Cheryl's Jolly Old St. Nicholas(es)

This month I added a Jolly St. Nick to my Christmas Sampler.  The chart is from Cross Stitcher Magazine Nov 2017.  I have been making good progress on the sampler and hope to finish stitching it by Christmas.

I thought it might be fun to have a little parade of Santas ... so here are a few more that I have stitched over the years:

This Santa was one of those little ornament kits stitched on 18 ct. aida.  He is one of my favorites.  I think he wants a hug!

This patriotic Santa was stitched on 14 ct plastic canvas.  The ornament is super sturdy, which is good because Santa has to hold all of those buttons in his beard.

This little Santa ornament was stitched from a free chart I found on a Japanese website.  The website is no longer there, but perhaps the chart is still floating around the web.  I really enjoyed stitching and assembling this Santa - I am always happy to find a use for some of my little embellishments.

I hope you enjoyed seeing some of my little jolly fellows.  Santa Claus will be here before you know it!

Musical Snowman

Thank you very much for adding me to the group! 

I just love Christmas cross stitch designs and stitching up ornaments is a lot of fun.

My ornament for January is from Cross Stitch Favourites magazine...

He is one of the "musical snowmen" designs.

stitched on 14ct. white Aida

Stitch Time: 7 hours 45 minutes

(I did cheat a little, by not using french knots for his eyes.  French knots are my nemesis.)

Not sure how I am going to finish-finish him yet, but I'm hoping to have him hanging on our tree next year.

--Carrie--

Sitting idle

Well not really. I have been so busy with other things around me that I haven't had time to do any smalls stitching. It's been great to see what everyone has been making. Thanks for letting me watch on.
Hope everyone can have a happy and safe festive season and come back in the new year refreshed and ready to stitch some more.