812-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Dtcamber 23, 1995 Time For One More Christmas Ornament By Karen LOU ANN GOOD Lancaster Farming Staff LEBANON (Lebanon Co.) Perseverance paid off for Lancas ter Farming employee Karen Wattai. After several entries in the annual craft contest sponsored by Crafts Magazine, Karen took first place for her original Christmas ornament Among being a mommy, wife, and paste-up artist for Lancaster Farming, Karen Wattai always finds time to squeeze one more ornament-making session into her busy schedule. This year is no exception. She designed a quickie for Lancaster Farming readers. Sorry, it isn’t the prize winning ornament since full rights for that were given to the magazine. Her design appears on page 74 of the January issue. According to Karen, the design is a three dimensional Christmas tree entwined by two rings. The ornament is trimmed with glass seed and a glittering red star. The design was sort of trial and error because Karen wasn’t sure if it would work. It did. Karen made only one that she submitted to the magazine with graph, directions, and labels from floss, according to contest rules. Surprise! The company notified her at work that she was a prize winner. She won a cash prize and craft supplies for many more pro jects. Karen (nicknamed Casey at work to differentiate her from an abundance of Karen employees) lives in Lebanon with her husband Ron and 6-year-old daughter Aly son who already does needle tat ting and counted cross stitch. Karen received a degree in fine arts from Millersville University. Her big interest at that time was water colors many of her origi nals featured buildings in Wil liamsburg, Va. Karen sold some of her work to a Williamsburg shop. “Then I got bit by the needlew ork bug. Now my husband tells people, ‘My wife used to paint.’” Although needlework does occupy most of her time, Karen finds some time to paint original water colors for people who con tact her. Currently Karen is going through a phase of tatting. “Tatting was called poor man’s lace in the middle 1800 s because the well-to-do purchased their lace from Europe. Tatting has become popular with the resurging interest in Victorian decor,” Karen said. Winning is addictive. Karen said. “The 'ine has another C.urf" Karen and Alyson Wattal show off some of the projects both have completed. contest coming up. I can’t resist designing something for it.” In the intermit, Karen is certain that other craft addicts will say of the holiday season, “Everything is done. Gee, I have time for one more ornament” In case you do, here are the instructions. If you don’t have time this year, clip this put for next year’s project. CROSS STITCH ORNAMENT By Karen Wattai Materials: 16 count Aida cloth-white or ivory DMC Perle Cotton #5 #498 Red #319 Green #24 Needle Directions: Start with a piece of Aida cloth measuring SOxSB squares. With green perle cotton, start at 11th row from top edge and 3 rows from side (left or right). Work each row horizontally (the dark lines represent the threads on top). Cut thread after each row (the dots on the graph represent where thread should start and end for each row this helps to anchor the threads so that backstitching will catch each thread underneath. Do green (G) section, red section (R), and then‘green (G) again. When pattern is complete, use red perle cotton to backstitch border 3 squares from design (see graph) stitching up 2, back 1 around pattern. Note: When doing sides, be sure to catch each thread of perle cotton as you go. Cut fabric and threads 3 squares out from backstitching and fringe. Attach red perle cotton on back from top comers. •ks+r+t-^i SEE YOUR NEAREST DEALER FOR DEPENDABLE EQUIPMENT & SERVICE PENNSYLVANIA Aanvlllfl, pa BHM Farm Equipment, Inc. RDi.Rte. 934 717-867-2211 Carlisle. PA R&W Equipment Co. 35 East Willow Street 717-243-2686 Messick Farm Equipment, Inc. Rt. 283 - Rheem’s Exit 717-367-1319 Halifax. PA Sweigard Bros. R.D. 3, Box 13 717-896-3414 Norman D. Clark & Son, Inc. Honey Grove, PA 717-734-3682 Loysville, PA 717-789-3117 West Grove. PA S.G. Lewis & Son, Inc. 352 N. Jennersville Rd. 610-869-2214 1-800-869-9029 MARYLAND Frederick. MD Ceresville Ford New Holland, Inc. Rt. 26 East 301-662-4197 Outside MD, 800-331-9122 NEW JERSEY Bridoaton. n.i wasmngwn. NJ Leslie G. Fogg, Smith Tractor & Inc. Equip., Inc. Canton & Stow Creek liL^oo 0 ™* 6, Unding Rd. 908-689-7900 609-451-2727 609-935-5145 ft kwhoojvc Dependable Motor Co. East Main Street 215-273-3131 215-273-3737 A.B.C. Groff, Inc. 110 South Railroad 717-354-4191 Olev- PA C.J. Wonsidler Bros. R.D. 2 215-987-6257 Pitman. PA Schreffler Equipment Pitman, PA 717-648-1120 Tamaaua. PA Charles S. Snyder, Inc. R.D. 3 717-386-5945 Owen Supply Co. Broad Street & East Avenue 609-769-0308
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