🎄2024 Nutcracker Stitchy Ornaments! (Easy Cross Stitch!)

[@teresaburton2709]

My husband and I were married for 33 years. Starting with our first Christmas together, we would purchase a collectible ornament to gift to the other. When we would put up our tree, we would exchange ornaments. Each year we would get to relive all the happy memories as we put up the tree. I lost him this year to cancer but I still have all our memories to experience again through our many ornaments.

[@valeriethompson5799]

My favorite Christmas holiday tradition happens on Christmas Eve! Every year we invite all of our 14 children and their families to our home. We have a great dinner and a lot of different treats. We exchange gifts. It's a very happy day. Then at 11 P.M. we attend candlelight service at our church. A wonderful and full day!

[@JanetBrumfield]

How much do these cost

[@apiecemaker1163]

What a beautiful tradition. Warms the heart and I pray you have those days for many years together.

[@cherylsharp3635]

My favorite tradition is making an ornament as a family ♥️

[@margaretlavenia4634]

The ornaments are beautiful! We get together on Christmas Eve so our 2 daughter's families can spend Christmas morning together. We love to sing the 12 days of Christmas every year and dissolve into laughter as everyone misses their turn!!!

[@vickiecolvin4778]

I love the new ornament collection!! It is so cute! My favorite Christmas holiday tradition is hanging the advent calendar that my grandmother made! Growing up, we only had the one advent calendar; but after my grandmother passed away, my sister and I found another one exactly the same in her belongings!! Now we both have one! They are cherished and such a sweet memory of our beloved grandmother!!!

[@suekay5353]

My favorite Christmas tradition is driving around and seeing all the magnificent Christmas decorations. Some people are so creative!

[@claudiam146]

It can’t be Christmas until the cookies have been made and decorated!! My sweet mother in law always made ornaments for my daughters that they treasure! I have continued the tradition with my grandkids. They get them on Thanksgiving so they are enjoyed on the tree that year! I love your ornaments this year, they are my favorite!!

[@caitarutiunov7036]

My favorite holiday tradition is walking around our neighborhood with my kids looking at all of the decorations!

[@debramiller9892]

These ornaments are sooo cute! My favorite Christmas tradition is making Christmas cookies with my granddaughter. She has always enjoyed making cookies with me since she was very very young. We have so much fun and listen to Christmas carols.

[@kimbeck9114]

My Husband and I always pick 1 very special Christmas show or concert to go to during the Christmas Season. We dress up and have a nice dinner. Been doing this for 35 years and still enjoy it. Love your ornaments ❤

[@barbarag.4455]

Our favorite tradition is hubby and i making snickerdoodles for our family. Love how the ornaments are finished for the nutcracker ornaments.

[@carlaChew]

My favorite tradition is sewing, quilting, and crafting ornaments each year! My daughter and I usually use felt to make them! We've made grinches, minions, high heel shoes, and much more! I love these that you've made, they are so cute!

[@kathleenlambert5904]

I have two favorite Christmas traditions each year. First is watching my granddaughter dance in the Nutcracker and the second is decorating our tree snacking on M&M’s.

[@jennifermontgomery0307]

My favorite Christmas tradition is on Christmas Eve Eve I get together with my children, mom, sisters and their children. We get Christmas pjs and bake lots of different Christmas desserts to have when we have our big family gathering on Christmas Eve. Thank-you for the opportunity....super cute ornaments!

[@gloriaholmes2942]

So excited for these ornaments. My favorite Christmas tradition is on Christmas Eve, my children & grandchildren gather at my house. We have wonderful snacks that every one brings and open gifts. I love the memories they share and love to hear their laughter.

[@lindawagner7445]

My favorite tradition is getting together and having our Christmas brunch and exchanging gifts. I also love watching all the Christmas movies.

[@cdcreative]

Going to church on Christmas Eve for the candle light service and Christmas Day enjoying our Christmas breakfast and hanging out with the family opening gifts celebrating our time appreciating each other 💕

[@lalagirl1971]

My favorite Christmas Tradition is watching all of our favorite Christmas movies like Elf, A Christmas Story, and Classic Christmas movies and eating Christmas dinner.

[@libbypriddy840]

My family's favorite tradition is attending Christmas Eve service, having dinner together, and watching Elf & It's a Wonderful Life (with popcorn, hot cocoa, & Christmas cookies of course).

[@AngelaWagner-r3q]

Our favorite tradition is simple being together with all our favorite foods and laughter😊

[@desirenelson9828]

These ornaments are the sweetest, Erica! These will be a darling addition to our tree for years to come. Our family's favorite Christmas tradition is decorating our Christmas tree with some of the cute ornaments we have collected and made over the years. Some ornaments date back to the late 80's. Thank you, Erica, for your delightful inspiration!🎄

[@sherried2696]

My favorite Christmas tradition is getting together with family❤

[@janethetonia9719]

I love to get together with extended family before Christmas and just enjoy spending time together.

[@CindyMJ1986]

So cute! Each year my daughter and I spend a day baking and decorating cookies. We have so much fun baking and listening to christmas cookies.

[@pamralston3222]

What a sweet set of ornaments! My favorite holiday tradition is baking with my grandchildren. It's a full day and sometimes overnight chock full of crafts and decorating along with the cookies!

[@robing476]

My favorite tradition is decorating the tree and spending time with my family! ❤

[@marciamcguire6501]

Hi Erica ! Yet again - the Sweetest set of Christmas ornaments ! Love ! I will be making these for a Senior Living Community where I am a Concierge . I will display right on my counter - Everyone will enjoy as they come /go /pass the front desk !!! So excited .... I am a Lyric soprano soloist - still at 70 - so singing for Christmas Eve candlelit church service 'Jesu Bambino ' and coming out after Mass into the crisp, still , beauty of the night ....stirring to my soul. Thank you, Erica, for gracing our worlds with your touch of magic fir the Holidays ! All the best, marcia

[@lle8848]

Our favorite holiday tradition is spending a day before Christmas making holiday cookies and candies. There is always a cookie decorating challenge. Everyone leaves with plates of treats and lots of memories..

[@nancylane1490]

I love these sweet ornaments! My favorite holiday tradition is to fill my children’s stockings. They are in their 30’s now and the stockings are the first thing they go to when they come to my home on Christmas morning.

[@hollyjane4835]

My favorite Christmas tradition is making popcorn and cranberry garland that we use to decorate with. We also cut snowflakes out of white paper to hang from the ceiling of our family room. These are things my Dad did with me when I was as little that I continued with my children and now my grandchild. Special memories.

[@monicakostak9841]

I enjoy making family and friends some kind of ornament each year. When my daughter was in junior high, she bought me a plastic wreath from Walmart so every year when I make an ornament, I put it on this wreath and display it in my sewing room.

[@heathermccarthy7393]

We have lots of fun Christmas traditions. I have 7 children, I always give them an ornament at Thanksgiving so when they get out on their own they have their Christmas tree started. This year I want to give them homemade cross stitched ornaments. I’ve got to get busy, LOL. LOVE❤ this nutcracker theme. So cute❤

[@gialicegarcia]

Beautiful ornaments. My daughter used to dance the Nutcracker every year. So those ornaments are special to me. It brings me back the memories of when she used to dance. One of my traditions used to be going to see her dance. Another tradition is to make all my Christmas cards and the new traditions is having an ornament that represents each member of the family and friends. And as they come to visit each person will place their ornament in a designated tree.

[@micheledelacruz4301]

My youngest granddaughter is 3 years old and loves the Nutcracker. I'll be making these for her. Too cute! Our family gathers on Christmas eve to celebrate. Love watching your bloopers too. Thanks for sharing your gift with us all. Have a super blessed week.

[@jenniferloveland2043]

My favorite Christmas tradition is spending quality time with family and making homemade gifts.

[@maryrose6302]

Our favorite tradition is baking Christmas cookies. Each year we must make Spritz cookies with my mom's handcrank cookie press. Even the adult granddaughters love it. This year it's time to involve our 3 year old great granddaughter.

[@karaponder7893]

These ornaments are precious! My favorite Christmas tradition was Christmas Eve dinner with family followed by Christmas Eve service where my dad always sang Sweet Little Jesus Boy.

[@karlaschuhow6039]

One of my favorite Christmas traditions is making trays of Christmas cookies and Carmel corn for my neighbors. Erica-these ornaments are ADORABLE!!

[@Dasburyfamily]

Erica, this year’s ornaments are so adorable! Thank you for the tutorial. Our past holidays included going to my mom’s parents home for Mexican dinner of tamales and opening gifts. Since all the elders are no longer with us, we let our adult daughters and 2 grand children open a gift and wake up to fresh baked orange rolls and drinks. Our 2 daughters will rise at solitude to open their stockings, a tradition they created themselves as children.

[@karaleeday4684]

My favorite Christmas tradition is putting up my tree on Nov 1 while watching Grinch (2018 version). Then the week before Christmas getting in our jammies to drive around looking at Christmas lights and eating popcorn 😋.

[@amymiller9189]

My favorite Christmas tradition is watching all the old Christmas specials with my Grandkids ❤

[@cindywoelky7267]

My favorite Christmas tradition is on Christmae Eve as soon as it's dark, pile in the car, and Christmas music, then drive around looking at the lights.

[@teresafarrell6457]

@@cindywoelky7267 Great idea❣️

[@lisalayton621]

One of my favorite traditions is getting together with friends and having a Christmas craft day.

[@lindahaack7993]

Cookie Day! Since my childhood we had cookie day. This tradition has continued for 70+ years. I am now retired and live in Florida but happily the children and their families have continued this precious tradition.

[@josephinerichards6564]

My favorite tradition is definitely making and decorating cookies!!

[@apiecemaker1163]

Thank you for another beautiful kit. My favorite Christmas tradition is making candy platters and goody baskets with home canned vegetables and jams with my daughter. We then dress up in Christmas attire and deliver them to the elderly, friends, family, and pastor. We try to sing a Carol and wish everyone a Merry Christmas when they open their door. 👩‍🌾🌲💚

[@shelleym7500]

My favorite Christmas tradition is going around the neighborhood with family and friends from church doing Christmas caroling! It's so much fun! And then back to the house for hot cocoa or coffee. If it starts snowing, it's even better!

[@AnnieBStitching]

My favorite Christmas tradition is decorating our “travel tree”! We’ve been collecting ornaments from all our travels together. When I pull out an ornament, we are reminded of awesome memories and how much fun we had on each trip. 🎄🎄🎄

[@brendagerbec6741]

My favorite tradition is the cookie baking! Always love your ornaments!

[@gigi2fun]

My most treasured and favorite Christmas tradition is attending midnight Liturgy!

[@shantellpinto6123]

My favorite Christmas tradition is creating gifts to give. Creating for others gives me a head start on Christmas! Beautiful lil ornaments!

[@kimberbailes5693]

We have several holiday traditions. The most memorable to my husband and me is decorating our tree together and putting up all the ornaments that sour family has collected over the years, and many that we have made together.

[@kathygorman725]

My favorite tradition is buying a new ornament for the kids each year that reflects something about them!

[@mrs.carlin]

Our family tradition is to make or buy an ornament every year. My 4 kids have their own ornament box that each have collected since their 1st Christmas! I had to help the 1st couple of years of course, but now that they are teenagers, they can choose for themselves. It is so much fun when each of them opens and hangs their ornaments on the tree. Beautiful design on these Erica!

[@janicebadeau]

These ornaments are beautiful, Erica! My favorite tradition is ever year we round up whoever wants to go and we go see our local rendition of the Nutcracker. It's in our old-timey opera house and it's just so perfect! We all just love it!

[@erica_arndt]

That sounds like so much fun!! CONGRATULATIONS YOU WON!! Please email me and I'll get your kit sent out right away!! :) YAY!!

[@RawKnitter]

Hi, Erica! You are so generous with all of your give-always! I enjoy making homemade ornaments, opening Advent calendars, going to Christmas Mass, and getting together with family and friends. And fruitcake 😅

[@virginiadrake9236]

Love these, we have started a new tradition a few years ago. We invite new or older couples without family near and combine our family with my Son in law’s parents and extended family. This makes The Holidays so much fun. We rotate houses and all pitch in so we have plenty of leftovers.

[@shanasewalt752]

My favorite Christmas tradition growing up was decorating the tree with my sister. Ornaments were made and added over the years--so many memories and just magic when lit up! Enjoyed stitching and gifting the 12 Days of Stitchy Ornaments last year. The Nutcracker theme is super cute, too!

[@lindamcgrew3385]

Family always gathers Christmas Eve,and again Christmas Day.thank you for sharing.

[@denisemarie4320]

Our family has so many traditions for Christmas! We start with black Friday shopping and dinner out later that night. After that it’s cookie baking day, gift wrapping, dinners , birthdays, Christmas programs, etc❤️ The nut cracker is my favorite thank you for doing these ornaments this year.

[@5thdaughter]

I am so excited to stitch this years ornaments. They are beautiful and will be perfect for my granddaughters tree. Our favorite Christmas traditions is a very fancy Christmas Eve dinner with all of our children and grandchildren. This is followed by the unwrapping of matching pajamas with photoshoot and a massive sleep over before opening presents and Christmas breakfast. Everyone of us love this tradition and look forward to it all year long.

[@vickyharms2554]

Cute theme this year. I love going to see the Nutcracker ballet. A favorite tradition is decorating the tree with ornaments acquired from trips or handmade by family members.

[@janellvincent8046]

I love your ornaments. I have the last two years of your ornament patterns (Cross-stitch and Quilted). My Christmas tradition is making ornaments for my family and friends. It is their favorite gift from me each year. Also my daughter’s birthday is on Christmas Day so we celebrate with an ice cream cake that says Happy Birthday Jesus and Sara on it. Thanks so much for sharing your designs with us each year.

[@tinacody4156]

My favorite holiday tradition is going to church Christmas Eve with my family.

[@anntomasella2989]

These are so cute!! One of my favorite holiday traditions is taking the grandkids to look are all the Christmas lights. We get hot chocolate and find a neighborhood and walk and look a the pretty lights

[@HazelG_Sews]

My favorite holiday tradition is opening up one present under the tree with my family on Christmas Eve. This somehow gives each of us a warm fuzzy when we go to bed. Then on Christmas morning we go crazy and open up the rest of our presents. We have homemade cinnamon rolls for breakfast and enjoy each other's company and our presents for the rest of the day.

[@bethdeck9825]

Our favorite is Christmas Eve, church and then a wonderful Italian dinner …just the time together as people have passed into their glory. ..prayer said for all present and those awaiting us to join them in heaven! I love all you do and your ornaments are on my sewing room tree (smaller than yours!😂)

[@bobbiedovin2303]

My favorite family tradition is making Santa Claus shaped sugar cookies and decorating them. So much fun and now I get to do it with the grandkids

[@janirosbaugh5517]

Our favorite Christmas tradition is attending church and then relaxing and watching A Christmas Story! Such fun and perfect family time😊

[@ToshaGrotenhuis]

These are adorable! I always watch Emmett Otter's Jug Band Christmas during the holidays. It was a favorite growing up and I still love it as an adult.

[@Youthmom2]

My favorite tradition is baking cookies with my daughters using the cookie cutters and the recipe I used when I was little.

[@CarmenHyde]

Love this set! ❤ We have so many favorite traditions! I think my most favorite is the weekend of Thanksgiving…on Saturday the men go cut the tree, the girls make cookies, and we watch football (Go Blue!)! Then on Sunday late afternoon we decorate cookies, decorate the tree, have pizza, and sing Christmas carols! So fun and a great kickoff to the holiday season!

[@catherinecerutti3365]

Our favorite tradition is getting together to feast and open gifts. A lot of pranks are involved with the wrappings. One year my youngest son made his wrapping out of wood pieces and screws. He included the screwdriver on top to disassemble. I think he had a gift card inside. lol! Thank you.

[@suellendenny6399]

For the last 22 years I have given my Grandkids an ornament at Halloween in stead of candy. I have 7 grandkids ages from 22 to 8. Love picking out one that fit their interest. These are so cute and would be cute to give them. You are so talented, love watching youe videos.

[@debbiefrazier4100]

Our Christmas tradition is always driving around town and looking at the Christmas lights. We also like to go to a local church and see their spectacular Christmas program. Then, of course we go to the Christmas Eve service at our church. I love your ornaments. They are adorable!

[@janetpalmer31]

I love these! My favorite Christmas tradition is meeting at my parents. All my brothers and their families come. We don't get to see each other much though the year, but everyone shows up for Christmas so it's a nice family reunion. Good food and catching up with everyone.

[@KathleenCothran-m2c]

Love to spend time with family. Decorating, baking and eating.

[@traceyheinle]

OMG these are the CUTEST!!! 😍 we have a few traditions but one of my favs are making gingerbread houses….last year we even turned it into a fun contest with extended family and had someone outside the family to judge it!! We all had great fun trying to outdo each other 😂 it was so fun to see everyone’s creativity….even those who didn’t think they were creative had some of the coolest houses!!! Another tradition is having Christmas brunch and making homemade cinnamon rolls. 🎄

[@goofyloopies]

These are so cute. I haven’t crossstitched in a while. I love the pink theme. My favorite holiday is Christmas. I love the togetherness with family and friends. I love the joy and love that is spread during this time of year. And the decorations just add so much. These are so cute. I love them. 😊

[@carolespady7635]

Love the ornaments! Watching the grandgirls experience the holiday!

[@karynverdecchia9095]

I can’t wait for the holiday season to start. As we are empty nesters I think our decorations are more sophisticated; lots of brass reindeers trimmed with frayed silk ribbon, four themed trees in a small house makes the entire house welcoming with ornaments from years past, like old friends. Christmas music streamed through the house. Wonderful smells, lights and well wishing prayers for all. Blessings to you and yours.

[@ashleystrait0786]

I have 4 kids and my favorite tradition with them is our Christmas eve boxes. We don't live near family so it's just us on Christmas Eve. So every year I put together a themed box that has what we will do on that day. One year it was game night themed, one year cookie baking supplies, one year movie night themed,... My kids look forward to it.

[@jackiestills6257]

My favorite tradition is baking goodies for friends and family!

[@tamimorgan1487]

So cute! Love these! My favorite Christmas tradition is opening presents on Christmas Eve and going to bed knowing that Santa will bring an extra special gift that we asked for. Thank you for sharing! Happy Stitching!

[@nancystanelle6530]

Love these! Our favorite tradition is singing Christmas carols around the piano. The Nutcracker is my Granddaughter’s favorite ballet!

[@maureenabramson4224]

These ornaments are super sweet I love the theme. You are so creative. My favorite tradition has changed over the years. I used to love decorating the tree with my son, it was the best. But then he grew up and moved away. I used to love making Scottish shortbread with my mother and go Christmas shopping together, but she passed away over 20 years ago. One constant joy was going to Midnight Mass but then it changed to 10 pm Mass. But late evening Mass on Christmas Eve is so joyful to me and afterwards coming home and having an Irish liqueur before bedtime, as well as still giving and making ornaments and stockings to the kids and grandkids. A tradition I started back around 1980. I'll add this year's ornaments again this year.🎅🤶

[@helenstamatelatos9319]

Cute ornaments! My favorite family tradition is playing “steal the gift”. We each buy a generic gift and decide on a price. We take numbers and select our gifts. Each gift can be stolen twice, then the third recipient gets to keep it. It can be very funny depending on how popular the gift is! Merry Christmas!

[@gloriawagner9405]

In 1992 I started working in Washington DC and I heard there was Annual Whitehouse Christmas ornament, which I started collecting . I am retired now, and live in another state but continue the tradition. This years ornament is in honor of Jimmy Carter. The kits are wonderful, love this idea of a new kit each year. Your tree is beautiful .

[@DB-oz9bb]

Oh my gosh! Such cuteness. The colors are amazing and they look like candy!! Another professional video by Erica. People need to learn from you. Thank you!!

[@abanocy]

These are darling! My favorite of our traditions is Christmas Eve. We have a snacky dinner with a charcuterie board and finish our advent devotional and usually watch a Christmas movie.

[@kathleenconradt7067]

I love the whole Christmas season, but my favorite part is attending Mass and our family gathering on Christmas Eve. Thank you for the giveaway!😊

[@angeliajones8564]

I love these! My favorite holiday tradition is getting out the ornaments and letting the kids decorate the tree however they want to. Sometimes that means a few ornaments on the same branch but the kids are always so proud afterwards.

[@judimills6713]

These are adorable! Love the theme! Santa cookies are always needed, did them with my children and now I’m blessed to do them with my grandchildren! We live in Georgia so we also go to Fantasy in Lights every Christmas Eve, then it’s back the house to get ready for Santa 🎅🏼 seriously the most Wonderful time of the year!

[@velmacoen4485]

I have so many favorites, it's hard to pick just one. Christmas eve church service, coming out of church late in the night and looking at Christmas lights on the drive home. And food!! Roast beef sandwiches Christmas eve, breakfast casserole, and Christmas dinner...all shared with family. Fun designs for your ornaments!

[@Tina-gi1ot]

My favorite Christmas tradition is decorating the house with family.

[@melissahill8565]

I really look forward to the Christmas movies!! and ...........cross stitching while watching the movies!! Love your patterns!!

[@Roxanne-lc7rp]

My tradition is two involve my 2 boys with decorating the house. We did this as kids and it was so fun. Memories!!

[@cindylikin1874]

Such cute ornaments! Love pink for Christmas 🎅🏻 Our favorite holiday tradition is baking all different cookies and putting cookie trays together to share.

[@jamieschoppmann2921]

These are super cute ☺️ my favorite tradition is singing Christmas carols by candlelight with our kids and grandkids ❤️

[@KristiA431]

My favorite Christmas tradition is after decorating the house, sitting with a hot cocoa with all the lights off except the Christmas lights, and enjoying the glow of the tree. These ornaments are precious! I can't wait to stitch them.