Look What I Got

Tea and Crumpets by Princess and Me

Sweet Kim the excellent finisher gave me this as a thank you.  The iconic red double decker bus of London.  I will stitch it up to commemorate our trip there this summer.  Thank you, Kim!

Mega Post

Squiggee House stitched by LO

Who Dat stitched by LO

Petei Santa stitched by DF and finished by Kim 

Petei Shopping Santa stitched by RK

Super Pumpkin stitched by EG

Melissa Shirley Santa stitched by RK

Straight From Steph's Beauty Shop

BEFORE

AFTER

Betsy Ross finally has a hairdo I like.  Thank you, Amy Bunger!

Pumpkin Dilemma

Pumpkin ornament from Associated Talents

Closeup

Not sure about this color of metallic ribbon for the criss-cross hungarian stitch...

Beading My Brains Out

Snowflake Pear by Kelly Clark from The French Knot

Done!

It's a Pear Wonderland Here

All these pears are by Kelly Clark.  I am stitching the cream area of this one in the reverse continental with three strands of silk.

Harlequin pear from The French Knot

 I got this one back from the finisher and can't decide on the ribbon.

Halloween Patchwork pear from The Needle Works

Other ribbon choice

Sew charms on the bottom?

Project for the weekend.  I had the cutest little girl help me with my bead selections.

Snowflake pear from The French Knot

Look what I got

Petei for Painted Pony

Some cute Squiggee finishes

Isn't this the cutest thing?

Another Squiggee House

I think you are going to forgive me

   I didn't post yesterday but I think you will forgive me.  This entire set of The Twelve Days of Christmas by Melissa Shirley was stitched by ML using stitch guides from The Needleworks.  The finishing was done by Kim Hollifield.  

Harlequin Pear by Kelly Clark

From The French Knot

After I finished my MIL's ornament, I pulled out the next Christmas present.

It's a finish

Shelly Tribbey ornament for MIL

Progress on MIL's ornament

Shelley Tribbey ornament

I stitched the pot and beaded the ornaments/snowflakes.  Still bumbling around with the white area around the tree.

More finishing and Swedish MIL

Kathy Schenkel mini stocking

 DC stitched this to commemorate her child's summer "Down Under".  What a precious keepsake!

Texas Painted Pony Angel

I stitched this for me and no other.  I am native Texan after all.

Shelly Tribbey ornament

My MIL is of Swedish heritage and most of her ornaments are red and white.  I found this at Amy's Golden Strand the last time I was there.  Working away since the finishing deadline is looming.

Hope you think it was worth the wait

I haven't stitched in the last couple of days.  I was preparing for a Swan birthday party at my house.   Here's what I saw...

3-D tomato

 KH started this earlier this summer.  She not only stitched it but finished it as well.

View from the top with better light

 In addition to the cuteness above, she has stitched and finished all the Peteis below since February.  Did I mention she's a librarian with a family?

Painted Pony WOOF mini angel

She finished this for me.  So cute!

Kelly  Clark pear from The French Knot

In a vain effort to be as productive as KH, I put forth maximum effort and finished this.  Off the frame and ready to go to my finisher.

Endless basketweave to hop scotching

Green Magi from Heartstrings

 Off the frame and ready to go to the finishers.

Camel from Heartstrings Nativity

 Instead of finishing the Christmas ornaments for this year, I put this man on the frame.  He comes with a stitch guide.

What is the hump covering called?

Halloween ornament from Heartstrings

 I also put this on the frame.  I could not resist.

Angling scotch stitches

Adding the orange