Tuesday, April 10, 2012

A Finished Finish!

Except for one teeny tiny detail I do want to add before it's all said and done.  I do want to add a little jingle bell before it is given to Ms. Zoe for Christmas...but yes, I finished her Noel Christmas ornament!!  And I did it as a pillow ornament!!  Major improvement over last years uneven, hard as a rock ugly things!!  Still have lots of room for improvement, but oh so happy!!!
The front, yep, def. needs a little jingle bell in the center of the bow there don't ya think?
sorry it's blurry, I think there is a setting off somewhere on my camera, or I was extra shaky tonight. 
Tried to get a close up of the edge.  Tried to do something different.  I'm not real pleased with it.  I didn't want straight ribbon, but wasn't sure what to try.  I'm so new to this, and I'm not real creative in this manner.  I did add little beads though.

Overall, I think it is a huge improvement last year.  I have a lot to learn on finishing though.  I see so many beautiful ornament finishes and other type finishes out there in blog land, I just wish I knew how to re-create them!!  I did have a goal this week of finishing this ornie, and for all intent and purposes it is (gotta wait till I have the $$ and time to go get jingle bells), so I'm pleased with that.  The next 2 days the boys have appointments and I seriously need to quit procrastinating on the housework I said I was going to do!!  Friday looks clear so hopefully I will be in my cave working on stitching another Christmas ornament!!

11 comments:

  1. Congrats on finishing the ornie. I think it's real pretty. Oh yes, a jingle bell would look lovely on the bow :)

    Hugs,
    Veronica.

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  2. I love the design for your ornie. It's adorable. Congrats on your finish.

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  3. Congrats on the ormanent! I think it turned out fantastic! A jingle bell would be perfect for the bow!

    Also welcome to the lizzie kate SAL! I'm looking forward to seeing your progress... I went back and saw your last post on it and you've made great progress so far! Keep it up! it looks great!

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  4. Yay for you - a "finish" finish! I think your ornie is adorable, and ready to go on the tree :) Great job Shanda

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  5. Thank you all for the wonderful words and encouragement! Really does the heart good of a newbie stitcher like me!! Too many times I so disappointed and wish my work was as beautiful as what I see out there!! But I do so enjoy the process and many years down the road I'll probably laugh at these beginnings :)

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  6. Your ornament came out adorable. Congrats!

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  7. What an adorable finish to your finish! :) So cute!
    Just joined your blog....thanks for entering my floss giveaway! Also...LOVE your girl cave! I need one!! (though, my husband would argue that the entire home is my girl cave)! Happy Stitching!

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  8. @ Lesli, yeah, that was kind of an argument on this end, but yet, if I stitch in the living room, others want the TV, if I'm in my room, well...hubby might go to bed earlier. So I made a valid point that I wanted an ALL me space, that I could decorate without having to agree with anyone on...that I could shut a door to and get some privacy. It was just storage anyway and it's not insulated and no one was actively using it, so I used it just for me :)

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  9. Hi

    Your ornament finish is lovely, very cute!

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  10. I think your ornament is LOVELY, but I have struggled with my finishes as well (my second pillow ornament better than the first but still a LONG way to go. I have to say, even though I would have called yours a GREAT finish, it is nice to have someone else who feels like they have a long way to go on the finish learning curve. So many of the finishes are so beautiful and so perfect, it makes me feel inept. Your blog I found encouraging. Together we can do it!

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  11. Your Noel ornament looks great! I still haven't tried to make one myself.

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