Christmas Tree Purse

Just a few more do-dads and this will be done:



The colors in my update yesterday are a bit more true. I used the scanner today.

It really needed all the red poinsettias to move the eye around the block. I wish you could all see it in person. It's so glittery!

I expect to finish this up later today so stop by tomorrow to see the final stitched piece.

A Couple Of Finishes

As I mentioned yesterday, I did finally get to a bit of sewing. Starting with my 2 most recent Comfort Cat Dolls:



I promised these 2 to Jo in NZ for shelters in her area so I'll package them up today and mail them to Jo on Wednesday when I go to the Post Office.

I also did the finishing on my little Christmas Lady ornament:



And I pieced a couple of cat doll blocks and I dyed some silk ribbons! Loads of stuff done yesterday!

I finally sat down yesterday afternoon and stitched some more on my Christmas Tree purse:



The little sequin poinsettia to the right might not stay. I haven't decided yet. It's just laying there now so I can kind of look at it.

Anyway, I'll stitch on this some more later today.

More Stitching On The Christmas Tree Purse

I never did get to any sewing yesterday. I did a few chores and then did a few more and before I knew it, I really just felt like stitching. So I stitched on my Christmas purse:



When I painted the appliqué, the red and green sort of bled together making a purply pink color in some areas. After I beaded the leaves, I decided that I didn't like the way that looked so I pulled out my Lumier Paints from Jaquard and touched it up a bit. It looks much better to me now. Later today, I'll stitch on this some more.

For now, I am sewing. I've already sewn up the 2 most recent cat dolls that I stitched and now I'll do my 2 recent ornaments. I also want to piece some more cat dolls.

Christmas Tree Purse Update

I started stitching on my Christmas purse yesterday:



I know the red flower appliqué looks a bit obnoxious at the moment. Trust me, by the time I'm done beading it, it'll look great!

I'm off to run my sewing machine now.

Don't forget, there's still plenty of time to join in on the Counted Cross Stitch Christmas Mystery Stitch-Along Project. you can find more information here.

Christmas Ornament & New Purse

I finished up the little Christmas Lady ornament last night:



The silver branch to the left of the image is from a glittered floral arrangement pick. I bought a whole bunch of them last year on sale at Michaels. If I can sew it on, I will sew it on!

So, this will be my next project:



Christmas is not my favorite holiday. I actually enjoy Thanksgiving a lot more but I thought it would be nice to have a pretty holiday purse. I bought the vintage tree pin at a recent flea market.

I've decided that this weekend will be a sewing weekend for me. I have 5 projects that need finishing so I'll work on those tomorrow and hopefully can spend Sunday sewing up some new blocks. I like to have a whole pile of things ready to stitch on so that's my plan!