11. Sweetheart Tree Tudor Rose

Stitched on 32 count Light Mocha linen.

I substituted plain DMCfor the border and used DMC throughout.

The beads and charm were supplied with the chart.

I had stitched the centre last (as instructed) and noticed that it was quite raised where the eyelets had pulled the fabric so decided to make a stuffed ornie.

With the intended backing fabric:

 

All finished:

And hanging in place:

The chart was a gift from Vickie and will now be travelling on to Gillie as a prize for leaving my 7000th comment a while back.

10. Joan Elliott February Cherub

 

This is the February design in the Joan Elliott Diary which was the cover gift with World of Cross Stitching magazine in 2013.

I stitched this design on 28 count evenweave which I dyed with fruit tea.  It smells lovely when you stitch on it!

I used the recommended DMC except for some of the reds which weren't quite right.  I also changed the backstitch on the wings to grey.  There was a heart border but I left that off.

Mounted for my scrapbook:


09. Lizzie*Kate Autumn Sampler Snippet

 

I stitched this over one on 28 count blue evenweave using most of the recommended DMC conversion. 

The original design had a leaf button but I used a pumpkin instead.

I also had a cunning plan to avoid stitching all that green hill. 

I coloured it in using a fabric pen! 

I did the same on the Spring design and it looks great, as well as saving a lot of time.

I've scrapbooked the finish, just mounting it on two squares of coloured card along with a Knotted Tree design from the 2012 JCS Hallowe'en Ornie mag. 

There is a companion to that which I will mount with these two once I have stitched it.

 

I also added some metallic leaf stickers:

 

08. Just Nan Crowjackers Jockey Jack

Stitched on 32 count lavender evenweave.

Companion to Gasper Ghost and Beulah Witch

07. Just Nan Crowjackers Beulah Witch

Stitched on 32 count lavender evenweave.

Companion to Gasper Ghost and Jockey Jack

06. Just Nan Crowjackers Gasper Ghost

Stitched on 32 count lavender evenweave.

Companion to Beulah Witch and Jockey Jack

05. Stitching Out Stigma ASD Acronyms

This is a piece I designed and stitched for the Stitching Out Stigma project.

The premise is that although the child is surrounded by all the acronyms relating to being autistic, he is jumping for joy out of them.  It almost looks like he is throwing them in the air.

I stitched this in a rainbow of colours because autism is a spectrum, like the rainbow.

Here is the full list of what the acronyms stand for (how many did you know already?)

SEN                Special Educational Needs

ADOS             Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule

BSL                 British Sign Language

IEP                  Individual Education Plan

NAS                National Autistic Society

CAMHS          Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service

CIR                 County Inclusive Resource

DLA                Disabled Living Allowance

EHCP              Education, Health and Care Plan

MDA               Multi-Disciplinary Assessment

ADHD            Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

PECS              Picture Exchange Communication System

SLT                 Speech and Language Therapist

GDD               Global Delayed Development

BID                 Bilateral Integration Disorder

CAF                Common Assessment Framework

SPD                 Sensory Processing Disorder

ODD               Oppositional Defiant Disorder

OCD               Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

LSA                Learning Support Assistant

MLD               Moderate Learning Disability

SLD                Severe Learning Disability

PDD-NOS      Pervasive Development Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified

ADD               Attention Deficit Disorder

SNO                Special Needs Officer

CDC                Child Development Clinic

PDA                Pathological Demand Avoidance

04. Lizzie*Kate Friends are like Angels

This was my Day 4 start for the DUCJC.

Stitched on 25 count yellow evenweave.

I used:

 Jodyri Salsa for the words, 

DMC 115 for the heart, 

DMC 90 for the stars and 

Anchor 979 for the blue border.  

Random beads around the stars.

This chart was a PIF from Sarah-Beth and will be passed on in April.

03. Madame Chantilly On the Beach

On the Beach by Madame Chantilly

Stitched on Kynance evenweave by Sparklies

The fabric is especially dyed by Kate from Sparklies.  I made several colour changes, the blues are 798/799/800, the starfish are 950 and the shell is 842.  The dark tips to the seagulls are 3799, the charted black was just too harsh.  Albert is my cousin's baby.

02. SF Vailly Cuore di Hallowe'en

Cuore di Hallowe'en by Savoir faire Vailly

Stitched over one on 32count Cognac evenweave

DMC B5200, 310 and 740

01. Nicola's Birthday Card

A freebie from this French website Broderie.  

Stitched over 1 on 32 count evenweave.

58. Margaret Sherry Two Mice Bearing a Gift

Two Mice Bearing a Gift by Margaret Sherry

The chart was a cover gift from Cross Stitch Crazy magazine (issue 184).

Stitched on 28 count evenweave as a Birthday card for Mouse.

57. Jacquie My Journey Silhouette Owl

This freebie design comes from Jacquie and is available from her blog My Journey.  

I stitched it on 28 count black evenweave using a GAST thread appropriately called Harvest Moon. 

56. Acorn House Designs Poinsettia Merry Christmas

Poinsettia Christmas by Acorn House Designs

stitched on 28 count sparkle evenweave using WDW and GAST

The clay poinsettia is available direct from AHD

The chart was in JCS Christmas Ornie Special 2013

Finished into a cube finish in January 2016

55. Little Stitcher 12 Days of Christmas Day of Tradition

Day of Tradition
From The Little Stitcher 12 Days of Christmas booklet.

Stitched on 32 count Vintage Grain Linen

54. Little Stitcher Miss Santa

Miss Santa from Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornie Preview 2014

Stitched on 32 count Vintage Grain Linen

Amended the words to co-ordinate with 12 Days of Christmas series.

53. Tempting Tangles Jack-A-Rachnid

From JCS Sep/Oct 2013

Stitched on a random piece of fabric from a Crafty Kitten grab bag

52. Little Stitcher 12 Days of Christmas Day of Finishing

Day of Finishing
From The Little Stitcher 12 Days of Christmas booklet.

Stitched on 32 count Vintage Grain Linen

51. Joan Elliott Green Goddess

Stitching information:

Fabric - 32 count Murano Sunlit Heath by Crafty Kitten

Threads - as charted in DMC and Kreinik

Beads - Mill Hill as charted

Changes - I smoothed her jawline as my Mum prefers that to the "stepped" look.  I left off the large square border as we preferred her as a circle.

Chart - originally in the Ultimate JE Collection and now available as a chart from Joan Elliott or her suppliers (JE039)

Trivia Fact - the fabric was a Ltd Edition which Dawn decided to add to the collection after I kept asking for pieces of it.  She named it after part of my address.

50. A Mon Ami Pierre Noel Blanc

Stitched on 32 count Millenium Blue Belfast linen.

Using DMC Blanc.  

I changed the greens so they would show up better against the blue fabric.

I started this in December 2013 and worked on it each evening for the short time the Small Boy was in the bath.  Some evenings I barely managed half a length of thread, others I stitched two lengths!