Home Sweet Home...and a start on the 15!!!

It is soooo good to be back home in (not so sunny at the moment) Florida, LOL! Amazing, one week and a day ago I was arriving at my mom's in rain/snow/weather and today we arrive home to rain! At least it's much warmer, a balmy 73' last I checked. Enough on that! Later in the week, I am going to compile all of my photos from vacation and share with you via PhotoBucket. I don't do this too often, but thought I would this time simply because Sandy was a part of the trip and I know you all are dying to see how she fared in a moving vehicle for 4 days of her life (2 there and 2 back), LOL!! I digress...

I did promise some pics of my Christmas goodies from In Stitches and here they are:



I saw this fabric and just had to get it! I love the pattern it has from the hand-dying.



I also want to share with you the first day (well, I cheated a little and started this fella a few days early knowing full and well that I would be on the road on the 1st day of the Challenge) of stitching for the Crazy Challenge of 2011:



This is called Caroling Snowman and is a kit from Janlynn. I did actually put some stitches into him on Jan 1st, so I feel somewhat better about the cheat part, eh-hem. As you can see, he is not actually part of my original 15. I have decided to add him and delete the Seasonal Cats from that list. My mom said there is no rush on the cats, so I think it's only fair to replace with something I know I can include and feel good about. Plus, I have a couple of big ones on the list already as well as my 3 WIPs: the Butterfly Shamrock Wreath, Cirques des Carreaux, and Coming Home for the Holidays.


Comments

Niina said…
Happy Crazy January!
January 2, 2011 at 4:48 PM
Blu said…
Gorgeous stash!
Your start looks great.
January 2, 2011 at 7:50 PM
Marcy said…
Looks like a good start for January. What wonderful stash!
January 3, 2011 at 7:11 AM
Janet said…
Happy New Year! Your Caroling Snowman looks very cute. I'm about to settle in my chair and start Day 3's piece. Sure am glad I chose small designs. :-)
January 3, 2011 at 1:18 PM
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