It has been awhile since I posted my WIPs/UFOs.   This is my progress on "Red and Yellow Maples Leaves".   It is half way finished.  I can't believe how long it takes to stitch this design.   I am hoping to have it finished before end of February.    I don't think I can finished it by end of January though.

gift tags for Christmas gifts

photo in middle is gift certificate holder for gift certificate card.  

I have been busy stitching and sewing both gift certificate holder and gift tags for family members.  The majority of them have requested gift certificate cards for their Christmas wish list.    Specific stores, restaurants, bookstores, games, etc...... Kegs, Tim Horton,  Indigo, DS games, DS3 games, Visa, etc....

"Nanuk and the Penguin"

I just finished stitching "Nanuk and the Penguin".  The chart is from Gitta's.  I stitched this on 28ct. off -white evenweave with DMC threads.    The wonderful thing about this design is that there is no backstitching involved.  

"Celtic Salamander"

"Celtic Salamander" bookmark.   Just finished it and both Peacock and Salamander will go into the "to be finished" drawer for now.   This is stitched on 14 ct aida with DMC threads.  

Back to my "Red and Yellow Maple Leaves" project to try to finish it before end of Dec.  

It has been awhile since I posted one of my stitching projects.    This is a Celtic peacock bookmark stitched on 18ct aida.   I haven't decided yet how I will do the backing.   I am stitching the Celtic salamander bookmark next.

Hurray!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I finished this "Trois Santas" by The Sweetheart Tree.   It is stitched on 28ct  linen using DMC threads.   This is one of the most frustrating stitching I have ever done.   Partly because my eyes were sore from being strained to see the tiny symbols on the chart as well as trying to keep the beading from cluttering the wreath.  I did take most of the beads off since there were supposed to have at least 20 beads on the wreath.    Anyway, I will toss it into my "need to be finish-finish" drawer until I can come up with an idea how I want to do the finishing part.