Finally a finish!

Late last night, or early this morning if you prefer :), I managed to get my first finish in almost three months. Life got in the way, and quite frankly, I lost the desire to stitch. I really like this one and made myself put in 10 stitches at a time until I got into a groove and last night is the end result. I am very pleased with the way it turned out.

Here is the finished stitching:

Design: Halloween Mystery Sampler Part One bonus design, Haunted

Designer: Lizzie Kate

Fabric: 28 count evenweave fabric by Dyeing 4 U in Moonlight (Discontinued color and manufacturer).

Fiber Used: Old Maid of the Abyss by Hand Dyed Fibers

I have one other project that I is on my WIPocalypse list (or at least my version of it!) that I want to finish, as well as one more that I do not have on the list. Then I suppose I will need to make a WIPocalypse list for next year. Hard to believe that the year is drawing to a close and we will soon be celebrating Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. I love this time of year! :)

Well, I best be going. Tons to do today. Hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend! :)

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C.

It's Been A While

Howdy, y'all! It's been a while since I last posted. Life has just gotten in the way and I am not stitching as much as I have been, but these things happen, yea?

At any rate, I finally have gotten to where I feel like stitching, so I decided to start something new. Yes, I know, you're going to have a heart attack from that surprise. But nothing was really calling me and this one I have seen stitched in a variety of ways so far, and when I saw the design, this color combination immediately came to mind.

Enough of my blathering, let's get on with the show! :)

Design: Halloween Mystery Sampler Part One bonus design, Haunted

Designer: Lizzie Kate

Fabric: 28 count evenweave fabric by Dyeing 4 U in Moonlight (Discontinued color and manufacturer).

Fiber Used: Old Maid of the Abyss by Hand Dyed Fibers

Closeup:

The Snoopy bag was purchased last night at Barnes and Noble. I thought it would be a cute bag to keep my Halloween projects in. :)

While I love the colors in the floss, I am disappointed in how un-silk like they actually feel. My apologies to the HDF fans out there in blog land, however, compared to my Caron Waterlilies and Au Ver A Soie and the Belle Soie silks, the HDF's do not feel as silky as the rest of them. It could just be me :). I've also had some issues with knotting and fraying a bit, but it's not as bad as metallics! :)

Well, I best be off. I think DH wants to go to the movies or go do something today. Hope everyone has a wonderful Labor Day weekend! :)

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C.

A Christmas same day start and finish

Started and finished this one last night after all the hubbub had died down. It was nice to sit in the bed and relax for a bit before sleep. It also gave me the idea of putting my UFOs beside the bed and stitching on those every night until they are completed. :D.

I also tweaked the design a bit. The big star/snowflake charm was supposed to go between the H and the L in Holy, however, I thought it looked more like a big star rather than a snowflake, so I winged the letter O and put the charm between the Holy and the Night. There was a bit more to it, but I wanted mine a bit plainer. I haven't had a SMO finish in quite some time, and I am hoping to get to more in the coming year. And after the 12 Days of Christmas that Sandy just now got through hosting for the board members, I have more than enough to stitch! :D


Anyhoo, here is my start and finish with the related notes. :)


Design: Holy Night (Secret Shop chart)

Designer: SanMan Originals

Fabric: Black 14 count aida

Fiber: Caron Collection Waterlilies in Moonlight.

Hope everyone had a good day yesterday and is out hitting the sales today! :)


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C.