Autumn and Halloween Stitching

I was very busy stitching my exchanges I had to do to make my deadline on October 15. I made it with a couple days to spare plus I added one more exchange. Now on to a couple SALs. But I want to show you what I got and did for my partners.

The picture above the blog post is the Autumn ornament I did for Debbie Jo. The pattern is from Stoney Creek. Debbie Jo was the same partner I had in the Summer exchange, so I decided to use the same type of pattern. I did use Carrie Creations Autumn for the border, but the rest was done with DMC. Here is the ornament I got from Debbie. It is very beautiful and in my basket with my other goodies.


The next exchange was Christmas in September from the KraftersKorners yahoo group. I stitched a snowman from JCS Christmas 2009 magazine. I just got my 2010 issue about a week ago. The pattern is from Val's Stuff and I stitched him on Sassy's Fabbys Snowflake 14 count aida. I added a blue bead hanger and the fabric in the background in the picture, is the same one I used for the back of the ornament. Mary sent me this cute little angel. She is adorable.


This Halloween card was another exchange. I have not heard from the person if she received it yet. But I thought I would show it off. It is design by Ursula Michaels. The pumpkins glow-in-the-dark and looks so awesome in the dark. My brother wants me to make one with a skull with the neon threads.
This Santa ornament was for a Blind Swap Exchange. An ornament of your choice is stitched and finished. All of ornaments are send to the modator, Rene, with a S.A.S.E. and she will swap an ornament from another stitcher. So you wont know what you will get, plus you dont have to worry if your partner goes awol. This Santa is design from Praire Schooler on 28 count evenweave.



This was the Halloween pin I stitched for Katie from KraftersKorner. The pattern was a freebie from CyberStitchers. The designer is Angelic Stitches by Velda. It was orginally an ornament but I stitched it one over one on 25count evenweave. This is the first time I did one over one and it was very easy and fun. It took about 4 hours to make, including making it into the pin.

This roly-poly Santa is Sandy's ornament RR. He was easy to stitch. The backstitch really makes him come to life on the fabric. I sure hope she likes it. I am done with all my exchanges except for the Ornament RR. But the pressure isnt there to stitch to make the deadlines. My next project is Little House Pumpkin Hollow Farm. It is one of the new ones from Little House and I had to do it this year. I will have an update in a few days.

Thank you so much for stopping by and for making it this far.
Enjoy the fall before the snow gets here.

A Stitchy Update and other news

Lizzie Kate EEK!

It was been a couple weeks since I post an update. I have one finish, a small Halloween model, which I finished 2 days after Halloween. It is LizzieKate eek! limited edition. It was a small stitch, which I changed some of the colors. It was done with over dyed threads but I did not have all the colors for what the pattern called. I think it came out very good.

Dragon Dreams Summer's Magic
looks like before I added some stitches

Dragon Dream's Summer Magic
After the stitches were added

Yesterday I picked up one of my UFOs, Dragon Dream's Summer's Magic. One of my yahoo groups revived UFO Day. For you non stitching followers, UFO stands for UnFinished Object. I only put in 161 stitches last night. It took me about an hour or so. I added color to the model so it looks a bit brighter.

Prairie Schooler When Witches Go Riding

Before Halloween, I have been stitching Prairie Schooler When Witches Go Riding. I did not finish it in time for this year, and I have to put away for a couple months. This is how far I got on it.

LHN Snowflakes

A few posts ago, I said I started on Little House Needleworks Snowflakes. I did put in some more stitches in it since than, but not much. I did finish stitching the word 'winter'.

Mill Hill Clara, from The Nutcracker series

I have been stitching Mill Hill Nutcracker series, Clara. I started her before my accident in March. I finished all the stitching on her, and started the beading. I am using my tacky bob the first time. I love it so much. I think my problem will be getting off the left overs to put back in the bag when I am done beading. I will figure it out.

Now for other non stitching news. My leg is almost healed, finally. With my leg almost healed, I am planning to take a trip to Texas. Yes, I am definetly going to Texas this time. I plan on leaving Connecticut on December 27 and arrive in Killeen,Texas on December 29. I will be there in time for New Year's Eve. It is the only holiday I do not like but being with friends will make it better. Then my friends are leaving for Disney World by January 2, and I get to watch their 2 cats and dog, and the ferret, if its still there. When they get back, I will have some time with them before I head back home.
My parents are celebrating their 40th anniversary at the end of January, so I will need to be back in time for the event. I am not sure what is quite happening yet, but I do know there will be a little reception type for my parents at the nursing home.

I might have a finish soon. I do have 3 ornaments I need to stitch by the end of the month. Two of them are for exchanges, so I will be busy stitching.

Many hugs to everyone until next time.

Labor Day and a Find!

Topsy-Turvy Mason

Our family had a BBQ on Labor Day. It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining and a slight breeze. My father had forgot to check the propane tank for the grill. We had the tank for almost 2 years, and even though it was used on and off, more off than on, it will run out of gas eventually and it did! My uncle went back to his house to get his tank. Dad didn't start grilling after 2:30. My mom was not too happy but we told her we will just pack the food for her. She had to go back to the home and her ride was suppose to pick her up at 4. It was cutting it real close for her. But they end up being late and didn't pick her up after 5. We got an extra hour with her which was nice.

I love baking and I know I am good at, so I like to show off my baking skill with my family. I made a strawberry shortcake from memory. I made this cake once about 5 years ago and it was so easy to remember. I loved how the final results came out after I put the cake together that I had to take a picture of my strawberry shortcake. It was very yummy. I was so happy it came out great.

Dad and Jayden, 7 mos.

I got some pictures of my family. My cousin finally came over with his new baby girl. It only took them 7 months to get her. The little one is named Jayden Amaya and she is the cutest little baby. My cousins were outside and Dad brought Jayden inside so mom could see her. Jayden's mom said she won't cry and likes strangers. A couple minutes after Dad brought her in, Jayden made her mother a liar and gave this huge wail! I got some more pictures of Mason. He is going to be 1 years old at the end ofthis month. Where does the time fly? He is not walking yet but looks like he is ready to take that first step anyday. Of course I got a picture of Anthony. He started kindergarten. It just seems like yesterday he was a baby. Again, its this time keeps going. Dont you just wish you can stopped for a minute or two just to take it all in without time slipping by?

Now for my stitching news. I started a new project, Glory Bee Coffee for Gossip. I dont have pics for it but next time I should be finish with it and you will get a pic. It is a quick stitch for me. I did a little more of LHN Snowflake but not enough yet to show a progress. I am using hand dyed threads so I am making my stitches as I go along so it is a slow progress. As I was cleaning and putting away some stash, I came across Prairie Scholer When Witches Go Flying. One of my friends just started this piece and I knew I had it somewhere. I am going to try to finish it. I took a picture how it looks when I found it. I did add a few stitches since than, again not enough to take a picture of it. Next post I will tell you of a new project I will be starting. I talked enough for now.
I almost forgot to mention my find. I had to go to the post office the other day. On the way back, I decided to go into Goodwill. Sometimes I find something but most times I don't. This time I found a oak frame which is the exact size for The Bookshelf I just finished stitching a couple weeks ago. I only paid $4 for the frame. I was so happy. I do need to clean it it up first. There is a painted picture in the frame but I will do something else with it. I know if I had brought the original frame I wanted for it, it will cost close to $50, if not more. Now I have to do research on frame cleaning and putting needlework into the frame. It will take time but I just know the end results will be gorgeous.

Happy Stitching!