About Silverlotus
Mother, Wife, Daughter, Needleworker, Knitter, Want-to -be-Writer
Toronto, Canada
Birthday: May 10
Interests: crafts, ancient history, Tarot, sleep
Site: The Lotus Pond
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2012 Yarn Stash-Down
Bottom Line: -859.1 yards
Tag Archives: Christmas Ornaments
Ornament of the Month – December
You’d think that I would eventually learn not to leave the most difficult thing to the end. This month I stitched Vermilion Stitchery’s 2006 Santa (from the 2006 Just Cross Stitch ornament issue) as my ornament of the month. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas Ornaments, Cross Stitch, Finishes, Ornament of the Month
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Dragons on the Tree
I’ve managed to both fall behind and to be right on schedule with Christmas this year. With less than three days to go, all I have left to do is some grocery shopping, a bit of baking, a little bit … Continue reading
Colds, Eye-less Santa, and An Argument with a Sewing Machine
My goodness. I didn’t intend to be away from my blog for so long. Unfortunately, we’ve had a rolling series of colds here for close to a month, and the last two weeks were my turn to be sick (from … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas Ornaments, Cross Stitch, Finishes, Ornament of the Month
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Ornament of the Month – November
Here it is: the penultimate ornament in my ornament of the month project: You Are My Gift by Jennifer Aikman-Smith of Dragon Dreams, from the 2010 Just Cross Stitch ornament issue. I apologize for the poor picture. I didn’t take … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas Ornaments, Cross Stitch, Finishes, Ornament of the Month
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A Year of TWs
As you may or may not be aware, I’ve been stitching one Christmas ornament every month for the whole year, taking one from each of the Just Cross Stitch ornament issues from 1997 through 2010 (I started in November 2010). … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas Ornaments, Cross Stitch, Finishes, Teresa Wentzler
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Two Skeins Short
I wouldn’t be surprised if someone described me as two skeins sort of a kit. But, that’s not what I’m referring to today. Unfortunately, I’m two skeins short of being able to finish my penultimate Christmas ornament in my self-imposed … Continue reading
Santa’s Little Helper
Last week I finished up the first of my many, many Creativ Festival projects: Santa’s Little Helper by Jennifer Aikman-Smith. He is stitched on Antique Brown perforated paper from Mill Hill, using DMC floss and white Fuzzy Stuff. I believe … Continue reading
