Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Gifted Gorgeousness SAL

I was pleased to find the SAL as most of the cross stitched items I make each year are destined to be gifts - usually Christmas gifts.  This year I will be making around 50 Christmas ornaments and also several framed works to give as Christmas presents.

So far this year I have stitched six Christmas ornaments, but not yet made them up.  I usually batch my ornament finishing, and I plan to finish up this batch after I  have stitched one more Nutcracker ornament.

Here's what I have stitched:

Nutcrackers from Jeremiah Junction Nutcracker Factory III booklet(for a pair of sisters)

Ornaments for a young niece and her baby brother.  The Santa is from Barbara Mock's Christmas Quickies I booklet.  The Santa Teddy is from a Dale Burdett Christmas booklet.

and two little stocking ornaments - one for my great-nephew who will be celebrating his second Christmas, the other for a little English boy born a few years ago (the original ornament I stitched for him got lost in transit).  The stocking design is adapted from one in LA's Christmas Caboodle leaflet. The tiny teddy is adapted from a design in Graphwork's Mini Motif Designs Christmas Vol 8.

I have just one more Nutcracker to stitch, then I will make these up before I start anything new.
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17 comments:

  1. JustineJanuary 14, 2015 at 10:47 PM

    These are beautiful! It must be Christmas all year round in your stitching basket!

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  2. ElfieJanuary 15, 2015 at 2:01 AM

    Absolutely, Justine!

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  3. JulieJanuary 15, 2015 at 3:04 AM

    Wonderful gifts you are creating.

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  4. Jan GartlanJanuary 15, 2015 at 4:16 AM

    So lovely!

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  5. sew.darn.quiltJanuary 15, 2015 at 5:59 AM

    These would be great fun to stitch all year, they'll be such treasured gifts.

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  6. UnknownJanuary 15, 2015 at 7:35 AM

    Wow your list of 2015 projects is very impressive. Love what you have shown us this month and look forward to many more

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  7. ChristineJanuary 15, 2015 at 7:41 AM

    These are lovely!

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  8. BarbiJanuary 15, 2015 at 8:36 AM

    Oh my word!! You are speed stitching! They are all wonderful. You are going to have a great year with all these finishes already under your belt

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  9. Stitching in the countryJanuary 15, 2015 at 11:18 AM

    Great start. I'm sure they will all be loved

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  10. MarcyJanuary 15, 2015 at 12:19 PM

    Wow! You're off to a great start. I love them all :)

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  11. jocondineJanuary 15, 2015 at 2:24 PM

    I find your nutcrackers very original works for ornaments.

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  12. cherylJanuary 15, 2015 at 2:28 PM

    How wonderful! I will enjoy seeing all of your ornaments throughout the year.

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  13. LyndseyJanuary 15, 2015 at 4:07 PM

    A great start to the years stitching and very cute designs.

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  14. Clare-AimetuJanuary 16, 2015 at 7:58 AM

    Beautiful work - that's a lot of gifts to do :)

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  15. EvalinaMariaJanuary 16, 2015 at 7:02 PM

    So lovely!

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  16. Jo who can't think of a clever nicknameJanuary 17, 2015 at 11:14 AM

    Thanks for taking part in GG this month.

    This is definitely the right SAL for you, you are a very generous stitcher indeed. I bet the families love these little ornies.

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  17. GillieJanuary 17, 2015 at 2:30 PM

    Lovely, fifty is quite a number !

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