A couple of weeks ago I decided that I needed to start a new piece. I had the urge to stitch something with a Christmas theme. After some deliberation and a little help from the FlossTube community, I decided to start The Spirit of Christmas, which is a design by Lavender and Lace. It is a picture of Santa surrounded by a wreath that is wrapped in a red ribbon. This is what he looks like so far:
This has been a joy to stitch. I love the rich reds of the ribbon and Santa’s suit. The greens are a perfect complement to all of the red.
I am stitching this on 32 count raw Belfast linen, which is the fabric called for in the chart. I was tempted to stitch him on a blue background like Stephanie did. However, I decided that I liked the way that the light brown of this fabric went with the reds in Santa’s coat.
I hoped that I would be able to finish him for Christmas. However, I am coming to the realization that if I continued working on him he would end up being late for Christmas. Instead, I am going to put him away for a little while and work on getting him ready for Christmas in 2018.
Brian's Cross Stitch Adventures 
I just found your video and have to say “What beautiful cross-stitch!! Just Amazing! I don’t know how you have the patience to do it. I have crosstitched for years but only on Aida. I wish there was a class so I could learn on linen or Aida linen. Where do you buy all your kits and material?
Thanks! Linen is pretty easy to stitch on. I am sure that there are some YouTube videos that show how to do it. I get most of my material from online stores like 123 Stitch.