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...



Catching up....

 

Time is flying.... 

Laziness has kept me from updating my blog

but now that the Christmas season is here

I  seem to be rejuvenated!

 

I thought I would share a little bit of the

happenings the past few months......

 

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I was lucky to win this great giveaway from Vickie at http://astitchersstory.blogspot.com/.

 

Amazing I didn't have this in my LK stash....

 

 

 

This will be the perfect stitch during

our upcoming travels.

 

Vickie also included these sweet counting pins....

 

 

Aren't they wonderful....I just love them.

Thanks again Vickie!

 

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I made my annual trek to Myrtle Beach

in October for Pals Stitching at the Beach

and enjoyed catching up with

some stitching pals.

 

Even better is meeting new stitching pals....

 

Anne   ~  Pam  ~  Teresa

 

.....Band of Misfit Stitchers.....

 

Also love the little goodies shared

by talented stitching pals....

 

 

While there my complete focus was stitching this...

 

By The Bay ~ 13th Colony Part 3

Stitched on 40 ct.

with recommended DMC

 

It was about 1/3 finished when I picked it up and

just knew I would knock it out in no time.  

Wrong... after 2 1/2 days of solid stitching

I still didn't come home with a finish.  It

took a few more days but I finally

finished that Weeping Willow.

 

I love this little part of the design...would love

to stitch it as little pin cushion.

 

I am stitching all three parts together so

this will come back out after the new year!

 

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This Christmas design caught my eye a few

weeks ago and I decided to stitch this up.

 

CHS "1999 Christmas Sampling"

Stitched on 28ct black evenweave over one

with Victorian Motto thread

 

I had hoped to make it into an ornament

so I stitched it over one on 28ct.  

Over one on black...what was I thinking???

Though a little large, an ornament it will become.

 

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I am not sure what to stitch next but plan

to clean out my stitching bag.   I still

have several Crazy Challenge pieces

lingering and it would be great to

finish one before year end.

 

Hope you all have a great stitching weekend

and as always thanks for visiting!