The Advent Blog Hop is again hosted by Jo, Serendipitous Stitching. There is an entry for each day up to and including the 24th December. Pop over to Jo's blog for the list of participants.
My winter/Christmas themed stitching that I'm sharing today is a Christmas Robin. This was due to be completed as an envelope but due to my miscalculations it's larger than that. I'm thinking of finishing it as a mounted flat-fold ornament. That won't happen until I find the safe place that I put it!
This year Jo asked us to share our favourite Santa traditions from our family or local area. The main thing I remember about Santa was that he came down the chimney in our bedroom (it is an old farmhouse) and left our toys at the foot of the bed. We were told that if we ever saw Santa delivering our presents that would be the final time he would visit us. Needless to say that left us with the quandary of who would risk getting out of bed during the night to see if our presents had been delivered. Someone usually did and we learnt in later years that we were usually awake not long after Santa had visited.
One summer there was great excitement when the chimney was cleaned and a small soft toy duck fell down it. As children we were convinced that it fell out of Santa's sack when he was leaving us the Christmas before. The mystery of how that unknown toy ended up there has never solved.
Enjoy your month of December.
Your Christmas stitching looks really great, the robin is cute, and it will also be great as an ornament.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the beautiful story.
Enjoy your time,
Martina
Great story, I can imagine the kids hidden under their quilts stressed to see what they shouldn't! It's funny too when family stories can't be explained, mystery still there! I love your envelope, it's something I'd like to stitch (but one on one stitch won't happen) but stitched stamps always give nice ornaments! Joyeuses fêtes de Noël !xxx
ReplyDeleteThat is a great Santa story. Beautiful stitching on the robin envelope. Hopefully you will find that ‘safe’ place soon. :-) Gwen
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking part in the Advent Calendar Blog Hop this year. Your letter is wonderful, especially the little postmark!
ReplyDeleteNice story about the duck too, it must have been left by Santa one year.
Oh I am well aware of the danger posed by a "safe place" I am currently trying to recall which safe place I put the Christmas Card I am basing an embroidery on. I a now fascinated by the puzzle of the duck.
ReplyDeleteWhat a super story, it must have been Santa. Your stitching will make a lovely ornament.
ReplyDeleteYour stitched stamp is lovely, what a nice idea. Love your story of the mystery toy duck. Happy Christmas
ReplyDeleteSweet little robin ... I hope you find the safe place! Your Santa story is darling!! Merry Christmas!! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the stamp/envelope stitch, that is very clever and unusual.
ReplyDeleteThat is a lovely little pattern, And your Santa story with the duck is just perfect.
ReplyDeleteThat robin is very pretty. Love the story of the toy duck, how cute!
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ReplyDeleteWhat a fun memory! And that's a lovely finish.
Too cute about the toy duck! The Christmas Robin is very pretty. Happy Holidays!🎄🎉
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely stitch, I think it will look great as a flat fold.
ReplyDeleteAs an adult, I think it got left behind by Santa too!
Wishing you a Happy New Year, and lots of stitching.