Monday, December 24, 2012

HO HO HO

The embroidery club that I belong to has a holiday party each year where we exchange gifts. This year I made this super cute Santa tree topper from Happy Hollow Designs.
Quilted tree topper
Actually I made two of them because I wanted one for my self. 

I have to admit that while the Santa tree toppers turned out cute, the directions were a bit confusing to me. I had to read them multiple times, and I really needed to rely on the photos to figure out how to piece Santa together.

Quilted tree topper
A girls gotta have hot fix crystals!!!

Santa went together really fast, but the beard was challenging. The directions called for the Santa cone to be sewn up first, and for the beard to be hand stitched on.  I'm not a fan of hand sewing, so I left the cone flat and machine sewed on the beard.  Then I sewed the cone up, and only had to hand sew on a few strands of beard to cover up the seam.

I found the glasses at a local hobby store. I think they just complete him. The buttons I had in my stash.
Quilted tree topper

While technically this Santa is supposed to be a tree topper, I think he makes an excellent centerpiece.

Merry Christmas...have a magical Holiday with your loved ones.


3 comments:

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  2. Wonderful.... Love your super cute Santa tree topper and good luck for your party... Your embroidery digitizing club looks great. Thanks

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  3. Sure, here's a comment for the blog post:

    "Your festive designs are truly inspiring! The creativity and detail in each piece capture the holiday spirit perfectly. I especially love the 'Ho Ho Ho' design—it's both cheerful and charming. Thank you for sharing your talent and ideas with us. Could you please Convert image to PES format for embroidery? It would be wonderful to bring this delightful design to life on fabric."

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