I’m obsessed with Christmas tree ornaments. I’m such an inveterate ornament collector and crafter that my husband once made me pare down my collection because I had a dozen boxes taking up an entire shelving unit in the garage. But I’ve added more to my collection, thanks to my passion for needlepoint.
I first started making ornaments when I was in middle school. I experimented with different crafts, including counted cross stitch and embroidery.
But after years spent away parenting and working, which left no time for crafting of any kind, I eventually rediscovered the joys of it, settling on needlepoint as my go-to craft.
Nothing calms or relaxes me like stitching a canvas. Some people claim it’s not creative because you’re working off a design already painted onto a canvas. I disagree. The stitcher chooses the fiber and unique stitches that bring the canvas to life. And the canvases are a wonderful way to commemorate special events or places in your life. Here’s a mini-stocking I made celebrating Louisiana, the state where I attended college at Tulane University.
A Catering Hall Mystery: Book 3
Publication Date: October 26, 2021
Mia’s busy with a full schedule of events at the family business—among them an over-the-top Nativity-themed first birthday party and a Sweet Sixteen for a teen drama queen. But her personal life is even more challenging. Her estranged mother has returned—and her lifelong friend Jamie has discovered a shocking secret about his past. He’s so angry that he starts hanging out with Lorenzo, who claims to be his long-lost brother—even after it becomes clear that Lorenzo’s story is as fake as a plastic Christmas tree.
Then a body turns up among the elves in a Santa’s-workshop lawn display, and amateur sleuth Mia has a buffet of suspects to choose from. Amid the holiday celebrations, she intends to find out who’s the guilty party . . .
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