Day 13 Gift from Lorraine George
On Day 13, we are opening a gift from my friend, Lorraine George. She is a very talented artist who puts together gorgeous projects and I'm eager to see her ornament.
Everything I've seen Lorraine create is well executed and usually dainty and - well - just perfection as far as I can see. This package is no different. She is the only person I know who can actually fold white tissue paper without wrinkling it! The blue stained paper under the plastic wrap is very interesting. It looks like hand tinted, hand made paper in a loose weave and then fused together as one sheet!?! Only Lorraine would think to use something so simple and yet so cool in a Christmas decoration.
Woah, what a precious ornament! A fabric ornament of what could be a tea-dyed doily, alternating layers of fabric, vinyl, and pastel blue net circles sewn around an image - is that image a fabric transfer? Lorraine always pays attention to detail. The three stars sewn on the ornament are highlighted by the free falling stars inside the package wrap. How fun is that?
Just look how gorgeous it is on the tree!
Notice the tiny crystal beads on the dainty blue strands of yarn flowing down from the ornament.
Just to be sure you know Lorraine's penchant for perfection, take a gander at the bead separator between the two crystal beads on the center strand:
Actually, it is not so much a "bead" separator as it is a "star" separator. Tha-a-a-a-ts right -- the same star that is on the ornament and loose in the package. See what I'm telling you? Lorraine is unbelievable. It is all so small that the two beads and the star together are only 1/2 inch long!
Click on this image to get a good look at the focal piece.
Back of Lorraine's Ornament
Looking at the back will show you what a meticulous artist Lorraine is. The center is fabric stitched over a little bit of stuffing to make it soft. The circle is perfect - not a stitch showing! Everything is tucked and finished beautifully. Lorraine is nothing if not a master crafter.
Ornament Hanger
What a creative designer, Lorraine is. Notice the fabric hanger she attached to the back with simple lines and no stitches showing here either. I love getting anything artistic from Lorraine because I know it will be handcrafted to perfection. Thanks so much, Lorraine, my lovely artisan friend, for this stupendous ornament for my tree.
This then, concludes our 2009 Twelve (13) Days of Christmas Ornament Exchange. It has been a thrilling ride for the past two weeks. I love every gift this year and am already thinking about next year. Congratulation to my buddy, Deryn Mentock, for hostessing such a remarkable swap. We love it and we love you, Deryn. Thanks a million.

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