Back to the Flower Garden

Even though there was frost on the ground this morning...flowers are blooming inside.  The blue fabric here is actually from the 1930s or 1940s.  It's one of the prints I'm lucky enough to have from my Grandma's stash. 

 

Just look how pretty it is...I love everything about it, especially those little doilies around the roses...and the little squiggles in the dots of the background.

 

One more here...I think it's ok...not my all time favorite, but it will be good in the garden. 

 

Since my friend has received her birthday gift, I can show a couple ornaments I hand stitched for her.  The goose is felt...blanket stitched together but the beak & feet are glued on.

 

This little cutie is now on my friend's desk keeping her company until it's time to put up the Christmas tree.  I have to laugh every time I see this goose...so cute.

 

I also made her this little calico snowbird.  I love this vintage fabric from the 1970s-1980s.  I'll have to make a flock of these. 

 

It's a big game day here today...The hated Steelers are here in Cleveland...I'm hoping the Browns can win this one.  At least Cleveland is playing football this year...in past years you thought a high school team could probably beat them.  New coach...lots of good young players...we have a chance!

 

 

***UPDATE***We beat up those Steelers 31-10!!!***

 

I'm linking to Kathy's blog again...then back to more slow stitching while football is on. 

 

Happy Sunday.  And Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian friends.  Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sophie the Cat says Meowy Christmas...and please help her friends if you can

Sophie the Cat is a rescued kitty...we brought her home with us from Operation Kindness in Dallas, TX on April 9, 1998.  She had been injured & the angels at the shelter nursed her back to health so she was ready to pick us as we walked through the cat room one night.  Sophie has lived in TX, CA & OH now...and is quite spoiled as you can see.  That orange blanket was a gift to ME, but you can see who owns it now!

Sophie hopes you will check out this blog...A Place to Bark & Meow.  Bernie Berlin runs a very active & worthy animal rescue in Tennessee & needs some help right now to achieve a matching grant to help finish the shelter for her critters.  If you can find it in your heart, and are able to help with any monetary contribution before December 31st, your gift will be doubled with the matching funds.  Be sure to watch her newest video & while you're at her blog, take the time to see some of the happy critter faces that have a new chance at life thanks to Bernie & her loving care.  That's the best kind of gift you can give!

Best wishes for a happy & peaceful Christmas Eve & Christmas to all of you from all of us.

I'm dreaming of a GREEN Christmas!

I'd be ecstatic with a sunny & warm Christmas...but here in Ohio, that won't happen...unless by some freak of nature, which would be quite welcome! So, since Christmas will be the same gloomy, cold weather as always here, we had to settle for our little Christmas tree decorated with our Santa in the Sunshine ornament collection. The photo shows a small part of the collection...the warm weather Santas take up an entire side of the tree & it makes us happy to see them.

The traditional Christmas tree has made it's appearance here for the first time since we moved to Ohio from sunny Southern CA in October 2004. Our previous Christmas tree was the kitschy faux palm tree you see above. LOVE it!!! In fact, it stays up all year long as our "lamp" by the front door. Hey...a girl's gotta have a bit of CA in her life no matter where she lives!

May your Christmas & New Year's be warm & bright...and full of love & happiness.