Purple and more purple

My good, good friend Mary Ann is up from Idabel visiting her family. With all the snow and really cold weather, she was finally able to drive up. We celebrated our Christmas last night after a trip to Tulsa and lunch with our other friend Lynn. The snowman is my Christmas gift and the heart is an early Valentine. Mary Ann's stitching is perfect. Do you think she knows purple is my favorite color? The heart pillow is one of her first attempts at finishing with beads. She did it perfectly too! The packages also had a Brighton cross and friend bead to add to my charm bracelet. I love them all! Thank you Mary Ann!

2009 Christmas Ornament Challenge finishes

I participated in the 2009 Christmas Ornament Challenge this year. The goal was to stitch an ornament a month. I managed to complete 12 reindeer ornaments! It was a fun challenge and I enjoyed it very much. Hope you enjoy seeing them all in one post.

Nice surprise and All My Reindeer

One of the first stitchers I ever stitched for was Kathy A. We have become stitching friends and e-mail back and forth. Yesterday the mailman brought a surprise package from her. She sewed a nifty little zippered bag for more stitching "essentials". Isn't it great? I love it. The fabric is states of the U.S. and on the back is Oklahoma! How clever of her to include it. Thanks, Kathy. You are indeed a great stitching friend.

This year I joined a Christmas Ornament Challenge and chose reindeer as the subject of my 12 ornaments. Well, here they are plus a few from exchange friends. I really enjoyed stitching them and have lots more lined up. The ornament display holder is from my non-stitching friend Diane. She doesn't stitch, but she has a great love of any stitched project. Thank you Diane for my ornament holder.

I'm still snowed in. Hopefully tomorrow the streets will be better and I can get out. I'm getting some stitching done though!

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