My April Ornament

Finally here is a picture of my April Ornament. It is Cozy Christmas Wishes by Lizzie Kate. I stitched it on 28 count Permin Natural Lite Linen with GAST Fibers. It is backed with red felt. I have already mailed this off to a friend.

Here is my March ornament.

This month I selected Lizzie Kate's freebie ornament Joy which I modified by adding the words"in Christ" and adding enough space to accommodate the larger message. It is stitched on 28 count natural opalescent linen with DMC floss. This was fun to stitch and I will finish it by top stitching onto green felt and fraying the edges.

More February Ornaments

I stitched this one twice because I wanted to see how it looked on two different fabrics. The design is Christmas Tree 2007 by Jeanette Douglas from the 2007 JCS Ornament edition. The one on the left is stitched on 28ct Raw Opalescent. The one on the right is stitched on 32 ct linen. Sorry for the blurry picture. If I have time later I will take a better picture and replace it. This ornament is a quick stitch (about 5 hours each). I stitched it as designed except for removing the year and then centering "Christmas".

My February Ornament

I just completed my February Ornament. It is called Cranberry Christmas, designed by Pamela Smith of Prairie Schooler. It can be found in the 2007 JCS Ornament edition magazine. I stitched this on 28ct Lambswool Jobelan. I made a couple of modifications to the the design. First I used DMC Ecru instead of white because I wanted a softer contrast. I replaced the date on the left of the fireplace and the letters ABC on the right of the fireplace with two emotions I associate with Christmas, Love and Joy. I added a forth stocking and finally I used beads instead of cross stitching the cranberries that are located within the greenery on the mantle piece. I will finish this ornament with either a green or red felt backing and matching ribbon hanger. This was a fun ornament to stitch once I decided on all the little modifications.

My January Ornament

This is my January ornament. I finished it last night at 11:55 pm. It is a little kit I had and I wanted to stitch this for my 15 month old grandson. This was fun and easy to stitch but took a lot longer than I thought it would. When I 'finish' it I will use red felt backing and a green ribbon for the hanger. Thanks for looking.