Any Polish Christmas freebies?

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I'd like to make a Christmas ornament for someone who is Polish, and I've searched and Googled but can't find anything on the Web. Does anyone know where I can get a freebie Polish Christmas ornament? Or a freebie of something related to Poland? Or, if that doesn't work, does anyone know of a book or chart with a small Polish design, preferably a Christmas one? Hopefully, I'd be able to find that book or chart before Christmas! Or, actually, before Thanksgiving, so I can get going on this.

Thanks for your help!

Audrey

monique · Accepted Answer

If you can find out how to say "Happy Christmas" in Polish, that would be a good start.  Nice font, a few embellishments= done.Monique in TX         wrote:

Susan Hartman · Answer

I think that the felt applique Christmas ornaments may have a Polish connection, although a Piecework article (in Nov. 1997) identified them as Hungarian in origin. A friend's daughter bought me a felt ornament while traveling in Poland.

I can't find any pictures on the web of the applique felt ornaments, but the designs are related, it seems to me, to traditional Polish paper-cutting, such as illustrated here:

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I found some photos!

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are identified as Hungarian. What I had in mind was most like the star ornament or the heart one.A modern adaptation of the same theme can be seen clearly here:

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thought: Isn't St. Nicholas celebrated in Poland?

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do a cross stitch of St. Nicholas. There are some nice ones here:

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on cross stitch, then "Old World Santa Stand ups". I have a couple of these in my stash. You could as easily make it into an ornament as a standup.) HTH!

Sue

epc123 · Answer

Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia (with a cross through the l and acedilla under the a and a dot over the z in Bozego)Elizabeth

abahde · Answer

Thank you everyone, for your suggestions. I'm going to do this one:

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I've already graphed it inPCStitch Pro. Plus, I'll add Wesolych Swiat.I appreciate all the ideas. They got me going in the right direction! Audrey

epc123 · Answer

one: I've already graphed it in> PCStitch Pro.  Plus, I'll add Wesolych Swiat.>> I appreciate all the ideas.  They got me going in the right direction! >This link has the proper spelling - I forgot to mention the mark overthe S in Swiat:

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