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Our Angel is really beginning to shine.

Merry Christmas x

Framed pieces

It can take a while to find the time to frame everything but when we do, the results are amazing. 

My wonderful husband does most of my framing and he usually chooses the frames and mounts as he is generally better at matching the colours.  I think you'll agree he really finishes the stitching off beautifully. 

Pots of Joy

A tiny mason jar makes a great gift.

Using the outer part of the lid, mark before cutting out your stitched piece. 

Repeat with some wadding and push into place, securing with a dab of glue and the base disk.

Inside is a section of a toilet paper tube to hide some notes within. Fill around it with sweets and make the gift that little bit more special. 

Angel

Page 2 finished. 

O Christmas Tree

This little lot was bought from the pick n mix in Hobbycraft.  There were two sizes of pot to choose from and this one was the smaller of the two, and less than a fiver.

Combinations of beads were attached to each point of each cushion. 

Then all three cushions were threaded together and a star attached to the top.  I added the loop so the finished ornament could be hung if preferred. 

Not a bad first attempt.  I'm quite chuffed with it.

For more information on how to make this and other ornaments, please visit my tutorial site, A Crafty Natter.  You can find the link on the right hand side, below the photo of Ellie.

Merry Christmas x

Angel

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I'm stitching this 1 over 1 on evenweave.  We couldn't find a good enough likeness on the internet to our beautiful red border collie so we had a photo conversion made by DMC.  So far so good, although it seems a little darker so the chestnut colouring may not quite shine through. 

Getting creative

So now that each part has been stitched it's time to put them together.

Cut each panel out with a border of excess fabric. 

Whip stitch the edges along the backstitch border.

And stuff with your chosen filling.

The largest section is filled with plastic beans for stability. The smaller ones are filled with standard soft stuffing.  

*top tip - if you are thrifty and save all those snippets of thread, you could use them to fill these.

Something festive

I'm trying something new. Something different.