Much love to All.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Sunflower Santa







The pattern is by "The Sunflower Seed"
There are only certain santa's I like in
cross stitch, This one is just adorable.
Combining Christmas my favorite holiday,
and Sunflowers, one of my favorite flowers.
Done on linen. The ornaments in the photo
are from my daughter who bought them back
from overseas for me. In the upper left, the cross
is from Spain, In the upper right the shoes are
from amsterdam, the lower left is from Germany,
and the lower right is from Switzerland. The were
a couple of more she bought me also. She also
bought back a ton of swiss chocolate, yes, I ate it
all. The best chocolate I have ever eaten.
I want SPRING AND SUMMER. Does anyone
else feel this way?

19 comments:

Myra said...

That is just adorable Cindy! I love the finishing and trim. I am ready for spring too.

Michele said...

Love him! Great santa and sunflowers too! lovely finishing :)

SocksAndMittens said...

This ornament is so pretty, Cindy! great finishing too. It's not too cold here in AZ but I feel I need more sun. So sleepy all the time :(

Cole said...

Love your finish! Your other ornaments from your daughter are lovely too. And Swiss chocolate?? Yum!

Lesleyanne said...

A gorgeous finish.

catherine said...

Such a fab ornament.
x catherine

gracie said...

A great Santa.....

Lisa Russell said...

Oh, how cute is that!! Love it!

Carol said...

What a handsome Santa, Cindy... Sunflowers are one of my favorite flowers, too, and yes, I'm more than ready for spring!

How sweet that your daughter brought home all those ornaments for you--each one is adorable. I especially like the Dutch shoes...

Charlene ♥ NC said...

That is so adorable! It has a Jim Shore-esk look to it, and your finish is perfect. Atta girl to your DD - such a sweetheart!

Christine said...

What a lovely ornament

Terri said...

I love the ornament and the way you finished it! Too cute!

As far as I am concerned, we could just skip winter and spring and go right into summer! :-)

Nancy M said...

Very cute finishing! I would have eaten all the swiss chocolate too.I was promised some by someone who lives in Switzerland, but never got any :-(

Deanne J said...

Great stitching finish. I love sunflowers

Ellen said...

Beautiful ornament! I also love Santa and sunflowers!

Hugs,

Laurita Hall said...

Lovely stitching + finish!!!!

Hugs,
Laurita

Theresa said...

I love this Santa!!!!!! Your finish is so pretty~~~~~

Sally said...

A gorgeous finish Cindy! I love the trim you used.

I'm still waiting for winter! It's been a mild one here with just the odd cold spell and I'm still longing for some good, hard frosts and some snow.

Pumpkin said...

Your Santa is gorgeous! The backing fabric and trim are just perfect for him :o) Congrats Cindy!