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Monday, December 31, 2012

Mini Biscornu 9 ** Edited



Emily Wilmarth of The Floss Box
Freebie (No freebies are currently available, nor are any mini biscornu patterns available for purchase at the time of this post)
Stitched the negative space and left the charted areas unstitched on 14 ct. aida fiddler's weave with DMC floss

**  Edited to add: Mini biscornu pattern now available for purchase in this collection as of 9 February 2013

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Mini Biscornu 9 ** Edited


Emily Wilmarth of The Floss Box
Freebie (No freebies are currently available, nor are any mini biscornu patterns available for purchase at the time of this post)
Stitched on 14 ct. aida fiddler's weave with DMC floss

**  Edited to add: Mini biscornu pattern now available for purchase in this collection as of 9 February 2013

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Jingle All the Way


Angie Williams of Sweet Pea Designs, Inc.
Just Cross Stitch December 2007
Stitched on tea-dyed white 18 ct. aida using DMC floss.

Friday, December 28, 2012

Gifts


Melissa Dunajski
The Gift of Stitching digital magazine, November 2009
Stitched on 28 ct. black lugana with DMC floss.  Changed charted greens to blues.  Substituted Mill Hill beads for stitched trim on pink package.  Used padded satin stitch on right package and added more lazy daisy stitches to bow.  Purchased beaded trim used for finishing.

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Intermediate Whitework Ornament



Teresa Wentzler
Free design available here
Stitched on tea dyed (berry tea) 32 ct. white MCG linen using DMC ecru floss and Sundancer 14 421A beads

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Beginner Whitework Ornament


Teresa Wentzler
Free design available here
Stitched on tea dyed (berry tea) 32 ct. white MCG linen using DMC ecru floss and Sundancer 14 421A beads

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Happy Holidays


Mary Beach Jones
For the Love of Cross Stitch magazine, September 1992.  (Pattern available from Leisure Arts as a digital download.)
Stitched on 18 ct. aida fiddler's weave with DMC floss

Monday, December 24, 2012

Cardinals for a Cure


Belinda Karls-Nace of Blue Ribbon Designs
Freebie design (available on Blue Ribbon Designs website at the time of posting)
Stitched on 18 ct. white aida with DMC floss.  Mill Hill beads used for embellishment

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Untitled freebie


The Prairie Schooler, Inc.
Freebie (available on Prairie Schooler website as of date of posting)
Stitched on 14 ct. aida fiddler's weave with DMC floss.  Finished as flat, three layer, fringed ornament with hanging bell.

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Outside My Window


Diane Graebner of Lynn's Prints
Just Cross Stitch, 2005 Ornament Issue
Stitched on 32 ct. blue MCG linen with DMC floss and Mill Hill beads.  Trimmed with assorted crystal seed and bugle beads of unknown source found in my stash (possibly from broken necklace or salvaged from worn out clothing)

Friday, December 21, 2012

A Spot of Christmas


Milady's Needle
Just Cross Stitch, July/August 2009
Stitched all except white snowflakes/stars on 18 ct. white aida using DMC floss and Mill Hill beads, then dyed with tea and added white stitches before finishing into fringed ornament

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Joy


Lizzie*Kate
Free design circa 2001, no longer available (?)
Stitched on 28 ct. black lugana with DMC floss conversion

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

The First Day of Christmas


Nancy Pederson
The Gift of Stitching digital magazine, November 2010
Stitched on 28 ct. white MCG evenweave with DMC 321

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Gifts



Melissa Dunajski
The Gift of Stitching digital magazine, November 2009
Stitched on 28 ct. black lugana with DMC floss. Substituted Mill Hill beads for stitched trim on pink package.  Used padded satin stitch on right package and added more lazy daisy stitches to bow.  Purchased beaded trim used for finishing.

Monday, December 17, 2012

A Little Joy



Nan Caldera of Just Nan, Inc.
Just Cross Stitch, 2002 Ornament Issue
Stitched on 28 ct. Golden Walnut linen with DMC threads as charted, Mill Hill beads as charted, and unknown metallic thread from stash.  Framed sampler area stitched on 32 ct. Lambswool and mounted in Just Nan tiny frame charm

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Noel



Mary Beach Jones
For the Love of Cross Stitch magazine, September 1992.  (Pattern available from Leisure Arts as a digital download.)
Stitched on 18 ct. aida fiddler's weave with DMC 321, Mill Hill 02013 beads substituted for French knots