Friday, November 23, 2012

The Day After and The Christmas Garden

As the title says, it's the day after!!  We had 8 for dinner.  That's not too many and we had a combination of friends and family.  All in all it was a great day. We are not the shopping types so Black Friday is something we totally avoid.  I was proud  that we did go to the Y. We walked the track and did several machines.  (Do you think that maybe we felt a bit guilty???)  Our DD and SIL were part of our guests and Laurie made me the most adorable Pilgrim girl as a hostess gift.  I am so lucky to be the Mother of such a sweet and talented young lady!!

 Is she not adorable?

 Down to one week and counting!! Tonight I will finish the motifs. See that last little one on the far right. Then there is a band to do, finish the border,  add the ititials of our parents, and finally the alphabet(I'm not stitching the words, " Christmas Garden". I have seen the alphabets done on other blogs and really like the way it looks.(Thank goodness for blogs).


These are two of my favorite motifs. If you used a larger count, they would be lovely stitched alone.

 Almost done!

This absolutely beautiful frame from Valley House Primitives arrived today.  It beat the cross stitch!  Thanks so much Janet for getting it to me so quickly! It looks perfect with the project. 
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and will have a good week-end ahead!


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13 comments:

  1. MarilynNovember 23, 2012 at 5:45 PM

    That little Pilgrim girl is soooooooooo cute!
    Your Christmas Garden is looking lovely, not much more to go now.
    It will look great in that frame.
    Marilyn

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  2. MyraNovember 23, 2012 at 7:47 PM

    What a cute little Pilgrim and oh my that frame is gorgeous. It is going to go so nicely with your gorgeous stitching. Enjoy your weekend!

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  3. SewAmyNovember 23, 2012 at 7:58 PM

    Your Christmas Garden is looking so good.

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  4. Samplers, Silks and LinensNovember 24, 2012 at 4:08 AM

    Christmas garden is looking lovely and the frame is gorgeous!

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  5. SiobhánNovember 24, 2012 at 4:27 AM

    That frame is fantastic! Love your Christmas Garden, and that little pilgrim is adorable! I'm glad that you enjoyed your Thanksgiving.

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  6. Mary AnnNovember 24, 2012 at 5:21 AM

    The little Pilgrim girl is SO cute!! And, the frame for Christmas garden is gorgeous!

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  7. MrsDuncanMahoganyNovember 24, 2012 at 5:44 AM

    The little Pilgrim girl is exquisite! Just look at her precious face! The frame is perfect and the stitching is beautiful!

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  8. Merry Wind FarmNovember 24, 2012 at 11:44 AM

    Love your Christmas Garden! And the frame...there are no words. I really like your idea of a verse or alphabet at the bottom, I confess that the only thing I didn't like about the sampler was the Christmas Garden. I don't know why I never thought of substituting .
    Melinda

    PS: Do you know that you have that nasty word verification thingy on your blog that makes it so hard to post comments? I ended up removing mine.

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  9. CarolNovember 25, 2012 at 7:20 AM

    Oh, how sweet is your latest Wool Pet from your daughter, Barb!! You are so lucky :) And your CG is looking grand--I like the version with the alphabet better, too so I'm glad you're going with that :)

    Glad your Thanksgiving was so enjoyable--on to Christmas!!

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  10. MaggeeNovember 25, 2012 at 9:18 AM

    hello again! You are so close to finishing CG, if not already! I have a question... I have already decided to do that alphabet at the bottom, but where is that to be found?? Love that frame! Whew! Gorgeous! Hugs!

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  11. valerieNovember 25, 2012 at 9:14 PM

    What a cute felted pilgrim girl! Your daughter is so talented! Your Christmas Garden is looking wonderful! You picked out a great moulding for your almost finish.

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  12. AnneNovember 26, 2012 at 3:33 PM

    Wow! Barb your Christmas Garden is almost complete!! Well done! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family. That little pilgrim girl is adorable!

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  13. ChrisNovember 27, 2012 at 2:38 AM

    That little pilgrim is wonderful.
    You are so close to a finish!

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