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Happy Halloween – WIP

I’ve had this little cross stitch in progress for over a year now, but I have a feeling that 2025 will be the year I finally complete it. The entire thing is a silhouette done in DMC 310 (black) – with some orange accents. I plan on filling in the white bats with a glow in the dark thread, and I can’t wait to show off the effect. I did have it set up in a q-snap frame, but I had to get closer to the edges than I had room for, so in the meantime I’m stitching it while holding it in my hands.

In other news, I’m hoping the Canada Post strike ends any day now, and I’ve decided to postpone the opening of my shop to February 1st. That will give me some time to get the rest of the product pictures completed, and maybe do another drawing or two. Look for that grand opening in 2025!

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Peering Outside

I’m hoping to get a new lamp & magnifier combo this holiday season to help my eyes out when I’m working on detailed pieces, but in the meantime, I’ve managed to squint my way through this little cross stitch. Completed on 14ct aida, it came in a World of Cross Stitching magazine that I got a number of years ago. Remember how magazines used to come with little CD inserts or perfume samples? Well, the cross stitching version of those magazines still comes with those little packages.

The instructions said this was a 5 hour piece (approximate) but I’m pretty sure it took me almost 10 hours to complete it. I (of course) finished the side with the cat, first, then moved on to the other side. It has been a number of years since I did any cross stitch, but I remembered how much I enjoy it, especially when I have a good audio book to listen to. Here’s hoping I get a lot more stitching done in the future.