December Gifted Gorgeousness

So this is the last Gifted Gorgeousness of the year and I am so happy for managing to do a complete 2018 GG. This was my first year and I must say it made me stitch more in order to have a proper blog post every month. Thank you Jo of Serendipitous Stitching for making this possible. You can find the linking party here and see all the posts from other stitchers too.

So from November 15th to December 15th I stitched the following!
First this little dragon pin cushion. The pattern is December 2015 Holiday Treat from J.L. Aikman-Smith of Dragon Dreams Inc. on facebook. You can find lots of free dragon patterns there. This travelled to a dragon loving stitching friend but has not been received yet so I can't say who it is.

 At another occasion I stitched three little beautiful trees to give to charity. We gathered at our friend Anna's of In my closet kitchen and made the trees for Dromoi Zois, a charity in Athens. I managed to make three. Their bazaar was this weekend 15th and 16th December in Athens.

We made really many here are some of them.

 I stitched this for an expecting friend too. I gave it during her baby shower therefore had to delay this GG post so that she doesn't see it!LOL! Pattern by CREATIVITa found on Pinterest.

 This sea glass felted stone and the cactus pin cushion in a pot I made for the secret crafter exchange Anna of In my Closet organized.

 The cactus pin cushion is based on this post by a crafty composition.

 I also started making felt ornaments for my tree but they are not ready yet. I was going to give some of these as gifts but never managed to finish them in time for the mail.

I also made some other felt tree ornaments with sequins using the materials I was sent at the secrecrafter exchange as well as things I had.

I am decorating my Christmas tree with these this year.

I received my secret crafter exchange parcel from Poppy of Poppysstuff. There were lovely things inside.

 I especially liked these vintage stitched pieces that belonged to a relative of the sender.

She sent me all that!

She knows how much I love blue and sea glass.

 Using the material she sent me I made some brooches for pet friendly people.

 And I also made this sea glass felted stone for a friend's new offices.

 I also received a parcel from Mia of Craftartista which I had won in her birthday giveaway.

 She sent me lots of stitchy things. I loved the stamped angel and all the DMC.

I also sent the January birthstone 

 and the All dolled up pattern to Diane of Lavender dreams who won it in my last giveaway.

I also sent Clare of Aimetu's Stitching what she won in my giveaway,too, in the previous GG.

I made and sent lots of 3d paper cards this Christmas too. Like this one.

 Here's the lot.

 And added some embellishments to some IKEA cards to send too.

And something else I received.

From dear Rania a stitched card and handmade bookmarks. Thank you so much Rania.

Finally I would like to show you some stitched pieces I saw at Art Thessaloniki this year. Unfortunately I didn't write down the artists' names.

So that was all.

Hope to see you in the next GG in the middle of January in the New Year. Enjoy the holidays and have a merry Christmas!