DJ's July and August...

Hi Fellow Christmas Stitchers!

I'm so far behind I'm beginning to wonder if I'll ever catch up!  LOL  I was so hoping to finish ornaments as I went along but...well so goes the best laid plans of mice and men.  So...You'll just have to see my un fully finished items for the past two months.

I've been working with only two themes this year.  The first theme I chose was the 12 days of Christmas.  I've been stitching the 12 Dragonlets of 2012 designed by Dragon Dreams.  Here are the 7th and 8th days...

The second theme was years that were chosen from the JCS ornament issue.  July's issue was from 2018 and I chose the Merry Christmas Drum by From the Heart Needleheart.  I still haven't made it into a drum, but hopefully soon I'll be getting some finishing done.

August's issue was from 2008 and I chose Christmas Centerpiece by Brittercup Designs.  I really enjoyed this one!  If I get these fully finished,  I'll try to remember to post their pictures when I do.  

Onwards and upwards!  Hopefully I'll be back on track with finishing next month.  Happy Stitching everyone! 

One more for August - Suzanne

 Hi again! I forgot I had one more finish that fit Theme Three - Just Cross Stitch Magazine 2008. This is a Casey Buonaugurio Design - Let it Snow. My niece collects snowmen and I've been making snowman ornaments for her for many years. I stitched this on 14 count light blue Aida with the called for DMC threads. I finished it as a flat ornament with red twine edging. I had the little snowflakes in my stash.

I hope all is well with everyone and you are enjoying stitching every day!

Take care, Suzanne

Suzanne's August Ornaments

 Hi everyone! I have three ornaments to share this month. First up is a Julia Lucas Designs, Deck the Windows with fits in Theme Three from the 2008 Just Cross Stitch Magazine Ornament Issue. 

I used the same finishing technique as the others, 18 count oatmeal Aida, DMC threads finished in a banner style flat ornament. I didn't have a wreath charm, so I improvised a wreath in the window. 

My next two are for Theme Four - Free Choice. I've been stitching and finishing Pinker n' Punkin Quilting's Barnyard Christmas. This month are Santa's Visit

and Christmas Tractor

I love stitching these and I'll be sad when I finish the series. Melisa has lots of freebies on her blog: https://pinkernpunkinquilting.blogspot.com/

Thanks for reading and I'll see you all next month. 

Serendipitous Jo's 12 Days of Christmas from 2017

I realised that while I take part in this blog every year, I have a tendency to start off well but fall off the posting wagon before the end of the year and never show the end of the project.

Back in December 2016 I started a large Joan Elliott project for the 12 Days of Christmas theme.  I stitched the Angel at the top for the December topic and then started each of the 12 blocks for my 12 Days of Stitchmas.  By Epiphany, it looked like this:

As the year progressed, I completed one block per month, working on the border each evening when my son was in the bath.  By December 2017 I was Happy Dancing!

And then I got it framed:

Christmas in Red

My ornaments for July was the ornaments by Sue Hillis. These sled ornaments, Christmas in Red, were charted for fabric but I stitched mine on perforated paper. I have 4 done and ready to be fully finished.

Christmas in Red

stitched with DMC 321