And there was great rejoicing in the land!

I know sometimes I joke about my husband, but honestly, I'm truly spoiled by him!  As soon as he got home from work last night we went in search of 1/4" ribbon...and though we still haven't found any red ribbon (why am I not surprised...this close to Christmas?) we did find some white ribbon.  It was all I needed to finish up these last Brooke's Books Advent series.  Just in time to start counting down on the first of December.    We literally searched every square inch of the store...all the places where the ribbon might hide, and found the very last two spools of 1/4" white ribbon in the entire place!  (And of course, in the last and least expected place it could be)  This is a gift for my Daughter-in-law.  I was determined to make them for her this year...Here are the last I had to finish off...

I also finished off the last of the Dragon Dreams 12 Dragonlets of 2012.  I have had these in my stash since she first designed them back in 2012.  I am thankful to Jo over at Serendipitous Stitching who started a group for people who love the 12 Days of Christmas.  LOL!!  This is the third set I have stitched now, and have already decided which set to stitch next year.  The designs are so cheeky...they make me laugh.  I'll have to figure out how I want to display this one, but here are the last 6 I fully finished up yesterday.

I've already decided that this mad dash to fully finish things at the end of the year is just craziness.  I think I'm going to dedicate one day a month to fully finishing projects I have finished stitching during that month.  Now if I can just keep to my promises!  LOL!!  Looking back at my goals page, I have fully finished 82 projects so far this year (4 of them were crocheted items)....26 of them were finished this month alone!  However....I created 139 projects so far this year.  I still have a few more I want to finish before the month is out...though I'm running out of time.  So....watch this space and see if I really accomplish my goals...haha 

Now I'm off to make plans for Thanksgiving dinner...my meatballs have been requested (for those who don't like turkey)  It's about the only thing I make that everyone seems to love...I'm thankful for a Grandmother figure in my childhood who taught me how to make these.  You would never guess the ingredients...but they make really savory meatballs.  I may not make it back before the big day, so in advance, I wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving, and that you find many things to be thankful for this year.  My biggest blessing which I'm most thankful for this year, is the birth of our lovely Granddaughter, and that her parents are giving us quality time to spend with her.  Wishing you blessings....Happy Stitching!

It's All Fun and Games until the Ribbon runs out!

Don't you hate that?  I'm on a roll....I've been fully finishing up things for Christmas and I'm tearing through my finished items....and then the dreaded moment when I run out of ribbon happens.  Production comes to a screeching halt.  I run to JoAnn's in desperation and guess what?  There is no 1/4" white   or red ribbon anywhere in the store.  What dastardly villian has bought all the 1/4"  ribbon?  We had a play date with Aubrey that night so there was no time to go to another store....so this was all I was able to accomplish over the weekend.  All in all I think I got quite a bit done!  I have until Thanksgiving to finish up a few of these so they will reach their recipients in time.   Thanks for stopping by, and Happy Stitching!

Brooke's Books Advent 17-19 Found on the freebie pages of her website.  

Christmas Morning by Sue Hillis with a few alterations.   These all came from the same leaflet.

First Christmas by MandIStitch found on Etsy.

Merry Wishes by Brenda Gervais.

The Winter is Past by Blackbird Designs from the book In Friendship's Way.

November Gifted Gorgeousness

 Hi Fellow Stitchers!

This year has just been flying by.  I can't believe it's November already!  Christmas will be here before you know it!  My fingers are keeping busy!  I've been working on so many things that Christmas is sneaking up on me and I haven't really started on gifts for my family.  Ugh!!  Anyway...it's gifted gorgeousness...and if you haven't heard what that's all about, please check out Jo's blog and read the rules (click here).  You can visit her blog and see what she is stitching (always a treat for the eyes, and maybe a little enabling).  It's never too late to join us!  Basically we are allowed to post anything that is a gift to us, or for others.  (Click here to see her blog)

I always consider anything from the Just Cross Stitch magazine to be a gift as my husband always gifts me the magazine.  I have all the issues, either on disc, paper copy or digital download.  I refer to them often.  This month I've stitched a few...

First is A Snowy Little Gift from the 2020 ornament issue.  This was stitched on 28 count Crystal Opalescent over two.  I wish you could see the sparkle!  There is a green tint to the fabric, but still Frosty didn't show up too well, so I outlined him.  I really like how he came out.

Next is Quaker Medallion Strawberry Pinkeep from the 2006 ornament issue.  This was stitched on 28 count Summer Khaki over two using Dutch Red Gloriana silk.  I really need to get busy and finish some of these ornaments!

Next is Crystal Snowflake from the 2019 ornament issue.  This was stitched on 32 count Royal Blue over two.  I substituted Petite Treasure Braid for the Kreinik, and love how it turned out!  

Next is Joy from the 2020 Ornament issue.  This was stitched on 32 count lambswool over two.  I think I'm going to frame this (if I can find the right frame...)

Next is Special Delivery from the 2018 ornament issue...I have stitched this one before.  It was stitched on 32 count lambswool over one, I used some clear Petite Treasure Braid over the snowflakes (I stitched them first in white, but wanted some sparkle).  I love this little design and may stitch it again one more time!  LOL  

Next is Golden Filagree by Works by ABC from the 2020 Ornament Issue.  I stitched this on 32 WDW Aztec Red over two.   My eyes were crossing by the time I was done...LOL  Gold was pretty hard to see on this particular red fabric.

I was a bit late sending my October gift to my Pen Pal...so I couldn't include it in the last GG post.  I stitched this little freebie from Jean Farish called Autumn....then added it to this little name place marker I found at Hobby Lobby.  I didn't have the trim I wanted so took some yarn and braided it to add to the edge.  I wish I had picked up more of these....though it was my first time and probably not the best finishing in the world, I really would have loved to make one for me!  Anyway, I love the little sheep...this was stitched on 36 count natural over one.

I needed to get my act together so I could send my pen pal her birthday gift...which falls on this very day!  Hopefully she has received it by now...here is Happy Birthday from Alita Designs stitched on 40 count lambswool over two finished into a small tart pan.  

I also made her a little Thanksgiving piece, called Give Thanks which is stitched on 40 count natural over one and finished into an even smaller tart pan.

I consider the Peppermint Purple SAL a gift because the patterns are published free on their Facebook page.  I'm impressed with my bad self for being caught up...LOL!!  Here is where I am right this moment.  I'm hoping I have time to finish off the corners before the last chart is published.  Wish me luck!  

I've made a few other gifts but can't show them at this time until I fully finish everything and get them in the mail.  Hopefully by the GG post in December I'll have them finished too!

Last but not least, is Christmas Morning by Sue Hillis.  I changed it around a little bit to make it look more feminine as it's for my granddaughter's first Christmas.  It's stitched on 40 count Heartland over two.  I'm so pleased with the way it turned out.  Now I REALLY need to work on finishing some things!!

And now the moment you've all been waiting for!  The winner of the giveaway from October is Elfie!  Please send me your address and I'll get your gifts in the mail as soon as I have a chance to get to the post office.  Thank you to all who participated, I wish I could send you all a little something!  You can email me at tickledpinkone@yahoo.co.uk, then please make a comment on this post that you sent me an email.  Thank you!  Here, again, is a picture of what you've won.

I made a list a few days ago of things I need to stitch and finish before Christmas.  I'm feeling a bit panicked now...haha.   Wish me luck!  I should have an abundance of GG things to post about next time!  Till then, Happy Stitching!