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I finished the ornament Love, 5th in the series from the Cabochons Series by Susan Portra.

This time, I did it differently. I used a running stitch and cinched it around the magazine board. With the rest of the thread used as lacing to keep it snug.

I added some Craftex as padding. Then, I glued it to the back of the front in a few spots with “Super NEW GLUE” by Euro Tool, Inc. that I picked up at Blue Santa Bead. It’s a small bottle and easy to control. It dries fast and firm.

I had enough of the DMC #5 Pearl 350 and Tiara T115 to use 4 strands of each to make the cording. I stitched the cording to the Craftex before gluing the cording into place while pinching the 2 sides together. I went back and stitched the cording in a few places to be safe.

Goal #21 stitched and finished! I decided to finish these when I take them off the stretcher bars so they don’t get jostled or the stitching skews once removed. Plus, finishing all ornaments together sounds like a worse option.