Happy New Year !!!

(an October sunrise from our front porch)

Well, it's almost time to say goodbye to 2009 and to ring in a brand new year.

I just want to wish all of my friends & family a
Very Happy New Year !!

May 2010 be a year filled with love, laughter, joy and prosperity for you and your family.

May 2010 be filled with lots of stitches and stash for all of you fiber fondling addicts out there ; )
May the frog's never dance on your fabrics or get tangled up in your floss.


Take Care & Happy Stitching
Sandy

The Last Finish of 2009

This was my Santa Themed mantle this year.
We are the proud owners of eight Santa's and two Angel's (so far), and since we never managed to bring our tree up from the basement this year, I went with a large pine wreath and a few cross stitched ornaments.

This is my last finish of 2009. I finished it on Christmas Eve.

Design: Merry Christmas (12-24-2009)
Designer: Sandy in Montana
Stitched on 28ct. Carolina Linen in Sand from Charles Craft using DMC threads, Mill Hill beads and two snowflakes from Jesse James Company.

Take Care & Happy Stitching
Sandy

Season's Greetings To All

( "The Holy Family" and my Nativity set )

I want to wish all of you a Very Merry Christmas, and to those of you who celebrate differently Happy Holiday's.

I wish you all great joy, love and peace in your lives.
May you be surrounded with the ones you love and the memories of the ones who loved you.

May you remember the true meaning of Christmas and hold it always in your heart.

Take Care and Happy Stitching
Sandy

2nd Memory Ornament for my MIL

Here is the second "Memory Needle Roll Ornaments" for my MIL.
This one is in Memory of her father.

Design: "Memory Needle Roll Ornament"
Designer: Sandy In Montana
Stitched on 28ct Zweigart linen hand-dyed by me in a light tan rinse. Using DMC, GAST in Evergreen & Kreinik threads. Tied with 1/4" brown satin ribbon.

Merry Christmas to All
Happy Stitching ... Sandy

1st Memory Ornament for my MIL

I decided to stitch up "Memory Needle Roll Ornaments" for my MIL for Christmas. This is the first of two.
In memory of her mother.

Design: "Memory Needle Roll Ornament"
Designer: Sandy In Montana
Stitched on 28ct. Zweigart linen hand-dyed by me in a light wine rinse. Using DMC threads #'s 500, 501, 915 & 917, Mill Hill beads in white and two swarovski crystal butterflies in wine/magenta. Tied with sheer white 3/8" ribbons.

Wishing all of my readers a
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Happy Stitching Everyone .... Sandy

The Autumn Trio Is Finished

I finished the final piece for my "Autumn Stitching Accessories Set". I could only fit the scissor fob and needle case in the box, not to mention that I ran out of DMC 935 (only one strand left) after I finished the needle case, now that's cutting it close.

Here is the happy little family all together.Here is the needle case.

Design: Autumn Needle Case (12-12-09)
Designer: Sandy In Montana
Stitched on 32ct. hand-dyed linen (dyed by me) using Caron "Wildflowers" Raspberry Sherbet and DMC 935 threads and Mill Hill petite beads in Ginger. Lined with dark green satin and four felt pages for needles, tied with 3/8" sheer ribbon in dark green.

Merry Christmas & Happy Stitching !!