Christmas 2021 – A Stitching

Cupboard: The two large mugs and oversized coffee cup/saucer were purchased 10-15 years ago for hot chocolate and marshmallows. Now with the diabetes I only allowed myself one, two cups of hot chocolate on Christmas Eve and Day. The crewel is a (1986) Creative Circle kit called A Winter’s Night (kit number 2518). Designed by Dianne Sage. Worked in crewel wool on a printed fabric. The finished worked area is 12- by 16-inches. Frame is probably 16- by 20-inches. Cabinet top scarf is purchased, not embroided by me.

Cabinet topper cloth embroidered by my sister, Carol. 1920-30 era walnut sewing machine cabinet that held my mother’s sewing machine.

Dining table: Three sets of salt and pepper shakers are two reindeers, two Santas and a snowman / wrapped package. Plates are part of our Holiday china set onto which I placed Dalmatian puppy decals. Coasters for the water glasses are molded plastic holly leaves. Center piece has a Kirkland Snowy Church with batteries for flickering interior light. Spruce branches from Balsam Hill website are placed around a circle of Eight tea lights.

Spruce centerpiece

Cute dalmatian snowman with puppy

machine embroidered napkins

Christmas garden near deck door. This is a small part of our Winter Holiday garden. Houses, church and trees purchased (1975) from a lady who hand painted and fired the garden pieces for her Kane, Penn. store. Other pieces of this garden can be viewed in the two photos of the 4 ft tree.

2021, we purchased two trees (one 4 foot, the other 3 foot) from Balsam Hill website. This is the front side of 4 the ft tree.

Back side of the 4 ft tree

Carols gift

3 ft tree

Flight into Egypt and our small collection of Holiday tins.

fireplace area

Santa’s home. Purchased at Michael’s 2006.