A couple of years ago I started stitching the Joyful World series of cross-stitch designs. This was originally a free SAL on the Snowflower Diary website. I got as far as October and stopped – I think the month overtook and that took away any sense of timescale. I’ve been making them into mini pillows and they are always part of my monthly display of smalls at home – here’s October…
As I had finished both the Anthea design for October and my Believe cross-stitch and there as still a bit of October left, I decided to try and complete November. I had just enough time to comfortably stitch it.
November’s design is a peacock, as many of you know, I’m rather partial to peacock designs – my sewing room is full of TKMaxx boxes with peacocks on! I sorted out the colours recommended and was quite surprised that the peacock blue and green colours seemed quite drab, so I swopped them for colours just a shade brighter, the green one is the DMC variegated one, I think it works pretty well…
Last night I made it up into a mini pillow, I used a soft green bee fabric which I particularly like, it co-ordinates with the blue and the gold colours too. I made a cord to go round the edge too, I have to be honest and say it’s that long since I made a cord I couldn’t remember how many strands of thread I usually use! I made it with a green and a blue thread, really I should have doubled them up as it’s come out a little meagre. I used it anyway and it’s pretty enough. It also has the advantage that it’s thin enough to thread glass beads onto so I could make some tasselly bit’s with the ends.
I’m pretty pleased with November, it’ll be going on display shortly, I just need to get organised and make December now!
thecraftycreek 
Good morning from Australia. I wanted to let you know how much I like your posts. I admire your energy to achieve so much; stitching, garden and walks. The posts are lovely 😊
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Very pretty! Love your thread choices! 🙂
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That’s a beautiful peacock, just love the threads you used. The beads are perfect.
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Lovely small, Margaret!
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Love the cord!
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This is is really lovely, I love the colours.
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I love your small- the peacock is a perfect addition.
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Looks lovely and your beads are a great addition
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A perfect peacock!
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Peacocks are such regal birds, aren’t they? With good reason, I suppose, with those jewel colours and the tail! Love you peacock.
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You always inspire me! Love the peacock mini pillow…
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Oh what a perfect way to use those charts! I downloaded them but never got started you are inspiring me!
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How lovely it’s beautiful, I love the October cushion.
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Your peacock is gorgeous and I love your pillow collection!
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Love those peacocks, they are gorgeous!
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I love this little pillow. That peacock is beautiful.
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Your peacock is gorgeous. But tassles and beads wouldn’t work in our home, they would be a magnet to our cat Gemma to beat the dangly thing into submission!
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Beautiful works and I love the one with the cord with the beads!
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I enjoy your little monthly collections.
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