Happy New Year!

To all my family and friends, old and new, I wish you a very healthy, safe and Happy New Year!  My dad collected antique Victorian greeting cards -- these are from the 1880's and this is the perfect time to share 'em with y'all.

Primitive country Christmas in the suburbs

Merry Christmas y'all!  It's been a long time since my last post but I figured better late than never with my holiday decorations this year.  I wanted to go all natural and decided to use only handmade ornaments (some by me, some purchased from local artisans) and highlight my collections of crocks, Santa's and ironstone.  Lots of raffia, twine, burlap and homespun ribbons.  My continuing love affair with all things primitive is alive and well as the photos will show.

Have a wonderful Christmas with your family and friends and don't forget the cookies and milk for Santa!

Tweak-It-Tuesday #121

Natural fall mantle make-over

I don't know where the time goes but it's fall already!  So time to spice the place up with a little fall color and decor.  I always start with the mantle and spread out from there.  This year I thought I would stay with the white tones to enhance some of my ironstone collection using as many natural things as I could find.  We have a terrific pumpkin farm not too far away so as soon as they opened for the season, I was there!  White pumpkins and gourds, corn from our own farm, dry twigs from a dead fall in the woods, a few dried gourds that I grew years ago and some early bittersweet.  In full disclosure, the cotton stems are artificial.  I guess the Halloween decorations come next.  Enjoy!

Show and Tell Friday

September Santa

Another month -- another Santa!  This time he is the crossing guard for the children going back to school.  Great colors and so much fun to stitch.  As with all my others in this series, it is done on #14 Aida cloth in counted cross stitch.  One more to go next month and then you will have seen the entire collection.  Thanks for lookin'!

Wow Us Wednesday #185

Golfing Santa -- August

Ok, it's the middle of the month and I completely forgot to take down my 4th of July Santa and hang the August Santa!  Where is my mind?  Trust me, it isn't on the golf course -- not my thing.  I would rather be stitching another counted cross stitch piece or a needlepoint ornament for Christmas or even completing the sweater I'm working on.  Hope y'all enjoy this -- only a few more to go and then you will have seen the entire collection of my calendar Santa's.