Happy Dance - Holly Jolly Peppermint Wreath

Started: 6/11/2020

Finished: 6/15/2020

Stitching Time: 7 hours 13 minutes

Holly Jolly Peppermint Wreath was designed by Cynthia Young (Luhu Stitches) and can be found in the 2019 JCS Ornament Issue.  

It's stitched on 14-count light green Aida as charted.  I changed the colors in the bow from 741-744 to 208-211, because yellow/orange isn't my favorite color.

This is my June ornament for the JCS SAL on Facebook, but it's not the ornament chosen by the group.  

Next Up: September Owl

Happy Dance - Peppermint Pal

Started: 5/31/2020

Finished: 6/5/2020

Stitching Time: 8 hours 2 minutes

This is Peppermint Pal by Carolyn Manning from the 2019 JCS Ornament Issue.  It's the May ornament for the JCS SAL on Facebook.

It's stitched on light blue 14 count Aida with the called for DMC.  The only change I made was  to use 321 instead of beads for the fringe and bow.

It will be made into a pillow ornament (if I don't mess up the cutting).

Next Up: Bride Mouse

Happy Dance - Trimming the Tree

Started: 4/10/2020

Finished: 4/16/2020

Stitching Time: 8 hours 23 minutes

This is from the 2019 JCS Ornament Issue and was designed by Blue Ribbon Designs.  It's also the ornament that was chosen for April for the JCS SAL on Facebook.

It's stitched on 14-count beige Aida as charted with the called for DMC equivalents.  I'm planning to make it into a Christmas card later this month.

Happy Dance - Red Christmas

Started: 3/13/2020

Finished: 3/16/2020

Stitching Time: 2 hours 45 minutes

This is Red Christmas by Nikyscreations from the  2019 JCS Ornament issue.  It's called Red Christmas because it was supposed to be stitched in red, but I used DMC Variations 4519 instead.  It's stitched as charted on 14-count gold dusted Aida.

This is my ornament for the JCS SAL on Facebook.  It's not the chosen ornament for the month, but I wanted something quicker and not on dark fabric.

Next Up: Follow Your Heart

Happy Dance - Christmas Bullfinch

Started: 2/24/2020

Finished: 3/2/2020

Total Hours Stitched: 7 hours and 54 minutes

Christmas Bullfinch appeared in the 2019 JCS ornament issue and was designed by Punochka.  

It's stitched on beige 14-count Aida and stitched as charted with the called for DMC floss, except that I couldn't find my 3777 so used 355 on the bird instead.  I also substituted 347 for the 3777 in the ornaments and used black for the backstitching instead of white.  It looks like there should be another snowflake in the upper left corner, but it wasn't charted for one and I decided to leave it as is.

This is the February ornament for the JCS SAL on Facebook and  I will be making it into a small pillow.

Happy Dance - Moose Joy

Started: 1/12/2020

Finished: 1/16/2020

Stitching Time = 7 hours 35 minutes

Moose Joy is from the 2019 JCS Ornament Issue and is the January ornament for the JCS Stitch-a-Long on Facebook.  It's designed by Angel Stitchin.

It's stitched on 16-count Lt. Oatmeal Aida, but since I didn't have the called for specialty threads, I used what I had:  Blue Spruce, Nutmeg, Brandy and Cherry Wine.  All are Gentle Arts Sampler Threads.  The beads are Mill Hill #02012.

Next Up: Let's Learn From Our Cat (10 hours)