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Saturday, January 27, 2018

Squirrel!

I took a quick break from Les Moutons to make a wee Christmas Ornament. I'm really pleased how nice it turned out!


The squirrel is from a 1978 leaflet by Carolina Cross Stitch Inc. Titled Woodland Christmas Series #6. Their squirrel was grey so I changed the colors to red as we have brown squirrels here. I stitched him one over one on 25 count unknown fabric that I tea dyed. The fabric is really stiff, I suspect it's Monaco, I have a giant cut of it from who knows where. The little stitched border I nicked from a Shepherd's Bush design from a Just Cross Stitch Christmas issue. This little guy is just under 3 by 3 inches! Thanks, Vonna for the cute finishing help.


While straightening up my studio I came across this unfinished strawberry emery fob. No clue why it sat unmade but I stitched it together in less than five minutes. The berry is stuffed with a teeny bag of white emery to polish and sharpen your needles. You can find white emery here. The fob turned out so sweet!

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20 comments:

  1. Ann at Beadlework.January 27, 2018 at 4:14:00 PM CST

    Very satisfying to finish two items, well done.

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  2. debJanuary 27, 2018 at 4:50:00 PM CST

    The little squirrel ornie is adorable, and the strawberry emery fob came out great! (what a perfect thing to make from red fabric with pin dots)

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  3. KateJanuary 27, 2018 at 6:46:00 PM CST

    Such cute finishes!

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  4. Astrids dragonJanuary 27, 2018 at 10:15:00 PM CST

    Sweet squirrel, and a wonderful finish!

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  5. JeetjeJanuary 28, 2018 at 2:46:00 AM CST

    Both are so cute!

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  6. butterflyJanuary 28, 2018 at 2:57:00 AM CST


    Lovely ornament so cute and the fob looks great .

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  7. Desiree EhleiterJanuary 28, 2018 at 7:54:00 AM CST

    Your squirrel is precious! Great job!

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  8. Robin in VirginiaJanuary 28, 2018 at 9:12:00 AM CST

    Way to go on both of your finishes! The squirrel is adorable.

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  9. NanaDianaJanuary 28, 2018 at 9:27:00 AM CST

    I just LOVE that sweet little squirrel and ike the color much better than I would have liked the grey. It's beautiful. Have a great Sunday- xo Diana

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  10. Khristine DoironJanuary 28, 2018 at 12:35:00 PM CST

    Both are lovely finishes! And great idea adding the border to it. It really finishes it off!

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  11. diamondcJanuary 28, 2018 at 2:43:00 PM CST

    I did not know white emery was from aluminum oxide.
    Love the ornament beautiful finish.

    Blessings
    Catherine

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  12. JoJanuary 29, 2018 at 2:46:00 AM CST

    2 cute finishes.. well done.

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  13. Jo who can't think of a clever nicknameJanuary 29, 2018 at 1:14:00 PM CST

    Cute squirrel! We mainly have grey ones here.

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  14. The Inspired StitcherJanuary 29, 2018 at 3:35:00 PM CST

    Such sweetness! Love them both.

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  15. Sarah Beth’s StitchingJanuary 29, 2018 at 6:25:00 PM CST

    I love vintage ornament designs from old cross stitch magazines. This one is super cute

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  16. BrigitteJanuary 30, 2018 at 2:54:00 AM CST

    Great to see that you could finish two projects. The little squirrel is so sweet.

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  17. MaryJanuary 30, 2018 at 7:34:00 AM CST

    The squirrel is so cute.

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  18. MeariJanuary 30, 2018 at 3:22:00 PM CST

    Both finishes are adorable!

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  19. CarolJanuary 30, 2018 at 3:41:00 PM CST

    Aw--your squirrel finish is darling, Sharon! And the finishing is perfection. Love the little strawberry fob, too :)

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  20. BekcaFebruary 27, 2018 at 4:11:00 AM CST

    I love little kits that finish up nice and quickly, both of these look great!

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