Christmas Decorations

Hi I have been hard at work making items for my new Christmas shop on Folksy, ChristmasByCarol. I have made lots of nativity heart decorations and Advent Calendar bunting. I have so many ideas but the trouble is I don't have time to make everything. Here are a selection of the Christmas decorations I have made lately.

Hand embroidered earrings. Nutcracker design.

Hi, It has been a very busy but have had an enjoyable time over Christmas. We have a new puppy who is full of fun and a bit naughty. I didn't finish the earrings until after Christmas which was a shame. They were fun to stitch and I may make another pair before next Christmas. I was bought an online goldwork course from the Royal School of Needlework which I am currently working on. I haven't stitched goldwork before and I am really enjoying the process. At the moment I am applying the padding ready for the gold threads.

Hand embroidered pendant, Snow scene.

Hi I have finished another pendant necklace. This time I decided to stitch a snow scene. I thought a cottage beside a lake with fir trees in the snow would look nice. I used the same fabric as the last project to give that lovely frosty look. Very pleased with the final pendant. My next project will be earrings with a traditional nutcracker design.

Hand embroidered pendant.

Hi, Just completed a hand embroidery Christmas robin and holly design. I have mounted the embroidery in a gold oval frame pendant. The fabric I used for the background gives a lovely frosty feel. I love stitching for Christmas. More designs to come.

Hand embroidered Christmas tree decorations.

Hi, A few weeks ago I made a set of embroidered Christmas tree decorations on blue fabric. When my son saw them he wanted them for his Christmas tree so I have made them again but bigger this time so that I can sell then separately in my Etsy shop. They look lovely and I have enjoyed stitching them again. I think I will now make a couple of pendants and brooches on a robin or Christmas floral theme. More to come soon.

Hand embroidered Christmas tree decoration. The three Christmas teddy bears.

Hi, Just back from holiday in the Lake District. We were very lucky with the weather and had a great week. I had embroidered three new Christmas decorations for the Christmas tree before I went on holiday. I have a teddy bear called Sidney and thought I would use him as a basis for designing three Christmas teddy bears. They were great fun to sew and look very cute.

Hand embroidered Christmas tree decoration , a table runner and four matching place mats.

Hi,
I have been busy making more Christmas tree decorations, hand embroidered and designed by me. I love stitching these small hoops. This set are a daytime snow scene version of my village design shown in my last blog. I have also machined and quilted a table runner with four matching place mats. I have a few more of these to stitch so watch this space.

Christmas tree embroidered decorations and Advent calendar.

Hi, Just a short update today on the items I have been making. I have been quilting and sewing a table runner and place mats. I haven't finished these yet but as soon as I have I will post photos. I have completed a set of three embroidered Christmas tree decorations. I bought some gorgeous fabric that I thought would make a lovely night snow scene embroidery. I am really pleased with the results. They look great in the little hoops. I have also stitched two Advent Calendars, one is still waiting to have the hanging rod added but the other is completely finished. I added silver bells to the calendar to give it a little bit extra sparkle.

Hand embroidered jewellery

Hi, I have had a very busy time lately. I have just completed a commission to paint a wedding bouquet in water colour and am now drawing the design for this years Christmas card for my local church. In the evenings I have stitched several embroideries to make into jewellery mainly brooches and necklaces. I have embroidered several Christmas themed designs and also two dogs. I have some more different styles yet to make so its back to the drawing board and out with needle and thread.

Advent Calendar

Hi, I have made another advent calendar. This design is of an Angel. Great way for children to count down for Christmas and good fun to make.

Advent calendar

Hi, I have just finished making two more advent calendars. This is a really pretty design with a village scene and Santa flying over head. I really enjoy making advent calendars, great fun. Christmas decorations, stocking and advent calendars are for sale at www.etsy.com/shop/BrushesAndBodkins. I now have a lovely Angel design advent calendar to sew.

Christmas Card

Hi,
The year is racing by and all the lovely Christmas decorations are appearing in the shops and online. I love the glitter, shine and sparkle around. I was asked to draw a second Christmas card for the local church. I had drawn a card last year showing the church surrounded by Christmas flowers and foliage. The design worked well and became the basis for the embroidery shown in the previous post. The card has the Christmas services printed inside and looked lovely. This year I took inspiration from the Christmas bauble. I wanted to incorporate the image of the church in the drawing so I drew the church onto

the bauble. The church had to be slightly curved to look as if it was on a round surface. I was very pleased with the final card.

 I have also made an advent calendar. This is a lovely design with Santa and his elves. The calendar is for sale in my Etsy BrushesAndBodkins shop.

Embroidery Winter completed.

Hi,  I have completed the winter embroidery. I based the embroidery on a card I had drawn for my local church, All Saints. It was great fun to do and I incorporated a few different techniques. I stitched the foreground hellebore flowers (Christmas Rose) and the mistletoe in ribbon embroidery using beads as the berries. I machine embroidered some of the holly leaves on soluble fabric and stitched others in ribbon. The background holly, mistletoe, hellebore and ivy were embroidered in embroidery cottons using a variety of stitches. The church in snow completes the embroidery. I stitched the church in embroidery cottons using a variety of stitches. The wood effect flexi hoop works well as a frame and the work is backed with felt. I had great fun designing and stitching the embroidery. On to the next project.