Thursday, April 9, 2009

A Finish & An Exchange.....

I finished Erica Michael's "Serenity" this afternoon & I love how it turned out. The pic is kinda crooked, but you get the idea. :-) I didn't stitch it on the silk guaze, obviously, I used 32 ct Antique Ivory Belfast and I changed all the colors (as usual!). I used DMC for the words & WDW for the border blocks. I can't wait to get it framed & hung up. :-)


Next is the ornament I sent to Julianne in the year long Ornament Exchange group I'm in. She received it today & says she really likes it. I know Julianne loves Prairie Schooler, but I had no idea what all she already had stitched or what would be stitched for her, so I decided to do her initials from the PS Christmas Alphabet leaflet & make it a 2 sided ornament. It was really fun to stitch & I hope she likes it as much as I do! :-) Below you can see the front & back & the two pieces before I cut the apart to stitch together.





Thanks for stopping by & happy stitching!

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

Amy, love your finish! Ornaments are too cute! Finally got a blog :)

Becky K in OK said...

Serenity is beautiful. I know Julianne loved her ornament.

Shelleen said...

woohoo!! great piece.

Diane (di) said...

Amy they are so pretty. I hadn't seen Serenity before... just beautiful. Julianne is going to love that ornament, too. Great job!!

Petra said...

Serenity is wonderful! You did a great job...it will be beautiful framed. Lovely saying too.

Great ornament! So what's next pal?

Kajsa said...

Nice finish! Those ornaments are great!

staci said...

Congrats on your Serenity finish, very sweet! And love the ornie you stitched for Julianne!!!

lynda said...

Your serenity prayer is lovely and the ornie is adorable! I'm sure julianne will love it.

Deb said...

Your finish is beautiful. And the ornaments are really cute too!

Julianne said...

Amy,

I do LOVE the ornament that you made for me. It's so nicely done, and I love that it is two-sided. Thanks again.

I hope you and your DH have a very Happy Easter.

CindyMae said...

Serenity looks amazing! You done a fantastic job stitching it!!! The ornie is just great! I love it!

Lisa said...

The Serenity Prayer is beautiful. I have been looking for a pattern for this prayer - so I am glad that blog surfing brought me to yours this morning.

Anonymous said...

Amy, your stitching is just beautiful! You inspire me!

Chris said...

Great job on the stitching Amy. I like the Serenity prayer pattern. And I stitched the "J" last year on a RR, I love that PS Christmas Alphabet.

Carolyn NC said...

They both look great, Amy!

Brigitte said...

Your finish looks beautiful. And the ornament is just darling.

Sylvie said...

Congratulations on your finish.
The ornies are cute!

Dani - tkdchick said...

Wow that is a beautiful finish! Lovely ornaemnt too!

Nicole said...

Beautiful finishes Amy! I love how you did the ornament! That is such a cute idea!

Sharon said...

Beautiful finish and a pretty ornament!

Terry said...

I love both your finishes. Great job Amy!