August Update

Where oh where does the time go? It's been a month since my last post! Shame.... I only have 3 projects to report progress on, my Halloween Ornament SAL, Christmas Ornament SAL and Fragments in Time 2017. My progress on the angel as stalled big time.

I finished Birds, 12 Days  by Hands on Designs, still need to back stitch the word. I've been thinking that beads would be a good alternate for the berries. I decided to try it out and used MH 553 for the berries on this ornament. While I am happy with the way they turned out I wish I had the petite beads instead. I plan on getting some of the smaller beads with my next order of cross stitch supplies.

Birds 

12 Days 

Hands On Designs

My HalloweenOrnie SAL this month is Spooky Tree, by  Elizabeth Designs. I know that this was in one of the Halloween Ornament Issues but I'm not sure which year. I stitched mine from JCS Halloween Collection. It was published in 2011 and contains a compilation of several designs from prior years magazine issues. The published ornament has 2 bat buttons in the upper left and right side but I don't have the buttons.   

Spooky Tree

Elizabeth Designs

JCS Halloween Collection

I have threads everywhere on my Fragments In Time. I'm off in my placement of the motif in the first block. I'm not going to frog it, so I worked some more on the dividing band to help with placement of the remaining. motifs.