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Monday 15 February 2016

Gifted gorgeousness - February edition

Hi friends,

It's the 15th so that can only mean one thing...it's time for Gifted Gorgeousness hosted by the lovely Jo atSerendipitous Stitching  . The basic idea is to stitch something using something that was gifted to you - such as the chart, threads, fabric or embellishments or stitch something that will be a gift.

Nothing new to share I'm afraid, I did finish making up the dolphins (Mouseloft kit) for my friend Lauren and sent it to her with some stationary. 


I gave my friend Caroline this...Scandi Heart design from an old Cross Stitcher stitched on 28ct ivory evenweave using Dinky Dyes thread Aussie Dreams. I framed it in the hoop with a felt back and ribbon tie. 


And she gave me this beautiful kit and chainette yarn. 


I stitched this for another friend who's been under the weather lately. It's from a Cross Stitch Crazy chart book by Joan Elliott. I made a couple of adaptations so I could use the buttons on it. It's stitched over 1 on a bit of leftover 20ct Belana from a picture I stitched my Mum years ago, using a mixture of DMC threads (gifted by hubby) and Dragon Floss (gifted by Steph) in New Arrival and Grass Green, and finished off as a flat hanging with a beaded edge. 


So that's about it, I'm off to stitch the bottom half of the biscornu I've been doing for the winter swap. Nothing complex just a snowflake design I charted myself. (If I can find it after clearing out craft corner at the weekend). 

Don't forget my giveaway on the previous post and happy crafting. 

12 comments:

  1. Lovely :-) I do like your 'Good friends' project :-)

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  2. Lovely stitching and the kit your friend gave you is lovely

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  3. Lots of Gifted Gorgeousness, Kerry, I especially like your Good Friends finish.

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  4. Thanks for taking part in GG this month. I love your little JE pillow finish, and how funny, I've just seen the exact same phrase on another blog - Anthea who is new to GG this year.

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  5. Beautiful finishes! I'm sure everyone loved their presents :D

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  6. Lovely stitching, I especially like your little ornament at the bottom of your post :)

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  7. I enjoyed reading your blog. That little heart design is way too cute!

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  8. Your JE stitching is lovely.... great to see the buttons :o)
    Great post!
    Hugs xx

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  9. WOW! Love the stitching and the colors.....
    xxx

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  10. Hi Kerry, Hopping on from Jo's GG post. I like the dolphin ornament and the hoop finish. Oh i love the JE finish,such lovely colors.

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  11. Hi Kerry!

    Loved your finishes. Particularly loved the bead trim you used on the ornaments. Just goes to show how that same thing can be used in dramatically different designs :) Those little buttons are adorable too :)

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