Another weekend coming to a close, eleven-thirty PM, a cup of Sleepytime tea at my side and all is well - well, finally. Spent half of last week with a stomach virus which kept me out of school most of Wednesday and all of Thursday. Luckily we had the day off on Friday, because there was no way I was going anywhere! By late Saturday afternoon I was able to stand up and get around. This was a relief because a few women were joining me for a celebration of the full moon - which by the way, was just a lovely and magical evening. By Sunday morning I was mostly back on track but stayed home just to be sure. Did a little stitching, a little napping and a little take-out for dinner - a peaceful, restful day.
I finished another little needlework mini - Hallows Eve this weekend. Both Wicked & Hallows Eve are freebies from Primitive Betty's (http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/18669910) - I love her designs. The other piece, Cat, is from Blackbird Designs' Trix or Treat booklet. Actually I love lots of designs which is why my stitching work is never done!
Toadstool Condo is decked out for the Hallows season. I stitched this Mosey & Me design back in 1995 and it has hung on the front door every year since. I can't remember the name of the design, but it was great fun to stitch. I made a few changes, one of which was adding a drawn thread border using a Needle Necessities thread that I believe was called Succotash - and that's exactly what it looks like! I love it! I will have more photos of Toadstool condo in all her Hallows glory later in the week! Until then...
Blessings nine!
Hi Elizabeth,
ReplyDeleteI saw your message on the Stacy Nash group so came over to see your Halloween stitching. It's wonderful! I love how you stitched the orange stars on Wicked - very pretty!
I think I saw someone else using those stars and I loved them, so I added them. I LOVE Halloween! Thanks for your comments.
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Lovely stitches, Elizabeth! I've posted them on my blog to share. Thank you so much for stitching & sharing!
ReplyDeleteI posted that the stars were specialty stitches. Is that correct? They really do ad a sparkling finish!
Smiles,
Betty
Yes - the orange stars are wrapped webs; the three little black ones are smyrna cross stitches. LOVE YOUR DESIGNS!!!
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