My own HOE exchange pieces

(a view from the garden in Norway to H's mother's little house)

I just saw on HOE2 that Ellen S. received the biscornu I stitched for her. Really, I took very bad pictures... I loved the result and I am glad that Ellen likes it too!

Winter Berries by CosmicHandmade
(this freebie is now retired but you can request it by writing to Carol)
Stitched 1 over 2 with silks and overdyes on 40 ct. LL

And here is my Prairie Schooler exchange piece for Laurence.

Stitched on WDW fabric with silks, finished with Gloriana silk ribbon

Thank you so much for your visits, it feels really good to be blogging again and return to this friendly community :) Also a warm smile to new visitors, I'll make sure to visit your blogs later tonight :) I am fighting a super boring text for tomorrow morning, and I need to get it off my head before I procrastinate too much, so I'll post many photos of gifties tomorrow, still need to describe them.