Gifts

All my latest stitching has been for gifts, isn't it always the same at this time of year!
I must confess that a couple of items have left the house with their new owners and I haven't any pictures of them. Oops!
Well anyway, here are the ones I have got pictures for :-)
This bookmark was for my Dad's birthday, he is a bit of a train buff. The pattern is from one of my old cross stitch books, I changed the colours to suit my dad a little better. Stitched with DMC on 28ct white evenweave, backed with felt.
BTW the book is one of my favourites, The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. It is so very good :-) I'm hoping my dad will love it too.
This little ornament is for my mum :-) She picked this out of this years JCS ornament issue. It's 'Angels Sent' by Still Stitching with Susan. I used HDF silk in BeRedded on 32ct cream linen.

Lastly here is the little ornament I made for DH Stuart. Crap picture, but it really is a sweet little finish :-) Stitched with DMC, over 1, on 32ct cream evenweave.

I have managed to select and kit up all 15 of the projects for the Crazy January Challenge. What fun I had, but it was so hard to get to my final 15. I don't have all the floss I need for each project, but I have enough to be able to make a start on each one, and then I'll order what I need when I need it.

Sorry! What was tht? Oh, you want to know what my 15 projects are? Well, I've put a list in my sidebar over on the right. Where possible, I've also linked to a picture of the finished design too. When I get started they'll link to a current WIP picture.

I haven't bought any new charts, all 15 were in my stash already. Most are simply 'for the house' in that they are for us to decorate our home, there are a few that deserve special mention though. Moon & Starts is for my son, Cameron, who loves the night sky. Friendship by Brightneedle is for a very, very dear friend. Also I think Coffin Buzz deserves a mention because I already started stitching this design ages ago. Ages ago as in 2008! I was stitching it over 1 and was really getting sick of it, so it was put away and hasn't been worked on since. I found it whilst looking through my stash today and knew that it had to be one of my 15, but I am going to restart it over 2. I still love the design it is just the over 1 I was over! :-)

So that's my lot. I have all presents wrapped, all food prep done and now I am going to go and have some mulled wine and a mince pie.

Wishing you all a very merry christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous new year.

Sadie x