Hello all! Well I'm back to overload you with pictures of Christmas decor... I've had everything decorated since the beginning of the month... which is a good thing as I haven't felt 100% since then... I could post a righteous rant... but I won't... you don't need to hear me whine... suffice to say getting old sucks big time....
I will admit this post is primarily so I will remember what I did this year... some displays are similar to years past and I'm okay with that. I have a lot of stuff and limited space. It is impossible for me to be a minimalist, but I did pare back here and there. I know you laughed at that line... hope you didn't spit your beverage on your computer...I only decorated on the first floor. I have a bunch of decor I didn't put out and I think a trip to donate stuff is in the offing. I purchased very few new things this year... a couple of trees and a little sleigh from Target ... 2 more Santa mugs which is probably the limit... you'll see what I mean.
As for crossstitch I have 2 new finishes... both samplers...and the realization that there isn't space in the displays for anymore large pieces... so gonna try to stick to smalls... EXCEPT for the Prairie Schooler and With Thy Needle & Thread Christmas samplers I want to stitch. I plan to put them on the wall in the living room for the Christmas season. I'll go into more detail in my end of year post for my 2023 stitching plans.
And NOW let's get to the pictures..
First up the porch... this space is only 70 sq ft and it is fun to do it in a pink/minty/aqua palette with a bit of a mid century vibe... and lots of Lizzie Kate...
Vintage needlepoint angel... stitched her over 30 years ago..
Barbara Ana Designs Christmas Joy... my latest finish... which has taken me over a year to complete... but it's done now... I changed the colors on this ... ditched the black for turquoise...
Living room... Santa's keeping an eye on you...
Christmas tree and large shelf display...
Starting at the top... Bent Creek Quaker Noel and needlepoint Nativity scene stitched in 1984... R to L Feliz Navidad by Blackbird Designs, The Christmas Bird by With Thy Needle & Thread, and Merry Christmas by BBD.
Feliz Navidad was my other finish for this year.. love the frame on this and happy they framed it really close... other wise it wouldn't fit in the display... oh no!!
The Christmas Bird by WTN&T and Merry Christmas by BBD...
Oh Christmas Tree by All through the Night... and Prairie Schooler small which I can't remember the name of ...
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Love the vintage looking wreath... from Hobby Lobby I think...and some putz houses... the yellow angel is a snippet from WTN&T Peppermint and Holly... the other gal is from Pineberry Lane, a Sprig of Holly...
ALL the Santa mugs... and I do think I may have reached the end of this collection...
Here's the right side that got cut off... a couple more Santa's and WTN&T Santa Claus Land... hmmm... maybe if I stack a more I could squeeze another couple in... never say never...LOL
The smaller shelf display...
On the top reproductions of vintage stuff.... that tree and the TV and the Santa... Elliott LOVES that little TV... the trains go round and round and it plays Christmas carols which he insists you sing to him...
Still love this Christmas piece ... J'Arrive by Tournicoton... and the little lady is from Pineberry Lane... don't remember the name but do remember I didn't stitch the Santa hat she was wearing...
In the middle ... a cookie jar I found last year in my neighbor's trash... I spied a basket that I wanted and then found the cookie jar underneath it...
A Santa from Pineberry Lane and Little Bits of Christmas from The Drawn Thread...
In the kitchen a display of gingerbread men...
And in the hallway the kind of deer I like...inanimate... not the flower eating, mulch messing up critters...
Whew... that's a lot of pictures... it is a good thing I have a small house...
So tomorrow I hope to get the presents wrapped ... and I have a pillow case/gift bag to make for Elliott ... and if I'm really ambitious a Christmas quilt that needs binding AND coordinating pillow cases AND another Christmas quilt top to finish... I have no illusions it will be quilted in time but I'll have a jump on next year, right?
I hope you are having a lovely Christmas season... we are doing an open house at my older son's home with appetizers on Christmas Day...low key... I like it... and I'm already looking ahead to 2023... got plans for stitching and unfortunately already have several doctor/dentist appointments and procedures to start the year out...ugh... gonna try and put them out of my mind for a while.
So for today... happy stitching and Merry Christmas!!
carol fun
