Christmas Cards and It's Christmas Eve!

I just remembered that I have not shared with you the cards I made last year for my God daughter's 18th Birthday (her birthday is 11 December) and Christmas.

Tatty Ted "New Coat" 18th Birthday Card.

Close up of "New Coat"

18th Birthday "Tatty Ted"  Card and Christmas "Forever Friends" Card

For her Christmas Card I stitched a Forever Friends Bear.

Close up of "Forever Friends" Bear.

I also wanted to share with you a Nativity Video called  He Chose The Shepherds on Youtube.

Also on Youtube is one of my favourite Carols which is sung in French called Noel Nouvelet.

I usually sing an English version called "Noel Little Child".

Wishing you all a Joyous Christmas and a Happy New Year

Christmas Stitching and Snow!!

Here is the finished "Forever Friends" Christmas Card I stitched for my daughter.  I had some difficulty finding a card with a large enough aperture.  So I had to cut the one I had.  There was a couple of cuts showing, so I used stick on ribbon to hid it.  I think it turned out not too bad.  Anyway she loved it.

Forever Friends - from Cross Stitch Crazy issue 157.

I found some lovely Blackwork Angels by Prairie Schooler and just had to stitch them.  

And here are two that I have stitched so far.

 

 

Blackwork Angels by Prairie Schooler

I've made them into Christmas Tree Ornaments for my friend Janet who loves Angels.

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Look what I woke up to this morning!!  Snow!

As a child I always wished for snow on my birthday, but it did not happen many times.  

But the snow today did not last very long, so  I was able to go out and do some Christmas Shopping.

Not long now until Christmas!  Are you ready!!

Until next time, Happy Stitching.

Past Christmas Cards

It's a long time since I last posted.  I'm in the middle of a Christmas Card for my daughter at the moment.  I've had to do some frogging, but it's now coming along nicely.  So, I thought I would share with you some of the Christmas Cards that I have stitched in the past.

Country Companions

Close up.  Stitch in 2010.

Forever Friends

Close up.  Stitched in 2009

Me To You (Tatty Ted).

Close up.

From Jill Oxton's Cross Stitch Australia.

Close up.

Seraphina

Seraphina - close up.

Seraphina.

Close up.

Angel from Jill Oxton's Cross Stitch Australia.

Tom Mouse from Country Companions

Close up.

My First Christmas Card.

These are just some of the cards that I have stitched for my daughter over the years.  The last one is a bit crumpled.  I used glue to stick it in the card, which I will never do again.  I now use double sided tape, which is much better.  I also pad out my cards to give a raised effect.  I find you don't need too much as it can distort your card when folding it together.

Must get back to doing some more stitching.  Christmas is just around the corner!!

Happy Stitching Everyone