Photo Friday - Day's End - January 6th

 Not my best effort by a long way but I'm still getting used to my new camera.

Oh this is embarrassing... Finished Unfinished Projects...

Which will hereafter be known as FUPsI promised Cross Stitch Crazy that I would dig out my FUPs and take some pics. I think I am missing some, but I have no idea where they would be - I need to have a peek and see if they got put in the attic accidentally.

 Small ones (I plan on finishing these one's first) - there are christmas ornaments, autum/nature themed pieces and some valentines & bride's tree ornaments.

 Medium ones - I haven't decided what I'm doing with these ones, they made need to be framed so they may be one's I try to do myself

Large ones - these have to be framed and I don't have the funds for that at the moment so they will have to wait

Finishing Frenzy - 2nd Project

From This... 

To This You can download this free design from Sew Stitchy

Finishing Frenzy - 1st Project

Today I challenged my friends on Cross Stitch Crazy to "finish" a Christmas Ornament before the tree is taken down and the decorations put away tomorrow.  

I picked one from my stack of "finished unfinished" objects and set to work. First I chose a piece of fabric from my stash that picked up the colours of the stitching. The fabric I chose isn't particularly Christmas-y but it is a pretty shabby chic print. I opted to go for a simple stuffed pillow ornament, but I think I'll be more adventurous next time.

 Then stitched the ornament to the backing fabric, attaching a fabric hanger and leaving a small gap at the bottom to stuff the ornament.

Finally I stuffed the ornie, stitched close the gap at the bottom and took a picture to prove I can finish things IF I set my mind to it.

My First Finish of 2012

This was the first freebie I designed for Sew Stitchy and I've been meaning to stitch it for far too long.