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2012 projects 3 Jan 2013 | 01:16 am
My big project for 2012 was to smock 18 ball ornaments and embellish them with ribbon pansies and leaves. I did many experiments, and bought a lot of ribbon that was not quite right, but this was the ...
2012 projects 31 Dec 2012 | 07:34 am
My big project for 2012 was to smock 18 ball ornaments and embellish them with ribbon pansies and leaves. I did many experiments, and bought a lot of ribbon that was not quite right, but this was the ...
My Cross Stitch Ornaments, to date 28 Sep 2012 | 06:20 pm
Here is a "contact sheet" view of most of the cross stitch ornaments that I have made since 1989. Some have been stitched only once or twice but others have been stitched 20 or more times. If you want...
Illustrated Index to Tutorials and Ponderings 19 May 2010 | 07:01 am
Below, in no particular order, are thumbnail photos that will take you to my tutorials and *notes pages. To visit any page click on the photo. (Note that there is more than one photo for some of the p...
Framed Ornament Tutorial 18 May 2010 | 05:03 am
I have used card stock and fun foam (craft foam sheet) to make cross stitch fridge magnets but it recently occurred to me that I could use the same method to make cross stitch ornaments too. Click he...
Flat finishes 14 May 2010 | 11:43 pm
Flat finishes are ideal for bookmarks and gift tags but they make very nice ornaments as well. The basic idea is to finish the back of the project with the same fabric as on the front of the ornament ...
Bound Ornaments 13 May 2010 | 05:07 am
This page is the third blog page about flat ornaments. To view the first page click here. To make flat ornaments with a bound edge one can use a satin stitch or a blanket stitch. Blanket Stitch Gift...
Banner Ornaments 13 May 2010 | 04:28 am
("And Even a Mouse" by Lori Birmingham, stitched on 22 count hardanger.) This page is the second blog page about flat ornamenets. To view the first page click here. To make a banner using my flat or...
Three Sided Ornament Tutorial 22 Apr 2010 | 11:39 am
I stitched this wee ornament just so I could take some step by step assembly pictures. Once again I adapted the Pelin Tezer design (see this earlier blog entry) but this time I used Ice Blue 25 count ...
Flexi-hoop Tutorial 13 Apr 2010 | 06:30 am
Many years ago I made many of these ornaments. These days the flexi-hoops are harder to find but I was recently asked how I assembled my flexi-hoop ornaments. So I stitched and assembled one and prepa...
