A late ornament and Day 9

Before I show you what little I stitched yesterday on day 9 of the 15 day crazy January challenge, I must share with you what arrived in the mail this morning. I was in an ornament exchange with one of my Yahoo groups "Friendly Stitchers", we were suppose to have our ornaments mailed by December 6Th. When December came and went I had sort of given up on my ornament arriving, Jillann had mailed it on the 7Th of December. So when to my amazement there was a little package in the mail today for me, I'm waiting on a few things to arrive so I wasn't very sure on the contents. I was delighted when this came tumbling out onto my lap.

It is beautiful, I'm sure glad she choose a wintry pattern so that I can still display it for awhile. The back is just as beautiful, Jillann used a sparkly fabric for the back. My picture doesn't do it justice.


So onto Day 9 told you there wasn't a lot to share. Here is "Feathered and Frosty Friends" from a Stoney Creek Magazine. Just the start of the scarf and an arm.

Polar Bears

One of the Yahoo groups I belong to Friendly Stitchers had an ornament exchange, my partner Jillann listed in her preference that she liked polar bears. So I thought this was the perfect design for her. Sorry about the dark photos again, I've been hinting to Santa for a new camera. So here is Polar Bears it is a "Cross Stitch Wonders" chart designed by Marcia Manning stitched on 18 count 18.

and the back


I've never finished an oval ornament before, so I hope it isn't too lopsided for my first try.

Thank you for looking and have a wonderful night.

Tis The Season

To get busy, do you know how fast Christmas is coming. I always say every year I'm going to be better prepared then I end up running around like a mad woman. I've been busy stitching and finishing ornaments this week, 2 I can show you and 2 are for gifts for people who read my blog so they will have to wait.

So on to the ones I can show you, first is a freebie I found on Heidi's blog http://allmyscatteringmoments.blogspot.com/ it was a lot of fun to stitch and super quick and easy. I didn't have the called for Carrie's threads so I substituted DMC. Sleigh rides stitched on 28 count mystery fabric from my stash.



The second one is from Victoria Sampler in the button up for Christmas collection, I should have stitched it on something other then 28 count fabric it was getting larger then I wanted so I decided not to stitch the greenery that was at the top. So here is Melt your heart.

My Rant For The Day

If you use something put it back where you found it, is that so hard to remember. I guess it is because I spent 2 hours looking for my pinking shears to finish my ornament with. Do you think I could find them anywhere, no. You don't think they could have grown legs and walked away, do you. I doubt some how I have a feeling a certain 16 year old borrowed them for what ever purpose, guess I'll find out after school. So ignore the uneven large green edge, mentally picture a nice even pinked edge which if I could have found my scissors it would have been.



This reindeer was stitched on 18 count white Aida and it is from the simply red ornament collection from Imaginating.

Sorry its not exactly finished. Will share another pic when I find my scissors.

Tweet, Tweet

Said the little birdie, I found this and many other wonderful designs on Gazette94 blog http://gazette94.blogspot.com/ take a look I'm sure you will find some you like. I had fun stitching and finishing this.

Sewing Sampler

Seeing as how I haven't found a button for my "Wishing Ewe Joy" Ornament and I promised myself one totally completed ornament each month. I just had to stitch up another ornament, this one is from Marika Belfiori and I knew I had to have it for my tree as soon as I saw it. Stitched on 32 count antique white Lugana over 2 with DMC thread. Hard to believe another month is gone already, it will not be long before we are hanging these on our Christmas tree. Hope everyone is having a great start to the week.

Wishing Ewe Joy

My March Christmas ornament, minus a button and all sewed up. Not sure when I'll get into the city to find a button so I thought I would share with you what he looks like now. He is a Homespun Elegance Sheep found in the 2001 Christmas Ornament issue.

Have a wonderful day filled with stitches.