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December 18th, 2007

how-to of the day: paw-print ornaments, part two

I finally got the paw-print ornament done… but I ended up using a different fabric than I started out with :-)
Here’s how it turned out:

I used my embroidery machine to write my dog’s name & “Christmas 2007″ with plain white thread.   I trimmed around the edges and then used a decorative zig-zag stitch to sew […]

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December 15th, 2007

how-to of the day: paw-print ornaments

I share my life with three mischievous dogs who I love dearly :-)  I like have ornaments on the tree that remind me of my pets and so I created this project.
If you’re not comfortable using paint on your dog’s paws, just use a small paint brush and paint your own version of pawprints.  If […]

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December 4th, 2007

igolochkoy Christmas tree ornament

I finally had a chance to sit down this afternoon and finish the embroidery on my latest project, an igolochkoy (Russian punch needle embroidery) Christmas tree ornament:

I used plain cotton DMC floss for the berries, outline of the leaves & the border. The pale green leaves are silk floss that I picked up in […]

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November 17th, 2007

yo-yo Christmas tree ornaments

Oops.
I just left a very pretty Christmas wreath that I made out of yo-yos & ribbon at a local craft store.
Without taking a photo to share with you all!
It’s a demo for a class I’m teaching in December & I will get it back…  I just should have remembered before I left the store today […]

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