Nutcracker

This little Firecracker is by JB Designs.  I am following a stitch guide from Fireside Stitchery and made good progress already!

Finished!

I finished the bodies in Petite Very Velvet.  The baby is worked in Wisper.  Then I added crystal snow flakes.  All done!

What else is in the to be done pile?

Bodies

I am stitching the bodies all in basketweave using Petite Very Velvet.

Stitch Guide Sunday-Blue White Porcelain Jar

Today's canvas is Blue White Porcelain Jar by Melissa Prince, #F445.  

The guide is available as a pdf file emailed to you, or as a printed and mailed copy.

Email me at ndleartnut@aol.com if you are interested.

I also write custom stitch guides!

A Tree

The hats are finished except the tassles, the faces are stitched in Petite Very Velvet, and

the tree is stitched with a horizontal Parisian using Boucle.

Next

I finished all the snow and have added some hats and scarves in Petite Very Velvet.

Snow

I am continuing with two strands of Accentuate 300 but switched to Nobuko stitch for the snow.

Stitch Guide Sunday-Halloween Books!

Today's canvas is Halloween Books by Alice Peterson.  

The guide is available as a pdf file emailed to you, or as a printed and mailed copy.

Email me at ndleartnut@aol.com if you are interested.

I also write custom stitch guides!

The sky

The sky is stitched with a double strand of Accentuate 300 in a darning pattern.  Sorry the bling doesn't show up better.

Next up

Next up is this Scott Church ornament.  Pulling threads and getting started.

All Done

The polar bears are done.  I finished the baby and added beads in the background and

on the bears as painted.  This only took 5 hours and it is going in the finishing pile.

Stitch Guide Sunday-Spring Fever!

Today's canvas is Spring Fever by Machelle Somerville.  

The guide is available as a pdf file emailed to you, or as a printed and mailed copy.

Email me at ndleartnut@aol.com if you are interested.

I also write custom stitch guides!

Mama Bear

Mama Bear is stitched.  Her eyes, nose, and scarf are Silk Lame Braid Petite in basketweave stitches.  The beads add some snowflakes to the brushed Wisper.

Moving On, Polar Bears

I put all the threads and beads away from Double Double.  I got out the stash pile and pulled this Mary Lake Thompson/Melissa Shirley  five inch circle ornament #301 out.  After pulling threads, I started with two strands of Wisper.

The Pumpkins and !

The Pumpkins on the left...

The Pumpkins on the right......

And this one is done!  82 hours of stitching time!