This is one of my favorite Christmas decorations and has been in my family for many years. It was embroidered by my grandmother, and I remember my parents putting it out every year when I was a child. I've always loved the quiet little scene so intricately depicted on it. I have been intending to frame it for quite some time now, so that I could more easily display it on my wall at Christmas time. Last year I left it out after Christmas, thinking that at some point during the year, I would get it done for this Christmas. Then in typical me fashion, I got busy, set it aside, and forgot about it. But when I uncovered it last week, I decided it was time to take a break from the packing, and get right to it!
I hadn't given a whole lot of thought to how I would frame it, but I've seen some things like this framed right in embroidery hoops and thought that might be a good option, especially since there were several stains on the non-embroidered parts. And it just so happened that I had an embroidery hoop not yet packed up that was the right size. Perfect! I liked the contrast of the red edge of the towel, so I decided to paint the hoop red to keep the same look. So here is our one and only Christmas decoration we have put up:
I think it came out quite nice! It may not be much as far as decorating is concerned, but it is definitely special to me, and it's just enough of a touch of Christmas to tide me over until we move later this week. Then we can get many more decorations out!
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