Monday, January 25, 2010

Me, Myself & I Ornament Exchange.....

First, I have to blame Amy for this hair-brained idea! After seeing her Christmas trees packed with stitched ornaments, I decided I had to have one too. I know Amy not only stitched some of these ornaments but has received many over the years from gifts and exchanges. I love exchanges, but knowing myself, there was no way I could sign up for enough ornament exchanges to fill my tree by December. So....I decided I would start my own monthly exchange with me and myself. Over dinner one night, "we" formulated a plan, perused the JCS ornament magazines, discussed our likes and dislikes, and made a wish lists of our favorite ornaments. As with any good exchange, we had to have a monthly deadline and agreed we would get together on the 25th of each month to exchange said ornaments! If our calculations are correct, that would be 36 wonderful ornaments ready for my Christmas tree.

Well....here it is the, January 25th, and here are the fruits of our labors....

SB "2000 Years Ago", BBD "Quaker Medallion", Homespun Elegance "Starry Santa"

I would like to hone my finishing skills and decided to give try my hand at a strawberry...unfortunately it looks more like a carrot in real life! I believe we were all relatively pleased with our efforts and are anxious to start next month's batch.

On another note...

Thanks for all of the wonderful comments on "Truly Thine". I did find a white frame at Hobby Lobby so I just need to get busy and get it framed. After fondling my stash for a few nights, I finally decided to start an older design from Sheepish Designs.

 I love the colors in this one...forgot to take a picture of my progress but here is the finished design. I t's stitching up quickly so hope to finish by this weekend!

Well...better get busy stitching. Happy stitches to you....

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26 comments:

  1. DaffycatJanuary 25, 2010 at 9:00 PM

    ROFLOL You "three" make a great team!

    The ornaments this month are gorgeous, Karen. Congratulations!

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  2. JillMNJanuary 25, 2010 at 9:17 PM

    Beautiful ornaments. What a great idea!

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  3. corinnaJanuary 25, 2010 at 9:27 PM

    fantastic job
    and i love your strwberry
    well done
    also sheepish design project looks to be nice to stitch
    go karen!

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  4. corinnaJanuary 25, 2010 at 9:27 PM

    fantastic job
    and i love your strwberry
    well done
    also sheepish design project looks to be nice to stitch
    go karen!

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  5. Kim BJanuary 25, 2010 at 9:40 PM

    Beautiful ornies, all "sent" and "received" :) And I can't wait to see that next start!

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  6. UnknownJanuary 25, 2010 at 9:52 PM

    I like your finishes. My finishing skills are meager, but growing. Thanks for some added inspiration.

    http://joiedebayou.blogspot.com/

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  7. Carolyn NCJanuary 25, 2010 at 10:07 PM

    So cute - love the idea! "You'll" did a great job! New one is cute, too!

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  8. staciJanuary 25, 2010 at 10:17 PM

    This has to be one of the cleverest exchanges I've heard of, LOL! You all did a gorgeous job with the first set of ornaments! And at least you can rest easy knowing the recipient will be thrilled ;)

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  9. staciJanuary 25, 2010 at 10:18 PM

    PS. No chance of any getting lost in the mail either, LOL!!!

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  10. FayeJanuary 25, 2010 at 10:36 PM

    Great idea....only the "3" of you know what you would truly be happy with !~ lol.....I LOVE Sheepish btw....Great choice!~~

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  11. Annie BeeJanuary 25, 2010 at 10:39 PM

    Love that idea. Glad you sorted everything out....LOL. Beautiful ornaments too. I love your strawberry.

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  12. KarenJanuary 26, 2010 at 12:12 AM

    that is a brilliant idea! ya'll did a wonderful job! :)

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  13. lyndaJanuary 26, 2010 at 12:16 AM

    Your ornaments look great Congratulations on sticking to your "exchange...what a clever idea!

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  14. TheresaJanuary 26, 2010 at 1:33 AM

    Love the ornaments!!!! Great job!!!! You will have a fantastic tree by the end of the year~

    The new project looks very interesting~ Can't wait to see your progress!!

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  15. gazette94January 26, 2010 at 1:57 AM

    What a lovely ornements trio ! I really love them ..Congratulations to the 3 of you !!

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  16. Jackie's StitchesJanuary 26, 2010 at 6:57 AM

    Congrats to all of you! Your ornaments are gorgeous and I predict you'll have a tree of exchanged ornies at year end!

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  17. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2010 at 6:58 AM

    I love your new ornaments. Can't wait to see your tree all decked out in these! And I love your idea for the ornament exchange!! Blessings to you - kelley secrest

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  18. UnknownJanuary 26, 2010 at 7:46 AM

    What a terrific idea!! I am also very impressed that you got three ornaments plus everything else that you did done in one month. WOWSERS!! I can't wait to see what your group does this month!

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  19. Vonna PfeifferJanuary 26, 2010 at 7:59 AM

    I love stitching and exchaning with me, myself and I the most :) I believe I even coined the expression, because I'm never disappointed, always thrilled with what I receive and it is perfectly suitable to my decor. I plan on doing it a lot more!
    And what your Me, Myself and I did for you, is truly inspirational! They are lovely!

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  20. CarolJanuary 26, 2010 at 8:28 AM

    What a cute idea, Karen! All three are lovely :)

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  21. BarbJanuary 26, 2010 at 10:10 AM

    So cute! And no postage needed!

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  22. AmyJanuary 26, 2010 at 11:24 PM

    Well, I have been blamed for much worse, so I guess this one isn't bad! The ornaments are gorgeous - congrats! :-)

    We are going to have to get together one Sat & have a finishing day aren't we? :-)

    Hugs,
    Amy

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  23. MyleneJanuary 27, 2010 at 2:32 AM

    WOW! You sure been very productive. All ornaments looks great!

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  24. SiobhánJanuary 28, 2010 at 1:54 PM

    You, yourself, and your other self are all quite talented. Your ornaments are fabulous!! YGG! I love the idea. I should aspire to do that next month because me, myself and I are my most favorite recipients of my stitching. ROFLOL You crack me up.

    Love the new project! I wish Hog River was still doing frames, I just love the frame for that.

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  25. PumpkinJanuary 29, 2010 at 10:02 AM

    ROFL! Boy, you all really work well together ;o) Three ornaments already! Wow!

    Can't wait to see your progress on this SD.

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  26. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2010 at 11:27 PM

    Nice post you got here. I'd like to read a bit more about this matter. Thanks for giving this information.

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