First is a sweet little green reindeer by Prairie Schooler from Stockings & More #28. It is on a pale gray linen and the fabrics are some little Christmas scraps I had. I added a big green tree button and some rope trim for fun!
Next up is the Majestic Bird By Sandra Sullivan of Homespun Elegance, from Just Cross Stitch 2013 Ornament Issue. It's stitched on a linen scrap and I used a little open heart charm (because I had it) instead of the crown charm. Again, I used some bright Christmas fabric pieces and thin red rope trim. The hanger is made from a sweet little striped ribbon.
I LOVE CHRISTMAS! I can't wait for get all the decorations out, turn on the music, and soak in the atmosphere! I hope I ALWAYS feel this way!
It's really hard to think about Christmas right now when it's about 98 degrees here in Mississippi! I got outside yesterday to help my husband in the yard! I was so hot, I sweated in my eyes, my back was killing me, and I whined a good bit!! LOL! I'm not one for yard work....at all!
Here in the South we have these lovely plants that we call 'cast irons'. We have them planted around 4 trees in our back yard, which is very traditional. Ours were looking rather brown at the tops and split, so I stood there and clipped the ends off ALL of them! In my clipping frenzy, I was so lucky to notice a group of BEES on one of the leaves before I grabbed it! Needless to say, that group didn't get clipped! We will have to spray with that stuff that shoots 30 feet so you can spray and run!!! Maybe this is a video opportunity! HA (and they are really wasps, but since you know I love bees, it's a better story if I say bees!) I do have a confession....I like cross stitch bees, not real ones!!
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Thank you for stopping by! Do come visit again!
Frances
8 comments:
I agree wholeheartedly about the yard work! Not my favorite task either!! You get all hot and sweaty, and then get bit by bugs...
The sunshine has left us in England and it is rather wet and dull at the moment. I can happily stitch for Christmas all year long, I even have a large Christmas sampler on all the wall in our lounge. Pretty sewing, and a great way to use up scraps. x
Oh I LOVE those! Christmas will be here before we know it!!
Love your Christmas finishes! You're right, it doesn't feel at all like Christmas. This weekend will be hot and humid. Yuck!
simply love your christmas stitches... you inspired me to stitch something christmassy :)
smiles :)
Really gorgeous finishes, Frances!! You know how much I love Christmas ornament stitching and finishing, too :)
98!! Yikes--we haven't even reach 90 here this summer in western PA. Very unusual...
I also love Christmas & hate yard work. I really love your little reindeer design & finish!
Beautiful finishes. Summer seems to have returned to us in the UK ... at least for this week.
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