Gifted Gorgeousness Report for August

The 15th of each month is the reporting day for the Gifted Gorgeousness SAL hosted by Jo at Serendipitous Stitching. I didn't do GG reports for June and July, because I was travelling round the country (Australia) in a caravan, and didn't get to do any stitching. I did take some kitted little projects with me, but I just didn't get around to stitching. Most unusual for me! I did, however, read over 20 books - I got into the habit of buying books in one town (from a charity shop usually), then dropping them off at a charity shop in the next town. It worked well for me!

As soon as we got home I picked up a project and got back on the stitching groove. Pretty much all of my stitching usually qualifies for the GG report, since my projects are typically gifted to family or friends.

I stitched these six bead decorated Christmas tree ornaments to add to my gift basket for Christmas visitors. These are smaller than the ornaments I usually make. The smallest one is almost 4 cm ( about 1.75") long, and the tallest one is 7.5 cm  (3") long.

 And all together:

I also stitched a name sampler for a great-niece, for a Christmas gift. It matches the name sampler I stitched for her big brother before we went on our trip. Claire Crompton is the designer of the dinosaur alphabet. I changed the dinosaurs around and also changed floss colours for some of the letters.

Sarah turns 2 in August, and I made her a crochet poncho and cap for her birthday.

I spent a few hours in my craft room, and sorted through the huge pile of Christmas baubles I have accrued over the year. All were discarded by other people, and many were missing their hangers. So, I made a Christmas wreath which I will gift to a friend, who needs a little Christmas bling in her life. It's quite large - the base cane wreath has a 60 cm (24") diameter. Miss Angela was quite taken with the wreath, so I let her pose for the camera next to it.

I've nearly finished my 2019 stitching list. I'm waiting for the birth of my niece's baby in September so I can stitch baby's name on the 3 Christmas ornaments I have stitched for baby, parents  and grandparents. My 2019 stitching list will then be finished. Unless I can think up another project. Or maybe I will bring Christmas Dreams down to my stitching chair. It's 18 months since I last stitched on it, so it's about time it saw the light again.