Because of the illnesses, I have a a little bit more time on my hands for things like finishing my long awaiting Jesse Tree Ornaments. This is my first one, which I started three years ago when L was a newborn:
This next one I just started in October, and it was on track to be completed quickly when All Saints day costumes trumped it. I finished it yesterday:
We use our first Christmas tree as a Jesse Tree. It is a 20 inch table top tree that we got for our little apartment in Buffalo. It is perfect for the Jesse Tree ornaments. I am excited that one day we might actually have only cute little cross-stitch pillows instead of paper circles.
I found this tutorial on pillow ornaments, deciding against putting them in a frame. This just seemed more lasting. To make the patterns I used the pictures I already had and scanned them and put them into the pattern maker on this website. I them altered them to my colors and wishes.
Lastly, I am sharing our Advent wreath. Inspired by my friend J’s wreath, I went out and bought a charger to place under the wreath. Until this year I had been using a pizza pan covered in foil. This is much more pleasing to the eye.
I made this wreath our first year of marriage. The frame I found at Hobby Lobby. |
I like to do counted cross stitch projects. Do you have patterns for the whole Jesse Tree?
My email address for the cross stitch patterns: henderson.don@gmail.com
Sorry! I do not have the patterns. I just figured it out as a went a long, and actually switched to felt for the rest.