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Homemade Christmas Ornaments
"Country Christmas Cross Stitch Ornament" Submitted by Lisa Speed of GA
I love to cross stitch, and this Christmas season my husband
and I decided that we would make most of our Christmas gifts. I have
seen patterns similar to this one, but did not use one to make this one.
It is very simple and I just played with it until I got it right. We
gave these to my brother & sister in laws (3 couples) and also to my
aunt's & uncles (5 couples) along with a bag of goodies. They were
very well received.
How to:
I used a small hoop to keep the material tight while stitching.
Personally, I started with the middle and worked to the bottom and then went
back to the top and finished all the cross stitches. ( I did sketch this
pattern out vaguely to have an idea as to what I was looking for.) The
limbs are single back stitches and I sporadically placed those. When the
tree was done I added different colored buttons for more detail. I then
measured 2 inches out from the top, sides, and bottom and marked it on the
back of my cross stitch material and cut it out. Then laid the material
on top of the Christmas material and cut it out to be the same size. I
cut a piece of jute or twine about 4 inches and pinned it to the material.
Then I pinned everything wrong side out together and stitched around the
outside (leave a hole at the top to stuff the ornaments). Once stitched,
I turned the ornament right side out and stuffed with cotton and hand stitched
the ornament closed.
Things needed to complete:
small cross stitch hoop
DMC thread in colors you would like to use
14 count cross stitch material (I used oatmeal colored)
small piece of Christmas fabric
buttons
jute or ribbon
All material can used can be found at your local craft store.
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