Saturday, December 24, 2011

Merry Christmas Eve!

I said to Dan earlier this week that the contrast between being a kid and an adult at Christmas time is a stark one. As a kid, it takes Christmas forever to get here and it seems as though the big day will never arrive. As an adult, I often find myself exclaiming "It's 3 days until Christmas?!? Where has the time gone??"

It was a fairly busy month, especially this past week at work, but now we're hours away from the big day and that's all been forgotten. I did manage to do a bit of stitching this month so I have a couple of photos to share with you! First up is the red stitching I alluded to:

'Tis Red
La-D-Da - 'Tis Red ornament (JCS Ornament issue 2010)
Stitched on 32ct Natural Belfast linen with GAST Cranberry floss.
Started November 20, 2011. Complete December 4, 2011.


'Tis Red

I also managed to stitch up a quick Mill Hill beaded ornament this past week. I love how quickly these designs stitch up and the bonus is that they're really easy to finish! This one is going to be a gift for my mom.

Blue Ice
Mill Hill - Blue Ice (Snow Crystals series)
Stitched using kit materials. Started December 20, 2011. Completed December 22, 2011.

I'll have another couple of finishes to share with you in the coming days but for now I'll sign off. From our home to yours, Merry Christmas!

2011 Christmas

6 comments:

Kath said...

Merry Christmas to you and Dan Christine, hope you have a wonderful festive season. Love that sparkly tree

Farm Girl said...

Merry Christmas Christine. Your Christmas stitching is beautiful, and your tree looks fantastic!

Dani - tkdchick said...

Lovely ornaments Christine. I hope you had a Merry Christmas!

Veronica said...

Beautiful stitching, Christine. I especially like Blue Ice. I bet it must be real sparkly in person.

Hugs,
Veronica.

Sara said...

Hope you had a Merry Christmas! Nice job on the finishes, I love the Mill Hill ornaments too. I know a lot of stitchers (me included sometimes) complain about the quality of the beads but they really do design some pretty ornaments.

Karoline said...

Lovely ornaments Christine. I hope you had a lovely Christmas