82. JBW Alphabet Cat December

JBW Alphabet Cat

Stitched over 1 on 28 count Christmas Green evenweave.

81. The Little Stitcher Winter Wood and Deer

The Little Stitcher Winter Wood and Deer

I used an old Christmas card to mount it, simply cutting a triangular shape in the card and using double-sided tape to fix the fabric to the reverse.  

The design is stitched over 1 on 32 count Vintage Grain linen, the same as the rest of the Advent Calendar.

80. The Little Stitcher Fairy Tale Advent Calendar

The Little Stitcher Fairy Tale Advent.

Stitched over 1 on 32 count Vintage Grain Linen

Finished as an Advent Tree

79. Dragon Dreams Twelfth Dragonlet of Christmas

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas my True Love sent to me - 

A Dragonlet Drumming

The twelfth in a series designed by Dragon Dreams exclusively for their Facebook page

Stitched in DMC on 28 count green evenweave.

All 12 Dragonlets!

78. Pixel Power Gandalf

Gandalf from Pixel Power

This was stitched on a piece of 28 count linen from a Crafty Kitten grab bag.

For those of you who wondered, the runes spell out Gandalf's speech while facing the Balrog on the bridge in the Mines of Moria - "You cannot pass.  I am a servant of the Secret Fire, Wielder of the Flame of Anor.  The Dark Fire will not avail you Flame of Udun.  Go back to the shadow. L.O.T.R."

77. Dragon Dreams Young In Dragon Years

A Facebook exclusive from Dragon Dreams.

It comes with all the numbers so you can choose your age!

Stitched on 28 count green evenweave.

76. Monsterbubble Day of Dead Skull

Day of the Dead skull from Just Cross Stitch magazine issue Sep/Oct 2010

Stitched on 28 count peach linen and made into a bag for a giveaway prize in the Hallowe'en Trick or Treat blog hop 2013.

Flowers from local craft shop.