The ANG New Jersey Needle Artists (NJNA) is participating in the Festival of Trees again this year. Sue, Rosie, Bill, and I enjoyed all the lovely trees in 2 large rooms on display at the Environmental Education Center in Basking Ridge, NJ (190 Lord Stirling Rd). You can see them through Thursday, December 28 (except 22, 24, and 25th).
While we were there, a mother and son stopped to admire the NJNA tree, commenting on the beautiful needlepoint ornaments. There are lots of lovely ones.
I contributed 37 ornaments since they had a 5′ tree this year. A few of the stockings, banner, metal, and one of the Textured Treasures motif ornaments can be seen among others in this close up.
I want to share a couple of other trees that had some cute ornaments too.
A close-up of the Penn Jersey Basketry Guild ornaments shows a mini version of the basket I made for Circles but with a handle.
The kids at The Goddard School of Branchburg made string art ornaments by wrapping thread through slits on a disc. Simple and clever!
The Basking Ridge Garden Club tied fabric scraps around a Cinnamon stick and placed a variety of buttons on a round ornament. This could be a great seller at Linda’s quilt guild sale! No doubt scraps from a project would already be color coordinated. They would have to be only Christmas colors. I have a ton of buttons that I thought I had to have may now find themselves becoming an ornament!
That only scratches the surface of the wonderful displays. There are so many clever ideas.
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I love this!!!! Wish I knew about the Festival of Trees, we were just down in Bethlehem, PA and could have made a bit of a detour to see them. And you did an STUNNING job on the motif from Dawn to Dusk, your colourway changes are perfect for the season. Thank you for sharing all of these beautiful photos with us.
Karen
Comment by Karen E. Dudzinski December 15, 2023 @ 7:55 amThat still would have been a drive but was fantastic. I made 2 motifs into ornaments and a threesome in fall colors framed. Fun designs!
Comment by melitastitches4fun December 15, 2023 @ 9:04 am