{"id":7284,"date":"2025-12-30T15:09:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T22:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/?p=7284"},"modified":"2026-01-08T15:09:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T22:09:37","slug":"december-felt-ornaments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/?p=7284","title":{"rendered":"December = Felt Ornaments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>December was a whirlwind in our household with numerous concerts and recitals and plays and holiday events. Christmas decorations went up in due course, we did a ton of baking and candy making, shopping, wrapping, playing games, listening to way too much pop Christmas carols (because 3 teenagers), and all the end of year wrap up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was able to finish the last 5 ornaments in the Kiriki Advent Ornament collection from last year. Here are the 5 new&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_2026-01-08-150506.jpg?resize=520%2C567&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-7305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_2026-01-08-150506.jpg?w=520&amp;ssl=1 520w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_2026-01-08-150506.jpg?resize=275%2C300&amp;ssl=1 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the whole collection:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_2026-01-08-150552.jpg?resize=520%2C398&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-7306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_2026-01-08-150552.jpg?w=520&amp;ssl=1 520w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_2026-01-08-150552.jpg?resize=300%2C230&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This was a fantastic kit. I am so excited there will be another set next year. I am hoping for&#8230; a bauble (like a shiny brite), a starlight mint or candy cane, a gingerbread person, a heart shape, a dove or cardinal, an angel, a star, a little woodland animal, a snowflake, a snowman&#8230;My goodness&#8230;I would love to make the set myself but then half the fun is the opening of each mystery envelope! Anyway, put me first in line to order the next set!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also finished the Katie Strachan dove which I started last year. It was a gift from Jean to each Attic lady last Christmas and with everything that&#8217;s happened in the last year, it was an apt thing to finish. It is so so sparkly. I love it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_2026-01-04-214310.jpg?resize=520%2C520&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_2026-01-04-214310.jpg?w=520&amp;ssl=1 520w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_2026-01-04-214310.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_2026-01-04-214310.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s no new cross stitch for Christmas this year but I did finish the Joy to Ewe pillow I stitched last year. It\u2019s tucked into this Christmas vignette between the white heart on the right and the Merry Christmas pillow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_2026-01-04-094100.jpg?resize=640%2C332&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_2026-01-04-094100.jpg?w=1003&amp;ssl=1 1003w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_2026-01-04-094100.jpg?resize=300%2C156&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_2026-01-04-094100.jpg?resize=768%2C398&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve been hunting around for a project to start in 2026&#8230;something little but not too little&#8230;that can be finished rather quickly and can jump start my stitching in the new year. I don&#8217;t like to call it a blessing sampler but essentially that&#8217;s what it will be. Thinking of plans for the new year and wondering what I&#8217;ll be up for. Hmmmm&#8230;.stay tuned! I&#8217;ll try to blog more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_2026-01-08-150759.jpg?resize=520%2C693&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-7307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_2026-01-08-150759.jpg?w=520&amp;ssl=1 520w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_2026-01-08-150759.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December was a whirlwind in our household with numerous concerts and recitals and plays and holiday events. 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