For the last few years, I've stitched a dated ornament for each of our sons. In the appropriate years, I worked up ornaments representing the universities from which they had just graduated. Another year, I designed mini-socks which reflected their very different personalities. I have one more to stitch, for the son who's hardest to please. The year I stitched a Boston ornament from another designer, he thanked me, but mentioned that he'd prefer a design of my own. So....I decided to rework Pete the Penguin, since the guy needing the ornament brought Pete into our family in the first place and launched the Penguins on Parade series.
This son is the Minimalist, who's decorated his apartment in black and white with sparing splashes of primary colors. So I've kept the colors for this Pete to a minimum, but that doesn't mean I can't spiff him up with some decorative stitches. The ornament itself is only a little over three inches in diameter, so all of the stitches will be small. I'm hoping to give this ornament as much texture as possible, so stay tuned!
No comments:
Post a Comment