Framing

I picked up 2 framed cross stitched projects today.  One of them was a Mill Hill kit that I started last spring when the quilt shop was slow.

 This little kit took me a surprisingly long time to do, probably a combination of the subtle shading (which doesn't show up in the picture), the solid background and the black beads interspersed with the cross stitches in the pumpkin (they don't show up well in the picture either).  I'm just glad this one is done!  My framer showed me different mats for the pumpkin, but we agreed that a simple treatment looked best.

The next one is a Round Robin that I estimate is 14 years old.

I am glad to have this one framed because I want to preserve it, but I don't really have a place in my house for it.  I don't do a lot of seasonal decorating other than Halloween.  I may give this to someone for Christmas.  My husband said he liked it. I asked him if that meant I should keep it or could I  give it away, and he said that he knew there was a right answer to that question and walked away without giving his opinion.