Oh Christmas Tree . . .

How brightly your candles

GLOW!

This is my new start and it is so much fun to do.

I started the tree and got bored so moved on to the Christmas tree.

Then came the candle and part of that pesky squirrel's tail!

I love Bent Creek patterns, sorta country and have stitched them for years.

I also am working on the other Bent Creek Branch. Someday soon I will have them both done.

Thanks for stopping by and God Bless!

May each and everyone have a wonderful,

safe, happy

and productive year in 2010!

Keep on stitching!!!

Lenna

Exchange ~ Reindeer Games

This is the exchange I did for Faye R

and she got it today.

I have enjoyed doing this exchange

so much

and look forward to doing the next

one!!!

This is an Ink Circles chart and you

get it as a kit. Fabric is included

and you can buy extra counts if

you would like.

Also included is 8 different

colors of silk, one for each reindeer.

I think it is the cutest ornament I

have ever seen and I have done

5 to date. I am going to make one

for each of my kids and finish it in this

red fabric with the red reindeers on it.

Won't it be cute?

Thanks for stopping by and looking!

God Bless ~

Lenna

A Cute Cat and a start ~

This one my sister, Debbie stitched for a friend.

I have to put a star on top of the

Christmas tree and then

I can finish framing it.

The acid free board showed

underneath the fabric so

I put gold lame and now it sparkles.

It is from the JCS ornament book and it is done on

a red fabric from Crossed Wing Collection.

Her friend loves cat so she will love it.

I started Holy Night. I first did the A on

32ct. Lambswool but it was too hard

to see cause the skinny threads

that are in linen sometimes

are very skinny.

I changed to 28 ct. and had it stitched

in no time cause I could see it.

This is for the 2010 Christmas SAL

and we all hope to have a Christmas

piece done by next Christmas.

I am also going to begin the Nativity

cross stitch and get it done by Christmas.

I chose a dark fabric from Enchanted Lair

and I just hope it isn't too dark to see.

It should finally be here this week.

Fingers crossed!

That is all for now thanks for coming by.

Your comments are greatly appreciated

to help keep me motivated to keep

on stitching!

God Bless ~

Lenna

Reindeer Games

came in the mail Saturday. YEA!!!

This by far is the cutest ornament

I have ever seen.

I have been waiting for this to get here

so I can begin stitching them!

The pattern is so easy to follow

and the threads are just

luscious.

Thank you Tracy it is brilliant!!!

I now have three finished.

Tomorrow is the annual EGA

Christmas party and ornament exchange!

I am finishing my ornament tonight.

We all go out to dinner and then we get down

to business.

We choose / fight over the ornaments and

after one has been chosen three times

the person holding it gets to keep it.

This is the one I am taking.

It is backed

in the reindeer fabric.

It has white reindeer, black Christmas trees

and it is on a red background!

Rudolph has a red nose which is a seed bead.

When you find him you can find

the rest of the reindeer heads.

It is so cute and I love it.

I will put a red

ribbon around the outside

and it will have a red hanger.

I will post a final picture tomorrow.

I am looking forward to the dinner and fellowship with my stitching

friends so . . .

Let the games begin . . .

Thanks for coming by and looking I appreciate it so much!

God Bless ~

Lenna

The Nativity or Holy Night???

which one should I choose?

I have joined the Christmas SAL that Yoyo

is doing and these are my two choices.

My little sister did this one

and although it looks like a

photo it is stitched.

She did it on a purple Joblean 28ct.

fabric

which when I stretched it

I could not figure out how

she did it.

The holes are almost

nonexistent.

It has blending filament in the

scarf, baby blanket, halos and

angel wings.

Stunning ~ yes?

She worked on it for a year and it

is, to say the least,

breath taking ~

with a capitol B!!!

I framed it with a dark green suede

mat and put it in a frame

that matched Joseph's rusty brown throw.

It is truly gorgeous!

I have wanted to do it since I saw it finished.

I have the threads which I matched to DMC's

and I ordered the fabric from Enchanted Laird.

However, I don't know when they will get it here.

She just got back into the shop today.

I also have this pattern which I may do also.

It is a Sheperd's Bush and it takes

CC and DMC threads.

I will get the button package when

I am close to having it done.

I have all the supplies so I will start on this one first

until my fabric gets here.

Sorry the pictures are fuzzy it was not

easy to get this one.

Thanks for looking and Happy December to us all.

God Bless ~

Lenna