{"id":2353,"date":"2015-09-19T12:30:30","date_gmt":"2015-09-19T19:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/?p=2353"},"modified":"2015-09-19T12:30:30","modified_gmt":"2015-09-19T19:30:30","slug":"shhh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2015\/09\/19\/shhh\/","title":{"rendered":"Shhh …"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_0837\"<\/a>One of the projects I’ve wanted to get done had\u00a0to be complete\u00a0before the holiday season sneaks up on me. \ud83d\ude09 Every year we give our grandchildren a new Christmas ornament; it’s a “tradition” I began with our daughters when they were young. This year I came across patterns for some very pretty embroidered ornaments, so rather than\u00a0purchase something for each of our grandchildren, I’ve made the ornaments\u00a0instead. These patterns were on sale at Embroidery Library this past\u00a0summer, so I picked up a different one for each my five grandchildren. \ud83d\ude42 Here’s a link <\/a>to one of them, which will lead to the others.\u00a0I think they turned out pretty well!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the projects I’ve wanted to get done had\u00a0to be complete\u00a0before the holiday season sneaks up on me. \ud83d\ude09 Every year we give our grandchildren a new Christmas ornament; it’s a “tradition” I began with our daughters when they were young. 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