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

14. Just Nan A Little Joy

Just Nan A Little Joy

stitched on 28 count Platinum linen
From Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornament Special 2002

The fabric next to it will be the backing fabric for the ornament finish. 

 The original was charted so the small design in the centre was stitched over 1 on a separate piece of fabric and then put into a tiny frame attached the main design.   But as I don't have a tiny frame, 
I stitched it direct on the fabric and added a little gold backstitched frame around it.

13. Just Nan Butterfly Needlebook Side 1

 

Just Nan Butterfly Needlebook Side 1

stitched on hand-dyed 28 count evenweave

12. Dragon Dreams Peace on Earth

Dragon Dreams Peace on Earth

from Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornament Special 2002

stitched on 32 count green linen.

I changed the words to Peace & Harmony, the song familiar to fans of Peppa Pig!

Scrapbooked with You Are My Gift

11. Just Nan Butterfly Lace

Just Nan Butterfly Lace

stitched on 32 count Lavender evenweave

Scrapbooked with Dragonfly Summer

10. Dragon Dreams Not a Creature Was Stirring

Dragon Dreams Not a Creature Was Stirring

from Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornament Special 2001

stitched on 32 count green linen

added some metallic threads to the bauble

The frame is an old Christmas card

Scrapbooked with Never Too Big To Believe

09. Mill Hill Daffodil Egg

I was given just the chart from this beaded kit so used the DMC conversion to stitch it on 18 count yellow aida.

I finished it as part of the trim for Satsuma Street's Nest Egg

(see previous post)

08. Satsuma Street Nest Egg

Satsuma Street - Nest Egg

stitched on 32 count linen Marie's Daffodil by Chromatic Alchemy

I used the recommended colours but backstitched round the goose and the eggs to make them stand out against the lighter fabric.

Finished in a box frame trimmed with a felt border from an Easter basket and a Mill Hill design called Daffodil Egg.