Hello there, world! It's time for the yearly magic of putting the apostrophe back in Hallowe'en ... Er, I mean the Hallowe'en Blog Hop! If you've discovered this game from my blog, please go to Jo's blog first to start collecting letters that will spell out a mystery phrase!
I was actually a little worried I wouldn't be able to participate in the hop this year due to traveling. Turns out, going to grandma's house for a couple of weeks without much Internet access means Lots of Crafting Time so I got my piece finished in record time (although not with enough time to finish-finish upon returning), along with a plethora (for me) of other projects.
Tada! I think I first saw this piece on our Hostess with the Hallowe'en Mostest's blog. I loved it and have had it saved to my computer since then knowing that someday would come. Well, someday is here which is kind of amazing in the stitching world!
I made quite a few modifications. First, this was stitched on fabric I dyed myself! (:D!!!!) I wanted an orange Hallowe'eny piece but I can never seem to find colored fabrics other than white, ecru, and red out here in the boonies. Dyeing didn't look too difficult so I picked up a bottle of Rit in tangerine and dove in (or rather, the fabric did :D) with some of my older Aida pieces. Because the color of the fabric was quite similar to the called-for orange in the pattern, I changed that to bright purple for contrast.
I also modified various bits of the skeleton, ghouls, and cat. Basically nothing was safe from me this time. All of the white became the glorious Glow-in-the-Dark DMC thread. I thought the cat looked more like a vicious sort of bunny (no Monty Python killer rabbits here) but I couldn't get a reconfiguration of ears to suit me... so the cat got a hat hah. Then I added a few more little Hallowe'en buttons I had in my stash instead of some of the smaller hearts. Since I think they're cute, I added a third ghoul instead of more swooping purple lines. Lastly, I went totally insane and added beads instead of the single stitches by robbing old Mill Hill kits. I really had a lot of fun with this project! I'm still not sure how I'll finish-finish it as it's quite large to be an ornament.
Technical Details
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And here's the letter you've all been waiting for -- the letter F! Your next stop is jocondine so go knock on her door for your next treat!
I've scheduled this post to appear in the wee hours of the morning here for you over-puddlers!
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| Google-y Oogley |
I was actually a little worried I wouldn't be able to participate in the hop this year due to traveling. Turns out, going to grandma's house for a couple of weeks without much Internet access means Lots of Crafting Time so I got my piece finished in record time (although not with enough time to finish-finish upon returning), along with a plethora (for me) of other projects.
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| Cuore di Halloween |
Tada! I think I first saw this piece on our Hostess with the Hallowe'en Mostest's blog. I loved it and have had it saved to my computer since then knowing that someday would come. Well, someday is here which is kind of amazing in the stitching world!
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| yay! |
I made quite a few modifications. First, this was stitched on fabric I dyed myself! (:D!!!!) I wanted an orange Hallowe'eny piece but I can never seem to find colored fabrics other than white, ecru, and red out here in the boonies. Dyeing didn't look too difficult so I picked up a bottle of Rit in tangerine and dove in (or rather, the fabric did :D) with some of my older Aida pieces. Because the color of the fabric was quite similar to the called-for orange in the pattern, I changed that to bright purple for contrast.
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| it glows! |
I also modified various bits of the skeleton, ghouls, and cat. Basically nothing was safe from me this time. All of the white became the glorious Glow-in-the-Dark DMC thread. I thought the cat looked more like a vicious sort of bunny (no Monty Python killer rabbits here) but I couldn't get a reconfiguration of ears to suit me... so the cat got a hat hah. Then I added a few more little Hallowe'en buttons I had in my stash instead of some of the smaller hearts. Since I think they're cute, I added a third ghoul instead of more swooping purple lines. Lastly, I went totally insane and added beads instead of the single stitches by robbing old Mill Hill kits. I really had a lot of fun with this project! I'm still not sure how I'll finish-finish it as it's quite large to be an ornament.
- "Cuore di Halloween" freebie pattern by Isabelle Vautier can be found here.
- 2-over-1 on 14-count white Aida, dyed orange by me!
- Finished size: 5.5 x 6" (14 x 15.2 cm)
- Started October 23, 2018, finished October 28, 2018; unknown hours.
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| found via Google |
And here's the letter you've all been waiting for -- the letter F! Your next stop is jocondine so go knock on her door for your next treat!
I've scheduled this post to appear in the wee hours of the morning here for you over-puddlers!
