We had four snow days last week (or was it five?). This is a view from our window (taken during a snowstorm).
This is a biscornu that I stitched as my January goal for the "Basket of Biscornu" blog. The goal is to stitch one biscornu each month of the year, so that at the end of 2009 each of us will have completed a dozen biscornus--enough to fill a display basket. I didn't have a button so I put four glass seed beads in the centers. The top and bottom are the same.
This is "Hedgehog Quaker," a freebie by The Workbasket. He's stitched on 28-ct. linen and finished as a pinkeep. My love bug is accompanying him.
This is "Hedwig's Four Patch," a freebie by The Sampler Girl. It's stitched on 28-ct. linen and finished as a pinkeep.
This is "ABC Noel," a freebie by The Prairie Schooler. It's stitched on linen and finished as a pinkeep.
This is "Saint Nick," an ornament design by Studio Seven, from the Nov/Dec 1990 issue of Just Cross Stitch magazine. It's on linen (32-ct) and finished as a pinkeep.
This is the Coeur d'automne (pattern by Corinne Leroy) that I received through the exchange set up by Ness. It was stitched by Marie-Ange in lovely shaded thread.
This is a little welcome that I gave as a gift to a school employee. I'll have to look up the motifs because I cannot remember from where I got them.
I created this ornament from a tree motif in the Nov/Dec 1990 issue of Just Cross Stitch magazine. it was one of 25 motifs that made up an Advent calender. It's stitched on 32-ct. linen.
This is "Sunflower Sampler," by Country Cottage Needleworks. I stitched and framed it for a Christmas present. Although a white frame was suggested, I used a brown one to contrast better with the white 28-ct. linen, and with the white kitchen of the recipient.
This is "Silent Night," a cross stitched/beaded ornament from the Nov/Dec 1990 issue of Just Cross Stitch magazine. The chart is by Cinnamon Heart Needleworks. It is stitched on linen. I changed the color of the beads because I wanted it to be glittery.
I gave this as a Christmas gift. It's a freebie by Glory Bee. I stitched it on Lugana (I think).
I stitched this Plum Pudding Needleart freebie as a teacher gift for a child's music teacher. It's on blue Aida.
I stitched this on perforated paper and framed it for a relative for Christmas. It's a freebie by The Chocolate Cat.
This is a beautiful little freebie chart by The Sampler Girl. I finished it as a pinkeep. It's stitched on 32 ct. barnwood linen. I braided the edging because I did not have purple ribbon. I crocheted the flower on the top out of embroidery floss.
