Since all of my Christmas cards and tuck-ins have been received, I will show them here.
The cards were made with pressed flowers and pressed evergreens, The evergreens received a bit of glitter before being glued to the glittery red felt.
The tuck-in tags were made with small squares of fabric folded into triangles and strung onto narrow gold ribbon, then the knots glued to the cardstock. The Merry Christmas greeting was printed onto cardstock, cut out, and then adhered with thick double-backed tape to make them stand out a bit.
I hope the recipients enjoyed them. They were fun to do.
I didn't get these placemats finished before Christmas, but we were finally able to use them tonight. We are still in the 12 Days of Christmas, so I'm
allowed!
I made these to go with my Christmas dishes, using a large tablecloth to cut into placemat sizes. It's a polyester blend, so is wrinkle and stain resistant.
The corners were machine embroidered with a poinsettia pattern using gold metallic thread. I used the same thread in the bobbin with water soluble stabilizer, so the placemats are essentially reversible. The napkins are made with the same fabric with a narrow hem.
The prototype placemat (1st one I made) I wasn't pleased with, as I had changed colors of thread to use. I ended up painstakingly frogging the wrong color thread and re-stitching it. Therefore, I ended up with 7 placemats and 8 napkins.
Then I completed the octagon table topper with fabric from my stash. Merwin prefers the side with the blue in it, and I prefer the other side. I made the candle holder many years ago by decoupaging a napkin inside a small vase.
And finally, 8 napkin rings.
Here are some hair clips for Julia. The fox clip holder and clips are Christmas gifts. I'll send her the snowflakes in January and the cupcakes for her birthday in February. I plan to send her different ones every month in 2018.
All the designs are from GG Designs.
One more caftan. I have the pattern on pattern paper now rather than newsprint. I just need to write up some instructions about the neckline. I put a pocket on one side in this one for the first time.
More hand sewing involved in this felt food (pancakes, syrup and bananas). I made the eggs some time ago with a sewing machine. I plan to make more felt food to send to Sonja every month for her little kitchen that we gave her for her birthday. I've been particularly inspired by MrsTea at Our Home for the Holidays who has made some delicious looking felt food for her grandchildren.
I hope these hair bun ties work for Iris.
These are the Christmas ornaments I made for Iris (poinsettia with candle), Sonja (penguin) and Julia (owl).
This is a chenille wall hanging. The panel is called Reindeer Prance. I used 4 panels and stitched diagonal channels 1/2" apart, then used an Olfa chenille cutter to cut the top three layers. Would it look too Christmassy if I left it up all winter?
These hats were knit and donated to Project Linus in honor
of my friends. I like to give them Christmas gifts, but have figured out that they, like
me, are probably more interested in downsizing than collecting more "stuff".
I had a stack of doll/premie sized knit afghans that I donated also. My prayer
is that they will help to warm and comfort many little ones.
I used yarn from my overflowing stash and a simple pattern for the green and blue. The striped hat is made with Lion Brand Ice Cream yarn. I used a free pattern from Ravelry called Swirl Hat by Mandie Harrington. The pattern is quite easy, and I really like the result.
