Advent calendar - Day 18

Hello my friends,

Today I am joining in with Jo's Advent Calendar!

If you haven't been following along so far ..... have a look here, on Jo's blog to see what is behind the other doors!

Thank you Jo for the work you do in organising your blog hops ..... it is such a fun way of meeting, and getting to know other stitching bloggers!

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Jo asked us to post a photo of a Seasonal design:

I think this pattern for a cake band was from Cross Stitcher magazine ..... 

if you've visited my blog before you may have seen this one .....

..... as this Margaret Sherry cat is one of my favorites!

Jo also asked us to share a treasured ornament, something with sentimental memories. I was intending to have finished the Goldwork ornament I have been making this year ..... but I spent too long stitching my Christmas bag 

..... and ran out of time for my Goldwork .....

so, perhaps...... just for this year ..... Jo would accept last year's new door wreath as our treasured ornament?

I look forward to sharing more stitching with you next year!

Thank you for visiting, 

and

Happy Christmas everyone!

Hugs,

Barbara xxx