Let it snow.....

 

 

Christmas stitching continues and

I needed something "cool" to

deal with the hot temps here in

the sunny South this week. 

 

A fellow blogger...can't remember who...

posted a link to a freebie for these

snowflakes and they were exactly

what I was looking for.

 

Freebie--Estonian Snowflakes

stitched on 32ct natural linen

w/ Victorian Motto

 

I had some of the MCG Linen in my stash

and thought this would be a great way

to use it.   It is very rough and not a

pleasant fabric to stitch on but I a

m happy with the finishes.

 

 

I toyed with the idea of stitching them twice

so that I could finish both sides into

an ornament with a beaded edge.

Of course my "laziness" reared its ugly

head and I settled with a motif from

each for a simple back finish.

 

 

The imperfections of this fabric made

the beading more difficult and the

edges look "sloppy".  That's okay...

they will still be great new

additions to my Christmas tree.

 

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Christmas stitching continues and I

hope to be back soon with three more

Yuletide finishes Plum Street. 

Hope you are staying cool and

enjoying the last of summer. 

Happy stitching....



Christmas in August.....

 

The mood to stitch Christmas struck me

this week and I thought ornaments would

be the perfect quick fix.  Lizzie Kate is

always a fun and quick stitch and

these little cuties were just that.

 

LK "Flora McSample 2012 Ornaments"

stitched on 32ct LL Toasted Almond

w/Victorian Motto threads

 

I decided on a simple finish for these ornaments

which didn't require my sewing machine.

 

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Once I got in the "finishing" frame of mind

I decided to finish two other Christmas

finishes that have been hanging

out for a few months.

 

I stitched this in December while

vacationing in Arizona.  I usually take

a LK design on vacation since they are

easy to pick up and put down while

traveling. I also love that I can look at

these designs and it brings back

great memories of our trips.

 

LK "Be Naughty"

stitched on 14ct mocha Aida with DMC

 

One of the things I love about LK

is the simplicity of her designs and

I really like stitching them on a

simpler fabric like 14ct using

DMC.  This is definitely one of my

favorites and I can't wait to quietly

display it in a side chair this

holiday season.

 

Since I had the sewing machine out I

finished this into a cute little ornament.

 

CHS "1999 Christmas Sampling"

stitched on Black 28ct evenweave over one

 

I wasn't too fond of the over one stitching

on black but I just love this ornament.

 

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Well...I am off to find some more

ornaments to stitch! All of WIPs are

pretty large right now so the quick

gratification from an ornament

finish is feeling good!

 

Thanks for visiting and happy stitching...