Side view of Mary's big tree covered with needlepoint ornaments!
Our friend, Mary Roddy, from Potomac, Maryland, very near Washington, D.C., sent me pictures of her home decorated for Christmas. Mary is a busy mother of 5 children and still has time to decorate her house and pull out her holiday needlepoint for every celebration! She sent a lot of Christmas pictures and I am most appreciative! Thank you Mary and we will be over for Christmas dinner around 5 p.m.!
The huge family tree covered with needlepoint (from the front door).
Dede Santa. Love the fun beard!
"Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse..."
Mittens from Kathy Schenkel.
Chanel jacket from the Studio.
Kathy Schenkel roll up ornaments and 1 of her snowmen.
Ballerina costume, a Shelly Tribbey canvas.
Kathy Schenkel 3D drum ornament.
Susan Roberts angel comes with the wooden head.
Paris tote. Mary wrote, "a Beach Bag from What’s the Point. It is a Linda Lahm design. I made one from every country Michael visited while studying at The London School of Economics." A Melissa Shirley Designs "cracker" hangs next to the bag.
Canvas from Petei-the Scottish Santa!
Princess and Me
From the Artist Collection and Heart Strings.
Mary wrote, "Rebecca Wood Angel. The only piece I stitched from The Needleworks Club…but I love them all!! ".
Mary said that the word joy is beaded. The canvas is from The Flying Needles in Belleair Bluffs, FL. It is from their artist.
Mary stitched this ornament 10 years ago. It is from A Collection of Designs.
Another Petei Santa. (These canvases are no longer available.)
Mary has FOUR needlepointed nativity scenes. The first one is from Melissa Shirley Designs and is on 24 mesh, stitched all in baksetweave using Splendor silk. She loves the beading around the edges of each piece.
Melissa Shirley Designs on 24 mesh!!!
Baby.
The barn.
A nativity set from Petei. (No longer available).
Petei Nativity.
A Kathy Schenkel nativity.
Kathy Schenkel nativity.
Kathy Schenkel nativity.
Three Kings. The purple one is carrying real pearls, gold beads and amethyst!!
The cow is so cute!
Another Kathy Schenkel nativity . Mary wrote, “The stable was built by my brother when he was in high school. I found it in my parent’s basement when they were moving. Finder’s Keepers!!”
Kathy Schenkel nativity.
The nuclear family from the Kathy Schenkel nativity.
What a beautiful needlepoint back drop for this nativity.
Thank you, Mary, for sharing your Christmas needlepoint with us!!
From Mary, "A WIP that I hope to finish someday. All of the toys are stitched, I just need to finish Santa and the Reindeer!! This is one of Hyla’s." (Hyla Hurley owns the Point of It All, a needlepoint design company.)