Wednesday, 21 October 2015

Christmas Finish

Good evening all

I hope you are all doing ok on this Wednesday - we are on our way to the weekend people :)

As the title of this post would suggest I have a finish to share with you guys. I've had the last three days off work and in between running errands I'm please to say I picked up the needle and managed to get a finish - YAY!

As I've mentioned before it is now kind of a tradition for me to stitch an ornament each year to place on the tree and due to my lack of crafting this year it was looking like I wouldn't get one done in time - but that was all fixed today.

The last time I shared this piece with you was waaaay back in January when I first started it, and I hadn't touched it again so this was my starting point this week...



And today I placed the final x - I think this is such a sweet pattern :)

Happy Holidays by Country Cottage Needleworks
Featured in the 2012 Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornaments
Stitched on 16ct Rustico Oatmeal Aida in the called for DMC colours


Obviously as you can tell I still need to Finish finish this, I'm thinking of attempting my first flat ornament but I'm not sure if I am brave enough - but either way that will have to wait until after payday now to get the supplies needed.

So now this is complete what next? I'm not sure to be honest, I might just have a bit of a stash fondle and see what happens... :)

Until next time!

Emma xo


Monday, 19 October 2015

Christmas Finish!

Hello!

I'm back again sooner than I expected, I sat down on Sunday afternoon and happily sat making pom pom after pom pom and eventually I made enough to finish my latest crafting project.. :)



It was very simple to make, I had one of those polystyrene wreath shapes from the Christmas craft fair I visited last year, if memory serves me it cost £1.50. Together with my clover pom pom makers (I used two different sizes) and some wool this soon took shape.

It was a fun, easy make and I think it is going to look cute in the home over the festive period. Obviously I won't be able to hang this one outside - in Scotland this poor thing wouldn't last a day with our weather!

So I am thinking of hanging it in the hallway to add a bit of festive cheer :)

It felt nice to craft again. Maybe I might even pick up a needle again and get back to cross stitch - we shall have to wait and see!

Until next time...

Emma xo