Another Crazy January Challenge 2011 Project Completed

I managed to finish another project I started during the Crazy January Challenge 2011. It is another Ornament of the Month design from Little House Needleworks - Joy to the World.

Joy to the World © 2010 Little House Needleworks

That is 7 down, 8 more to go.

The next challenge piece I will be working is Frosty Flakes - another LHN ornament of the month design.  It is the last of the 2010 ornaments I have left to stitch, then I can start on the 2011s. (I know, it's about time!)

I also put the finishing touches on a Humbug I stitched up a couple of weeks ago.  You can find the chart here along with a lot of other nice ones.

Snowflake Humbug © 2010 Kell Smurthwiate

As soon as I finish this post I going to finish the Windows of Faith, Hope and Peace. I just need to stitch the word FAITH and the border which I think I will partially do with beads.

I also plan to finish the backstitching on Witchy Boot so that I can finish it into a decorative pillow.

I hope you are all having a great weekend (can't complain about mine so far). Take care and happy stitching!!!!!

And then there were more reindeer

This morning I went through my collection of Christmas freebies to see if there was anything I wanted to stitch when I came across this little cutie by Valerie called Renne de Noel.

It was a quick stitch and I will be finishing it into an ornament using the trim pictured with it. The chart is available here.

After I finished stitching this, I went visiting blogs and found out that Daffycat has new reindeer out called Stocking Reindeer. I immediately emailed her for the chart and will probably start sometime this week.

Below is my progress on Witchy Boot.  I just need to fill in the boot and finish the backstitching.  I was going to make this into an ornament for my Halloween wreath but decided I have enough on it already so I will be making it into a display pillow using the fabric and ribbon Lesleyanne sent me in the Fall into Halloween Exchange.

I also added a few stitches to Joy to the World. I finished the dress and added the green trim.

Well, that is my stitching news for today.   I don't think I will be getting much stitching done tomorrow.  I have to prepare some financial reports and cheques for a meeting on Monday night and we will probably be visiting my MIL in the hospital sometime tomorrow.  The poor dear fell and fractured her hip on Thursday.  She is 84 years old and had a hip replacement done this afternoon.   I am hoping all goes well for her.

Take care happy stitching!!

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