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Thursday, December 24, 2009

Christmas Eve finishes....

Now that my holiday break (8 glorious days) has begun, I found some time to finish a few ornaments just in time for Christmas...

Jeannette Douglas "Bell Ornament"--2008 JCS Ornament Preview Issue
Earth Threads "Mini Band Sampler"--1998 JCS Ornament Issue

I stitched the Bell Ornament a few nights ago. The Mini Band Sampler has been a UFO for a few years and I found it yesterday while organizing my stash. I almost put it to the side, but made the decision to go ahead and finish it, which took all of 30 minutes!

"Glory to God" from Christmas Ornament Trio--SANQ Winter 2002 (Issue 29)
Designed by Barbara Jackson of Tristan Brooks Design

I love this one!!! I started this earlier this fall and never finished it. Again, I found while cleaning and decided to go ahead and finish it. I did change the colors since the original called for silks and were a little more muted. I used DMC and made the colors a little brighter (almost springy). Interestingly enough, all three have a lamb and remind me more of Easter than Christmas. Needless to say, I love the way this one came out and will definitely stitch the other two designs, "Peace on Earth" and "Goodwill to Men".

Hope everyone has a very merry Christmas! Happy stitches...

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12 comments:

  1. DaffycatDecember 24, 2009 at 7:17 PM

    Wishing you Christmas joy, Karen!

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  2. FayeDecember 24, 2009 at 7:49 PM

    Merry Christmas from our house to yours!!! Faye

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  3. PumpkinDecember 24, 2009 at 8:13 PM

    LOL! Nothing like working right up to the end ;o) Great jobs Karen. They're beautiful.

    Have a Merry Christmas!

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  4. AngelaDecember 24, 2009 at 8:20 PM

    All the ornament finishes are beautiful! Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas Karen :)

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  5. Sew Sew SpecialDecember 24, 2009 at 8:27 PM

    Beautiful job Karen!!

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  6. BonnieDecember 24, 2009 at 8:28 PM

    Have a Merry Christmas Karen. I really like your Glory to God Ornament.

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  7. JanDecember 24, 2009 at 10:54 PM

    I like all three ornaments. Merry Christmas Karen.

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  8. SusanDecember 25, 2009 at 7:48 AM

    Karen, all three are beautiful finishes! Thanks for taking the time to post these. I do ornaments for my children every year and am always looking for a great pattern. Looks like the one from SANQ will be their ornament for next year, thanks to your picture.

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  9. Carolyn NCDecember 26, 2009 at 3:37 AM

    Love the finishes! Merry Christmas!

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  10. YoyoDecember 26, 2009 at 8:42 PM

    MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR. Love these ornies, really nice job. Got your entry for the 2010 Totally Useless SAL (do you have one last post for us for this year?). The new list will be out soon, don't forget to check your listing for correctness.

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  11. SiobhánDecember 28, 2009 at 9:34 AM

    WOO! Congratulations on your beautiful finishes! Happy 2010.

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  12. CarolDecember 29, 2009 at 5:36 PM

    So many lovely finishes, Karen! Hope your break is relaxing so far with lots of stitching time!

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