TUSAL and a Few Goodies

I joined the TUSAL being hosted by It's Daffycat.  Today is the day that we have to show our picture of our ort jars.  Mine is not fancy, just a jelly jar.  Here it is with all my orts that I have collected since last spring:

And here they are all puffed up on the floor:

I emptied it last night and started adding new - looks a little empty doesn't it?

I will save the threads.  Last spring I spread them throughout my garden, hanging them from shrubs and branches, for my bird friends to use when building their nests.  This year I will use an idea I saw in a magazine and put them in an empty suet feeder.  The birds just pull out the threads as they choose.  This will work for yarn pieces too if you are a knitter!

I also wanted to share a few goodies I won before the holidays. 

I was lucky enough to win some fabric squares from BBD.  They will come in handy for finishing smalls -  they are tiny, so I will have to piece them together for most finishing projects. 

Donna from By the Bay Needleart had a contest on her blog to name her newest pattern.  I gave it a go.  My suggestion seemed too simple compared to some of the others, so you can imagine how excited I was when she chose mine!  It is a sweet pattern and I may start this one during our next snow!

Not much stitching progress last night.  Have you ever had one of those nights where your thread keeps twisting and turning and knotting?  The needle had a mind of its own and did not like being threaded.  And, I am running low on the chosen thread for my "Live Simply" stitch, so a trip to the Strawberry Sampler is in order some time this week. (Okay - that part is really fun - not a problem at all!)

Thanks again for stopping by!  I really enjoy reading all of your wonderful comments!