Halloween, Already??

No, Halloween is definitely a couple months away still, but of course you have noticed that many stores have started to put out the Halloween stuff already.  I'm always happy to see it though, even if it is only August.   I have some nice Halloween finishes to show you, both new and old.

This is Diane's great finish of my Fall Tree.  I love the pink trim and the pom-pom bow topper! 

Courtesy of Needlepoint.com in Raleigh, NC is this oldie but a goodie, my Halloween Sampler finished as a cute pillow:

Elizabeth just recently finished two more of my Vintage Halloween Pails, they look great and she's gotten them back just in time for Trick or Treating! 

Linda at Split the Needles blog did an amazing job on my Monster Mash cone and her finisher really went to town with the embellishments-- love it!!

 

Suzy has done a fabulous job stitching her Monster Mash cone too, but will it come back from the finisher in time for Halloween?  Maybe, but in the meantime, we can get a really good look at her very creative stitches:

See you next time with even more Halloween treats!

Crazy Patch Boo-nanza Retrospective

Now that this former club series is available for individual sale, I don't think I've ever posted pictures of them all finished individually.  And Fall is just around the corner, so take a peek and start thinking of those cool crisp days ahead, breaking the sweaters out of storage, the trees changing to red and yellow and of course, the Halloween candy! 

Argyle Pumpkin

Plaid Candy Corn

Pink Candy Stripes Candy Corn

Pumpkin Trio Candy Corn

Argyle Candy Corn 

Candy Swirls Candy Corn

Orange Ribbons Candy Corn

Plaid Pumpkin

Pumpkin Trio Pumpkin

All nine designs come with stitch guides and can be kitted if you wish!  Happy Stitching!

July was a little different for the Stitching Games, we had 5 clues to work with instead of just one.  KB pulled one new clue every Monday, and I waited until the last week so that I could choose which one to work with.  I ended up with the one pulled early in the month-- "koi". With that clue, I decided I could kill two birds, namely, re-work the background area behind the cats with a new stitch and thread, since I had decided a while back that I didn't like what I'd already stitched there.  I auditioned the new thread and stitch (Brick stitch with 1 strand of HighLights) on the background area of the Bats panel.  I like it, this one's a keeper!  So I have a new area stitched and and a re-do of an existing area complete for this month.  Only three more clues left and we are done!

Winter Fox Finished!

Remember when I showed you this mouth watering photo of all four of my fox canvases with their stitch guides and threads, taken upon their arrival at this lucky stitcher's home?

Well, that stitcher got started stitchin' right away, starting with the Winter Fox:

And ta-da!!  She is all done-- doesn't he look great?  Love all the textures, from the sparkly snowflakes to the velvety fur!

And if that doesn't blow you away, look at this-- she has a fox magnet AND a fox Snap Tray!

And if that didn't blow your socks off, then this will (it did mine!)-- she made a fox dress to celebrate the finish!!!! OMG, I am in AWE, no joke! Caroline, you may be my favorite stitcher EVER!

Will she have a new Snap Tray and dress for the other three foxes as well?  Oh, I hope so!! If so, you WILL see it here, so be sure to check back again soon! 

New Online Mystery Class with Sandy Arthur-- Mod Ornaments!

How exciting is this?  Sandy Arthur, the author of the fabulous "Shapes of Needlework" book series and a nationally acclaimed teacher has chosen my "Mod Ornaments" canvas for her next online Mystery Class!  Sandy is an amazingly creative designer and I cannot wait to see what she will do with this canvas.

Here's a look at the design:

Here is some information about the class from Sandy:

Class registrations are being taken up until September 15th,  with a start date in November.  I cannot wait to see the first lesson!  It seems far away now, but time will be up before you know it, so be sure to register and get your canvas ordered if you need one. Be sure to visit Sandy's blog to get the rest of the details-- click here.

See you in class!