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Cross Stitched Ornaments – 2016

After I had finished the Summer Cross project I decided that I was going to work on Christmas ornaments before starting my next Cross. I figured that I could get quite a few finished. Ha! Right! This is the number … Continue reading

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An Apron Present

I’ve wanted to post on my blog, but everything that I’ve been working on are Christmas gifts. It’s really not fair if I show off the gifts before the recipients get to see them! Here is one present, though, that … Continue reading

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Mini Advent Wreath Stand!

By now you are probably sick of hearing about this: Too bad. There’s one more tiny installment. And I mean TINY. Last week Jay presented me with this: A miniature advent wreath stand!!! This one fits in our house a … Continue reading

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My Civil War Fashion Patterns

When my parents came over for Thanksgiving this year my mom brought me a bag of patterns. She had been cleaning out her pattern drawer and came across a bunch that were mine. The other day I took them out … Continue reading

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Advent Wreath Stand – On the Altar (Part 6)

It all started with a question, “Would Jay be able to build an Advent wreath stand?” Then an example was given… Ideas were passed around and a drawing was produced… Wood was procured… Power tools were revved up and put … Continue reading

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Project Linus Blanket #2

  Project Linus Blanket #2: Blanket # 2 – My First Ripple As crocheting goes, this blanket was easy to work on as long as I kept count of my stitches. There were a few times that I miscounted and … Continue reading

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Advent Wreath Stand – Finished (Part 5)

We actually finished the wreath stand on Saturday and delivered it to the church on Sunday. However, my week has been so busy that I haven’t had a chance to post the last batch of pictures on my blog. Finally … Continue reading

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Advent Wreath Stand – Part 4

A week ago I was worried that we weren’t going to get the wreath stand done in time. Jay was working third shift so he wasn’t spending as much time in the basement. The arms and legs were all done, … Continue reading

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Cross Stitching Thoughts

Cross stitching has been my needlecraft hobby of choice since I was younger. Well, to be fair I used to do a lot of plastic canvas work, but since high school I’ve done a lot of cross stitching. I haven’t … Continue reading

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Advent Wreath Stand – Part 3

The wreath stand. How happy I will be when it is finally assembled in the church and prepared for Advent. We are still a few weeks away from that happy day, but I am no longer stressing about it. To be fair, … Continue reading

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