Christmas gift crafting!

It was a bit of a Pinterest Christmas this year. I made a frame for my parents to display their grandkids pictures, and I made Hand "Santa tizers".

Is my bulldog done yet?

My youngest brother loves Bulldogs.  A few months ago he lost his best friend Arthur to old age.  13!!!  He now has a new buddy Ted.  But for years and years, he has asked me to make him a bulldog in cross stitch.  I have made quite a few attempts, always getting a project that is much bigger than I thought.  Well, I found a manageable one, finally, and finished it!!

So this morning, while he was coaching at Wrestling practice, I texted and asked if he was busy.  He said he was at practice, but what's up?  I said, "Oh, just wanted you to know I love you..." And sent him this:

I found the pattern online at http://un-jour-une-grille.over-blog.com

So here's my tribute to Arthur, or as I liked to call him, "Arty Farty"  I remember the day we went to meet him for the first time, and I knew then, he was going to be Harry's buddy for life. <3



A little decoration for a little tree...

We recently went looking for a new Christmas Tree, we didn't find one yet, but my daughter did. So of course we had to decorate it! I used one of my paper punches an some ribbon.

A shower gift.

I recently stitched a wedding sampler for my cousin and his fiancé. They are getting married in January. I'm very excited to see them get hitched!!