2nd Day of Christmas Joy.....

 

I remember a neighbor

asking my husband if I

collected anything.

No, I was too busy with a

three year old and a

brand new baby.

But then he started collecting

Christmas stockings,

this was number one, bought

at a Hallmark store

many many many years ago....

 

And then I thought I should

make one for everyone in the family.....

 

I got one done for the

husband & daughter and

then they got put away.  I

think part of the problem is I

don't know how to finish them very

well, you can see on my

daughter's where I took it apart....

They are designs from Mary Beale,

So pretty....

 

And then I ran across the

charts for the Shepherd's Bush

Christmas stockings - a little

easier and shouldn't be a problem.

I enjoy looking at the charts every once

in awhile.....

 

For some reason I finished

this stocking, even though its

very big, but it was

so much fun to stitch.

It called for backstitch which

I left off, I don't think Santa would

notice when he is filling it up......

 

Don't you think a lot of very

nice cross stitch goodies would

fit in it???

 

Christmas cookies for tonight....

SNICKERDOODLES

1 cup butter, 1.5 cups sugar

2 eggs , mix well

Mix together 2.75 cups flour, 2 tsp cream of tarter,

1 tsp soda, 1/4 tsp salt

Mix dry ingredients into the butter mixture.

Form into balls and roll in a mixture

of 2 TBSP sugar & 2 TSP Cinnamon

Bake 8 to 10 minutes.

6 dozen cookies

If I were to rate cookies this would be #3,

shortbread and cookies from Trader Joes would

have to come in first.....

Elizabeth Ann