December Gifted Gorgeousness Link-up Post

Welcome to the December Gifted Gorgeousness link-up.  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.

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 last GG:

and at the end of November:

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

stitched on 32 count Murano custom-dyed by Sparklies

The stitching days have got shorter along with the daylight hours as there is so much else to do this time of year.  But every stitch counts.

I did make it along to my last Crafty Coffee Morning this week, I am working next week.  While I was there I completed the 25th Anniversary Cameo from Mirabilia.  The fabric was a gift.

stitched on random 28 count hand-dyed evenweave

Love the beaded necklace

And the beaded tiara

The original called for some flower beads but I just used four of the black Mill Hill beads in a cluster instead.

Because I used a hand-dyed fabric I didn't stitch the cream of the cameo or the variegated threads which made up the shadows to the frame.

I have one more thing to show.  This was a gift last Christmas, it went straight up on the tree and then got put away with the other stitched ornaments on Twelfth Night.  Unfortunately I forgot to take a photo before I put it away.  So when we got our tree today I made sure this ornament was the first thing to be hung on it and photographed:

This is a lovely Dragon Dreams design stitched for me by Ariadne from Greece.  Thank you, Ariadne, greatly appreciated and loved!

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 "December 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, the Advent Calendar Blog Hop is progressing nicely, doors opening every day and favourite films being shared. Don't forget to pop back each day and see what has been shared.