Wednesday, November 17, 2010

CCN Snowflake Serenade

I was able to stitch the model for Country Cottage Needlework's Snowflake Serenade. This is one of my all time favorite designs! I love how you could stitch just one of the sections for a "small" or the entire piece as designed. The colors are the same that I use to decorate for Christmas and winter in my home so this will definitely need to be stitched again....this time for me!

It's stitched on 28 ct lambswool linen with WDW Ivy & Mocha and the rest in DMC floss.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

LHN Pumpkin Hollow Farms

I stitched Pumpkin Hollow Farms from Little House Needleworks. What an absolute joy it was to stitch! I added a few changes to customize it for me. I changed the house to WDW Lancaster Red to match the house my grandma always lived in. I used WDW Kohl for the roof. The pumpkins were changed to GAST Fragrant Cloves and I used Antique Gold from Carrie's Creations Threads in place of GAST Brandy. I used the same red from the house for the flowers below. I added a JABCo blackbird button over the house a gold maple leaf button under the tree. It's stitched on 32 ct Caramel Creme belfast linen from Sassy's Fabbys. I want to frame this in a black frame like the original model.