31 Charming Christmas Projects
December 1992 $2.95
Advent Calendar
Days Before Christmas
Oandycane Mphabet
Го Trim Your favorite Things
Country Container
Dovers. . . •
or Christmas
Goodies
Hitchers’, alphabet алщег'
& Scissorcases
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 3
Coming in Jan/Feb 1993
•Farm Sweet Farm
A homegrown sampler
•Bunnie Collector
Cute little rabbit family
•Key rings & Paperweights
Perfect for Gifts
A friendly flock of Christmas cardinals create a colorful ensemble for your holiday entertaining. Fill the wooden caddy with goodies and treats in shades of red and green. Your friends will want all of these. So be sure and stitch up plenty for gift giving.
To order prefinished ovals, call: и 1-800-231-8108
We take VISA, MASTERCARD, check or money order

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Coming in the next three issues . . Noah’s Ark Samplers
"Home Sweet Home" in Sept/Oct 1992 issue. 9
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Cross-stitch towels make great Christmas gifts!
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For Scissorcases, call: n 1-800-231-8108
To order Stik ’n Puff hearts (Merry Christmas), call: tr 1-800-231-8108	21
Prefinished small & large food holders (7 ct. Klostern) are courtesy of An Adam Original. Prefinished hreadcloth is 14 ct.
country oatmeal. Wisemen are worked on 16 ct. natural aida.
Breadcloth and fabric are courtesy
of Charles Craft, Inc. For
frame, see Buyer’s Guide on page 13.
Advent >'< Calendar
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Twenty-four little stockings to hang on a tree or mantle. Excited little fingers can open a gift
every day from each of Jesus. Then stitch
whole Christmas Story.
while anxiously awaiting the birth the advent sampler to tell the
Prefinished stockings (7 ct. Klostern) are courtesy of An Adam Original. Advent calendar is worked on 14 ct.
Charles Craft, Inc. For product information, see Buyer's Guide on page 13.
Chart on pages 28 & 29.
Г24 Ribbonfloss, buttons & Mill Hill beads
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Ribbonfloss:
144F-9 Q metallic blue ice 142F-26 S satin black orchid
Mill Hill Seed Beads
123 128
Rock Hill, SC 29732
Exit 82A off 1-77 on Hwy 161
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ADVENT CALENDAR
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COLOR



CD yellow
Stitch Count: 128x200 11 count: 11ИХ18Ц
14 count: 9Vtal4V4
16 count: 8xl2Vi
18 count: 7ИХ11И
22 count: 57Ах9Ц
ply 3371
30 Jesus: Bread of Life - John 6:35
Names of Jesus are both worked on 14 ct. blush aida. Fabric is courtesy of Charles Craft, Inc.
Use these as ornaments on your tree. Or highlight them year 'round. Share every
Buyer's Guide on page 13.
Jesus: Author of Faith - Hebrews 12:2	31