A New Finish - Ireland Christmas Ornament

In June, while on a trip with my husband,  I went shopping at the Wool and Willow needlework store in Ohio. I purchased this painted canvas by Silver Needle for my grandson. He visited Ireland in this summer and I made this to commemorate his trip.

My first finish of 2012

I started this ornament last year and had completed only the trunk and three of the Rhodes Hearts on the bottom. I like small projects like this one for their portability as well as to learn new stitches and work with new fibers.  I learned four new stitches on this piece: the wild goose chase, the double herringbone, the frame stitch, and the cross corner cushion stitch. I also worked with DMC light effects for the first time. This ornament was designed by Charlotte's Web Designs and was published in the 2009 JCS Ornament edition.

Progress on TW 1st Day of Christmas SAL

In February I joined a TW 12 Days of Christmas SAL. We started with the 1st Day of Christmas. I am stitching mine on off white Jubilee as a 3 X4 banner. I decided to stitch this on TW Mondays only and complete at least one ornament per year. After 10 weeks here is my progress:

January Ornament

I had this kit in my stash and I stitched it for my 15 month old grandson. It took longer than I anticipated. I am still not good at judging how long some of these small projects will take. I will finish it with a red felt backing and a green ribbon hanger.