Welcome, welcome to the 16th annual Parade of Ornaments here at "Stitching Dreams." It's a bright sunny day as I sit here typing away in my cozy kitchen. We got six inches of snow over the weekend so everywhere I look outside, it is blindingly white. But, it's oh-so-cold! It was a mere 10° here yesterday morning. Honestly, I never remember a December being so cold or being this snowy before Christmas. That being said, it's warming up into the 40s and 50s here later this week. Sadly, there goes our chance for a white Christmas.
So, if you're willing to bundle up warmly, pop on your hat with its fluffy pom-pom, don your long underwear beneath your clothes, and add some hand-warmers into your coat pockets, I hope you'll join me for this year's ornament parade! As always, I'd love to know what you would choose as your favorite ornament after the parade is done. My pictures aren't the best because I took them on a non-sunny day, but I think you can get the idea...
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| My 2025 "Parade of Ornaments" |
Oh, dear, the ornaments are a bit far away, aren't they? How about a closer look?
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| January ~ March 2025 |
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| April ~ June 2025 |
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| July ~ September 2025 |
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| October ~ December 2025 |
Once again, Prairie Schooler ornaments took the top spot with 7 of the 12 showing up this year. I didn't even realize I had stitched so many PS pieces until I hung them on my stair garland! I guess my heart will always be drawn to those classic designs with the wonderful DMC colors that you can always count on.
I'll run through each ornament month-by-month for you. If you'd like further details on them, just click the caption below the ornament and the link will take you to the original post for that particular ornament.
JANUARY
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| Prairie Schooler's "Santa & Friends" (Book No. 110) |
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| Prairie Schooler Mini Card |
MARCH
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| "Believe" by Erin Elizabeth |
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| "A Prairie Year II" (Book No. 23) by Prairie Schooler |
MAY
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| "Merry Mini Surprise" (Book No. 215) by Prairie Schooler |
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| I'll soon move my newest 12 ornaments to our Christmas tree (if there is room!) and replace them with the wonderful ornaments I've received from stitching friends throughout the years. |
So, which ornament caught your eye? Do you have a favorite (or two)? Mine is actually the very last one that I stitched for the year--the sweet pair of baking mice by With Thy Needle and Thread. But, the quartet of Christmas carolers from August really captures my heart as well. If any of you want to join in on the monthly ornament stitch along that I host on Instagram, I'd love to see you there! Just post your ornament finishes for next year using #12in26ornamentstitchalong so everyone can enjoy seeing them. It's a great group of stitchers and you might even meet a new friend or two. You'll surely gain lots of inspiration, though, even if you don't stitch one every month!
I posted this photo of all 12 on Instagram earlier this week... One last look at my 2025 collection. On to 2026!
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| Seeing another year of finished ornaments always makes me smile :) |
Did you enjoy this year's parade? I hope you've warmed up a bit and can now return to your comfortable stitching chair for a bit of late-afternoon stitchy time. I don't know about you, but I so look forward to settling into my stitching chair for a couple of hours before dinner each night. Pure comfort--it's almost like my body actually says, "Ah..." as I sit down!
So, only 8 1/2 days remain until Christmas morning. I'm not ready, but are you ever fully ready? I know I'm not, but that's okay. I just do what I can and no one will even notice what hasn't gotten done (unless there are no presents under the tree!). What I'm most looking forward to is simply being with my dear family. We received the sweetest card from 5 year old Mister B earlier this month. He is obviously as excited as I am to be together.
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| Christmas joy through the eyes of a child (and I must say--Mister B is a much better artist than I am)! |
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