On the 1st Day of Christmas, Family-made Christmas Ornaments
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December 24, 2010, 12:31 pm
Filed under: Christmas Ornaments, Early Needlepoint, Melita's Other Completed Pieces
Filed under: Christmas Ornaments, Early Needlepoint, Melita's Other Completed Pieces
These were made by my Grandma (Mom’s side), Mom, & myself. No doubt there are more at my mother’s house but that’ll be for another time.
Grandma did this on plastic canvas (a little worn):
Grandma tried her hand at all sorts of crafts, including painting:
She was a great seamstress (sewed dance costumes for my mother & later for my mother’s dance pupils). These are cute felt mittens with a hair clip inside to grab something.
My Mom made these for everyone at my sister Anita’s wedding as favors.
I made these a kid – probably when I was in my teens.
And, this was an original design for my Pocono friend, Dottie.
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Judy from upstate NY (& ANG Yahoo group) also painted the same wooden ornaments! So cool.
Comment by melitastitches4fun December 27, 2010 @ 8:46 pmMy brother, John, remembers the mitten clips used for the TV guide. Funny what resonates with people!
Comment by melitastitches4fun January 22, 2012 @ 9:32 pmMelita, I love these flashes from the past. It shows the caring of mothers and grandmothers who wanted to celebrate their dgtrs/granddgtrs special times. And, the joy of handwork they passed along to you!!
Comment by Cara Hayes June 20, 2015 @ 7:52 pmHi Cara, Yes, I am very happy they got me started. I have pieces around the house from each of them year round!
Comment by melitastitches4fun June 20, 2015 @ 7:58 pm