Christmas Stockings.

When I was a little girl, a friend to my Mom, made Christmas stockings for my sister and I. This is mine. Every Christmas I have hung this stocking, sometimes by the chimney with care, and sometimes on a door knob. I made sure it was ready for Santa. It is made of felt, and pieces of flannel, and Santa's beard is cotton. This Christmas I decided to make one for our son, Andrew and his girlfriend Alicia. The stocking is felt and all the figures are wool. I had fun adding the little touches of sequins and pom poms, and beads. I used my stocking as the pattern and found images I could applique to the surface. I had a lot of fun working on these too.

I haven't written much lately, as I, too, have been busy getting ready for the holidays. I am cooking dinner tomorrow, Christmas Eve. My Dad will be coming over to spend the afternoon and supervise, while I cook. On Christmas, my Dad, and Andy and Alicia will be stopping by around lunch time, so we will have the "left overs" then. They will be having dinner with her parents later in the afternoon.

Thank you to everyone that has stopped by. I appreciate the messages that have been left. It is a warm feeling knowing I have so many wonderful friends. It has been a wonderful year of making new friends and learning new things.

May Christmas

With it's magic spell,

Make all things happy

All things well.

Merry Christmas

and

Happy New Year