Halloween Greetings

 

BOO!

Happy Halloween Dear Friends,

 

I love Halloween with all the trimmings. 

Ghosts, goblins, jack-o-lanterns, everything Halloween-y.

I have been stitching quite a few Halloween designs and picked

them up from the framers today. 

 

 

 Sweeping Cobwebs by Prairie Schooler

 The frame for Sweeping Cobwebs is just gorgeous. 

It was hard to get a good picture on this dreary day before Halloween.

 

Trix or Treat by Blackbird Designs

 

 Her Wicked Best by Primitive Needle.

The fabric really is a very Halloween-y orange.

I haven't shipped this one off to the framer yet and can't wait to do so.

 

 

I also picked up a piece unrelated to Halloween.

I started this piece in St. Louis in September and it stitched up very quickly.

 

 Home Sweet Home by Pineberry Lane

Thank you for stopping by and spending a part of your day with me. 

I love to hear from you and share the love of stitching.

 

I hope Halloween brings you lots of sugar filled children,

cute costumes and a few good frights.

Keep on stitchin,
Nan

Ghost and Goblins

Hello Friends,

It is hard to believe that I am over a month into my school year.  Things are settling down and I am finding some time to stitch.  My stitching A.D.D. has kicked in and I'm jumping from  piece to piece.  I've mainly been working on bigger pieces but did stitch a couple of exchanges that I'll be able to show you soon.

I finished Bent Creek's Halloween Branch in record time.  Here it is framed and ready for the haunting season.  I am sorry the pictures aren't great but the frame is perfectly spooky.  The lines in the frame have a slight orange tint to them.  I can't wait to start decorating for Halloween.

My Friends Stitching Through the Seasons exchange arrived today.

Edgar always goes above and beyond to make it special for me.

He stitched Bent Creek's Autumn Row and Faye, the carolina stitcher finished it.

 Thank you Edgar!  I love this piece and it will always have a special place in my Fall displays.

Thank you for stopping by and your sweet comments.  I cherish everyone and jump every time I hear my phone notify me I have a new email :-)

Keep on stitchin'

Nan

Frank N' Boo

Good Afternoon Friends,

I hope you are well and finding time to stitch. 

I dug through the WIP pile and found Frank N Boo. 

I'm not sure why I put it down but now he is now complete.

 Frank N Boo

Bent Creek Photobooth

Super big thanks to Karen for cutting the boards and showing my how to do this finish.

Thank you for stopping by and your sweet comments.  

Keep on stitchin'

Nan

Halloween Expressions

Hello Friends,

I'm sorry for the long absence, but any educator can tell you how packed the first few weeks of school can be.  I'm off to a great start at my new school.  The kids and teachers at the school are great!  It's hard to believe we've already got a month of school under our belt.

In between the long work hours I've been trying to fit in some stitching.

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays for stitching. 

Here is my first Halloween finish for the year.

Halloween Expressions

The Stitcherhood

Stitched on 40 Newcastle Linen

Days Gone By ~ Zweigart

GAST ~ Onyx

These little halloweenies stitched quickly and I love how they turned out.  They make me want to get the rest of my Halloween decorations out.  Do you think it is too early?

I'm not sure what has gotten into me lately but I seem to have found a love for bigger projects again.  I've started several bigger pieces recently so I'll be back soon to show progress on them.

Thank you for stopping by!  I apologize for my lack of visits to your blog.  I plan to spend the afternoon catching up on everything you've been doing the last few weeks.

Keep on stitchin' on,

Nan

Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wanted to share my only two Halloween finishes for this year.  Halloween is one of my favorite holidays to stitch for so I'm a little bummed to only have two pieces finished. 

Scary Halloween

Cherrywood Design Studio

Stitched on WDW Cashel Linen ~ Pumpkin

WDW & GAST Threads as Charted

I started Scary Halloween while at the Pals Fall Fling.  I finally finished it this morning and started right in on the finishing.  It took me 4 hours to finish this little beauty. I put the clothespins on to hold it down while the glue dried and went outside do some yard work.  I came back in, took the clothespins off and realized I had the pieces on the wrong sides.  To my horror it read WEEN! HALLO- HAPPY.

So what's a girl to do?  Well......I started trying to pull it apart.  I was able to get it apart but in doing so I stretched the fabric.  I glued it back together and here is the end result.  It's a little whopper-jawed but I'll have to live with it.  I still love the design and will proudly display it in my house.

I decided to join a cross stitch Halloween card exchange.  Here is the card I made.  I had fun finishing this card and will probably do more.  I hope it made someone smile on Halloween.

I've been working on more exchanges and will have more to show you very soon.

I think tonight I'll start on a Little House Needleworks I've been waiting to stitch.  I received some linen that is perfect for it in my grab bag from the fall fling. 

Thank you for taking time to look at my stitching.  I love sharing it with you and thank you for stopping by!

Keep on stitchin' on,

Nan