Hodgepodge....

First....Frederick and Frederika are home!

CHS "Frederick"

 

CHS "Frederika"

I absolutely love the frames! 

My framer suggested coloring the beaded

area black and it really made a

wonderful difference against the dark

red/brown of the frame.

I couldn't get a good picture of the two

together but am so happy with the finish.

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Next.....I have a some "Joy" to share!

"Joy of the Snowflake"

Stitched with Victorian Motto thread

I finally stitched the blue ornament

and the colorway is perfect for

my bedroom holiday decor.

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Lastly....I have had some fun with my Briwax!

My own "Shaker" boxes!

I decided to do something with these

paper mache boxes I've had for a while

and decided to give them a "Shaker" look. 

A little paint and Briwax was all it took

to transform these boxes into great

hiding places for buttons, fabrics, trims....

My favorite....

I'm still hoarding a lot of little boxes and can't

wait to give them a little Briwax love soon!

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Well....I'm off to stitch. 

Hope you have a great weekend.

Joy.....

I have been stitching away on CHS "Frederick"

but couldn't resist the urge to stitch this

ornament after seeing  Lee's (Lake Stitcher)

wonderful adaptation, which I just loved by the

way.   Yes, I just had to order the PTP Phoenix fabric to "borrow" Lee's colorway, but I

decided to play with this brown linen

while I waiting on my order.

Little by Little "Joy in the Snowflake"

2011 JCS Ornament issue

32 ct. brown linen w/ Victorian Motto threads

This has to be one of my favorite designs in

the new JCS ornament issue.  Although I love

the suggested thread colors, I am very pleased

with the look of the red and cream on the

brown linen.  Too large to be an ornament,

this will become a little pillow to tuck

away in a basket this holiday.

Yummy blue from Victorian Motto!

This was a pretty quick stitch and since I

love the original blue/brown combo, I now

want to stitch it again with blue on the brown

linen.  I also got my red fabric so I will be

stitching it using Lee's green/creme colorway! 

Good thing I like this ornament!

These will have to wait though.....

I am determined to finish Frederick first!

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As always....thanks for visiting and I hope

you have a great stitchy week!