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Here's how they turned out. I wish I had the skills to have made the pillows myself:

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Lovely you did a wonderful job!

How beautiful! So good to see them finished. Congratulations.

I love that holly ornament the mostest. They are both beautiful.

Very nice job!

Oh my!!! My cross stitch fingers just felt the need to pull out my floss!! Like I need another project!! (besides, I already have some cross stitch on the go....) But this is beautiful work!!! Love the ornaments!!!

Thanks for showing me this!!!

Is that stitched on linen, what beautiful work.

It sure looks like linen. I love to work on linen!!! Love this post!! Gorgeous!!!

Thanks for the compliments! Yes, they are both stitched on linen. Now the quarrel has begun. They look good in my guest room (my daughter's old room with the bedding she selected) as well as in MY room. She insists that the pillows are hers!!! All I can say is that if I find her head on one of them, she's going to be very sorry!!!!!!

Those are both gorgeous

Jane_Kiwi

I have resisted long enough.... do you know what patterns these are and will you share this info??? Can I still find them??? (I should not even ask!!)

I think these are SO pretty!!!

And yes! I agree!! No resting on them!!!!
Just look!!!!

Very pretty. I'm sure you told your DD, too bad, sooooooo sad. lolllll

I, too, feel like getting out some cloth and floss now. Thank you for sharing your lovely pillows.

LL, the Holly Berry Ornament is a Barbara and Cheryl design. It is still available. The other one has a few ornament designs from Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornament issues and a few that I created myself from computer pix of ornnaments.http://www.everythingcrossstitch.com/holly-berry-ornament-mrp-p10304.aspx?k2=m32

Beautiful work - I used to love doing crossstitch - haven't really done much in years but still love seeing what others have done. You should be very pleased with the finished product.

Thank-you!! I ended up pulling out my books and magazines last night and looking through them.... not a good idea!!! But I enjoyed it and now I know I will be working more consistently on the two projects I have waiting in the wings, because, today I also bought myself a much better lamp to work under then the one I had so..... Thanks for the inspiration!!! I LOVE to sit and stitch - and now I have no excuse not to!!! I am going to go find me a certain design!! Thank you!!!!

LL, tell me about your lamp and if you can, please post a pic. I am currently using a magnifying light that hangs around my neck. My daughter had given me a mag lamp that can be clamped to a side table, but when I bought my sectional I found that the arms of the couch will not permit me to use that one. Thanks!

Very pretty! Both the stitching and the final results.

i love to cross stitch too.. and your pillows are gorgeous... i use an ott light.. i have about 4 of them.. the one i use the most is a floor model..with the light going over my left shoulder.. (i'm right handed).. and if i'm using a sm thread count linen... i'd use a mag-eyes.. ya... you look silly but it really does magnify the linen well.. for me tho... usually just having the ott light on.. is enough for me tho.. one of the other ones i have and use often is a battery or plug in kind.. works great for sit and sews.. (and great for when there is no power too.. lol)..