WIP - Bouncing Babies & Buttons

I started another project...it's a baby sampler by Gail Bussi that came in Cross Stitcher #170 (Feb 2006).
My SIL's Baby Shower is on November 25th and I wanted to give her something for the baby done by me, so I went through my magazines and decided to do this design. I want to have it finished by Saturday morning and immediately take it to the framer because she usually needs a whole week to have it done.
The picture shows my progress of one evening.


Do you stitch Christmas ornaments? If so, how many do you stitch each year and for whom? If not, why not?
Never done one, I have to learn some finishing techniques first.

A bigger Biscornu

Thanks a lot for your comments about my biscornu...but guess what...it was too small!!
On Tuesday I gave Carol the biscornu but when she saw it she said that she really liked it but the one she needed had to be at least twice that size So then I had to do another one, this time the design I chose was 60w x 60h. I was to lazy to think of another color of fabric and thread so I chose the same one as my first biscornu.
Sandra, my SIL, saw the first one and thought it was really cute, so she decided to keep it.
This is Mylo (our 4 month old yorkie) modeling for the camera with the second bicornu.

Blue Biscornu

This is the first time I've stitched a biscornu, I really enjoyed doing it . When I saw them on blogs I thought they were difficult to make. Carol told me she needed a pincushion so I decided to do one for her .

I used a piece of 18ct Aida that Carol dyed a while ago. The size of the design is 30h x 30w and it took me 3 hours to stitch and an extra hour to turn it into a biscornu.

I'm going to stitch some more of these, maybe on linen and with speciality threads .

Birth Announcement

Well as Carol already mentioned my brother and his wife are expecting a baby boy, so I decided I was going to stitch them a Birth Announcement. The design I've chose to stitch is Baby's Friends by Dimensions.
This whole year I've not been in the mood to stitch...but finally I think this is changing. I'm hoping to finish this project by the end of November...well lets see how that goes.
The picture shows my progress after approximately 12 hours of stitching .

Happy Halloween!!!! °Ü°

Clever you! - Framed

Well today I picked up my latest finish from the framer...so in a couple of days it will be in its new home. Hope you like the final result :)
Have a great weekend!!!

Hi again :)

Hi everyone! I'm Carol's twin sister Carla...Some of you might remember me, I used to post here but when I began to study my MBA I just didn't have enough time to stitch. I've recently finished my studies so I finally have some time to stitch again. In the last few days I've finished this cute cat by Margaret Sherry, it is a gift for one of my classmates.

I've also started Richard by Maria van Scharrenburg. Here is a pic of my progress so far. I'm going to rotate this with HAED's Enchantment.