Tonight's ornament has a very special meaning and, you will see, very appropriate for today. Last year I made ornaments for each in our family similar to the one in tonight's photo. These ornaments I made as a memory of Woody. I have already mentioned in a previous ornament tale that cardinals have special meanings to our family...both the bird and the ball team! I used denim shirts that Woody's work gave him over the years. The shirt fabric I used for the front and back of the ornaments and cross stitched cardinals that I sewed to the front of the ornaments. For unmarried grandchildren I stitched one cardinal, for married couples I stitched two cardinals sitting on a branch looking at each other with a heart between them. You are seeing my ornament...one cardinal on a branch looking back at a cardinal flying away. My ornament and the two for our children have different work logos from the shirts on the back. The logo on mine was from a shirt that Woody got in 2000 for AEDC's 50th year anniversary of being a contractor at Arnold Air Force Base. Woody wore his work shirts a lot so that fabric is very appropriate to use on ornaments to remember him. The buttons used are also from his shirts. The year charms on the backs represent the year I gave/made the ornaments. This time, the year charm also represents the year that Woody died. The reason that I am posting this today is because today is Woody's birthday...so the perfect day to share this ornament tale! I am currently stitching on a sampler that I took some of the cardinal patterns from for the ornaments. This sampler, I am doing, is in memory of Woody. The sentiment on the sampler is "When cardinals appear loved ones are near." Today I have been busy getting ready for a Christmas tea party. 'Tis the season! To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!
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