Cathy's February Ornament

My ornaments this year will be coming from the Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornament Issues.  My February Ornament is from the 2020 issue.

This is Deer in the Forest by Saving Grace Fine Needle Arts (Elizabeth Spurlock).

 

Cathy's January Ornament

I decided to join this SAL for the first time in several years.  I'm going to stitching ornaments from the JCS Special Ornament Issues.  For January, the chosen issue is for the year 2018 and I've chosen to stitch Santa's Hat and Boots on a scrap of 25-count Lugana, 1 over 1.

Suzanne's February Ornament

 

I'm continuing with the Christmas Song theme - Sleigh Ride. This simple stitch was from Country Living Magazine, December 2019. The magazine has a cross stitch pattern each month that you can find here: https://www.countryliving.com/diy-crafts/a6380/cross-stitch/

It's been a rainy day here and I did quite a few finishes today. 

I hope everyone has been well and I'm looking forward to seeing your stitching.

Kaye: January Post

 Hello Lovely Christmas Elves, 

Well, I attempted to finish something for all four themes this month but only had success with two of them. 😢

For Theme One, I found this great design on Etsy by Keenstitch, which you can find here.  It has been a lot of stitching of red happening (hence my only finishing two themes in January) but the next eleven months will be a breeze!

My other finish is for Theme Three: Just CrossStitch Christmas Ornament Magazine for 2018.  The design which I chose was "Noel" by JBW Designs on p.22 of the magazine. I used my own choice of floss and added some beading to the wreath.  The ribbon that I used to trim it is actually metallic, so the finished piece has quite a nice shine to it.

I did begin my stitching for Theme Four: "A Christmas Carol" - Tiny Tim.  I found this gorgeous design on Etsy by Prim Stitcher Shoppe, which you can find here.

This is how much I have stitched of the design so far: 

And this is what the finished design will eventually look like:

Finally, for Theme Two: "Christmas Songs" - The Little Drummer Boy, I have kitted up (I had to wait for the pattern to arrive from the U.S.) another JBW Design: Sing a Song of Christmas XI: Little Drummer Boy.

So, hopefully both of these will make a late appearance sometime this year - 🤣🤣🤣

Best of luck with all of your Christmas stitching this year.

hugs, 

Gwen: January

 I've finally started my 12 Days of Christmas Stockings that I got last year. I plan to block finish, so the earlier I get them stitched the better. Day 1 is stitched minus the beads. I'll add beads later when I get a few more stitched.

12 Days of Christmas Stocking

Annie Beez Folk Art

Suzanne's January Ornament

 

I decided to go with Theme 2 Christmas Songs this year. January is Little Drummer Boy and I found this Blackberry Lane Designs "Peace on Earth" in the JCS 2016 Christmas issue. I thought the little drum was a good fit for the theme. It came out a little large on 14 count but that's all I had in my stash in Navy. My friend loves a large ornament, so she won't mind. I used most of the called for DMC threads with some substitutions for the specialty threads.

This was a quick stitch. The jute cord has some gold woven through it but it doesn't show in the photo. 

I hope everyone is healthy to start the new year and I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's stitching.

 Hello lovely Christmas Elves, 

Your hostess here, Kaisievic, who has been so slack again in 2021 2022 and barely NOT posted all year (although Christmas stitching has featured on my IG and FB pages throughout the year).  Anyway, here I am, popping up to announce 2023's themes. Some are familiar, some are new but without further ado - here they are:

An old favourite ....... 

.... and a newer favourite (but with some different song suggestions from previous years)...

.... and another old favourite - everyone loves to stitch something from JCS Christmas Ornie Mags.....

.... and a BRAND NEW theme, inspired by the fact that I saw the wonderful production of A Christmas Carol starring David Wenham a couple of weeks ago at the The Comedy Theatre in Melbourne.

.... and lastly, here is our new badge for 2023 showcasing some of my Christmas Smalls finishes.

Anyway, I hope that you enjoy stitching any combination or all of these themes in 2023 and I wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year and a much happier 2023 than the past few years have been.

hugs, 

UPDATE: If any of you want to do some of the 'A Christmas Carol' choices - just check out PrimStitcherShoppe on Etsy (I have absolutely no affiliation) - she has some great 'A Christmas Carol' designs available in downloadable pdf at 20% off atm.