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Monday, 19 January 2026

Fully Finished Gallery - January 2026 ๐Ÿ–ผ (And family stuff!)

Wow, it's 2026 already?
I'm not quite sure what happened to 2025, but I definitely dropped the needle on posting!
I've still been stitching every day, just not blogging about what I've been doing.
This will be my 8th year of stitching every day, some days were definitely more productive than others!

I have a few posts I'd like to finish, mainly about our family trip last summer, and our Christmas holidays. Not only do I post for stitching, but also for me to look back on for memories. I can't tell you how many times I've gone to my blog to find something I've stitched, finished, or a photo I've wanted to see again. And that includes things I've done or places I've been. I want to make this year a better year for blogging, and even though I know it's old school, I still enjoy it.๐Ÿ˜‚ 
So let's go!


Since Rachel is on a hosting/posting break, I created this little guy until she returns. 
This month was a good finishing month, only because I didn't have these pieces finished before Christmas!


We had an extra special Christmas this year, my cousin and her family came to join us from Germany.
Which meant I wanted to make each of them an ornament, included her step-daughter, who wasn't able to be with them.


The last time C and little H were here, H celebrated her second birthday. This time they added the boys, her husband and baby B! He turned seven months old while they were here and even got his first two teeth!


This is for little man B, I thought it was cute and appropriate with his name.


This is for C's step-daughter, F, who I have yet to meet. I hope she likes hot chocolate!

I thought this was perfect for C and her husband, M. There was no way I could fit their names on it, so I added their initials.



It was wonderful to have them join us and such fun with the little ones!


I had something else in mind for Miss H, but found out she LOVES the Grinch. I had the perfect pattern from Brookes Books, so I had to stitch it. She chose for him to hold a little bell instead of the stitched small ornament.
Maybe next year I'll have to stitch her Max.

BIG smiles! Isn't she adorable?!


And of course, I had to stitch a giraffe for my daughter-in-love, C. 

I guess this was more of a birthday present or even could be considered a house warming gift. They just moved into their new house at the beginning of January.
They're only about 11 miles away from us, and the house was move in ready. It's so lovely, with lots of room to grow! ๐Ÿ˜‰


That's it for this month. I hope I can be as productive next time.
I think my next post will be more of my cousin's visit with us, we were pretty busy!

4 comments:

  1. How nice to have everyone together for the holidays! Your ornament gifts are precious.

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  2. Astrid, I know what you mean about using blog to find out about our old projects or what we were doing that year. 2025 was a year I made a come back and want to do better. I still like old school blogging like you.
    How lovely to have family visit for holidays! You have been working hard to stitch all these ornaments. All are beautiful.

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  3. Such sweet ornies and the designs chosen with such care for each person. Of course I love the Grinch the best (and said an involuntary 'awwwwww' when I saw that dragon!)

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  4. How nice! Yes, I too still like to blog. Happy Blogaversary! Wonderful ornaments๐Ÿ˜

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