Well, I can't do that kind of work, but I have been having the best time making "Chrismon" Christmas tree ornaments for my new church's new Christmas tree. The new building's higher ceilings inspired someone to pass the hat and buy a bigger tree, sadly artificial but still nicer than the old one. They need new ornaments in the 8- to 10-inch range. You know what that means? There are many, many more pixels in an ornament that size than the usual 3-inch range I shoot for. At least four times as much fun, and I still have five months till Christmas to work on these. My work table is fairly groaning with the weight of thread and beads and sequins crying out to be sewn and crocheted together. In fact, when the word goes out that you need beads and such, people start volunteering to unload their craft closets on you. There is a place in the world for people afflicted with OCD.
4 comments:
Oh my goodness, your work is gorgeous! Where do you get your patterns from? I'm terribly slow, but I could possibly make one or two a year, and I've been wanting to make something for Advent or Christmas for the children to take with them as they leave home. You've inspired me.
A Chi-Rho. That's something you don't see everyday.
Beautiful work. I'd like to see these on the tree.
You don't see chi-rhos a lot? You don't hang out with Episcopalians. :-) Kelly, I got these patterns off the Internet by Google-Imaging for "Chrismon."
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