Below is a post that went up on my other site last week. Thought I’d share it here too.
Yes, I am still here but just haven’t posted. Haven’t had too much to share but with the holiday season here, I thought I would just check in.
Craft fair season didn’t happen here this year so I didn’t do too much as far as crafting/sewing new items. Not that I didn’t spend time with my sewing machines. Along with masks, masks, and more masks, I had some orders for a few other things that kept me busy. I did add two new items to my products though. I just couldn’t resist making these two cuties.
We decorated the outside and inside of the house right after Thanksgiving. Some people aren’t doing much as far as decorating goes this year. But we sort of felt that, like the song says, “We need a little Christmas, right this very minute”. Things will be very different this year but the lights, decor and music have always been highlights of the season for me. I wasn’t about to let covid take that away from me too.
And since I am spending a good bit of time each day in my sewing room, I also have a little tree in there. This year I decided to decorate it with some items I have had for years that were just sitting in a jar and a tin.
The wooden beads are leftover from the 90’s for some wooden crafts that I was doing at that time and the tin had some spools of thread that have been around for as long as I can remember. They are wooden spools and I believe they were from my grandmother. Of course, it wasn’t usable thread at this point but I wanted to use them for something. I got out some red and white baker’s twine that I had and set to work putting them together to make a strand of garland for my little tree. 
It definitely brings a smile to my face.
I hope all is well with you and yours and that your Thanksgiving Day was nice. Even with all the nonsense going on this year, I know that our family still has so much to be very thankful for.
Be well. Stay safe. See you soon.
Bye for now.
Ginny
I got a picture of him wearing it today. 🙂
…….. My trusty snowman is telling me it’s less than 6 months until Christmas. 🙂 Just sayin’ It will be here before we know it. Better get busy. Now, where’s my Christmas music?
I actually forgot that I had made a trim for it by braiding red and green ric rac together for around the edge. 
I decided to just use a serpentine stitch in rows on each wedge. The batting inside had already begun to shift around but I figure maybe I can get a couple more years use from it with a bit of stitching. I will now wash and dry it and pack it away for next Christmas. I better put it someplace where I will remember that I have it so it doesn’t disappear for another decade.
I just need to put the binding around the outside and the loop on and it is done!
was so empty 
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I set up my guitar and music stand there and it’s time to get back to practicing. I did learn to play Jingle Bells before the holidays but not well enough for me to play it for anyone but myself and the cat. Oh, and does it surprise anyone who knows me that the first song I can play all the way through was a Christmas tune? Probably not.
What a great time of the year. It has been so very busy with shopping, wrapping, baking and wonderful family visits! I haven’t had any time to pop in here and wish you all Seasons Greetings. I hope you all have had a great few weeks from Thanksgiving on. Mine was very busy indeed and I truly was quite tired by the time we got to the Christmas weekend but it was all well worth it. I even fit in another craft fair. I was a very busy elf. 
A few things that made their way from my cutting table to the sewing machine and out the door to new homes were: 
Some notebook holders. These hold a medium notepad (5″ x 7″) and I am constantly using mine.
I really liked the way it came out and I hope to be able to make one for myself before next Christmas.
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