A Tomtes Christmas ~ Day 23 and 24

Day 23

Oh Christmas Tree!
Almost at that finish line! Woohoo! The tree is pretty much all stem stitch. The top ball is DMC 972, the branches are 704 and the stem is 699. I sprinkled a bunch of 666 french knots onto the branches.

Day 24

For the Star, outline is DMC 972 stem stitch. The wand holding the Star is 699 Stem stitch. The ribbon swirls are 666 and 816 stem stitch. The embellishments inside the star are 816 straight stitches and 704 french knots.
And that’s a wrap!! Woohoo!! ❤️💚❤️💚❤️💚

 

A Tomtes Christmas ~ Days 21 and 22

Day 21

The string of hearts is a 699 stem stitch swirl and outline of the large heart. The hearts are filled with DMC 666 satin stitch. I outlined the small heart with 816 stem stitch then popped on a 704 french knot at the bottom.
The bird is outlined in 816 stem stitch. The wing is filled with 704 satin stitch with a row of stem at the top. The beak is 972 satin stitch and legs are two 972 straight stitches. Pop on a little 699 french knot for the eye and the little bird is finished!!

Day 22

I can’t believe it’s almost Christmas!! The swirl and hearts are the same stitches and colours as the left side. This bird is outlined in DMC 704 stem stitch. The wing is 816 filled with satin stitch and a line of stem stitch on top. The beak and legs are 972 and a 699 french knot for the eye.

 

A Tomtes Christmas ~ Days 19 and 20

Day 19

I used DMC 699 stem stitch for the swirls. Big chunky DMC 704 french knots. The hearts are filled with DMC 666 satin stitch and the larger heart is outlined with 816 stem stitch.

Day 20

 I outlined the heart with a stem stitch in 816. Lines across the heart are 704 stem stitch with little stars going across in 972.

A Tomtes Christmas ~ Days 17 and 18

Day 17

The outline is stem stitch with DMC 704. The leaves are filled with DMC 972 and 699. Bottom leaf - straight stitches, middle leaf - satin stitch outlined by stem stitch, top leaf - straight stitches and a French knot.

The top circle is filled with 699 satin stitch and outlined with 704 stem stitch.

Day 18

Same stitches and Mirror image of Day 17

A Tomtes Christmas ~ Days 13, 14, 15 and 16

Day 13

The flower in the middle of the large heart is a bunch of lazy daisies made with DMC 699. The outline of all the hearts is DMC 816 stem stitch. The small hearts are filled with DMC 666 satin stitch and topped off with a DMC 704 french knot. 

Day 14

Mirror image the stitches and colours from day 13

Day 15

All the same stitches as the right side up hearts just flip them upside down 🙃🙃🙃🙃

Day 16

Same stitches, different side!! 

A Tomtes Christmas - Days 11 and 12

Day 11

The outline is stem stitch with DMC 704. The leaves are filled with DMC 972 and 699. Bottom leaf - straight stitches, middle leaf - satin stitch outlined by stem stitch, top leaf - straight stitches and a French knot.

Day 12

These leaves are the mirror image of the leaves from Day 11.

 

A Tomtes Christmas ~ Days 8, 9 and 10

Day 8

The little upside down heart is filled with DMC 666 satin stitch and outlined by DMC 699 stem stitch. The swirls are also 699 stem stitch topped off by two super chunky french knots in DMC 704.

Day 9

DMC 816 Stem stitch outline, I added some lines across the bottom and top with some extra straight stitches. DMC 704 satin stitch (this was not my best effort, I was tired so there is some wonkiness) with a stem stitch edge for the two bold lines. DMC 972 star stitch across the middle. DMC 666 French knots along the sides. The little ball at the bottom is 704 satin outlined by 699 stem.

Day 10

Get ready to stem stitch some swirls! I used DMC 699 with some DMC 666 french knots. The little balls at the end of the swirls are filled with red satin stitch and outlined with more green stem stitch.
I do love swirls! 

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