HAPPY NEW 2011 YEAR!

We all look forward to the 31st of December - the day when there is a rich table in each house, the air is saturated with the smell of tangerines and pine needles, and a dressed Christmas tree hides gifts and sweets.
New 2011 year - is Father Frost with gifts and the Snow Maiden, dressed Christmas tree, snow flakes, champagne and chiming clock, laughter, fun, feast, toasts, in general - a real holiday!
New Year is a holiday, which miraculously connects past, present and future; brights dreams and new goals; the unbridled joy and quiet sadness, regrets about fleeting time and focuses on the future.
I wish you to celebrate this New 2011 year among your family and your friends with a cheerful song! Let life bloom more relaxed not knowing the grief and worries!
HAPPY NEW 2011 YEAR!

A NEW YEAR'S MINI SWAP!

Jeannette offers A NEW YEAR'S MINI SWAP at her blog.
It is not too late to join it. Her blog is www.jrbcreations.blogspot.com

UPDATE FOR DOLLHOUSE CHINESE NINGHSIA RUG

Today is the 28th od December, 2010 and here is my update for this rug. Just want to remind I started stitching this rug on the 18th of September, 2010 using 49 count silk gauze and Guterman silk.

UPDATE: INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS SWAP

The International Christmas Swap organized by Caterina is over (www.leminisdicockerina.blogspot.com). You can see all picture here:
www.picasaweb.google.com/cockerina1/SwapDiNatale
I got the parcel from Carin Foster from Canada (http://orrlakemusings.blogspot.com). She made for me:
- pumpkin (an autumn)
- Christmas cake and candies (a winter)
- a rocking dog (a kid's toy). Unfortunately I can't show you the rocking dog right now because I hid it from my 4 year old princess (she loved it a lot and I didn't want her to brake it). So, I hid it so good that now can't find, but don't worry it is in a saved place, somewhere..., and when I find it I will post an image.

Thank you, Carin, it is very cute.



Unfortunately I can't show you the pictures of what I sent to Caterina because she hasn't got it yet. My husband's illness slowed me down in preparing and shipping the gifts for her, plus weather leaves much to be desired, but I hope, Caterina, you will get it soon and will not be upset. Smile! Happy coming New Year!

TUTORIAL: MARILEE'S CHRISTMAS CENTERPIECE

This is a tutorial for a Christmas Centerpiece "Candle on a Log".


1. Candle. You can make a candle from clay (red color, or white and then color it). Use a strong glue to glue the candle to the center of the bowl jewelry finding. If you want to paint the wick black, do it now and let it dry before adding the chimney.



2. Add chimney.


3. Trim the log to make a flat bottom so that it won't roll around.


4. Glue greenery to the sides and some on the top, but leave a space for the candle assembly.


5. Add the candle.


6. Trim with holly leaves and berries, other greenery, and pieces of white, or wherever you want. Color berries in red.




MERRY CHRISTMAS!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Merry Christmas!
This is my Christmas gift to all of you - a needlepoint pattern for a dollhouse miniature rug. You are welcome to change the color of a background. If you have any questions while working on this rug, don't hesitate to contact me: scarletsails@live.com. If you finish this rug I will be happy to post the image of it on my blog.
Happy stitching!



155 x 151 stitches
The size of a completed rug is 3.88" x 3.77" (9.84 x 9.59 cm)
stitched on 40 count silk gauze with DMC

Pattern:

HAPPY MERRY CHRISTMAS!

The Wreath is on the Door

The wreath is on the door
And the snow is on the tree
God has laid His holy hands
On all that we can see.

Be quick to raise your voice
And praise what He has brought.
Keep now His love in every choice
And Christmas in every thought.



It's Christmas Time Again
(by Bob Lazzar-Atwood)

Put your problems on probation
Run your troubles off the track,
Throw your worries out the window
Get the monkeys off your back.
Silence all your inner critics
With your conscience make amends,
And allow yourself some happiness
It's Christmas time again!

Call a truce with those who bother you
Let all the fighting cease,
Give your differences a breather
And declare a time of peace,
Don't let angry feelings taint
The precious time you have to spend,
And allow yourself some happiness
It's Christmas time again!

Like some cool refreshing water
Or a gentle summer breeze,
Like a fresh bouquet of flowers
Or the smell of autumn leaves,
It's a banquet for the spirit
Filled with family, food and friends,
So allow yourself some happiness
It's Christmas time again!

TUTORIAL: BETH'S HOUSE PLANTS

This is a simple tutorial to make house plants.



You will need:
- Green Leaves (leaf bunch found in bridal section at Hobby Lobby)
- Coffee Grounds
- Green Floral Foam
- Glue
- Scissors
- Pots can be found at Michaels



1. Paint pot the way you like.

2. Squeeze glue into pot (sides and bottom).

3. Cut a piece of green floral foam to fit the pot.



4. Trim green leaves to desired design.





5. Spread glue on top of green foam.



6. Press pot upside down into "dirt" (coffee ground) and tap of excess.





7. Cut leaf wires to desired height and put into "dirt".

International Christmas Swap by Cockerina

Today I got the parcel from Karin. Thank you, Karin, I can't wait till Christmas to open it.

My new shoes

This is a pair of lady's winter boots I finished last week.

International Christmas Swap by Cockerina

This is my update for the International Christmas Swap organized by Cockerina: I shipped my gift to Caterina in Italy. Caterina, here is a picture for you.

Dollhouse Miniature Advent Calendar December 2010

If you love miniature projects, then you are certainly going to love finding out what is behind each of the advent doors.

Each day in December, one of the virtual 'miniature' doors below will open to reveal a unique FREE ‘Christmas Project’ written by one of 'artisan' members of AIM…

Packed with 24 Christmas projects, you will not want to miss a day!

http://www.artisansinminiature.com/photo_25.html

CHRISTMAS SALE! WWW.SCARLETSAILSMINIATURES.COM

I have a Christmas Sale of Needlepoint Area Rug Patterns for your dollhouse in scale 1:12. Keep it in mind: IT IS A PATTERN, NOT A COMPLETED RUG!

You can find them here:

http://www.scarletsailsminiatures.com/shopnow.html?page=shop.browse&category_id=1

I also have a sale for silk gauze. The cost for a piece of silk gauze 12" x 12" 40, 49, 60, 72, 84, 90 counts is ONLY $15.00. Hurry up! The sale will be over at the end of December!

http://www.scarletsailsminiatures.com/shopnow.html?page=shop.browse&category_id=14

Contest "Another Dimension"

Thank you every one who took part in this contest.

I am sad to say that it is over sooooo fast.

I am happy to announce a winner: Tosha from Austintatious Offerings Needleworks.

Haveyou seen her beautiful website? Good luck, you will spend some time there:

http://www.austintatiousofferings.com/

I posted her comment and deleted later in purpose that nobody could see the correct answer. Here is her comment:


im2yar4u (http://openid.aol.com/im2yar4u) has left a new comment on your post "CONTEST "ANOTHER DIMENSION"":

Hi Natalia, This is a seal, balancing a ball that says kiss on it!


BRAVO! Tosha!

The catch was a word on the ball "K I S S" that many participants missed.