Gifted Gorgeousness for December 2023

 I was part of an ornament exchange with the Tudor Rose Sampler Guild . Here is the ornament I received:

Gifted Gorgeousness for November 2023

 This lovely SAL is hosted by the wonderful Jo over at Serendipitous Stitching. Just post a photo of something that is a gift, was gifted to you or you call call a gift in some way.

These hearts fit so well into this category. Clara over at Clara Stitching taught me how to make these hearts on her workshop although I swore I didn't like goldwork. Her teaching was a gift to me! I made two as gifts for my mom:

And then my sister said she would like to gift this one to a friend:

I still need to put a backing on them and a pin of some type. The last one needs a cross too, but I will be able to put them in the mail before Christmas which is also a win!

Which reminds me, I need to get to work on my ornament exchange...

Gifted Gorgeousness October 2023

 Well, life has been crazy around here or so it seems. I've been super busy canning apples:

I've made several batches of apple butter along with a ton of dried apples. I need to make some apple sauce next!
 

My apple butter will be a gift so it counts as a Gifted Gorgeousness post, correct?

I have done a bit of stitching. My latest obsession is with gold work. This little frog kit may be a gift for my son. We will see. He is adorable and I love stitching on him.

 Oh! Gifted Gorgeousness is the brain child of the lovely Jo over at Serendipitous Stitching

Gifted Gorgeousness for August

 Well, today is Gifted Gorgeousness day. This is where we post photos of projects that are gifts, will be gifts,etc. Go see Jo's post at Serendipitous Stitching to see and learn more.

I almost abandoned this project:

I keep making mistakes on this brown motif-

Here is where I am today:

Hopefully I did not miscount again, but I have a bad feeling.

Gifted Gorgeousness July 2023

 Well, today is the day we celebrate all things that are gifted. This is the brainchild of the lovely Jo. Go check her blog out!

Well, I thought I was making great progress on Pour Ta Fete:

I knew I had made a stitch over one, but I thought I could compensate for it. Then I realized I would have issues with the motif that is in the center of the swag! So I spent a bunch of time ripping. Sigh.

Hopefully I can get this section done by next month.

Gifted Gorgeousness May 2023

I have been working on Pour ta Fete. My goal is to finish it in 2023. We will see how that goes. I love stitching on it but made the fatal mistake of not going with my gut and doing it all in red.

 I like how it looks, but am not in love and doubt I will hang it on my wall. 

I also have another dilemma; do I add to the piece? Do I personalize it? There are lots of empty spaces and I think the girl who originally stitched it got tired of the piece and just wanted it done. Since I don't love it, should I just stitch it as charted and move on? Or should I add something that makes it more "me"?

Oh! GG is the brainchild of the lovely Jo over at Serendipitous Stitching We are to post something that has to do with gifts on the 15th of the month or there about.....

Gifted Gorgeousness for April 2023

 Gifted Gorgeousness is the brainchild of the wonderful blogger Jo. Go check her out here.

I managed to get 500 stitches done on my HAED. Here is where I started at the beginning of the month:

Here I am now:

Gifted Gorgeousness March 2023

 Well, I have been trying to get Pour ta Fete done. I have made some progress, but I really need to give her some serious time.

Go check out Jo and see all her fun stitching!

Gifted Gorgeousness February 2023

 First, thank you for all the lovely comments on the last post. Aren't Jo's blog hops fun?

Here is the Valentine I stitched:

It is a little Mill Hill kit that I stitched while visiting my family. I have an idea how to use it, but need to do a little more stitching....

Today is Gifted Gorgeousness, where we post photos of things we were gifted, are going to gift, have the word gift in them... You get the idea. It is hosted by Jo over at Serendipitous Stitching
 I received this Heaven and Earth Design chart years ago and have decided to try to work on it a little every month-500 stitches is my goal. 

Here is where I left it in January:

And here I am today:

I also made some progress on Pour ta Fete:

I'm close to the right edge on this piece!

Pour ta Fete and GG 2023

 Gifted Gorgeousness is the brainchild of blogger extraordinaire Jo . On or around the 15th of every month we are to post a photo of a project that fits under the title of "Gift". Pour ta Fete was a gift from a young girl to her aunt originally. Or I think that is the story...

Here is where I was at the end of 2022:

 Here I am now:

I did finish another page before the end of 2022 so there is a chance to finish this in 2023.