Angela let me know my Ornament Swap arrived yesterday. Angela said she likes snowmen and Little House Needleworks designs so when I saw this sweet snowman I knew I had to stitch him for her. I did change a few things: the design is charted with a white bird at the top of the tree and I made him into a Cardinal instead; the checkerboard pattern was charted in the same gold as the star and I stitched it in red Smyrna crosses. I backed the ornament with the red check fabric, sewed it into a pillow and stuffed it very lightly. The ribbon hanger was tea-dyed briefly to take off the brilliant white of it and was secured with two red & cream vintage buttons from my button box. If I hadn't been pushing close to the mail-out deadline I would have kept this one for myself! *grin*
Design ~ Frosty FlakesDesigner ~ Little House Needleworks
Fabric ~ 32 count tea-dyed Lugana
Fiber ~ DMC
Fiber ~ DMC
Just a note about this exchange: We are a small group of friends swapping Christmas ornaments every other month. This exchange is not currently open to new swappers, sorry! But why not start your own swap? Choose five stitchers to exchange with...six including you...and every other month is someones turn to receive and everyone in the group stitches an ornament for them. This has been the best exchange. In fact, we have all enjoyed it so much we all agreed to go again next year. My turn to receive again is in March 2011!
Did you see the update on my last RAK post? Scroll down or click here to see who received that Raven Lunatic pin pillow...
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Lovely pincushion - I love the way you adapt them - like with the cardinal....
ReplyDeleteand Raven Lunatic still makes me smile.. what a clever name!!
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That snowman turned out just darling! I can't wait to make him for myself later on.
ReplyDeleteLove the 'cardinal' birdie.
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Cute as a button (or two!) and made all the more so with your judicious changes. No wonder you wanted to keep him!
ReplyDeletedyed Ribbon?? Fun Idea!!
ReplyDeleteI love the little snowmen.. very cute stitched, she will love it..
Why you don't make one for your self, you still have more than 20 days before christmas!!!
This ornament turned out beautifully !!!!! Snowmen are awesome :)
ReplyDeleteFrosty is gorgeous. Love the backing fabric and the changes you made.
ReplyDeleteYour changes and finishing are perfect! I can definitely see why you wanted to keep him for yourself, lol.
ReplyDeleteHe is very cute. You'll just have to make another one for yourself.
ReplyDeleteYou did a fantastic job with the changes and choosing the backing fabric. I love it!
ReplyDeleteThis little snowman was my favorite of this year's LHN ornaments... Yours looks wonderful, Sharon--I like the cardinal in place of the white bird, too. Great job :)
ReplyDeleteHe's a charming snowman and a nice gift. Adding your own touches and dyeing the ribbon are nice ways you personalized the design.
ReplyDeleteWell done Sharon! I love the check for the backing and you know I loooove me some cardinals - great idea.
ReplyDeleteToo, too cute! I love the changes you made on this adorable piece.
ReplyDeleteNicely done!
ReplyDeleteOh, he's lovely! I totally approve of your changes, and I'll do the same ones myself when I stitch him.
ReplyDeleteVery cute...I love the changes you made!
ReplyDeleteThe snowman is so cute....and the Raven, well what can anyone say!
ReplyDeleteI love the changes you made and the ribbon hanger with the buttons is wonderful. Simple but classic. I would have never thought to tea dye the white ribbon to take the edge off the brightness!
ReplyDeleteOh I love how you adapted this one! I really prefer it with the cardinal.
ReplyDeleteAwesome work! :)
ReplyDeleteHe's lovely. I like the touch of red you added
ReplyDeleteYour snowman ornament looks great!
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable ornament!! And a great idea for a swap. So if I understand right, you stitch an ornament for someone in your group every other month?
ReplyDeleteThat snowman rocks :) Love the way you finished him.
ReplyDeleteOh it's so adorable! I am not surprised you would have wanted to keep it to yourself. :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous little snowman. Love the buttons holding the ribbon!
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable little snowman !
ReplyDeleteI love him !!
I love your snowman pincushion...it is stunning!
ReplyDeleteMicki
The ornament is awesome Sharon and I'm 100% sure that Angela loved it ;o) I love the changes that you made and can see why you wanted to keep it. LOL!
ReplyDeleteAhhhh...Missy is the lucky gal! Should have guessed that ;o)
Very cute! I love how you finished it with the ribbon and buttons.
ReplyDeleteI love the way you finished your LHN snowmam. Too cute!
ReplyDeleteFrosty is sooooo cute!! I love the changes you made~~
ReplyDeleteA very darling finish!:)
ReplyDeleteLove the snowman ornament and what a great idea to make a red 'cardinal'.
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect finish! Love your changes too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a charming snowman! You did a lovely job and your circle mate is very blessed!
ReplyDeleteSo, Sooo cute Sharon! I love the way this turned out (and I bet Angela loves it too!)
ReplyDeleteWhat a bonnie little snowman - very apt for our current landscape.
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect ornament for Angela!!!
ReplyDeleteNow that I have finished my autumn stitching I feel invited by many blog posts to stitch snowmen. Your snowman for Angela is such a little cutie, I love him.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea, such an ornament swapping group.
I'm a big fan of snowmen too and this one is so cute. What a great ornament :)
ReplyDeleteHey chick, just wanted to say thanks. I've just spent the last goodness knows how long going through your list of blogs you follow to find people with similar stitching interests to me so I can follow their blog. So thanks for introducing me to many new and interesting blogs.
ReplyDeletevey cute I'm sure Vonna loved it!!
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