Fun framed projects!

I got some fun things framed for around the house! The first are some really cool (color copies) sketches from a friend of Grandpa's family (Kennedy) ... they were the Christmas cards that the friend sent for several years (during the 1920s and 1930s).

I love how detailed and tiny they are!

The second is a piece of textile that I bought when Mom, Emily and I were on our two week cruise around South America. I bought it on the Falkland Islands (how many people can say that?!?). I think it turned out so cute! The weaving is only about 4" tall ...

The third is a photo from the children's book, The Advice of the Dandelions, that Granny Farley read us when Emily and I were little and would go stay with them during the summers. I bought the cute antique frame on eBay - it has a domed piece of glass, and I think it's just perfect for the picture of Larkspur the donkey.

Works in Progress

I have two works in progress that I have been diligently plugging away at since January.

The first is truly my "keep from going crazy while sitting around a lot and hugely pregnant" project. I will finish it someday!!! It is a cross stitch version of a Beth Russell needlepoint project. It is a William Morris textile called "The Woodpecker". When it is done, it will be almost two feet tall!

Here's the needlepoint project:

Here's where I am:

The second is Grant's Christmas stocking. I refused to start it until after he was born, so I have a lot of work to do in the next several months! I think it will be so fun when I'm finished ...

Here is what it will look like someday:

Here is where I am today: