Merry HO HO

Just wanted to hop on here for a minute and share my latest creation, which became our new doorhanger this yr.  I am very happy w/the way it turned out.  I finished it a couple of wks. ago and decided that since it ended up being a really good size, I would hang it on our front door for all to see.                                 

 I stitched it on 10 ct. White Birch Heatherfield fabric that they no longer make, using all #8 Pearl Cotton, mostly WDW overdyed threads. I love the little flecks of color in this fabric and think it gives a more rustic look to it.  Most of you know that I can't seem to leave the color chart alone, so I changed up the colors just a bit and also added the silver metallic pearl cotton in several places to give it more zip.  (Santa's beard however, doesn't show up too well and I even changed it for a brighter white).

 Santa's sleigh runner and the design inside his sleigh, for instance......

 And the star, plus underneath the letter 'C' and also above it just a bit.

 I added several rusty bells across the bottom for a more prim look.......(ok now Santa's beard shows up better from this angle)........

 It was a fun stitch by Pineberry Lane and I'm so glad it got finished right at the start of  the season for once!

  MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!