Christmas Ornaments

All three designs are from Blue Ribbon Designs freebie.
I stitched and finished them into Ornaments, last week.
I changed a couple of things from the original designs.

Peace

I changed the words to "Silent Night" from "May you be blessed with health and happiness"

A star on top

Delft Blue China

Designed by Karen Bowdish from True Colors, I just love Blue & White china designs.I stitched this one in Feb/2004 for myself.

My collection of clocks

I don’t remember how many clocks I finished in early 2000. They were all used as special gifts, given to my daughter, sister, brother and friends…. Of course I kept one for myself too.

Four Seasons 2

Four seasons is my favourite theme. These PS designs are from The Gift of Stitching #25, Feb 2008.I just finished these last week and made them into ornaments.

Four Seasons 1

Designs are from Trail Creek Farm freebie. I made them into bookmarks, but they can also be used as scissors fobs. I attached them one by one to my purse to show them off … And of course I got lots of comments.

Apple Girl

Designed by P. Buckley Moss. When I saw this project from a gallery long time ago, I wanted to do it. That time, I didn’t know much about the designer, and only later learned that she is very famous and her designs are in the collections of almost all cross stitchers. I searched on the Internet, and got into eBay bidding to get Buckley’s patterns. This project is my first piece of Buckley’s . I finished this in Dec, 2001.

Simply Sunflowers

Designed by Paula Vaughan. I finished this in Jan/2003.I had a chance to go to Hong Kong in 2004 to visit my sister, who just moved from England to Hong Kong.I took this project with me to give to her family.

Carrot Cake

I got this recipe very long time ago from co-worker, and I bake it every so often.

Carrot Cake

4 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups sugar

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
½ tsp salt

2 cups shredded carrots
1 cup chopped walnuts

In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, oil and sugar until smooth. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt, and sift a few times.Add dry mixture to wet mixture and beat well, stirring in carrots and walnuts. Pour into a greased bundt pan, bake at 350 degrees (F), for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the centre come out clean. Cool cake upside-down on a wire rack, and remove pan.