This is my fourth ornament for the 2009 Christmas challenge. I am already a month ahead of myself, but I must admit to a little cheat!! This was not going to be a Christmas ornament, just a 'small' to try out Vikki Clayton's Zumaque silk. Then having completed the front, I did a sneaky 'Noel' on the back and finished it as an ornament!

It was stitched on 28 ct lugana, one over one, using Zumaque silk. The chart is a freebie pattern from http://aurytm.com/. The freebies are listed in the Contents of this lovely site and this is actually called 'Valentine's freebie'. I finished it with bronze beads and a long ribbon.