I've finished my first ornament of 2026 and as with other years it us stuffed with the previous year's orts.
I save my orts in a beautiful bon bon jar my late mother-in-law bought me many years ago. It's surprising how many there are in just one year.
I'm very pleased with how she turned out. She's hanging on our tree and will be soon packed away with all the others until later this year when the festivities begin again.
Today is the start of Dry January and I'll be taking part this year to raise a bit more for our Scouts' minibus appeal. I have been involved in Scouting all my life, my parents were when I was young and Dad all his life. This year marks my 40th year as an adult volunteer so I'm trying to raise £400 to help towards buying a new minibus.
It's only day one so no problem at all but I fid make a Mocktail Espresso Martini as it's New Year's Day. It was very nice.
This is the link to my Just Giving page, I'll be sharing my non-alcoholic drinks throughout the month which I hope will keep me going.
This photo that I'm using for the appeal was taken in 1999 when my Dad received Scoutings' second highest award, The Silver Acorn. As you can see our son was a cub, my step-dad also a uniformed volunteer and my Mum was wearing her Medal if Merit for her service to Scouting.
Back to stitching, I have a big project that I need to get on with but I need to sort out a few smaller projects too.
Wishing you all busy needles in 2026.
6 comments:
Your first ornament of the year turned out great, I've never saved any orts but it's a great idea to use them for stuffing. Good luck with your January challenge. x
Well done with your first stitch finish .
Enjoy your New Year , hugs June.
Lovely Ornament Clare! wow you have a big ball of ORTs for a year. I dont think I can part with my ORTs as a stuffing. However I like the ORT ornnaments , ORTs filled in a transparent plastic bauble.
Happy New Year. The ornament is very cute. An act that benefits someone becomes your own virtue, right? I will follow your example and continue to support the pink ribbon movement and fair trade. Because I want to see lots of smiling faces.
May 2026 be a good year for you and your family.
Happy New Year to you and your Family: What a sweet post, I love your ornament finish so cute. Thank-you for sharing this lovely post with us.
Catherine
Such a cute first ornament of the year, Clare! And that is A LOT of orts :) Wishing you and your family much happiness in this new year!
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