These are Christmas motifs that I stitched back in the spring. It felt wierd stitching them, but I really wanted to be like my sister and get more organized. So I put a piece of aida on a scroll frame and kept on stitching. I now will cut them out and insert them in cards and voila, handmade christmas cards. Hmmm….where will they go?
I signed up for this little swap a few weeks ago and got the name of my swap partner. I am almost finished my ornie. You should really check out Bee Sew Whimsical! It is so creative.
I’m still on the possibilities of those wooden boxes….check out these!
I’m thinking that by cutting out a design from a napking and putting it on the box and then filling the box with theme-oriented items…like sewing or embroidery items….like chocolate…SPECIAL chocolate! Or pens for the stationary buff….
I found this neat blog and she has filled my head…
My Angel Swap person received her gift! Yay! She does some amazing stitching…I really like her Christmas stitcheries. How come we don’t do this in Canada? Or do we and I don’t know where to look?
Time to get moving….well…sheesh…I’ve been up since 7:30…picked up JL after his night out with friends, made a hash brown bake, ….
I went to a workshop yesterday, with my “Cercle des fermieres.” It was to make on of these:
…to hold these:
I haven’t varnished it yet because I am waiting for the “crackling” process to dry. My mind is coming up with future possibilites for this technique! At first I thought, hmmm…why does somebody need another box? But the possibilities are endless….and the napkins are endless. I bought a few packages of napkins and traded with others in the group. Trading! Like we trade fat quarters and such. It seems so underground! :). I love it. There are so many neat napkins out there and we want to buy them but never want to use them…well….mix them in crafts. So…who is this box for? Christmas is coming and I will need some hostess gifts….pair this with a little that and voila! Hmmm….I hope that the people who invite me don’t read this! I just have to be careful about one person in particular, right J?
Well, I have got loads on my plate….the corrections are getting to me and the more I think about them, the more I procrastinate…I really have to get to a comfortable place about correcting student’s papers at home. Oh well, I chose this profession!
Later
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