Friday 4 November 2011

1 ornament finished and few stitches on Orchids

Hi everyone :D
So what have you been up to? Tons of stitching I hope ;)... Well, my needles have been working, almost non-stop and I totally finished my first ornie (although it's for one exchange I can show it here because I believe the person who is going to receive it doesn't follow me).... and finally I can share some pictures of recent projects eheheh
The front (design from Cross Stitcher Issue 244)
Stitched on evenweave 25ct 2x2

and the back (I got the letters on a google search xD)
stitched on evenweave 25ct 2x2

And yes I used a piece of dark blue jeans to make the finished ornament (I just love the contrast between the orange and the jeans)

Now I've also started the Orchids for my other grandma (my father's mother) that I plan to finish before Christmas so that I can give it to her as a X-mas gifts, my grandma loves Orchids and I believe that by now she must have one Orchid of each type at home (for those who are plant lovers you must see my grandma's house, she is amazing with plants, and her house is literately covered in plants, I must take some photos next time I'm there) so I've only put in around 300 stitches tonight but I think it might be quicker to do than the MP, and if I'm lucky I'll be able to leave it at home for framing when I'll be there by the end of this month :D
and this is the first WIP of it, a bit of the top bar:

Design from Cross Stitcher Issue 228
Stitched on evenweave 25ct 1x1 hand-dyed by me in light blue

Hope you like it :D
And Happy Stitches



7 comments:

cucki said...

sweet ornament..i love it so much..
and orchids is another sweet stitching..keep it up dear..
love for you xx

Claudette497 said...

How creative you are to use blue jeans! I love that contrast too!

TammyK said...

Great finish :-)

The Crafty Princess said...

Very cool gift Sara, I like your creativity.

Good luck on your other gift cross stitch. I'm sure she will LOVE it!

Tiki said...

Nice work on the ornament. I love that orchid picture. It's on my very long list of things to do. I'll be looking forward to watching your progress.

The Outgoing Introvert said...

Love love love the ornie finished!!! Great new start as well!

Joysze said...

Ornie looks great!!! One down. :D

Got any pics of your grandma's house? I love orchids too and I'd LOOOOOVE to see hers. :D