Clear blue sky, a spot of winter sunshine, looks lovely from inside in the warm but venture outside and you really do get a chilly surprise. Temps here have been well below zero for the past week or so and ice is a problem. These lovely frosted trees are at the bottom of my neighbours garden and looked so lovely. A woodpecker lives in one of them, i hear him often and he can be seen on my bird feeders some mornings.
Tina (no blog, but really should have one!) from Stitch & Stash has a birthday today. She is a kitty lover so i decided to make her a beaded edge scissor fob using a Margaret Sherry design from an old magazine. I did add a couple more little things to the parcel (just to help your practice in making ornaments Tina LOL) but forgot to take a pic of those.Last week, half a motif on GM was stitched - not worth a pic, and the ornament for my personal exchange with Christine so no other stitching pics to share this time. I've also decided on the design for the Round Robin at Stitch & Stash that starts in the New Year, but i'll save details of that for another post when i have the fabric all charted up ready to go.
Have you got your Christmas tree up yet? Hopefully mine will be going up this weekend if DH gets it out of the attic for me. I do have my advent Santa up and each day he gives me a lovely Quality Street choccie... yummy! I've also been practising getting a little festive by sampling the lovely seasonal M & M's that are on sale, why is it they taste so much better than the usual ones and i can polish off a whole packet in one sitting if i am not careful LOL
Oh lovely Julie!
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Julie,
ReplyDeleteThe trees you've pictured look so beautiful but it does look very COLD!
The gift you made for Tina is so cute! The beaded edge is the perfect touch.
Enjoy your sweets :)
Those trees look really pretty, but just knowing how cold it has to be for them to look like that makes my bones hurt from the memory.
ReplyDeleteThat is a really cute scissor fob.
Wow, they sell M&M's in the UK? They've been my favorite candy since I was 2. I just loved when they started making the seasonal colors.
Lovely gift for Tina! I bet she loves it. x
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to Tina! That's a very cute fob! Be sure to stay warm. The snow is beautiful but I become a whiner if the temp is below 50 degrees! I'm so used to the weather here.
ReplyDeleteLovely gift for Tina Julie, youre so thoughtful.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your Santa choccies :)
Gorgeous gift, mine is still do its job perfectly.
ReplyDeleteI love chocolate too in fact what women doesnt! Only probelm is chocolate and stitching doesnt mix lol
Great pic of the trees too.
TC and Caht soon
Happy Stitching
Shellie
what a great gift!!! So adorable!
ReplyDeleteI love the winter picture.....it is bitter cold here too, but, I can honestly say....not that cold!!
I hope we can go cut down our tree this weekend, otherwise, I am going to have to drag our artificial one up & I do not like it!!!!!
Thats a lovely present for Tina.
ReplyDeleteYour frosty trees look beautiful, but I wouldn't fancy the woodpeckers chances of pecking holes in them at the moment!
Oo what a cute pressie for the birthday girl.
ReplyDeleteNice wintery pic
Our tree went up at the weekend, not put up the outside lights yet it's too cold.
LOL Chocolates any toffee penny's LOL
What a lovely gift. Gorgeous pictures. Yes my tree is up.
ReplyDeleteSo cute, Julie--I love your ornament for Tina!
ReplyDeleteM & M's are a huge weakness of mine--just seeing your photo on the screen is sending me to my pantry for some chocolate :)
Stay warm over there!!
Aren't the trees beautiful with their frosting? We had snow one day last year and I got some pretty pictures.
ReplyDeleteI love the little kitty ornament.
Gorgeous gift for Tina. So cute :)
ReplyDeleteNot seen those festive M&Ms yet round here. Must have a look when we go to Hull tomorrow.
Very nice gift!!! :)
ReplyDeleteLovely fob :0)...I am a peanut M&Ms fan...yummy!!
ReplyDeleteM&M'S!!! YOU'VE GOT M&M'S!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the little MS fob! What a cutie!
Lovely little scissor fob, Julie. Looking forward to see what you have chosen for your RR. Those M&Ms look good - I think some of those may find their way to my house!
ReplyDeleteHi there my Julie friend,
ReplyDeleteWe too have had frosted trees but today is just grey. Oh how lucky are you to have a woodpecker visit,I think I have only glimpsed one once and that was on a walk in the fields.Love the little cat ,it has such a happy face. Now all we have to do is nag Tina into a blog and to get an ornie finished.
Yummy chocolate .Just too much temptation.
What an adorable FOB for Tina
ReplyDeleteThose m&m's sure look good
What an honour to have a blog post especially for me,thankyou so much,absolutely love my MS cat,must have been really fiddly to do,New years resolution.... to try my hand at finishing,have been having a good look at the one you sent me and Barbs one so getting some ideas.
ReplyDeleteThe trees look lovely,almost worth all the hassle that snow brings
Hope you are feeling better today
Tina x
I'm so glad the snow and ice have finally gone for now.
ReplyDeleteLove the fob you stitched for Tina, so cute.
I've seen the M&M's but haven't tried them yet, trying to resist lol.
what a sweet ornie, Julie!
ReplyDeleteAdorable fob!!!
ReplyDeleteI remember stitching this little catitude into a scissor keep too, actually I use it all the time lol, so cute! And I love M&Ms but i struggle to find just chocolate ones and have you tried the coconut ones??? They are gorgeous!
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