Ornaments, Ornaments, Ornaments!

 Now that the cross stitch gifts have been finished and given, I've been able to make some things for myself.

Such as Wild Olive's adorable Emmet Otter ornament:

 Or this quotation from Elf -- one for me, one for a friend:

 I adore the yarn I used for these stars, and I'm making pompoms from it, too:

 And then there's the freebie from Love Embroidery magazine:

 Whew!