Hello

I am new to the group but am looking forward to stitching an ornament or two each month. So far this year I've stitched 20 in the last two months but I'm hoping to do some big projects next year as well. Thanks for allowing me to join you and I hope I will be able to contribute something worthwhile.

SandyB

Hello everyone...

My name is Chris. I also have accepted Nicki's invitation and am a new member to the Christmas Ornament SAL. Thanks Nicki. Seeing the beautiful ornaments that have been posted during the last several weeks is inspiring. I plan is to join you as often as I can on the ornament stitching weekends. Please feel welcome to visit me at my blog - Chris' Stitching and Strumming.

May the upcoming holiday be filled with health and happiness to all.

New to the SAL

Hello to everyone! My name is Teresa and I have accepted the invitation to join this lovely group of stitchers. I look forward to posting pictures of my finished ornaments. Come and visit me at http://sewmanythoughts.blogspot.com/. My thanks to Nicki.

My warmest wishes to all of you for a very special holiday season.

Teresa

One done

JBW Designs

Nordic Mitten

It's been awhile for me but here is a finish I used for a recent ornament exchange. I should have a couple more to share soon.

Hello everyone!

I thought I'd pop in and let you know that we have 100 stitchers signed up for this blog. From all corners of the world! And I've just sent off our 101st invite. A special welcome to Alexandrina from Russia and Akiko from Japan as numbers 100 and 101!

I hope and think I have replied to everyone who wanted to join but if your email has got caught by hotmail's spam filter I apologise. Quite a few have ended up in the junk folder so I hope I've caught them!

I've been bad at stitching ornaments myself and have a lot more going on now than when I started the blog last year. So I'd like to ask if anyone else would be interested in taking over the admin of the blog. Please let me know if you would be able to.

I hope you're all merrily ornament stitching!
Nicki

Winter Love

Hi! It's been a long time since I had a post here but I have stitched a couple of ornaments recently.



Winter Love - SamSarah Design Studio
Stitched on 28ct Natural Light Jobelan using DMC floss and JABC buttons

I have to wash and press the second ornament, so I'll post a photo in a couple of days! Thanks for looking!

Christmas Tree Toys

Hello,
Look at my new christmas tree toys. The center of these toys was stitched on linen by DMC 115 threads. The charts are from magazines The Cross Stitcher and Point de croix.

Finally!

I've been busy stitching things for exchanges & knitting for felted handbags - but I finally stitched an ornament!!

"Joy" is from the 2007 JCS ornament issue.

October and November Ornaments

These are the ornaments that I am doing for gifts this year. The first two are by Brittercup Designs (Poinsettia and Christmas Puppy) from the 2007 and 2006 Just Cross Stitch Ornament Issues. The third is Curious Reindeer from the 2007 BH&G Christmas Book. I changed most of the threads and stitched them all over one. The fabrics are a Silkweaver Solo, China Pearl Jobelan, and SMF Leprechaun.

Mill Hill's Treasure

Welcome to my Mill Hill's Treasure Box! There are the beaded and charmed mittens and stockings.

Going on......

....with some freebies from there. I am not so happy with the snowmen, would have been better to finish them in circles. I will give them away to a family with two little boys...

And then two ornaments in red from JCS

Greetings from the Canarian Islands in the sun

Birgit

catching up?

I have been stitching ornaments, and even finishing them, but then I hide them away till it's time to send them to their new owners. So, I keep forgetting to include them here. Oops.

Mary Garry, Christmas pin cushion
stitched on 30 ct R&R American Chestnut

The Needle's Prayse, The Gift
stitched one-over-two on 36 ct ivory linen

I'm sure there are more, but at least it's a start. ;)

Noel

Yes I'm thick, I did one last month and never included it because I'd 'forgotten' all about it!

Glory Bee's Noel, stitched on 14ct opalescent, using The Dye Shop Frosty's Scarf.

A Ornie for October.

For October, I finished an ornament I started in February. This the Blackwork poinsettia by Lynne Herzberg from the December 2006 issue of The Gift of Stitching.

As usual, I used none of the recommended supplies. Instead, I used:

DMC 115 (red)
Watercolours Emerald
Mill Hill beads 02011

Other changes include:

Only one strand for backstitching the flower
Five beads instead of nine
Not backstitching the outer border

Since the DMC is variegated, I stitched with two loaded needles to complete the holbein stitches for the petals. The fabric is 28 count Queen Anne's Lace jobelan.

I am plotting my next ornament for the November SAL and planning a finishing frenzy in early December. I've really enjoyed participating in this blog. I think I've stitched roughly 14 ornaments this year thanks to this SAL!

Here Comes Santa

I did have great intentions, but unfortunately due to circumstances, I was only able to complete the one ornament. It was a great opportunity to start to use the mountain of 14 count Aida in my stash and all that leftover thread. The design is from the Leisure Arts Best 250 Christmas Quickies and has been finished as a hanging ornament.

Finishing festival

Instead of stitching ornies this weekend I finished like a fiend. And I have all sorts of holes in my finger to show how often I forgot I was using a sewing needle rather than an xs needle. Silly me!
I know this looks like a lot, but it's my standard format -- stitch all year then spend many late nights at the end finishing like a fool.

These are what got finished this weekend:


And over the last couple weeks I've gotten the stitching and/or finishing done on these:




I'm especially proud of the over-1 spool:

Partridge in a Pear Tree

Oh ive been so bad at stitching Christmas ornaments all year. This is only my second but i plan to make more in the next few months!! It's from The Prairie Schooler 12 Days of Christmas but instead of stitching this as one big piece im making 12 little ornaments. I just need to buy some ribbon so that i can finish it as an ornament, i'll hopefully do that tomorrow.

EEF Christmas pillow.

On 32 ct linen with Weeks threads and vintage little buttons. It was funny to stitch it.

Finishing Marathon

I forced myself to make this Christmas ornie weekend a finishing weekend. And, as usual, I was somewhat thwarted -- I couldn't find my stuffing for anything! Finally with fresh stuffing in hand I was able to get these together Sunday night:

Thanks for all the inspiration everyone!

Crafting xmas finishes

Other two crafting ornaments.

fabric: Kogut
buttons: Shelley's

fabric: flannel Debbie Mumm

And a non-properly ornament: a wall bag

fabrics: Debbie Mumm
buttons: Shelley's

All the projects are from the book "Crafting Christmas Gifts" by Tone Finnanger.