22. With Thy Needle & Thread January Wordplay

Stitched over 1 on 32 count Star Sapphire linen

January Wordplay by With Thy Needle & Thread's Brenda Gervais.

Once again I changed several of the colours to co-ordinate with the pale blue fabric.  I made the little birds into cardinals too.

April can be seen here.

21. Mill Hill Frosted Heather Rose

Stitched on 28 count evenweave.

This is a Mill Hill beaded sampler called Frosted Heather Rose.  I won it in a giveaway organised by Rosey of Ishkabibble.  

This is a nice quick stitch, provided you can set up your area in such a way that you won't be disturbed for a few hours!  It is easier to bead as you go too.

I even had the perfect frame in my stash too.  

20. Blue Ribbon Designs Boo Mansion

Stitched on 32 count Twilight Blue linen

From JCS October 2011

Scrapbooked with Owls by Midnight

19. Joan Elliott Believe

Stitched on 28 count Robin's Egg opalescent evenweave from Silkweavers

One of a series of four words from Joan Elliott's book Bewitching Cross Stitch.

I changed one fairy into a boy fairy as there are both boys and girls in the class.

This is intended as a gift for my younger son's Year 1 teaching staff.



Hope can be found here.

18. Anchor Kingfisher

Stitched on 28 count blue evenweave

using mixture of Anchor and DMC

Chart was cover gift with World of Cross Stitching magazine.

Intended as gift for Reception Class staff at my younger son's school.  Each class is named after a different water bird. 

17. Blue Ribbon Designs Owls by Midnight

Stitched on 32 count Twilight Blue linen

From JCS October 2014

Changed the trees to dark brown from black, tweeded the owls and used DMC 4090 for the moon.

Scrapbooked with Boo Mansion 

16. Just Nan Haunted Pumpkins Tree

Stitched on 28 count Chocolate Orange evenweave from Crafty Kitten.

Heart charm supplied with chart.

15. Just Nan Poor Jack

Stitched on 32 count Lavender evenweave.

Just Nan freebie.

Finished as a Halloween Dangler Ornament

14. Stitchers Anon Marley was Dead...

Stitched over 1 on 28 count Platinum Cashel linen.

This one is by Stitchers Anon and is based on Charles Dicken's book A Christmas Carol.  She also does the three Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

13. Just Nan Winter Typography

Winter Typography by Just Nan

Stitched on 32 count Lilac linen

Companion to 

Autumn Typography
Spring Typography
and
Summer Typography

12. Prairie Moon Thine is the Trick and the Treat

Stitched on 40 count hand-dyed linen using DMC 310

Read the full story here

And all framed:

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.