{"id":522,"date":"2011-11-18T18:01:31","date_gmt":"2011-11-18T18:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/designneedlepointkits.com\/?p=522"},"modified":"2011-11-18T18:01:31","modified_gmt":"2011-11-18T18:01:31","slug":"the-four-hour-needlepoint-ornament-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/18\/the-four-hour-needlepoint-ornament-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"The Four Hour Needlepoint Ornament"},"content":{"rendered":"

With less than a month to do to Christmas, I was getting challenged to finish my goal of 9 personalized needlepoint ornaments<\/a>. I needed to cut dramatically the time it took to needlepoint the ornaments. Could I do one in 4 hours?<\/p>\n

Looking at the needlepoint design<\/a> choices, I selected the Snowflake Design<\/a> — not too complex and only 3 colors, but there is a lot of background. If I were to meet my 4-hour goal, I had to come up with something even quicker than the open work I did on Santa in his sleigh <\/a>.<\/p>\n

To the dr\"\"<\/a>awing board — the custom needlepoint canvas<\/a> has a rich dark green background so why cover it up? Add red running stitches in alternating columns of over 3 rows and under one. It looked great and added a new dimensions to the otherwise plain background.<\/p>\n

And, canvas on stretcher, I headed off to my flight from Denver to Boston — 3.5 hours. When I landed in Boston, I had finished all but 2 square inches of the background. It only took me another 15 minutes to finish up when I got time at my destination and then another 20 minutes to sew it onto the green fabric stuff it and tie it up. Success!!!<\/p>\n

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As you can see, I used the same technique on the blue snowflake ornament with light blue on the dark blue background.
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Thanksgiving is not here and I am done with the ornament!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With less than a month to do to Christmas, I was getting challenged to finish my goal of 9 personalized needlepoint ornaments. I needed to cut dramatically the time it took to needlepoint the ornaments. Could I do one in 4 hours? Looking at the needlepoint design choices, I selected the Snowflake Design — not […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17,20,21],"tags":[83,106,111,115,135,264,265],"yoast_head":"\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\t\r\n