CROSS STITCH ALPHABET PATTERN

Here's a lettering style for the names on the Christmas stockings, or whatever you might need it for!
Capitals are all 15 stitches high, with the exception of "Q" which dips down one extra stitch below the base line.
The base height of the lower case letters is 10 stitches. Tall letters like b and h, and low hanging letters like g and y, are 15.

First the lower case alphabet.

XS Lower Case Stocking Letters

And the upper case alphabet.

XS Upper Case Stocking Letters

FAMILY TREE

This is what Mom and Dad are getting for Christmas!



It is made totally from scraps on muslin.



I used fusible web to hold the leaves in place, then stitched around each leaf, either by hand or by machine, in a variety of stitches. Everyone's name is hand stitched, then I went around everything with the machine and freestyled some flowers, clouds, etc., around the perimeter, adding a few hand-stitched details here and there.
Mom and Dad are on the trunk, then each of their three children have a main branch with their spouses, and grandkids are on smaller branches from there.



My favorite thing about it is that I found the vintage frame AFTER I started stitching, and it was a perfect size! Like the Lord had it all planned out and knew exactly what size muslin scrap I'd be using. He must like Christmas =*)



I bet something similar (and less time-consuming) could be done with pretty papers.
Here's the back...it's from Psalm 128.



"Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord...
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house;
thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
The Lord shall bless thee...thou shalt see thy children's children."

BIBLE STUDY (SURVIVAL?) KIT

This little kit has everything you'd need to take to Ladies' Bible Study! Gum, tissues, highlighter, pen, 3x5 cards for writing prayer requests and memory verses on...and a homespun, hand embroidered bookmark to match.