Genoa Santa Christmas Ornament - part of the Renaissance Santas Series by Mill Hill

I just finished this cross stitch Christmas ornament that is part of a Renaissance Santa Series (I bought the 3 Santa Series and the 3 Santa Series of Celtic Santas from The Stitchery online).  

This Santa is stitched on perforated paper and has stitching and beading.  I just need to add the felt backing and the hanger.  I keep the leftover perforated paper to use on my mixed media artwork - sometimes I stitch on it and sometimes I just use it as it is.

Art Journal page titled "Bee...the voice of the garden:

This was my latest Art journal page.  In a previous post I had shown some gelli plate printing that I had done for the very first time and this kraft envelope was one of my gelli prints.

I decided I wanted to use that on a page and also wanted to add a counted cross stitch element.  I decided because of the colors in the gelli print that I would cross stitch a bee and honeycomb to use on this page.

I used some Tim Holtz tissue paper, white doily, some honeycomb stenciling on a piece of vellum, a Tim Holtz mixed media die set for the black honey comb element, some cheese cloth, muslin that I had added some distress oxide ink to for color and then stamped with faux stitching.  I attached the fabric pieces together with a safety pin and added to my page with fabric glue.

I hope you enjoy this and possibly find some inspiration!

Bucilla Xmas Stocking - Sugar Plum Fairy

Hi everyone!  Another Christmas Stocking finished.  This is a Bucilla Kit called "Sugar Plum Fairy".  I made this stocking for my niece who just had her first child.  Her little girl's name is Charlotte.  My sister passed away several years ago, but had she been here, she would have made a Xmas stocking for Charlotte.  Since she was not here to do it for her, I made it for Charlotte in honor of my sister.  I used waste canvas to Cross Stitch Charlotte's name on the stocking rather than embroider it like it called for.  I like how it turned out.