Jan 1 2012 Blog Update and Give A Way Winner

Happy New Year to all stitchers and many hours of stitching in 2012.
I started my blog in Jan, 2011 and ended the year with 149 followers(WOW). It has been fun to read your comments and keep up with everyone else on their blogs and all the stitchery groups I belong to.
Now the winner of my end of year Give A Way is:    "Parsley"
Parsley, email me(joycefrank@sbcglobal.net) with your snail mail address and I will get your box to you this week. Thanks to all that commented. I will plan another give a way soon, watch for it.
The Holidays have been fun and New Years Eve was spent at my daughter's annual New Years Eve party. Also, as I have been on vacation since Dec 20, I have stitched some each day this past week. yea, I am back on track with my stitching. I have listed my 2012 goals on the side bar.
Here are some pictures of my grandkids opening their stockings Christmas morning.The stockings were the ones I stitched in 2010.

 This was our second Christmas without my sister. This is her family.

 I stitched on The Alphabet Samplings Book-With My Needle

 ABCs of Aging Artfully-Lizzie Kate

 Christmas Animals - Heaven and Earth

 NOEL Tablerunner- Novelee 2009 SAL

 Red Birds-Just Cross Stitch Magazine Nov/Dec 2011

 Sept Weatherpoem-Britians #1 crossstitch magazine.

 Yellow Rose Greeting Card

Also, there are two blogs that are having a great give a way. check them out.
http://craftymoo-sarah.blogspot.com/  and http://victorianmottosamplershoppe.blogspot.com
Until next week, have a great week of stitching.