Christmas 2011 Thoughts

Our Christmas was quiet and sad this year for we had an unexpected loss in our family...  My husband's mother quietly slipped away a few days before Christmas...  It was a shock because she had been relatively healthy...  We are still trying to comprehend her passing...  We miss her dearly...
With sadness and death we take comfort in our faith...

The Best of Terrie Lee Steinmeyer

A wonderful surprise came in yesterday's mail!  My latest book with Leisure Arts, The Best of Terrie Lee Steinmeyer!  Here is what Amazon.com has to say about it:

"With a special talent for festive holiday designs, Terrie Lee Steinmeyer has provided cross stitchers with years of enjoyment. This big book of her best designs includes a wide range of themes and styles, as well as sizes from small to large. There are benevolent Santas, happy Halloween goblins, cute bunnies, and a sweet Cupid, as well as precious baby bibs, poignant samplers, reverent Inspirational designs, tributes for teachers, magical carousel horses, and sporty hand towels. There are even alphabets for kids and mini designs that make cheery Christmas ornaments."

Generally I'm pretty self-critical, but Leisure Arts has done an outstanding job compiling designs from my early days in cross stitch to the present.  This book makes me smile!

Here are some of the designs in the book that I would like to share with you!

Fairy Dusting of Snow

A cold and beautiful day! I feel like Gabriel, my garden angel... brrrrrrrr...