With September nearly upon us, those of us who enjoy
crafting for the holidays, both for decorating and gift giving, are looking
ahead to Christmas. Here’s an apple wreath design you can stitch in an evening
and finish as an ornament.
Stitch on 25-ct. white linen with two strands floss worked
over two threads.
Backstitch with 1 strand black floss.
Stitching Area: 41w x 39h
Size: 3-1/4” x 3-1/8”
Find more Christmas crafts in Drop Dead Ornaments and Handmade
Ho-Ho Homicide, Books 7 and 8 in the Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery
Series by Lois Winston.
Drop Dead Ornaments
An Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery, Book 7
Anastasia
Pollack’s son Alex is dating Sophie Lambert, the new kid in town. For their
community service project, the high school seniors have chosen to raise money
for the county food bank. Anastasia taps her craft industry contacts to donate
materials for the students to make Christmas ornaments they’ll sell at the
town’s annual Holiday Crafts Fair.
At the fair
Anastasia meets Sophie’s father, Shane Lambert, who strikes her as a man with
secrets. She also notices a woman eavesdropping on their conversation. Later
that evening when the woman turns up dead, Sophie’s father is arrested for her
murder.
Alex and
Sophie beg Anastasia to find the real killer, but Anastasia has had her fill of
dead bodies. She’s also not convinced of Shane’s innocence. Besides, she’s
promised younger son Nick she’ll stop risking her life. But how can she say no
to Alex?
Handmade Ho-Ho Homicide (Pre-order
ebook now; print available 10/1)
An Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery, Book 8
Two and a
half weeks ago magazine crafts editor Anastasia Pollack arrived home to find
Ira Pollack, her half-brother-in-law, had blinged out her home with enough
Christmas lights to rival Rockefeller Center. Now he’s crammed her small yard
with enormous cavorting inflatable characters. She and photojournalist
boyfriend (and possible spy) Zack Barnes pack up the unwanted lawn decorations
to return to Ira. They arrive to find his yard the scene of an over-the-top
Christmas extravaganza. His neighbors are not happy with the animatronics,
laser light show, and blaring music creating traffic jams on their normally
quiet street. One of them expresses his displeasure with his fists before
running off.
In the
excitement, the deflated lawn ornaments are never returned to Ira. The next
morning Anastasia once again heads to his house before work to drop them off.
When she arrives, she discovers Ira’s attacker dead in Santa’s sleigh. Ira
becomes the prime suspect in the man’s murder and begs Anastasia to help clear
his name. But Anastasia has promised her sons she’ll keep her nose out of
police business. What’s a reluctant amateur sleuth to do?
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