Happy Christmas Everyone

Hi Everyone.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Just to show that I have not been idle these last three months I have some stitching to share with you. Two Christmas designs by Margaret Sherry, and a baptism card for young Jacob.

Margaret Sherry - Christmas Cat.

Margaret Sherry - Christmas Cat.

Margaret Sherry - Christmas Mouse.

Baptism Card for Jacob.

I've just realised I forgot to post that I won some wonderful goodies from Heather's October Giveaway at Heather's Stitching Story.  Here's a picture of what I won, and also to say a Big Thank You to Heather.

From Heather.

My birthday is also in December and I had a beautiful cross stitch card from my dear friend Mary Grace from Malta.

Here are some photos of the Christmas cards Mary Grace has stitched for me in for the last two years.

Its always lovely to received beautiful cross stitch cards in the post from your friends.


Christmas Freebies

Here are some Christmas freebie designs I have found and wanted to share with you.  Just in time for next year!  They are all from Craft ideas and there are lots of different projects to stitch throughout the year.  Here is the link to the Cross Stitch Projects.  Enjoy.

Nativity Ornament by Lois Winston for The DMC Corp.

Patriotic Angel Ornament by Lois Winston for The DMC Corp.

Joy Dove Ornament by Lois Winston for The DMC Corp. 

Mary and Joseph with Baby Jesus by Julia Lucas

Nativity by Joan Elliott.

Jingle Bell Snowman by Ursula Michael for Sullivans USA.  

Snowman Ornaments by Charles Craft.

Christmas Angel Stocking by Joan Elliott.

Trim a Tree Ornament by Jackie Hendricks. 

Eiffel Tower Ornament by Lois Winston for The DMC Corp.

Happy Stitching Everyone

Happy Dance!

It's Happy Dance Time.  I've got not one, but two finishes to show you.

The first is a Margaret Sherry design of a cat.  I just love her cat designs.  It's going to be my friends Birthday card.

A Margaret Sherry Cat Design.

The next is a Fizzy Moon design for the birth of a baby girl.  I've been stitching this for around 9 months.  I might stitch a few more details of the girls name and date of birth on it.

Fizzy Moon design for the birth of a baby girl.

Freebie Designs

I've been looking at some lovely freebie designs from Cross Stitch Collection, which I want to share with you.  

Little Fairy Design by Lucie Heaton.

A Lucie Heaton Design.

http://www.crossstitchcollection.com/2014/08/02/weekend-collection-free-chart/

A beautiful Art Nouveau design by Maria Diaz.

A Maria Diaz Design.

http://www.crossstitchcollection.com/2014/08/09/weekend-collection-free-chart-2/

2 Summery card charts by Lesley Teare. 

http://www.crossstitchcollection.com/2014/08/16/weekend-collection-free-chart-3/

2 Birthday cards by Angela Poole.

http://www.crossstitchcollection.com/2014/08/23/weekend-collection-free-chart-4/

2 Teddy Bear Charts by Lucie Heaton.

http://www.crossstitchcollection.com/2014/09/20/weekend-collection-free-chart-8/

Gardening designs by Leslie Teare.

http://www.crossstitchcollection.com/2014/09/06/weekend-collection-free-chart-6/

2 Art Nouveau glamour designs by Leslie Teare.

http://www.crossstitchcollection.com/2014/08/30/weekend-collection-free-chart-5/

Happy Stitching Everyone.

Hi Everyone

I hope you have all had a very good Christmas.  Apart from the wind and rain, we have really enjoyed our Christmas together.  I just wanted to share the Christmas Card that I stitched for my daughter and her husband.  It's a Margaret Sherry design of two hedgehogs kissing under the mistletoe.

Kissing hedgehogs under the mistletoe.

Close up.

Looking forward to stitching more in 2014, and wishing you all a Happy New Year.
 

Happy Stitching Everyone.

It's almost Christmas!!!

First of all I want to say Welcome to all my new followers.

Yes, I can say that I have been busy stitching!!  I know, it's about time!

While my husband was away, I got out my sewing machine.  I can now show you the OakHaven Owl cushion I've been planning to make for some time.  And here it is.

 

I'm so pleased with how it's turned out.  

I've also finally made up "The Prairie Schooler" Christmas designs I have been stitching for a few years.  I'm looking forward to seeing them on the Christmas Tree this year.  Here are a few photos of them.

I've also made some Christmas bell shaped ornaments with two Margaret Sherry designs in them.

Two bell shaped Christmas Tree decorations.

Hanging up the Christmas Stocking.

A present for you.

And lastly here is a WIP from one of the new Christmas cuties designs by Margaret Sherry from Cross Stitch Crazy magazine.  I just need to do the out lining and make up the card.

-ooOoo-

Christmas Freebies

A complimentary design  called "Seven Pines" can be found at the Little House Needleworks Blog, chart here and key here.

Here is a lovely little Christmas Owl I found at Holly's Hobbies.  The pdf can be found here.  For other freebies at Holly's Hobbies you can find them here.

Here is another design I thought you might like of Elk, which can be found here.

 And here again is Elk, which can be found here.

All the parts of "Positive Thinking" - can be found here.  Just scroll down for earlier parts.

 

Mary's Sampler II by Plum Street Samplers.

Mary's Sampler by Plum Street Samplers is now complete.

Here are all the links:-

Details can be found here, and here.

Mary's Sampler Part 1.

Mary's Sampler Part 2.

Mary's Sampler Part 3.

Mary's Sampler Part 4.

Mary's Sampler Part 5.

Mary's Sampler Part 6.

Mary's Sampler Part 7.

Mary's Sampler Part 8.

Mary's Sampler Part 9 (last).

Happy Stitching Everyone.