Holly Berries Mini Biscornu Ornament

Holly Berries Mini Biscornu Ornament
Cherished Stitches
Just Cross Stitch 2008 Christmas Ornament Issue
Silkweaver 36 ct Heritage Linen, Thread Gatherer Silk, Mill Hill Beads
Stitched by Carol S.

New Ornament!

I haven't stitched in ages, but finally finished an ornament. This is from the 2008 JCS issues from the Cat's Whisker's Studio. I stitched the ornament in Vicky Clayton's Deep Ocean and Delica beads instead of the recommended fibres.

August weekend design

This was one of the few SAL scheduled weekends where I was actually not scheduled to work so I took advantage of that and stitched "Heartfelt Harvey" designed by Imaginating, Inc.. The design is from JCS 2008 and was inspired by a style called redwork aka turkeywork. I did not have enough red in my mystery thread pile to do the whole design in one single colour so I played around with the thread and fabric colour.

Mylene's April ornament SAL

Let IT Snow ornament
Country Cottage Needleworks
JCS 2008
Zweigart Belfast naturel 32ct.
DMC threads

This was stitched a while back but i wasn't in the mood for finishing as i wasn't sure how to finish it off. Now i do want to complete it before the month ends!

Mylene's March ornament SAL

Merry ornament
Glory Bee
JCS 2008
32ct linen
DMC threads

Mylene's Feb. ornament

Peace ornament
My Big Toe Designs
JCS 2008
32ct linen,
DMC threads

First 2009 ornaments

Love Christmas Ornament
Jeannette Douglas
(published in the JCS Ornament Issue 2005)
Zweigart 32 ct Bo-Peep Pink Belfast
Needle Necessities, GAST, DMC, Kreinik VFB #4, Mill Hill Petite Beads

A Merry Little House

Victoria Sampler
(published in the JCS Ornament Issue 2008)
Dyeing4U 28 ct Sandy's Sunshine Opalescent Lugana, 28 ct Black Jobelan
Needle Necessities, DMC, Anchor

Stitched by Svenja

Prairie Schooler Ornament

Stitched by Lynn B on 32 count linen using DMC threads

trimmed at the top with a Swarovski Crystal.

Holly Berries Biscornu

Designed by Louise Henderson of Cherished Stitches

Just Cross Stitch Ornament Magazine 2008

Stitched by Lynn B, more pictures here

Stitched on 32 Count Belfast Linen
Colour - light mocha
DMC threads
Mill Hill Beads
Swarovski Crystal in the centre

Poinsettia Biscornu

Poinsettia Biscornu
Kitty & Me Designs
(published in the JCS Ornament Issue 2008)
Zweigart 32 ct Light Blue Belfast
DMC
Delica and Mill Hill Petite Beads, Swarovski Bicones

Stitched by Svenja

My ornaments!

winter song by blackbird designs
found in JCS Christmas ornaments 2008
stitched on 28 ct summer khaki linen with sampler threads


warm wishes by Barbara Ana
stitched on 28 ct summer khaki linen with sampler threads

stitched by Laurie

Peace in 2008

Peace in 2008 by

Knotted Tree NeedleArt

JCS 2008

fabric: misc linen remnant

fibers: CC, WDW, and DMC

stitched by staci for Joan

(Christmas Ornament Swap)

Little christmas house

Chart by Victoria Sampler, 2008 JCS christmas issue

changed a bit by Gaby

stitched for the HOE christmas exchange

Two ornament finishes

Before the magazines were published, Sue Hillis asked me to find some fabric and fibres for these two ornament designs. Her local model stitcher had already stitched them on 25 count fabric over 1, but Sue thought they were a bit big, and wanted them done on 28 count fabric.I found the fabric she wanted and brought it to her, and then, silly me, I volunteered to stitch them. Only at the time I didn't realize they were to be done "over one". The stitching wasn't so bad, but the frogging was terrible!

Anyway, the charts can be found in the Just Cross Stitch Ornament Preview Issue and in the Ornament Issue itself. They were done on 28 count Lugana, on white and Victorian Red, with GAST - chalk, and WDW - garnet.

I have sent them off to Sue and she will "finish" them, she is much better at it than I am.

Another Christmas Ornament

Hi Everyone,

I finished another ornament this morning. It's from the JCS 2008 Christmas Ornaments magazine by Blackbird Designs. Stitched on 30 count Kortys Special Blend by R & R Reproductions with DMC Threads. It measures 3 inches wide by 3 & 1/2 inches long.

Happy Stitching, Sue in Australia.

October - November Ornies & Cards

H Hi Everyone,
I got a bit behind in October, but have now caught up.
The Santa & Reindeer are by Prairie Schooler, Leaflet 151 'Santas & Snowmen', stitched on 32 count Jobelan with DMC threads.
The Biscornu is by Cherished Stitches from the 2008 JCS Christmas Ornaments issue, stitched on 28 count Jobelan with DMC threads & Mill Hill Beads.
The cards are stitched on 25 count Evenweave with DMC threads and are freebies found here.

Happy Stitching, Sue in Australia.

Heartfelt Harvey

Heartfelt Harvey by

Imaginating, Inc.

JCS 2008

fabric: 32ct oyster linen

fiber: Needle Necessities #1531

stitched by staci

(you can see more pictures on my blog)

A couple more ornies

Heartfelt Harvey by

Imaginating, Inc

JCS 2008

fabric: 32ct oyster linen

fiber: Needle Necessities #1531

Tree freebie by

The Prairie Schooler

fabric: 28ct "staci dyed" linen

fibers: DMC

stitched by staci

A Christmas Song

I just finished "A Christmas Song" by Lynda Watkins, from Full Circle Designs, from the 2008 JCS ornament issue. It was a lot of fun to stitch up. I did it on a mystery piece of linen, with DMC colors. I didn't have a couple of the colors so I switched them out. I like how it turned out.

2008 JCS Ornament by Shepherd's Bush

This years JCS Shepherd's Bush ornament all stitched. Not sure how I will make it up as yet. I did change the fabric as the listed fabric was very dark and did not show up the darker colours all that well.

Stitched by Kath in NZ