Gingerbreadman decorating the tree

Oh yay me!!
Finally managed to finish one of the decorations I've been working long time on. Would have never guessed that stitching on perforated paper is so difficult. Well in fact the stitching itself wasn't difficult but the needle kept dropping, *sighs*. So it was rather time consuming. And I have yet another ornie to finish as well..
Instead of using perforated paper on backing as well as instructed I used metal paper to add a bit of shine.

The ornament is Gingerbread Friend from An Elf Babies Collection by Brooke's Books, stitched on perforated paper, using recommended DMC threads and the beads that came with the kit.
Oh, it differs from the original with missing the hat which i didn't like :D

Taustalla aito 70-luvun vihreä keittiökaapiston ovi.
Ei mitään "retroa"!!

In recent copy of The World of Cross Stitching there came a freebie gift from a new, well not a new since they have all sorts of things in paper crafting, designer. I just had to stitch the little cutie!
I stitched it on patterned shiny linen by Dovestitches. so the blue things you can see on the fabric are not stains but snowflakes or stars. I used the yarns recommended on the design except for metallics I used Anchor's silver metal thread and the silver French knots I substituted with DMC metallic beads, color 647.
As a finishing I attached it on a pillow cover that I made for this purpose. With the help of a friend the finishing was left to be a bit of rustic and the fraying of fabric is seen.

Tyynyn taustakangas on kangasta jota viime vuonna tilasin
joulun aikoihin Jotexilta.

Design: Decorating the Tree
by: Lili of the Valley
(compliment gift at WOCS 2012)
Stitched on patterned opalescent linen

Cautious cat

Here is a finish that I haven't shown earlier. Well not a finished but all the same something where no more stitching is needed. I'm not sure yet how I will end up finishing it, so all the tips are welcome!
This is Cautious Cat by Margaret Sherry. The design was in a calendar one got as a freebie from Cross Stitcher years ago.

Hope everybody is having a good time!!

New Book and a finish!!

Today I bought myself a Cath Kidston book. I've been sort of her fan for a long time and now found her book from the sales. With the book came a package with what one can start to style one's own Cath Kidston bag.
Yay, me happy!!!

I have also manage to finish something lately. Lizzie Kate's Winter Cottage Boxer. It is made on Dovestitche's
dyed (sort of sparkly) aida with DMC threads. Love the frames I found to it.