Secret Santa Christmas Swap gifts ready to go!

And they've already arrived, all the way down in Australia at Trudi's Craft Room! Pop over and take a look at the little crocheted Christmas angel ornament she has already unwrapped and the package that is still wrapped up in Christmas fabric waiting for Christmas morning.

I can't tell you what it is, but I'll give you a little hint...I was working on it one day in the middle of October when it was snowing outside and I was cozy inside with a fire in the fireplace. If you figure it out, don't tell Trudi! It's supposed to be a surprise!

Happy Stitching!

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Christmas - 200th Post Celebration Giveaway

This is a busy time of year for everyone what with preparations for Christmas at home or work or school or all of the above. Family get-togethers and special events fill the calendar. In our little family, all five of our birthdays fall between the end of September and the end of January. Our wedding anniversary is exactly a week before Christmas. And of course there are the big occasions to prepare for and celebrate in that same timeframe - Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years.

Since I started Hooked On Needles to share my love of all things hook and needle related, I have had to plan ahead a little more than usual. So looking ahead on the calendar, I see not only Christmas coming up fast, but also my 200th post which is scheduled to fall the day after our 26th wedding anniversary. I'd say that's a good reason to celebrate with a giveaway, wouldn't you?

I decided to time this giveaway so that the winner will be announced in my 200th post and hopefully the prize package will be received before all the Christmas spirit has been exhausted.

Here's what I have made for you...

It's a crocheted angel Christmas ornament, complete with poofy wings, a halo and a pretty white bow around the middle. This is made with white crochet cotton and an old fashioned clothes pin. You may remember seeing this angel once before when I sent two away as my Christmas ornament swap gift to Nicole in Utah.


Along with the little crocheted angel, I have put together some other Christmas goodies for the winner which you can seen in the picture. There are some metal gift tags that say "HoHoHo", "Christmas", and "Angel". There is a nice little cut of Christmas fabric, some Christmas color DMC embroidery floss, a roll of Merry Christmas ribbon, a package of 3 dimensional Christmas gift tags, a Mary Engelbreit magnet, and a package of Christmas notecards. In this picture, you can also see some beaded ornaments which I made hanging on the little tree. I might even include a few of those to sparkle up your tree.

So what do YOU have to do to help celebrate Christmas with Hooked On Needles and my 200th post? I know how busy you are right now, so I won't ask too much. Just leave a comment on this post before our 26th wedding anniversary. I've already mentioned when that is. I would love to hear how you met your spouse. I'll tell you how I met mine - ready for this? I met my husband in the ladies room at work. There, I said it. If you are not married, then I would love to hear how you celebrated your first Christmas living away from your childhood home. If you are still living in your childhood home, then how about sharing your most special Christmas memory? See, that's not asking too much, is it?

Make sure you leave your email address in your comment if you post anonymously or if your email is set to no-reply. If I can't email you, I will have to disregard your comment.

Now I have to start thinking about what to make for the Whirl Into Winter Giveaway which will begin on January 1st. That cute little snowflake on my sidebar will guide you to information about this fun post-Christmas event which is being hosted by the same wonderful and generous lady who hosted the Fall Into Fall Giveaway a few months back.

I am still looking for one more sporting person to join my Pay It Forward exchange. If you are interested, just click the button on my sidebar to read all about it.

Happy Stitching!

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Crocheted Angels for Christmas Ornament Swap

A few months ago I ran across Jo-Anne Carter's website of family and craft happenings. She had just posted a call for participants in a Christmas Ornament swap and, having only been in one other swap myself, I decided to sign up. A little time went by and soon I received an email from Jo-Anne telling me who I would get to play Secret Santa to. Of course I can't say who it is, just in case she's reading this, but she'll know soon enough because I will be mailing her a package this week.

Would you like a sneak peek at what I made for her? Go ahead and twist my arm just a little more.....Ok, here you go...

This Leisure Arts pamphlet is one that I have had for a long time, and it has some very pretty patterns in it. The one that caught my eye and made me put the pamphlet into my shopping cart was the crocheted angels. I just thought they were so sweet. I love crocheting with thread and after looking at the website of my secret swap partner, I thought something like these angels would go very nicely with her holiday decor. I hope I am right about that!


Here are the twins just hanging around my sewing room. The dress is crocheted starting at the neckline, then the bodice and the skirt, then finally the two wings are added on and the halo is stitched separately and glued onto the back of the clothespin head. I love how the clothespin head peeks out the top and the little clothespin legs peek out the skirt.


I added a length of tiny white ribbon around the waist and tied it into a bow at the front just to finish it off. The shell pattern of the skirt and wings with the little scallops in between make a lovely, feminine, lacy design for the heavenly clothespins to wear on the Christmas tree.

So that is what I will be mailing this week to someone out there. Perhaps it will be You! But if not, I do have one more angel all made and just waiting for a home. I'm thinking of doing a Christmas ornament giveaway sometime around Thanksgiving, so make sure to check back often so you don't miss out on it. I just know my third little angel would love to spend Christmas at Your house!

Happy Stitching!

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