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Candles for Meditation and Affirmations

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affirmation candlesI’m into meditating and today I came across these fabulous affirmation Candles by Monteserrat.
I would choose the red. It says, “I am strong, full of power and courage.” I have actually been rather sick and weak lately but could use the boost.

Affirmations might not cure a cold but combined with meditation they do improve your mood. Colors and scents are also therapeutic.

I have a thing for red. My living room is cranberry red. It’s lively and increases the appetite which is why many restaurants use it.

This particular candle is scented with cloves. Cloves are stimulating and spicy so combining it with a red candle makes sense although if making myself I would throw in cinnamon. There’s something about baking scents that are comforting.

fairy candleAromatherapy, combined with candles, meditation and positive affirmations are nice ways to start the morning or end the day.

The Candles by Monteserrat are beautiful. There are fairy candles, angels, mermaids and animal totems. Take a tour when you get a chance. Right now they have a two for one sale on so it’s a good time to check it out.

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Christmas Ornament Cross Stitch Patterns

The other day I shared some cross stitch patterns with ornaments on them, so this time around I wanted to share cross stitch patterns that you can use as ornaments. It would be fun to do a whole tree in your craft room with cross stitch ornaments, or just add a few to your tree or give them as gifts.

These little quilt inspired cross stitch patterns from Flamingo Toes look like ornaments and fit in 3-inch hoops, which are perfect for hanging on the tree or using to decorate a gift. I love the pastel colors on these but you can use more traditional Christmas colors if you like.

This cute Christmas tree from Lagodargetoshop uses a single color and fits in a 4-inch hoop, but you could make it smaller if you wanted by trimming the last ornaments and gifts from the sides, or just stitch the tree without any other embellishments. Either way it’s a cute addition to your holiday tree.

Stitched Modern has a super cute collection of retro Christmas ornament cross stitch patterns from designer Gera. This is a printed pattern that will be shipped to you. Each pattern is about 40 by 56 stitches, or 2.9 by 4 inches/7.4 by 10 cm on 14 count fabric. To work the whole set you’ll need 20 colors of floss.

These snowflake ornaments from Our Little Handmade Home are each about 2.5 inches/6.4 cm when stitched on 14 count fabric, and they use a single color of floss. They are pretty in red but you could also do white on a blue or black background, or whatever suits your other Christmas tree decorations!

From the description it sounds like this set of vintage style cross stitch characters is presented as one large chart, but the photo from Sampler Antique Stitch shows each of them stitched up as their own little ornament, so it gets included here. You’ll find Santa and snowmen in different poses in this cute collection.