In the Neighborhood Embroidery and Christmas Art Fair

I finished my new hand embroidery design called "In the Neighborhood" and am planning a sewing project to finish it using Sandi Henderson's new fabrics called "Secret Garden". The greens in the fabric match my green flosses in the embroidery really well.


Last weekend we held our annual Christmas Fair in the old post office in town. It was very nice with so many wonderful arts and crafts for sale. Really nice fragrant handmade candles and soaps that made the whole place smell wonderful. Lots of nice art and cute ornaments.



Pottery, scarfs, cards and jewelry. It was a very fun time and I think it enhanced the Christmas spirit of the season!





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Marguerite (Tina) Smith Hart said…
Love your wonderful embroidered piece and didn't that sweet Craft Fair look so inviting! I hope it was hugely successful!
Have a wonderful and happy day...
Tina xo
December 7, 2011 at 3:57 AM
countrygarden said…
Thank you for stopping by! The show was a lot of fun.
December 12, 2011 at 1:33 PM
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