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Wednesday 15 January 2020

January Gifted Gorgeousness Link-up Post



Welcome to the January Gifted Gorgeousness link-up,the first one of 2020.  The link-up date continues to be the 15th and I will keep the link-up open until the end of each month so you have plenty of time if you are late posting.

The format remains exactly the same, there is a list of rules on the main sign-up page if you want to check what is required but basically anything connected to the word "gift" is allowed, whether it was a gift TO you or is a gift FROM you.

We do have a nice new logo and a new sign-up page - remember to add your blog here as well as at the bottom of this post for your January post.  If you have the link in your sidebar on your own blog, don't forget to update it to the new sign-up page.


My main project for Gifted Gorgeousness has been my Discworld Mappe by Lyndisfarne Designs, which will be a gift for my son.  This is where it was at the end of November:


And this is the portion I have been working on in January:


And the whole piece at the moment:

stitched on 32 count Murano custom-dyed by Sparklies

This is a Just Nan design called Christmas Friends, the chart was a gift from Mouse.  I've been using this as a travel and work lunchbreak project.  I am very close to a finish so here is the corner:


The final gifted project for this month is the 12 Days of Christmas by JBW.  Two of my friends bought two charts each for my Christmas present.  I started one design per day for the 12 Days of Stitchmas and completed the First Day: 

stitched on 40 count white linen, 1 over 2

Now it is your turn to show us your Gifted Gorgeousness for the month.  Please use your name or your blog name in the field and NOT the words "January Update" so I can easily see who has linked up this month.  And link to the actual post, not just your blog.  It is easier if you copy and paste the link, rather than typing freehand.

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Finally, I am taking sign-ups for the Valentine's Day Blog Hop.  The previous post contains all the information you need.  If you'd like to take part, please leave a comment.  If you are a "no-reply" blogger because you have not chosen to share your email on your profile, please email me direct or include your email in the comment.





18 comments:

Rachel said...

Lovely gifts! Now I can see why you wanted to return to stitching the owl; it's so sweet and stands out well against the green of the turtle's flipper. Congrats on finishing your first day of Christmas too. :)

Katie said...

Love the new logo image. Perfect. Thanks for hosting again. Beautiful work on your pieces. All linked up.

Kaisievic said...

Discworld is looking awesome! Great work. I am definitely shoehorning my GG this month - lol!

Clare-Aimetu said...

I love your Discworld, great progress

Cathy said...

You've made great progress on some nice gifts.

DJ said...

You've been busy!! The owl on your Disc world is so nice!! Lovely stitching on all your projects. I love the 1st day of your 12 days piece, what lovely friends you have! And another Just Nan...why am I not surprised? LOL It looks great so far!! Thanks for hosting GG again this year! Here's to lots of GG stitching!

butterfly said...

Beautiful stitching Jo .

jocondine said...

Your map is becoming huge and this owl is lovely (nice chart for some halloween work too). Thanks for this new GG year with this so great logo. xxx

Elfie said...

That's a great start on your 12 Days. I can hardly wait to see it on December. Your Mappe is just amazing. Such detailed work. Beautiful stitching! Plrase sign me up for the Valentine blog hop.

Tiffstitch said...

Excellent progress on Discworld and can't wait to see what that project looks like. Nice sneak peek. :)

Christine said...

The twelve days are growing fast

Julie said...

I agree with Christine, 12 Days is coming along beautifully, Discworld has grown lots.

RJ said...

All of your stitching is so lovely Jo. But, Discworld in particular is so awesome. What an amazing project! RJ@stitchingfriendsforever

Beth in IL said...

I finally linked up! Thanks for hosting again. Will have to change the link on my blog.

Needles Everywhere said...

Lovely work. So glad to be back in the blogesphere. Still learning how to make things works and am enjoying catching up on your posts while I work on things. Not sure how the "no comment" thing works, but I am trying everything to figure it out.

Susan said...

Wonderful progress. Mappe is really moving along. I'm enjoying watching 12 Days grow.

Bethan said...

Lovely gifts. Well done for finishing day 1 of 12 x

Leonore Winterer said...

Great progress on all your gift stitching! I made it and linked up, as well.