Congrats to our giveaway winner!

We posted this blog giveaway earlier this month, and wanted to pull a winner today for holiday stitching because we thought—what better way is there to count down ’til Christmas than with a counted cross-stitch project?

The DMC Corporation has gifted us with a sweet giveaway for our readers—a product kit for the Four Ornament Sampler featured on the cover of our Country Christmas Issue! This design, by Lois Winston, features DMC Color Variations floss. Using just one color you will get the wonderful variegated look of hand-dyed floss. The design may be made into your choice of four ornaments or a sampler. Also included is the full-size color chart.

If you missed this issue on the newsstand, you may still purchase it from us directly. Click this link to go to our website.

And the winner?

Drum roll please!

Congratulations to Audrey Overbaugh!

(Audrey, please email us at editors@createanddecorate.com with your mailing address so we can ship your prize to you.)

If you also entered this contest on our Facebook page, hop on over to see if your name was selected there!

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“What is it?” #87 – the answer

And the answer is… A good old-fashioned can opener! (Very well-used, we might add!)

We suppose we should give you a more difficult puzzle next week… Hmmm?

Click here (then scroll down) to read the guesses from this week’s puzzle.

Come take a peek!

Just in case you haven’t had a chance to visit the C&D website recently, we have just updated the pages to reflect our winter issue that will be on sale December 11. So, consider yourself cordially invited to click on over and peek into the latest issue!

We have LOTS of snowmen, last minute ornaments, warm winter projects to hook and stitch, and a very nice selection of painting projects.

The designs featured below are created by Linda Hollander (painting), Julie Burns (rug hooking), Donna Short (sewing), and Nancy Malay (mixed medium).

Enjoy!

A country Christmas Sampler

Time to get your embroidery hoops out! Today we feature a beautiful cross stitch design for you to finish and frame. Wouldn’t the design make a perfect pillow to grace your favorite chair the entire winter season?

Specially offered to Create & Decorate readers from The DMC Corporation and designer Lois Winston.

Christmas Sampler

Designed by Lois Winston

materials

• DMC Floss in colors 156, 316, 501, and 676

• Charles Craft 28-count Carolina linen 14, Salt

• Embroidery needle, locking lip hoop or gripper frame.

Enlarged to show embroidery detail.

instructions

Finished design measures 7 1/2″ square (105 stitches square).

1. Carefully stretch linen taut in embroidery hoop or gripper frame.

2. Use charts shown below for color and count to complete the counted cross stitch. (Save the images of charts to your computer to print them out for easy reference while stitching.)

This project courtesy of The DMC Corporation.

Christmas Sampler Stitch Chart

“What is it?” Wednesday #87

Happy Wednesday, friends!

Welcome back for another “What is it?” puzzle.

Please leave us your very best guess (as a comment) telling us the identity of this item. Stop by again on Friday when we reveal the full photo of the item, and post the guesses for you to read.

Glittery Ornaments

We are nearly dreaming of a white Christmas. We have been watching the snow fall all day out our NJ office windows, and figured that today was the perfect time to share a sparkly ornament project!

It’s hard to concentrate with all of that sparkle out there! We know it puts you in the mood to craft, too… so here you go:

These ornaments are perfect for the tree, or used as package tie-ons. Easy enough to complete in a night, so make your list and sleigh ride on over to the craft store for your supplies!

glittery ornaments

designed by Roxi Phillips

materials

For product information, see sources below.

• Krylon Glitter Blast

Lucky Green, Silver Flash, and Sparkling Waters

Sealer

• Canning jar rings

• Large and small jingle bells

• Holiday cookie cutters

• Embellishments of choice (such as various ribbon, strings, decorative berries, and paper evergreen sprigs)

• Craft glue, ornament hangers, scissors, string

instructions

1. Following manufacturer’s instructions, spray ornaments on all sides with Glitter Blast colors; repeat if necessary to achieve desired coverage. Allow to dry completely.

2. Apply Sealer to glittered ornaments and allow to dry.

3. Embellish ornaments as described below:

wreath: Adhere paper evergreen sprigs to front of canning jar ring, near top. Adhere decorative berries over sprigs. Tie a bow around top of wreath with coordinating ribbon; trim bow ends. Attach ornament hanger.

cookie cutter: Tie small jingle bells to each end of an 8” length of string, then tie string to center top of ornament so they dangle into center. Tie a coordinating ribbon to top of each ornament. Attach ornament hanger.

bells: Simply tie a wide white ribbon bow to top of each ornament; trim ends. Attach ornament hanger.

This project submitted courtesy of Krylon.

jan/feb 2013 sneak peek

We thought with the holidays around the corner, it seemed fitting we offer you a sneak peek into our end-of-year gift to you—the January/February 2013 issue!

This issue will be available to you in time for some last minute gift making, as well as in plenty of time for you to craft through the cold, snowy winter ahead. Our talented designers share a serious flurry of snowflakes and snowmen to appliqué, embroidery, paint, and create this season. You will find sweet valentine projects as well. Every project imaginable to keep you crafting all winter long!

The issue is on sale December 11, and lucky subscribers will find it in your mailboxes in about 2 weeks.

Click on over for your sneak peek!

Dirty Old Snowman designed by Denise White

A gift for you

What better way is there to count down ’til Christmas than with a counted cross-stitch project?

The DMC Corporation has gifted us with a sweet giveaway for our readers—a product kit for the Four Ornament Sampler featured on the cover of our Country Christmas Issue! This design, by Lois Winston, features DMC Color Variations floss. Using just one color you will get the wonderful variegated look of hand-dyed floss. The design may be made into your choice of four ornaments or a sampler. Also included is the full-size color chart.

We will announce winners on November 30, to give you time to stitch before Christmas.

Please enter by leaving us a “Pick me!” comment to this post.

We are also giving away 4 more kits on our Facebook page! Click on over to enter there.

“What is it?” #86- the answer

We must have gone too easy on you this week! Yes, indeed, the mystery item in the photo is a vintage egg slicer. Perhaps we are old-fashioned, but we think these slicers are the best at getting the job done! Scroll down in our posts to read this weeks guesses.

Thanks for playing!

“What is it?” Wednesday #86

Did you miss us? We missed YOU!

We’re happy to have power restored and to be back into our routine, which brings us to this week’s puzzle:

Please leave us a guess (as a comment) as to the identity of the mystery object, and stop back in on Friday to see the answer to this week’s game.