Just wanted to say I was looking at your needlework in the Kid's Forum. Beautiful! You are very talented. I especially loved "Jack" with the little sailor. A good friend does needlework, so I know how much you put into them. Very nice!
PS - I knew you would post on the Kid's Forum!
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Thanks for the kind words, you are right, one day my kids probably really will appreciate this. My eyes are not the best (family history of blindness) but I want to start an other project soon. Dawn's story about her Nonna ist so touching and inspirational.
BC
Your Christmas stockings, etc. are beautiful! They are what your kids will be so happy they have when they have kids of their own. Those kind of heirlooms are beyond value!
everyone! Yes, I takes a long time to finish a project like that but it's all worthwhile, at least I think so, the kids are now 21+22 and I'm glad I did this for them.
Dawn; your daughters stocking must just be lovely with roses and I'm happy to hear, that your are working on your son's . I might start again but for now there is so much going on with house & garden.
BC
Your cross-stitched Christmas items are wonderful! You must think back to many years of your kids' Christmas morning excitement when you see those stockings. My niece cross-stitched for a short time and she made one with roses for my daughter. I have begun to stitch one for my son, so he can have a special hand-made one too! (it will take a while-the fabric is navy and my eyes are not holding up so well, lol!)
If you do pick up the needle again, there are quite a few free charts available on the internet.
Those are all beautiful. So much work but just beautiful. I did crewel work a few years back and gave them away as gifts. Wish I had kept some now that I see your work.
I can only imagine how much work, detail and care were put into making those.
On this one I worked for a long time too bad I can only take it out once a year!
Here is my son's
Here is my daughter's Christmas stocking. Now, that she is grown up it becomes more a decoration.
I also like to tell you how much I enjoyed seeing your needlepoint. The story about your Nonna is very touching. I do cross-stiching too or better, should say, I did. At the age of 41 I had to remove a cataract, I'm doing fine but never touched the needle since - now I feel inspired! I'll take some pic s from my work later. Thanks
No need to be insecure! We all have lots of "vintage" stuff! I would have preferred an old iron bed for DD, but couldn't find what I wanted around here, so I went to Ikea. Her dresser is a deco style that we keep in the closet. It's a walk-in, so there is planty of space. I'm planning on painting it white to match her other furniture so that she can put it in the room when she's older and there are no toys. There is a beautiful vanity to go with it that also will get painted eventually. The mirror was a casualty of a "hide-and-seek" game with DD and her cousins when we first moved in, so it needs to be replaced. I think it will help give her room charcter. It's from DH's parents, do it's old and I would like to incorporate it into the house. So we all have our "vintage" stuff - doesn't that sound better than old?!
I really enjoy doing it. I began after my husband's grandmother gave me a birth sampler she cross-stitched for my daughter, my first born. Nonna was 83 at the time, and with her poor eyesight (cataracts) she managed to stitch a wonderful design with trains and teddy bears that incorporated my daughter's name, birth date, and weight. I was so touched by this gift, I was inspired to learn how to cross-stitch too. I got some basics from my husband's sister, as Nonna could not instruct me (she just "did" it, you know?) and I'm pretty much self-taught beyond that.
It's really not very difficult, but as you say it does take time. I don't always stitch with a place on the wall in mind, but it is nice when I manage to stitch something that adds to the decor. A bonus! I especially love stitching things specifically for my kids. I think it was a bit overkill on my part to post these additional pictures, but I'm a little insecure about showing photos of all my used/old furniture. By posting some of the needlework going into the room, I was hoping to illustrate where I'm going in there, lol.
p.s. I kinda knew you'd be there too!