Merry Merry!

Hmm....after all their hard work, I wonder if Santas relax after their big night...

Here's the grouping of most of the stand ups as they've been displayed this season on my piano.

Merry Christmas to all!

Absolutely Ready!

Perched on the roof. . .halfway down the chimney.  Santa can't get more ready than this one from Mile High Princess designs.

Just Hanging Around

This double sided hanging Santa is yet another favorite.  It was a painted canvas with stitch guide and I love the beautiful details from the shading on the face to the gifts in his bag.  I also have great memories of stitching this piece on the plane to and from a wonderful week in Paris!  The same stewardess was working both flights, and we had a lot of fun talking about stitching in general and my progress on this little Santa in particular. 

Could Santa Be Irish?

An Irish Santa?  With all the green, with this Santa, maybe he's Santa MacClaus. . . .???

Alternate Transport?

I guess if you have super powers like Santa, you're not limited to traditional animal based transport!

This piece was a painted canvas I picked up at my local needlework store's annual garage sale.  I used fibers from my stash for Santa and the duck's beak, eye, and feet.  I spent a lot of time coming up with a good stitch for the bulk of the duck (but I was not forward thinking enough to write it down).  I'm also really pleased at how the background came out.  Most of it is dark blue DMC floss. . .but there are also "clouds" of closely matching blue metallic that really turned out well. . . hard to see in the photo though. 

Packed and Ready to Go

I remember this Santa because I was stitching him during a trip to England with my sister, nieces, mom, and DH in 2000.  The pattern was published in Stitcher's World magazine, and I think he's just the epitome of today's dapper, but traditional Santa.

Falling Behind

Well, so much for my good intentions to post a Santa every day. . .   Somehow yesterday got lost in the shuffle.  To make up, here are two delightful Libby Sturdy Santas, her Jingle Bell Santa finished as a stand up plus a little Russian Santa ornament.  These are two of my very favorites!

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