"Give Thanks"

This is my latest cross stitch pattern!  I absolutely love this one. 

I gave it to my Mom's cousin.  She lives in Kansas, but her family and her parents were down here recently, and we got to see them!  Here is a picture of her and me.

Here is another picture of my Mom's cousin's girls, MaryJane, Maddy, and me.

We had the best time ever.  Here is a picture of all of us.  It was so nice to be able to see everyone again!

We had dinner with them and then went to their hotel.  Here is a picture of my Mom, her cousin, and her aunt. 

It was so good to see everyone again, and we hope to be able to do it again in the near future.

We are going out of town for Thanksgiving, so I will not be posting for a while.

Fun Friday

One of the down sides of cross stitch, crochet, or sewing are those little bits of thread and yarn you snip off.  They can be a real mess of piles here and there.  Here is a pretty little answer to this problem.  

I got this little vase at Michael's craft store for $.99.  Instead of having your piles of snipped off thread or yarn scraps lying on the table, couch, or nightstand, just put them in this little vase.

Here is another picture just to give you a idea of the size of it.

It is small and very nice to have!

You can also spice it up with a little ribbon, or here in this picture I have just simply crocheted a little chain in my favorite color yarn!

So, this little vase is a pretty solution to messy piles of your scrap yarn or threads... and for only $.99.  Can't beat that!

Have a great weekend.