I made it

Sorry folks no pics this time. I was going to, but- I have done more since writing this so what the point~!

I survived. The ornament looks nice. Not professional but nice. And I added a little more flair to it than I might have thought I'd be able to. So many firsts I just cannot share!

The Jingle Bells bear is nearly complete. >All that remains is back stitching around the nose (whoops, good thing I noticed now instead of later!)I took it along to Jukado last night and managed to get the bells stitched up, minus the french knots, as I was also giving "lessons" to my 6 year old daughter as well.
She chose to make a green heart. I had premarked the squares on the aida for her to follow. She worked for a while then ran off to play and to my suprise came back to have another shot. I had figured she would lose interest. I showed her the cross stitches and some of the backstitching. What a smile on her face each time she was "going the right way". Who would think a hoop in hand could bring so much satisfaction. She was positively beaming with pride.

And I started to (try and) make a scarf. I am using black Soft Yarn, made by Red Heart. It is soooo soft! Very pleasing to use and not as slippery as I had thought is may be. This will be for my son for this winter. Hard to believe it's right around the corner!