Christmas Tips

Christmas is the time of year that brings out the best in almost everyone as the threat of making Santa Claus unhappy and the resulting lack of gifts, changes the way people act. We try to behave better as well as decorate our homes with various specific Christmas decorations and lights.

However, some of us even take the decoration to the next level and make some by hand such as a cross stitch Christmas ornament. There are many decorations you can create in terms of a cross stitch Christmas ornament such as: covers for glass globes to hang in the Christmas tree, angels, snowflakes and so on the sky is the limit as far as variation is concerned.

Any handmade ornament requires personal involvement and dedication even if it is very easy to do; one can learn cross stitch in minutes but it can take days or even weeks to complete a cross stitch Christmas ornament depending on what you are making. Some Christmas enthusiasts have a special cross stitch Christmas ornament collection, which consists of ornaments created every year. This Christmas hobby can get the whole family involved, which will make it merrier.

Christmas is all about being happy, kind and spreading joy around you so, if you want to make a personalized gift, a cross stitch Christmas ornament is the way to go; you can create your own little traditional Christmas gift for family and friends that you make yourself every year.

Cross stitch can be used to make wonderful tablecloths and napkins for the festive Christmas season, as well as many other items to be used during this time like: coasters, glass covers, applique for scarves, mittens or anything that you have in mind. Cross stitch is even used for curtains, bed covers and/or comforters ・anything to bring and keep the Christmas spirit for as long as possible in our houses. Why not take the same pattern that you’re used on a cross stitch Christmas ornament and make a throw pillow for a chair?

This type of crafting is fun and creative as well as easy; the whole family can be involved in decorating and making Christmas ornaments as it is a holiday experience that brings families and friends together to spend some quality time with each other no matter what they are doing.

Decorating is one of the major activities that goes on during the month of December, in fact even before it even begins people will put up little signs and decoration in anticipation of the festivities to come.

Do something creative this Christmas season and have the whole family involved in it as well ・start a cross stitch Christmas ornament tradition with designs invented by each one of you with Christmas as the main theme. You will be pleasantly surprised at what some will come up with when the word competition hangs in the air.

Happy Holidays!

Two years ago I had to undergo major surgery for a disc problem in my back. I needed to be hospitalized for several days and could not return to my job for ten weeks. When the surgery was initially scheduled I was given a two month waiting period. I was not looking forward to having two months to think about the procedure. About ten days after I had scheduled the surgery the surgeon’s office called me to let me know that there had been a cancellation and that I could have surgery in two days. I was able to clear my schedule and took the time slot.

It was great that I did not have the anxiety of waiting and the rush to get prepared helped me not to get overly nervous. The only bad thing about the time is that the ten weeks that I would be out of commission were the ten weeks prior to Christmas. I did not have any Christmas shopping done. I mentioned this to my mother the night before I had the surgery. In order to help me ease my mind about holiday shopping she brought me several Christmas cross stitch projects to work on. She stamped a set of six cloth napkins with a pattern that would look very nice with my sister’s Christmas china. Another Christmas cross stitch project was a wall hanging that could be stretched and framed. The wall hanging was a winter scene. My favorite Christmas cross stitch that she brought me was a set of dish towels that featured the twelve days of Christmas. My mother knew that I did not like being confined to bed and chairs, so she thought the Christmas cross stitch projects would help occupy my time and also provide gifts to family members as well as friends.

Once I was home from the hospital I started on the cloth napkins. I found that I enjoyed doing the needle work. I was soon able to complete the needle work while I watched television. The projects were detailed enough to keep me interested, yet small enough so I was able to complete them in short periods of time. Once I had been recuperating for four weeks my doctor stated that I could take short driving trips. My first trip was to go to a fabric store to get additional ideas for hand made gifts. They had several other Christmas cross stitch project to choose from. I picked up three more projects to give to friends. My back healed quickly and I was able to keep my mind and hands occupied with the Christmas cross stitch projects. My back healed well and I was back to work for the beginning of the New Year.