Stitching Goals Revisited for 2012

The stitch goals that I selected for 2012 still look good but I have removed the felt & sequin ornaments.  That doesn't seem like much .... but ...

Over the past few years I have been buying Bucilla felt kits for ornaments and stockings because I really like the way they look when they are completed!  Unfortunately, I don't really like making them.... I have always been a fan of applique -- as a spectator activity --  the felt kits are applique with bling.

I have been feeling rather guilty about all of those fun kits so last night it was time to work on one in progress and as a result I have decided that it is time to make most of my Bucilla kits go away.  I plan to start listing them on eBay.

Wow -- I fell better already!!

Stitching With Lizzie - Week 25

Elizabeth Mears Sampler - Week 25

This is Elizabeth Mears  at Week 25.  The baskets came out great and the big house should start taking shape soon. I'm sort of wishing I had selected a darker ground fabric so that the house will stand out a bit more.... but .... I really wanted to use the church linen.

Mr. Snowman - Ornament #5

Ornament #5 is still in progress. I was distracted with the pompom on the hat.  The stitch guide uses modified turkey work that is then cut, but I've never been a fan of that stitch.  I have a few ideas...

Gingerbread Man Ornament - Update

The poor little gingerbread man looked like the frosting was running out when he got his bow tie.  Much better......

Ornament Club Numbers 3 & 4

Gingerbread Man Ornament

Mr. Snowman Ornament

This week is the "Joyful Stitchers" meeting so I have been trying to catch up on my monthly ornaments.  The completed Gingerbread Man is ornament #4 and Mr. Snowman is coming along and might be finished before Thursday stitching.

Ornament No. 3 Completed

Ornament Club - March

The third ornament in this fun series is stitched.  I am quite happy with myself for getting this one done... the swirl technique used is well out of my comfort zone.  This one definitely falls into the "finished is better than perfect" category!!

Needlepoint Ornament - January

January Ornament

This morning I finished stitching the January ornament from the Christmas Ornament of the Month Club.  This cute ornament came as a kit that included the painted canvas, stitch guide, and threads.  I believe that this series is currently exclusive for Family Arts.
http://www.familyartsneedlework.com/Clubs.html

Christmas Ornaments On Our Tree

There are quite a variety of ornaments on our Christmas tree.  These are a couple of my favorites.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The puppies ornament was made by my mom, the bird ornament was made by my aunt.

Golden Princess Bead & Sequin Ornament

The Golden Princess is the first "round" bead/sequin Christmas ornament I have made, I finished it yesterday.  It was much harder to make than I expected.  This was a kit that came with materials to make two ornaments and I have 3 kits -- perhaps by the time I reach #6 I will know what I'm doing.

Santa's Boot Ornaments

This is one of the Christmas ornaments that I made over the weekend.  I finished three -- all the same.

Christmas Ornaments

Christmas ornament time! This is the latest project that I'm getting started on. This is an old kit that I never got to -- it has everything needed to make three mini Santa boots using sequins beads and ribbon.

When done, this style of ornament looks fabulous on the tree.... especially when the lights go on.