26. Primitive Needle Mystic Sampler

The Primitive Needle Mystic Sampler

Stitched on 40 count Newcastle Linen in Jewel Butterbeer by Under The Sea Fabrics
This was my daily project completing a 20 x 20 piece each day over 27 days

25. Dragon Dreams You Are My Gift

Dragon Dreams You Are My Gift

from Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornament Special 2010

stitched on 32 count green linen

Scrapbooked with Peace on Earth

24. Jessica Savage Accept

Jessica Savage - Accept

stitched over 1 on 25 count blue evenweave

Published in Cross Stitcher magazine

Finished as a foldable book:

On the reverse, I used the snarky sayings from our work calendar:

The whole thing concertinas up and is secured with a ribbon:

23. Just Nan Summer Night

stitched on 28 count Jobelan in Dragon Shades from Polstitches

This was my Summer Holiday project. 

I stitched a portion each day throughout the summer.

This post has the daily photos - Summer Night

22. Just Nan Butterfly Welcome

Just Nan Butterfly Welcome

stitched on 28 count Colonial Blue evenweave

21. Marie Suarez My Lovely Sewing Tools

Started back in 2011, this design was released in six parts by the digital magazine, The Gift of Stitching.

Stitched on 40 count white linen

I made a few changes apart from using the DMC conversion.  I used a mixture of one strand and two to create texture.  For the dark red I used an anonymous variegated from my stash for the over two parts and DMC 315 for the over one parts.
I added the beads in the border, the flower centres and the heads of all the little pins.  Those pin heads are on of my favourite things.  I added charms and buttons according to what I had which would fit.  This is 40 count so I needed tiny things.

Details:

This part was charted for a brass heart charm, a key, a flower charm and a button:

This part was charted for a crown but I really wanted these scissors to be near the S:

This part was charted for the scissors but I had the yarn charm so I wanted that to be near the Y.  It was a little bit big so I frogged the row of stitched under the herringbone and put it there.  Then added a button where the original charm had been:

This is another favourite part.  My original idea was to add the needle I had been using but as I mentioned above, I use 28 petites and it looked too tiny.  So I added a 24 needle I used on a different project.  The chart showed a stitched needle not a real one.

Cute buttons from the local haberdashery, chosen by my friend's daughter with the instructions "they must be under 8mm"

All the spools were satin stitched:

Adorable tiny over one stitches on 40 count and a sweet little tassel:

20. Sweetheart Tree Holly'n'Hardanger

The Sweetheart Tree - Holly and Hardanger

From Just Cross Stitch Ornament Special 2005

stitched on 32 count linen

I added a bow and ribbon loop on top

then used red drawing pins to hold the ribbon in place around the edge:

19. Jessica Savage Breathe

Jessica Savage - Breathe

stitched over 1 on 25 count blue evenweave

Published in Cross Stitcher magazine

Finished as a foldable book:

On the reverse, I used the snarky sayings from our work calendar:

The whole thing concertinas up and is secured with a ribbon:

18. Just Nan Summer Typography

Just Nan Summer Typography
Stitched on 32 count Pink linen
As with the previous seasons I changed one word.
There is a "Super" among all the Summers.

Companion to:

Autumn Typography

Winter Typography

and

Spring Typography

17. Just Nan Spring Fantasy

Just Nan Spring Fantasy

stitched on 28 count pink evenweave

16. Just Nan Butterfly Needlebook Side 2

Just Nan Butterfly Needlebook Side 2

stitched on hand-dyed 28 count evenweave

15. The Sweetheart Tree Christmas Joy Bellpull

The Sweetheart Tree Christmas Joy Bellpull

Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornament Special 2006

Stitched on 32 count linen