Friday I got the accessory kit I ordered for the Victoria Sampler Gingerbread Scissor Keep published in the 2009 JCS Ornament magazine. I managed to stitch and finish it up over the weekend! I used the template provided in the magazine for the final shape of it, but just finished as an ornament and not as a scissor keep. On this one, I really wanted to join the cording at the base, but couldn’t figure out how to do it and have it look nice, so this ornament ended up with a tassle:
Victoria Sampler Gingerbread Scissor Keep
While I had my finishing supplies out, I decided to finish one more ornament that I’d stitched earlier in the year:
Just Nan A Little Joy
So… I’m approaching the end of my 2009 Ornament Project. I have two more ornaments to stitch and finish, then one last stitched ornament that needs to be finished up!
Lovely, Holly – the finishing is perfect on this.
Absolutely gorgeous ornament. Holly, your finishing is supreme!
Judy Odell’s site has a tutorial for joining the cording. That’s the only one I know of… and I’ve never managed a join myself either.
Doesn’t matter, both your ornies look great!
Beautiful finishes, Holly! You’ve done great with keeping up with your ornament stitching & finishing! Congratulations!
I love both those ornaments! You are goig to have a beautiful tree this year!