Redwork angel stitchery

I'm hiding inside because supposedly its 40 degrees outside. the air conditioner is blasting away and so a  little sewing is in order. I finally have the time to stitch up my Christmas Stitchery -Angels heralding in Christmas.  If you want to make your own go here.

Weed or wreath ?

Outside the other day I was considering this invasive plant/ creeper that just loves to piggy back on other plants and then gradually strangle them out.

 Its nearly impossible to get rid of and seems to flourish with vigorous pruning  My neighbour persists in trying to maintain some control, me on the other hand tends to ignore it. Until now.. I was thinking of Christmas and wondered if I would be able to twist it into a wreath. Selecting the green shoots and tearing off the leaves did enable me to twist it off into a wreath shape. Now to let it mature and dry and make a hanging decoration for the door perhaps.

That is about the extent of my weeding efforts.. laugh! The wreath was made by making a few loops of vine and then working in a clock wise fashion pulling the vine over and through the centre until thick enough for my liking. The ends of the vine are tucked into the wreath.
Here is the red-work finished but not yet sewn into anything useful. That will be a weekend job although I will only be having Saturday off between reverting back to my usual shift work.

And an old angel hanging around outside on the back shed, gradually being weathered away but kind of charming in a rustic way

Stay safe

Angels Heralding in Christmas- Angel Swag Stitchery

Hark the Herald  Angels Sing!

I think I'll name this Heralding In Christmas

Original stitchery by Monique Smith

My Christmas stitchery is almost finished

Ill finish the detail on the middle angels bodice tonight and the tail of the swag on the right hand side and then the  stitchery is done.

I've changed the dress slightly on the angels as I went , but I imagine your own work is always open to interpretation when it comes to sewing.

I still have to find out how to upload the pattern so that you can download it. Anybody know how? Would really appreciate help.
The pattern is A3 size but I have reduced it to A4 for easy of scanning
That's my original copied on to tracing paper. I used  old type writer carbon paper to trace it directly onto my white material, you could just as easily utilize a window as a light box

Now all I have to do is finish the stitchery and sew it up - pillow or Christmas Santa sack??

My son informs me that if you click on the image and then save it to your files you will be able to print this as a pattern (I scanned it crooked but you can turn it a little)