January - first posting of the year

HI everyone, I hope that each and everyone one of you had a safe, healthy and happy Christmas and New Years and that maybe you got a chance to sit and do some of your crafts.
I have to apologize for a couple of things, I am still new to the blogging idea and I am not sure how to fix some of the things on the site - like all the extra space in the right hand column (big sigh).
And I also have to apologize to Ally in Saudia Arabia for not answering her e-mail in a timely fashion. I have switched to yahoo for my e-mails, so the new e-mail address for the blog is stitchingweezie "at sign" yahoo.ca
The holidays were quiet yet busy for me. There are a couple of things that I want to share with you. First, I am going on a stitching cruise organized by Sue Hillis - I am so excited, I have looked forward to this for a very long time. I will tell you all about it when I get back. However it might be a little while before I post everything because I have to have some surgery - so I will be out of touch for a bit.
Until the next time, I wish each of you all the best for the new year - a mountain of love from your family and friends and of course enough stash in your craft pile to enjoy.

Hugs
Louise

Diana's Tooth Fairy Pillow

Shortly before Christmas, I received a wonderful surprise, in the mail that day was a small parcel containing a cute little Tooth Fairy Pillow. Diana from Ohio stitched it up for us. The little pillow even has a pocket in the back to hold the tooth until the tooth fairy comes along. Thank you so much Diana, it is so sweet.

Hugs Louise

Andrea's Flowers

Hi everyone, I have been remiss in posting a few articles. Andrea (friend of my niece) did two cross-stitch pieces years ago and never quite knew what to do with them. She donated them to us so that we could use them to raise some more money for the charity. It is a beautiful basket of flowers with a straw hat - I am not sure of the designer but it looks like a Paula Vaughn design. Silly me forgot to get a picture of the smaller design Andrea stitched. It was a bowl of flowers, very pretty, I had it professionally framed and a friend bought it as a Christmas present for her mother-in-law. Thank you Andrea, they are beautiful pieces.

Louise

Marg's Wreaths

Hello everyone, look at these beautiful wreaths that Marg made for us. They are simply stunning... they are so nice that I had to buy some!! Marg, you outdid yourself and you will simply have to make more for us for next year!! Thank you ever so much. Hugs and kisses from all of us.

Louise

A Gift from Bob

Carole taught a friend of hers to cross-stitch and look what Bob stitched for us. His very first cross-stitch, it is beautifully done. And Bob, it is already sold!! A big hug and thank you from us.

Some goodies from Carole

As promised, here are some goodies from Carole. A cute little Santa Pirate from Sue Hillis, Jingle All the Way and Is It Too Late to be Good.

Some small finished ornaments

Here are a couple of the small ornaments that I have stitched and finally finished. They were all done on aida cloth. The purple one actually has little beads that were leftover from a Mill Hill bead kit. The orange/green one is done using an overdyed thread that I stitched on a diagonal which really changed the effect.

I love the pink celtic knot, it also used an overdyed thread from a company which is now out of business. It is so pretty, as I was stitching it, it kept reminding me of the pink ribbon that represents breast cancer. Lots of hugs to them.

Louise