Many years ago, because of the 4 legged feline residents of the house, well you know after all they do allow me to share their home with the…I stopped putting up a live tree. Allot of it was too if I traveled back East for a White Christmas, I didn’t want to leave a tree alone in the house and especially with the cats! I thought I would try a small live tree. Hmm, not sure about that idea.

Then for a few years I had no tree at all and that just wasn’t right. Well as the years progressed and I started stitching Christmas ornaments, thought I would try an ornament tree. I could mix the stitched pieces in with other ornaments. The collection grew by leaps and bounds and soon I ran out of room, so I bought another and yet another.

This is my kitty kat Christmas tree and I hang only cat ornaments on it of stitched, other handmade type ones or purchased. I do like to add one new kitty ornament every year, but I haven’t seen anything special enough this year. The bottom ornament on the right is one of a cat fish and is definately a favorite.

I’ve stitched kitty mittens, a Gay Ann Kitty heart, cats by Amanda Lawford, a few by Stitch~Its. There are a few special ones on there that were gifts from a group that I did an ornament exchange with. This one is getting full, but of course I can always find room for just one more!

The kitty mask is another standout, along with the cat made from a few wine corks by my neighbor downstairs. Then there is the silver piece that is made in the likeness of a merry go round figurine. The cat is holding a fish in his mouth!

Looking at the ornaments is keeping me in the holiday spirit as I work on the Needle Deeva Easter Egg House. The silk flowers are taking a little more time than I planned on. I think that I should have learned from Mr. Crow that it really needs more hours than you are hoping for. I like how it is coming out so far and I hope that you will all approve of it too.

There will be a stitchguide for this in the March/April issue of Needlepoint Now. So not only I am pushing to get the stitching finished, I will also need to write the stitch guide for it. I have all the threads listed as I work on that in between taking a little break from stitching.

I am goofing off this morning. Breakfast at The Cottage, a little thread shopping and maybe some other retail therapy. Who knows?

I was getting a few packages ready for shipping the other day. Notice where she has parked her behind? not in the box like a good kitty, but on my laptop! I think that it was still warm and I sure that is what she liked. and until next time…keep on stitching.