It's Coming...

 

It's almost time! My 11th Annual Christmas Open House begins Monday, 16 December! If you're new here, every Christmas we take a week to snuggle down deep into the joys of Christmas stitching and eating. You can catch up on the last 10 years of Christmas Open House by clicking on the tabs at the top of the page.

I love all of my Open Houses, but this one is especially personal and I'm really excited to share it with y'all. There's also a first-ever Bonus Post included! Come on over on Monday and see what I've been up to all year!

A Wee Gift

 

I recently put together a little thank you gift for a reader and fellow stitcher who did something very sweet for me. I thought I would share it here in case anyone is in need of an idea for Christmas giving. I'll include links at the end of this post.

This is my version of a wee Prairie Schooler design, from a set of small design cards that I think were originally shop freebies. They are now available as several sets of small cards, perfect for tucking in a greeting card, or stitching up and cute-ifying, as I did here.

I added a small thread book from a shop on Etsy. I have a couple of favorite shops for these, but they're widely available and you can find lots of sizes and styles by just doing a search on Etsy.

I included a few supplies in case she wants to make another one, and I made a peppermint counting pin to go with the thread book. I tucked in a few other little goodies as well, to round out the package.

Prairie Schooler mini cards

Thread books

A note on the stitching: my snowman is stitched on 28 ct. Denim Jobelan; snowflakes are a Smyrna stitch; tree is stitched using my mismatched threads method.

Happy Stitching & Gifting!