Last year when I was taking down the Christmas tree I packed up the ornaments for my daughter who had just gotten married. Yesterday, I put the box in the mail and they are on their way to her in Illinois. There is nothing of great monetary value in the box, but it is full of memories from the baby's first Christmas ornament, to the violin ornaments her grandmother gave her, to the various ornaments purchased on vacations we took over the years. Ornaments are a wonderful way

Today's post is our last Christmas in July post ( you can see the previous ones here, here and here) and is a bit different. I decided to pull together in one place several Christmas resources for you. So whether you are ready to get started now, or in a few months from now, these resources (most of which are free) are all in one place! So, let's see what I have for you! First up, is this collection of Free Christmas Picture Smocking plates. Getting a jump on those Christmas

Christmas in July continues with this lovely Wool Felt Old Fashioned Ornament. Simple and quick to stitch up, this little ornament can be tucked in your tote for a trip to the beach, or sitting watching your children play at the park. By the time they are done, you can have this ornament done as well and tucked away as a special little something to give come the holidays. Newsletter subscribers received this pattern in the December newsletter, so if you haven't signed up for