Christmas gifts for a friend

I made a box of Christmas treats for my old friend Brenda, and yesterday they arrived safely in Texas. A whole lot of crocheting, and a little bit of cross stitch too....

I made another Around the Bases CAL afghan, this time for Brenda...may she and her family be warm all winter long. This is one very heavy blanket, again using scrap yarn.

The center for this afghan is highlighted here. I chose a quartet of flower blocks for my sunny friend. She is thrilled, warms my heart.

And for her tree... Heart in Hand Woodland Peace on 32 ct Country Grain Belfast linen :-)

Lots of Christmas ornaments!!

I have a few Christmas ornaments to share.... cannot believe how long it has been since I have posted. So much going on, I wish I had more time to stitch.

I sent this "Christmas Ornament" to Brendon for the HoE Christmas Ornament Exchange... not Christmasy? I know. But, Brendon loves the Giants and I know that... I sucked it up as a Red Sox fan and stitched this for him. I thought of adding a little holly or something, but my eyes were so buggy as I was between prescriptions at the time, and thought... this is good! Hey, I have NE Patriots ornaments that just say NE Patriots on my tree... typical US sports fan stuff...lol. Anyhow, I know he loves it!

This is the beauty I received from Kathy K. for the same exchange... love, love, love it! Cannot get enough BRD ornaments on my tree!! Thank you so much Kathy, so beautifully stitched and finished.

Now... on to ornaments I have been blessed to receive this year :-) This sweet little German angel is stitched by my beloved Marie P. So very, very sweet!

And dearest Andrea added this stunning addition for our tree!

While sweet, sweet Katrina sent me this cutie...

And the ever so kind and thoughtful Margaret sent me this sweet thing - a Barbara Ana freebie from a FB group, and she tweeked the colors thusly... awesome!

So, I stitched a few gifts... this is for Brenda, one of my oldest and dearest pals... my hand tremors are often very bad (neurologist says there is no diagnosis, so not sure what is up)... best pick I could get with the tremors acting up so badly and could not go outside for a better pic due to snow... Holly Jolly Ornament Heart in Hand 40 ct Vintage Country Mocha Linen, GAST and WDW Floss

For Katrina... Peace Dove Ornament JBW Designs in 2014 JCS Christmas Ornament Issue 32 ct Antique White Belfast Linen, Stranded by the Sea Floss in Majestic Angelfish

For Karen K. ... Rejoice Ornament Lizzie Kate - Flora McSample 2012 36 ct Fawn Lakeside Linens, WDW Floss

For Andrea... Christmas Alphabet Ornament Heart in Hand - FB Freebie 32 ct Driftwood Linen, GAST and WDW Floss

For Margaret... Believe Ornament Lizzie Kate - Flora McSample 2012 36 ct Fawn Lakeside Linens, WDW Floss Unfortunately, my tremors did not allow me to get even a relatively decent pic of the ornament I stitched for Marie P. I will wait until she posts a pic and grab hers...

For Karen and Brenda...

I received lots of good news yesterday, with ornaments shipped off having been received at their new homes.... always such a relief! First, Karen let me know that she received the ornament I sent to her for the HoE Stitcher's Choice Christmas Ornament Exchange. I made her a tiny one, as I have noticed in recent years that her Christmas trees have been quite wee...

Joyful Ornament My Big Toe Designs 2013 JCS Christmas Ornament Preview Issue R&R  Reproductions 40 ct Creme Brulee Linen, WDW Floss   Karen also received my annual Christmas Ornament that I make for her...

St. Nicholas Ornament The Prairie Schooler R&R Reproductions 40 ct Creme Brulee Linen, DMC Floss   And...my old, dear stitching friend, Brenda (no blog, darn, not yet at least...) has received a little something I stitched for her tree too...

Seven Pines Ornament Little House Needleworks Freebie in LHN Blog, forgot to grab the link 36 ct Dirty Edinburgh Linen, CC Floss