Christmas gifts and ORTS

I have almost finished the last of six small squares for SFC , so will have pics to show soon.

Meanwhile , I keep forgetting to show pics of my stitchy gifts. I didn't have many presents this year (poor me) , mainly because I asked for money as I'm saving for a laptop so I can get online when my husband is home.

So these gifts are from stitchy friends

Some DMC threads , fabric and some lovely gold needles , one of which is being used now.This little lot was from my "secret" Santa. I organised a secret Santa on the SFC forum , but wanted to join in too , so I knew who my Santa was. This is a lovely gift ,and I'm so happy with it. I've been eyeing up some scissors like these ,and they are being put to very good use already. I love the bookmark , and the little kit is called Secret Present- very apt.

Maybe you've seen that some stitchy bloggers are joining in with the TUSAL(totally useless stitch along).Sorry , I'm not sure who organised it . I came across it last year and was quite interested. I usually gather my waste threads in little bundles then throw them in the bin , but I decided to save them as a point of interest. This is what I gathered from mid August last year

And this is what I've put aside so far this yearI haven't joined the TUSAL , as I don't want to save thread tags and old needles etc ,but if anyone would like to ORT along with me , please feel free. No rules , just save your orts and show them when you think about it.

Just one question though . If you have lots of orts , does it mean that you've stitched a lot , or that you waste a lot ? LOL

Thanks for dropping by , Cath