Ornaments

Our Christmas tree is a hodge podge of homemade and store bought ornaments.  I've stitched many Christmas ornaments over the years, but I've given most away.  Here are a few I've kept:

My favorite of these is the carousel polar bear. 

 I've also made a bunch of smocked ornaments, but the only one I've kept is this smocked ball.  It is  at least 26 years old since I started smocking before my children were born, and this looks like a super simple beginner pattern.  I wish I'd kept some of the smocked drums I made, but I see them when we go to visit our relatives each year.

Over the years, I've been in many ornament swaps.

These two were made by my friend, Jen.

This is a box ornament from a Just A Thought exchange.  I don't know who KH is, but wouldn't it be fun if she saw her ornament here!

I think this ornament was made by Patti or Cheryl. I wish there were initials on this one, so I'd know for sure.

This Drawn Thread freebie  might be from Danielle or Patti.

 Dane, one of my German stitching buddies, made this one. It is a Shepherd's Bush pattern.

This is a Prairie Schooler pattern done by Kathy.

Jodi made these two, and I'm pretty certain that Kathy finished the purple one.

Jodi's over-one stitching is beautiful!

My mother-in-law is a crocheting machine.  She made the whole family Christmas card ornaments with crocheted trim.  She signed and dated them on the back, so I know they were made in 2004.  She made us at least 24 crocheted snowflakes when we first got married, but they need to be re-starched, and I wasn't up to the task this year.

Linking up: http://www.supermomnocape.com/2015/12/21/vintage-embroidery-monday-stitchery-link-party-37/

I goofed up when adding my link to the linky party, so I've got the wrong picture.  If anyone knows how to fix it, please let me know!