Crazy January start #22

Day #22 of the Ultimate Crazy January Challenge is Believe by Mary Engelbreit.  This chart is in the book, Mary Engelbreit Christmas Ideas, Make Good Cheer!  I'm stitching on 28 ct black Cashel linen and it will be about 11" x 16".  I started in the middle on Santa's coat, which has 4 different shades of red.  Most of the colors in the design are tweeded, or blended, 2 strands of one color and 1 strand of another color.  I really enjoyed stitching on this linen!

Believe

Believe

I also stitched on another Christmas design from my WIPocalypse list, Candy Cane Christmas by Ursula Michael.  I started this for the Crazy January Challenge last year but never stitched on it again after the first day.  Today I stitched on the letter "M" in Merry.  I'm using very sparkly Charles Craft Stardust silver-dusted 14 ct Aida and it will be 11" x 8".

Candy Cane Christmas update #1

It's always time for Christmas stitching!

Crazy January start #18

Day #18 of the Ultimate Crazy January Challenge is Trick or Treat Greeting by Ursula Michael.  I bought this PDF download on crosstitch.com which I learned about from another cross stitcher, Vilemoo in Poland.  She was able to buy several charts by Ursula Michael on this website and not have to worry about postage and wait for shipping.  This chart uses glow-in-the-dark Kreinik floss.  I'm stitching on 14 ct Ecru Aida and it will be 11" x 6".

Trick or Treat Greeting

The companion piece from my WIPocalypse list is Holiday Cheer, also by Ursula Michael.  I started this in January 2012 for the Crazy January Challenge but never touched it again.  Today I stitched the snowflake and started filling in the letter P. This chart was in the January 2012 issue of Cross Stitch & Needlework magazine.

Holiday Cheer update #1

I buy all my matching Q-snap covers from Christine's Q-Snap Huggies!