Cross stitch Corner - Exchange Heaven

Lorna's project to me showed up yesterday. The picture bleached out a bit because the fabric and stitching is a stronger variagated aqua/green/blue. Comes with it's own hanger. Now I just have to decide where to display it.

Thanks Lorna, your gift is lovely and much appreciated.

Cross Stitch Corner - "The Lord is my Shepherd"

My son gave me this stamped kit for Christmas and I started it on Sunday. The tree foliage is now almost done. I don't think I have done a stamped design before. It's on a fairly good quality of cloth and stitches up nicely. I tend to bounce around a bit when I do colors but this time I am going to work from the top left and fill in everything as I go. I am also trying out a square "hoop" since my round ones are not the right size. I am contemplating hanging it in my son's room when it is completed.

Some other cross-stitch news. I am participating in a couple of exchanges. My secret sister gift from the embroidery group arrived yesterday and it is lovely. I finished the main design for another exchange at the week-end and have to decide how I want to finish it off. I'll post pictures for both when the exchanges are complete.

I am now fully kitted out for my other Christmas gift - Ink Circles project "Cirque des Carreaux" and will start it when "The Lord is my Shepherd" is completed. I'll be using 28 ct cream evenweave and DMC 3712. I love what is written on the back of the booklet - "The chart has been split into multiple pages so you won't go blind."

There's is some family news to share but you will have to visit our family blog to read about that :)

Cross Stitch Corner - Exchange Heaven

I'm participating in a swap at Exchange Heaven. This is my first one and the theme is "Colour" (British group spelling). Each participant had to give some color options so I am going to have some fun stitching up this one :) I've picked out a design from one of my books and gridded up my fabric.

I won't start stitching it up till next week because I am helping my kids house sit till Sunday and plan on doing another of my snowmen. It should sew up fairly quickly given that I won't be bouncing around in a vehicle for hours (as per the last one) trying to coordinate eye and hand too needle, floss and fabric :)

Cross-stitch Corner - "I Love Snowmen"

Two more completed with 3 left to go. The end is almost in sight :)

I was originally thinking about turning the 10 of them into a wall hanging for Christmas but now

I'm contemplating making individual Christmas ornaments about the size of fabric postcards.