one for me too.  Isn't he cute?

I'm participating in a 12 Days of Christmas gift exchange.  We are only on day 3 but I can show you what I've been given so far... a cross stitch guage, a bookmark to stitch, and the easel.

And these are the gifts I have given so far...

I've made a few last minute gifts of ornaments this year.  I'm going to an ornament exchange tonight, I was a guest at a Christmas stitch party and made one as a gift for our host, and another "just because" gift....all three the same pattern (JCS Ornament issue 2016 by Blackberry Lane Designs) just finished differently.

These are for my son, just not finished yet...

And this is for DS's girlfriend....not finished yet either.

I sent this one to my friend I've known since 2nd grade.  I guess it's a new tradition to send her an ornament every year.

This one I gave to my hairdresser.  She has it hanging in her shop!

Last is Through the Window by Ship's Manor.  This was a SAL I participated in this year and was a gift from my husband.  I'm going to miss this SAL!!  It was fun watching it all come together.

Just because it's Christmas I thought I would throw a few pictures up here of my hand made ornament tree.  These are ornaments I've collected through the years that I've been given or have made myself.  The new ones I have received so far this year are on there too.

I have done so much more stitching....and even travels this year, but never seemed to have enough time to post everything.  I think I might do a year end wrap up and show everything I've left out over the year.  So hopefully you'll hear from me one more time before we ring in the New Year!  Thanks for stopping by!!