I'm releasing my second Ornament Tree later this month! The pattern is at the printer right now.
This piece was the result of last year's “Ornament of the Month” classes. The ornaments were all circular in shape and fairly simple - I did have to make the very first and "top" ornament a little more advanced to have a star at the top of the tree. When I was growing up, we always had a star on the top of our Christmas tree so it seems most "normal" to me for a star to go on top. And I LOVE Stars!
The "Ornament Tree" was stitched with space between the ornaments on one piece of canvas and then a mat was cut with the circles to show the ornaments as a tree. They were also stitched individually and finished as ornaments - they make a great “take-along” project and work up quickly. It's a great "Stash Reduction" piece if you do them in different colors.
The tree idea was inspired by people asking if they could stitch all the ornaments on one piece of canvas (to avoid so much Finishing work). The first Ornament Tree was stitched all in greens. For this second tree, I included three colorways - "Traditional" (red & green as shown, using Holiday Watercolours), "Neutral" using creams & golds, and "Jewel Tones" using Cranberry Watercolours.
Here's a look at the first ornament in the Jeweltone colors. I don't have any photos of the Neutral...
This would be a fun piece to rearrange the circles to create a more geometric piece. It would also be fun to do all the circles in different colors using a variety of threads for more texture and contrast. I'm hoping people will have fun with it and share photos with me. There's a lot to be done with this besides just stitching it like the photo! As you may be able to tell, I'd love to play with these designs to create something completely different...
If you'd like to pre-order the pattern, you may send an email to kathy@needledelights.com with "Ornament Tree" as the subject. The price will be $24 for the pattern and $74.95 for a complete kit. Order by August 17th and get the complete kit (pattern, canvas, threads, and beads) for $69.95.
