Santa's Bunnies

This is my December ornament of Santa's Bunnies by Vermillion Stitchery from the 2000 JCS ornament issue. I completed this this weekend with the recommended threads, on a Smoky Pearl evenweave.

October, November, December

Well, the first and only ornament I've posted here was September. But I've continued to work and I have the whole set completed now. I've very much enjoyed looking at what others have done.

October - Fruitfulness
Like everyone else, I had the hardest time finding a pinecone. I got this one on ebay in a little kit that had to date from the 1980s. Everything in it smelled musty (I threw out the fabric and the thread) but I'm very happy with how the pattern turned out. The pattern for the writing comes from Better Homes and Gardens 2001 Cross Stitch Designs. The ornament is stitched on 14-count Darice cream plastic canvas.

November - Guidance
I had trouble finding either an angel or church that was both a size I liked and sufficiently detailed. This angel is the biggest of all my ornaments. The pattern comes from Better Homes and Gardens 2001 Cross Stitch Designs. So does the pattern for the writing. The ornament is stitched on 14-count Darice white plastic canvas.

December - Goodwill
I absolutely love this little Santa, particularly the non-traditional coloring of his clothes. In the book he's actually juggling presents with his outstretched hands, but I thought it also made for a perfect gesture of goodwill and welcome. The pattern comes from Better Homes and Gardens 2001 Cross Stitch Designs. So does the pattern for the writing. The ornament is stitched on 14-count Darice white plastic canvas.

Santa Kitty

Mill Hill Kit

May you all have a merry and peaceful 2011!

Jackie's September, November and December Ornie

 Hello,
These three ornaments conclude my SAL here of which I've  enjoyed stitching, falling behind, didn't know if I was going to finish, and played catching up. I am so glad I was able to finish stitching all of them and completed them to place them on my Christmas Trees this year.  They are all so beautiful and will treasure them as a way to reflect back on my 25th Wedding Anniversary this year.

So here they are.

September's Teapot finished as a tea cozy

Design taken from Book:   Better Homes and Garden, A Crosstitch Christmas

November's Angel

Lavender and Lace freebie

December's Santa

Heart in Hand, Wee Santa 2008

It's been a pleasure.

Jackie

Finally Finished!

Here at long last are my November and December ornaments! The November angel design is from an old booklet for embroidering designs on sweatshirts using waste canvas. It was the perfect size for 28 count Jobelin. The December ornament is a Santa design from The Prairie Schooler "Santas and Snowmen" chart pack.

Whew! This project did take an entire year. I started it in March of 2008 and just finished today in Februrary 2009. The set of ornaments will be a wedding gift to my son, Matt and his bride, Amy, who will be married in June. I bought a zippered ornament storage chest to put them in, and will include an explanation of the tradition and the significance of the designs.

I enjoyed sharing with this blog and being inspired by all the beautiful work the members posted. Thanks for this opportunity to create an heirloom!

December Santa

Hi Everyone,

Here is my December ornament. The design is by Prairie Schooler from the December 2008 issue of The Gift of Stitching magazine.
Stitched on 32 count Jobelan with DMC threads.
Thank you Jennifer for organising this SAL and Happy Christmas to you all.

Sue in Australia.

Jill's December Ornament

Here is my ornament for December.

The Prairie Schooler
"A Prairie Year"
27ct. Natural Linen
DMC Floss

With this ornament, my Bride's Tree ornament set is complete, even finished! Here is a picture of all 12 ornaments. They are in order of the months they represent.


Thanks to Jennifer for organizing this SAL. It is a great way to get a set of ornaments done by Christmas. I had alot of fun with it.

My set will be going to my friend's daughter as a wedding gift.

Completed Ornaments

I've stitched all the ornaments, now the next phase will be finishing them!

This has really been a great incentive for finishing this project. Thanks for all the support.

Rosewood Manor

16ct Light Oatmeal

DMC cotton floss

November

December