Chalk Full: Snowy

Happy Friday, friends!

I've been working on getting some winter finishes added to my hutch this year, so I was so happy to get my Snowy mason jar chart finished up and added to the vignette.

The pattern is one of the charts included in Hands on Design's "Chalk Full: Snowy." I stitched it up on some black Jobelan and matted it first with some red fabric, and then again with black and white buffalo check. It's magnetized to the front of my white enamel flour tin that I use in many other vignettes, so it was a really simple finish. I absolutely love it!

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Hello Frosty!

Ever have a finishing idea for a piece and then when you go to actually finish it, you realize you have made a critical error in sizing? Well, that's what happened with this piece. I had "the most perfect" finishing item for this chart, and then once it was stitched and I went to go mount it, I realized it was at least two inches too small.... so I had to start from scratch.

I ended up just going with a basic frame. Once I finished the piece and the two backing mounts, it ended up being close to 9x11 inches, so this large frame I had in my stash had to do. I'm super frustrated about it, but at least I have a new piece to add to my winter vignettes this year.

The pattern is "Hello Frosty" from Stitching with the Housewives. It was stitched on 28 count black Jobelan using the called-for colors, except for the jar itself which I subbed out for "Caribbean Waters" from Classic Colorworks.

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Let It *Fake* Snow!

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Today I'm posting the last two pieces I have displayed in my winter hutch decor in the kitchen area. (If you follow me on Instagram you've probably already seen the hutch in pieces.)

I finished January Sampler of the Month by Country Cottage Needleworks as a baking tin finish to replace my Baked Goods finish from Christmas. To fit the size of the tin, I had to remove the two layers of snowflakes in the pattern -- which was a blessing because I HATE stitching snowflakes. I also removed the "January" marker. I do this with all of my monthly marker patterns now so I don't have to switch them out each month. Instead, I can keep them out for the whole season.

The stitched piece is matted with some black and white gingham and attached with a magnet since I use this tin in my decor a lot. I added some flocked greenery, a bow and a snowflake button to the top to jazz it up.

Fabric: 32 ct Vintage Country Mocha Lugana

CC: Black Coffee, *1 strand of Deep Fennel (w 1 strand 598)

WDW: Cocoa

DMC: 3363, 3853, 347, White

The second finish was January Stamp by Lizzie Kate. I just stitched the snowman and changed all the colors to match the rest of the decor in the hutch. Then I matted it with more black and white gingham and attached it to the side of this olive bucket I found at Hobby Lobby. I needed to fill it with something, so I found these small fake snowballs at Amazon and threw them in. It's the closest I'll come to snow here in Phoenix! (No, I don't miss it if you're curious!)

Fabric: 32 ct Vintage Country Mocha Lugana

DMC: 598, (1 strand each 3848, 3849), 310, 3853, 347, White

I also added these adorable gingham snowmen from Gena's Country Accents on Etsy to my display this year. They're just sitting on top of this aqua stand I found at HomeGoods. I just love these little snowmen!

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Brr... It's Cold Outside

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My second 2021 stitch and finish is the complimentary piece to Mr. Marshmallow, also by Brenda Gervais of With Thy Needle and Thread and it's called, "Brr... It's Cold Outside." I stitched it on 32 ct. Vintage Country Mocha Lugana using the called-for colors.

The stitched piece was mounted on some black and white gingham and then I just glued some flocked greenery to the top with a large red bow. I found these galvanized trays last year in Hobby Lobby's Spring Shop, and since they're galvanized, it makes using magnets that much easier so I can switch out the pieces for each season. 

This particular piece replaces my Cookies for Santa hutch finish from Christmas.

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Mr. Marshmallow

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We're moving on to winter decor in this house, so my first stitch and finish of 2021 is officially Mr. Marshmallow by Brenda Gervais of With Thy Needle and Thread.

This was a fun stitch as I transitioned from Christmas colors; however, that cup was no joke! It's not extremely large, but I feel like it took forever to stitch it up! I even ran out of Caribbean Waters 3/4 of the way through and had to get a little fancy with blending (can you tell?)

Mr. Marshmallow was an easy finish because it simply replaced "Gingerbread Street" in my kitchen hutch. It's just a mounted flat on a magnet with some greenery and a bow.

It's stitched on 32 ct. Vintage Country Mocha Lugana with the called-for colors, except I substituted Caribbean Waters by Classic Colorworks instead of Lettuce Leaf.

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