Come visit with me as I stitch and craft my way from one Christmas to the next - I like to have Christmas projects close by me all year. I have a particular fondness for Santas and Angels. If you have the time, leave a comment so I know you've visited.

Monday, May 28, 2018

Nine little finishes - plus (belated)GG and Smalls SAL Report for May

My stitching focus for the month has been (as usual) Christmas ornaments. I have finished nine this month. My 'to stitch' list is slowly disappearing.  As soon as I have stitched all the small things on my list I hope to get back to stitching on my HAED Christmas Dreams.

This rather fuzzy pic doesn't really do justice to the ornament I have stitched for a niece (and god-daughter). The design is by Joy Averitt, published in Graphworks Leaflet 35, Mini Motif Designs Christmas Volume 7.




The next ornament, stitched for another niece, is a Sam Hawkins design published in A S N #3616, 50 Santas to Cross Stitch. I added the borders.



Stitched for another (very special) niece, this personalised feather tree ornament is based on the Country Tree designed by Dale Burdett, but I changed all the decorations, and stitched one of her family member's initials in each of the ornaments.



 This bead decorated Christmas tree (my own design) will be a take-home gift for a special Christmas visitor.




Another of my Christmas trees, this one decorated with tiny buttons and beads, stitched for another niece.



I stitched this ornament for my sister Julie. The Santa hat letter J is from Alma Lynne's A-Z and Christmas Alphabets & Borders. The greeting is adapted from an ornament design inthe LA's Celebrations Premier Issue.





I stitched this bead decorated tree for a nephew and his wife, who have a preference for the colour blue.




The Santa design in the next two ornaments, both stitched for nieces, are Jeanette Crews designs from her 32 Santas leaflet #437.




4 comments:

Jo who can't think of a clever nickname said...

Thanks for taking part in GG this month with all your beautiful tree ornaments. My favourites are always your own tree design, so pretty and sparkly.

Bethan said...

Such gorgeous ornaments. My favourites have to be your trees; they are gorgeous x

Julie said...

There is always lots of lovely things to see when I visit here. Such a beautiful selection you have made for your family. The beaded ones are superb.

Mary - Lecoeurceltique said...

Beautiful ornaments. My favourites are your own beaded design ones.