Hi again...since it is New Year's Eve, I will show you two pieces I have been working on....have not stitched at all for over two weeks...haven't been in the mood. Now with the Holidays coming to a close, it is time to get back to it...

The round ornament is by dede...I started the green part three times....at first I tried some Kreinik braid and that didn't look right. Then I tried something like Snow...that didn't look right. I finally settled on plain old DMC floss..doing the Nabuko stitch. For the white side I am using one strand of DMC white floss ,doubled, with one strand of DMC Fil metallise, doubled, to give it some shine. This is also in Nabuko. Then I will basketweave the circles in the corresponding metallic before stitching on the sequins.

For the poinsettia, each petal is in a different stitch. My green leaves on the outskirts don't look too swift...I still have to put in some gold metallic lines in the background and then make it into a pillow. Hopefully I will have this done by Christmas of 2009!!!