November Ornament

Tipsy Tree by Charland Designs, Inc
Just Cross Stitch 2007 Ornament Issue Magazine
Stitched on 28 count natural linen
with GAST threads.
Substituted Baby Spinach with Forest Glade.

October Ornaments

I managed two ornaments this month :)



Snowflake 2007 by Heritage Series

Just Cross Stitch 2007 Ornament Issue

Stitched with Petite Treasure Braid PB10 and white Mill Hill beads
on a grab bag mystery piece of CountryStitch hand-dyed evenweave.



Jingle Sparkle Joy by Midsummer Night Designs

This is a free chart which can be found here.

Stitched with DMC threads on white 32 count opalescent lugana which I then dunked in coffee :)

This is for an exchange hence the white personalisation removal blob!

September Ornament

A Star, A Star by The Sunflower Seed
from the JCS 2007 Ornament Magazine

I used DMC floss and substituted Kreinik 002V #4 braid for the PB01. I also used Mill Hill 42011 beads instead of 40557. Stitched on 32 count Kiwi Illusions "Oyster" lugana.

Started and finished 30 September - put the last beads on at 11.54pm!

July Ornament

I started this little guy on Wednesday and finished him up last night :)



The Decorator by Full Circle Designs
Just Cross Stitch 2007 Ornament Issue

Stitched on a mystery hand-dyed 28 count opalescent
evenweave with DMC threads

Stitched by Mel W (Stitches with Camels)

June Ornament

Peace by Country Cottage Needleworks from the 2007 Ornament issue of Just Cross Stitch.

Stitched with DMC threads on 28 count mint lugana.

May Ornament

"Quiet Night" by Erica Michaels Designs
JCS 2007 Ornament Issue
Stitched on Polstitches "Welsh Mist" (Dragon Shades) 28 count Jazlyn with DMC threads. Subbed the called for Rainbow Splendor with two strands of Dinky Dyes' "Icicle" stranded cotton (I'm pretty sure this was from a collaboration pack) and one strand of Petite Treasure Braid.

My March & April Ornaments

A Colonial Christmas Ornament by Cherished Stitches
from the JCS 2007 Christmas Ornament magazine
Stitched on black 28 count Quaker Cloth with HDF "Tugtika" silk thread.

Started in March but not finished until April.


Toy Shop Sign by Carriage House Samplings
from the JCS 2007 Christmas Ornament magazine
Stitched over one on 28 count Natural Cashel linen with DMC threads and finished as a pinkeep. Started 23 April 2008. Finished 29 April 2008.

February Ornament

"Joy" by Lizzie*Kate, Inc
JCS 2007 Ornament Issue
Stitched on 32 count Light Mocha Belfast with DMC
(and Petite Treasure Braid PB10 added for the "snowflakes")
Finished as a pinkeep (my first)

My January Ornament

Fill With Love by Designs by Cathy Jean
2007 JCS Christmas Ornament Magazine

Stitched on Natural 28 count linen
with The Gentle Art Sampler and Simply Shaker threads

Started: 8 January 2008
Finished: 9 January 2008

Happy New Year!

This is my first post to this blog. I joined sometime last year with the good intentions of stitching an ornament each month. Unfortunately, that didn't happen but I'm determined this year will be different! I joined a 2008 Ornament Challenge with an Aussie Stitchers Yahoo group I belong to. The aim is to stitch an ornament a month from the 2007 JCS Ornament mag.

I hope to have an ornamentifying day towards the end of the month to completely finish it off. Need to go shopping for supplies and work out exactly how I going to finish it first :)