Merry, Merry!

With the hustle and bustle of the holidays, I finished a few items in the last couple of weeks, although one gift was given unfinished because I need to size it!  Which D2 was ok with, as long as we finish it this weekend.  

This is D1's little karate doll.  Except.....I forgot to stick it under the tree!Oh, well. Christmas will just last a little longer!

 This is a pillow cover I started last year, and then lost.  I found it!  Now I need to figure out what to do with it!

 These are a couple of Christmas gifts,  the little sailboat is cross stitched and then sewn onto the side of the box.  My Christmas table runner is finally done, I think I started it 2 years ago! And a green table runner.  Which I also have to figure out what to do with!

Now, with New Year's on Tuesday. I am off to see what else I can accomplish!

Almost there!!!!

OPAM will be over in just a couple of weeks, and Christmas is here next Tuesday!!  I am happy to say that my Christmas makings are almost done.  I do have one project that I won't be able to work on til D2 is away for part of next weekend, but everything else is almost done.  I mean, I need to sew in ends on one other thing!!  I may even get some down time this year!!!

On the left are wrist warmers for D1.  She is moving to Kansas with her other parents, and we don't know if they are moving themselves or having the military do it, so we took that into account with her gifts.  On the right are elf slippers for D2, and in the middle a doll for D2.  The one item I need to finish off the last little bit is a doll for D1.  This is short and sweet do I can finish up my "have to do" list and maybe do some of those little extras!!!

I think the holiday season is here!

In the last 5 days, I've been home after bedtime.  So I am running behind and constantly trying to catch up.  So far it isn't working!  However, before the schedule went haywire, I did manage to finsh a couple of things.  First, a quilt I started 6 or 7 years ago.  

 I finished it for a friend who has a red white and blue living room.  Some of the fabric dates back to when I did NOT know how to tell cotton from not-cotton!  But she loved it anyways, so it is now being used instead of sitting on shelf somewhere.

I also managed to get 6 of these done, probably because I didn't do any embellishing!  DH said no, they are fine, and if I started I'd get frustrated and stressy due to time.  So for once I did as he asked!

 One for me, one for a gift exchange, one for my MIL, and three for friends.  I found the design here. She has some amazing projects on her site, and it makes me wish I could like white as a decor color!

And, at last, a Christmas present is done!  These are for D1,and I am hoping to finish the pair for D2 today.  Elf slippers are just the thing for the girls, however I need to get a third ball of green yarn!!

Off to a holiday luncheon, then shopping.  I think I want an early bedtime, or Santa won't leave ME anything! :)

One is better than none!

Last week I only finished one project.  I am okay with that at this point, only because I made huge leaps towards finishing other projects!  I finished the back of a sweater I started YEARS ago, and am half through the front right.  Thankfully, there are no sleeves to knit!  

So here is my one lonely finish.  As with most of my cross stitch, it was a kit that had come with my magazine.

  I do have to say, I've never seen a photo these guys smiling, but he is rather cute.  He will be a gift for a mom we know who is from England.  

These week I am going to keep trudging through.  And maybe attempting some Christmas shopping while I am at it.