Poinsettias are a gorgeous blossoming plant with colorful foilage. They used to be just red and green…but now we have white, pink, coral and mixed colorations.

This is an amazing Christmas tree created by a tower of poinsettias seen at one of our outside malls. Although the plant is native to Mexico, a majority of all the poinsettias are exported from the US. The Aztecs considered them a symbol of purity becuase of their gorgeous red color. Joel Poinsett, the first US ambassador to Mexico introduced these flowers to the states after discovering them growing on the hillsides while visiting Taxco in the early 1800’s.

Cat myths…are poinsettias posionous to your kitties? Read what they have to say about it by Googling it. My ladies at Adelaide’s in La Jolla told me years ago that NO, they are not posionous, but I won’t tempt fate since certain people in this house and not mentioning any names, do chew on a plant or 2 of mine, so this will live outside my front door.

Canvas by Sandra Gilmore entitled Carol. I have always wanted to stitch this canvas! Well maybe someday. I can just see that pot of poinsettias done on off canvas needle weaving!

I did stitch this quite a few years ago and is still one of my favorite ornaments! Cavas then was by Terry Enfield and I am not sure if it is still part of The Red Thread line or if it has been discontinued. I loved this so much I stitched it 2x! Once for me and once more for a dear friend.

Somebody was supervising a little early wrapping of Christmas gifts!

and until next time…keep on stitching