Halloween stitching Day 28

I am so thankful it is Friday! it has been a hectic week at work so I am glad for a couple of days rest.  I am writing this at 4:07 in the morning because..well..I feel asleep in my stitching chair. When I woke up I realized I forgot to post...so here you go:

Halloween Stitching Day 28:  Trick or Treat pals by Frosted Pumpking - JCS 2016 Halloween issue.  28 count monaco dyed by me.

Isn't this cute???   so my fabric is a little darker than the one pictured.   The frame is outlined in DMC 3740..I am thinking of changing it to a purple krenick to make it sparkle..

Halloween Stitching Day 27

It is hard to believe that I have been staring new projects for 27 days!  It is a little crazy to me! I started a new project today but not very many stitches.  I worked a little later than usual, came home and found my husband had started dinner.  We have been trying to cook at home instead of going out to eat.  So far, we have cooked for 3 nights easy meals because I am too tired at the end of the week.  This week it was Hamburger Helper, Tacos and Spaghetti.  I had a lot of ground beef in my freezer so it was a ground beef week.  Last night, I chose to have popcorn since he was playing cards

The reason for not much stitching tonight is because college football was on TV and DH wanted to watch it on the big TV. That isn't bad, the problem is all my stitching stuff is in the living room with the big TV.  I just didn't feel like moving my light, my computer stand and all my stitching stuff.  So I went to the bedroom and watched Project Runway while surfing Etsy and Ebay.

Halloween Stitching Day 27:  Witch Hat Trio JCS Halloween 2013.  Stitched on hand dyed 18 count aida..


see..not much just a few stitches of dmc 208

This is what it will look like when finished.

Just 4 more days of starts!!!  I thin the rest are Mill Hill kids....I could be wrong but I really think so.  We shall see tomorrow.

Halloween Stitching Day 26

I must be a bad wife or I have a very understanding husband!!  I looked at my husband yesterday when I wasn't feeling well and said "You are golfing tomorrow right?"  He laughed and said why, do you want me to out of the house?"  Where I replied..."Yes,  Go somewhere, I need the house to myself."   He did!!  I came home after a day of professional development, I was tired and cranky.  He kissed my forehead and went to the casino, stayed gone until 10:00 pm!!!  It was so nice!!

Disclaimer here:  my husband works from home and he is always home, from the moment I get up for work until I go to sleep again.  He usually has the TV sound up loud and it makes me cranky.  So I  just like a day when I can come home and be quiet....

Did I stitch alot today?  No...I actually sat and read for a while,  I played my Disney magic kingdom game on my ipad and looked all my new magazines.  I was doing all this  while watching floss tube!!  I love flosstube.  I have been watching all of Stitcherista's videos.   She cracks me up. She has such amazing stitching projects and stash!!  She is full of energy too!!!

Halloween Stitching Day 26- Fall Hydrangeas and White Pumpkins JCS Sept/Oct 2013.  28 count Monaco hand dyed by me with Rit Dye.

Love this design...here is what I was able to stitch and there really is a funny story here:

So when I tried to start this project, I none of the threads was in the box!  What the heck....I tried like 5 symbols...then I realized, I had the thread box for my HAED - A Wintery Heirloom which is a winter piece !!  UGH!!  Once I found the right pattern box for all the fancy pumpkins, I was able to start.   I felt so stupid.

Look at my treasures!!!  I will start showing my favorites soon!!!  So much fun!

Happy stitching all!!!

Halloween Stitching Day 25

Hi all!!!  I hope you had a wonderful day.  My 15 or so magazines arrived today!!!   I can't wait to go through them.  I will be posting more later...I am wiped out!  I actually came home and fell asleep on the couch.  I got about 15 stitches in my new project...not much but it is a start:

Day 25:  Eek from JCS 2012 Halloween issue stitched on 28 count hand dyed purple by me.

Not  a lot of stitches but I did get a start!!!!

I will start showing off my magazines and magazine choices in the next few issues.  

Halloween Stitching Day 24 - more new stash...

​​I opened my email this morning and I had won this award!!!  So Exciting!!   This was my first thought:

You ever have that time in your life that it doesn't matter what happens in it nothing is right?  You cannot please everyone and it is very tiring trying too.  It seems that is my work life right now!  

Halloween Stitching Day 24:  The Key - JSC 2016 stitched on hand dyed 28 count Monaco using Rit Dye


Not much of a start...just the top of the gate.  It was a long day and even longer evening.

What it will look like!

I was playing on Ebay and saw this chart!  it screamed BUY ME BUY ME...so I did!!  Look at the dollhouses!!  Aren't they cute??  it is called All Through the house!!

 Just love this one!!!

So cute!!!!

Until tomorrow!!  Heres hoping that the day will go better!!!

Halloween Stitching day 23 and in the dog house

This is the sentence I woke up too "Boys what have you done???  Your mommy is going to kill you"  That is never a good sentence for anyone but especially in my house because I never know what Gibbs, Bert, Tiger Lily or Brigen will do.  Today, I cried a little.  I was so mad at what I woke up to...see for yourself:

This is four of my Halloween starts scattered all over the floor.  Bobbins, eaten patterns (working copies thank goodness), fabric and torn ziplock bags....See the culprit below.  He is so guilty and in the doghouse!!  Brigen is so lucky that I love him!!!!

I was so frustrated but happy it was working copies so  I was able to copy those again today.  Today was a quick run to Wal-mart then back home.  I was still too frustrated to stitch so I pulled out my patterns to try and figure out the starts I was going to do.   Stitch Maynia  and Soulful Stitching Facebook groups already have their SAL's for next year posted and I am joining them next year.  I am doing the Stitching Blitz on Soulful stitching which is a new project every week.   I am a little crazy.  I won't lie, I had a slight anxiety attack when I was trying to organize for next year and I don't know why    I stopped, and pulled out the book I was reading.  What you ask?  I am currently reading Snobs written by Julian Fellowes.  He wrote Downtown Abbey...I am struggling with this book.  I just don't like the characters...I am only on page 63 of 265 so I need to give it some more time.   Right now it is free for your kindle if you want to try it.

Halloween Stitching Day 23: Halloween Pumpkins  JSC Halloween 2012 stitched on 28 count monaco handdyed by me in a dark purple using Rit Dye

As you can see I didn't get much done today.  

Here is what it will look like when finished. I think the purple fabric will be pretty.

I also worked this past week on AWH - Not much because it is tree confetti..I hate these trees!!!   I am going to look at the pattern and see where all the trees are so I can get them over with if possible.

Until tomorrow!  Have a great stitchy day!

Halloween Day 22 - Two projects as one!

I spent today in my college class.  I am getting my ESL Endorsement (English as a Second Language) which is something that I have always considered but just never signed up.  We are getting 12 college hours for this endorsement which will put me as Master plus 15 which will be a move up on the pay scale.  So this makes me very stressed and a happy at the same time.

I am so excited!!!  I am stitching the one project that I have wanted to stitch for a long time.  I admired these patterns for years but they were retired and never to be seen again unless you wanted to pay an arm and a leg on ebay.  Until a couple of years ago when the designers family gave permission to this one cross stitch shop permission to sell her designs.  I will enclose this information at the bottom of the post.

Halloween Stitching Day 22 - Judith Kirby Houses 9 and 15 together. Stitched on 28 count opalescent fabric that I dyed an evening blue.

This is the start of house 9...see the sparkles....

House 9

House 15

Here is the shop information if you are searching for these houses.   I bought them a couple of years ago.  

Until tomorrow!!!!