Spooky Stitchin' Stitch-a-Long

Hi everyone! Life has been extra weird lately. I had a "Quick Check-in" meeting dropped on my calendar a couple of weeks ago, and when I joined it was my manager and a representative from HR telling me my position was being eliminated. Sigh. Honestly, I'm still in the angry phase, but I had been looking for a new job for a while. I knew when my manager came back from her 8-month maternity leave my days were numbered. So now I'm applying for jobs and trying to figure out what comes next. 

The sad thing about being laid off is that you can't relax or enjoy the free time... at least I can't. 

I have been doing some stitching, however, so have not one but TWO spooky finishes to show off! 

First, I finished and framed the spooky moth shadow box: 

Just noticed that the top two aren't quite straight, but the good news is that they are just pinned in there so easy to adjust!

For some extra spookiness, I stitched the "skulls" on the moths' backs in glow-in-the-dark floss: 

Because I finished that, I decided to start a kit I have had in my stash for who knows how long. I'm not even sure WHERE I got it, but the price tag says Epicurean Boutique. It's a pattern from Penny Lane Primitives that was kitted up with all the necessary felt. I thought I'd work on it slowly but surely, but I ended up finishing it: 

yes, those eyes are terrifying

Now, there's another week before Halloween, so I'm going to get started on these sugar skulls:

Y'all know how much I love felt-and-sequin kits! I doubt I can finish all 4 in the next 3 weeks, let alone by Halloween. But we'll see.  

Don't forget to check out all the projects that my fellow stitchers are working on -- they're always super inspiring: Avis, Claire, Kathy, Margaret, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, Cathie, Linda, Mary Margaret, Cindy, and Helen.

Groovy Chicks stitch-a-long, happy dance time!

Hi everyone! I'm just going to cut to the chase here... it's happy dance time!

I finished the stitching on the pink bird: 

Then I laid all three out together: 

And your eyes don't deceive you; for whatever reason the green one is wider... despite being the same number of stitches. But it didn't really matter... because it stitched up just fine!

I'm SO PLEASED with these ladies!

What's next? Well, as you know I love Halloween. So my next project is this "Spooky Moth Shadow Box":

It's stitched on perforated paper, then you cut out the moths and mount them in a shadow box. It's not a TON of stitching, and I love the colors, so I hope that I'll finish it before Halloween. I've "kitted up" the project, and I'll report my progress at our next check-in at the end of October!

Now I'm off to check out all the projects that my fellow stitchers are working on -- they're always super inspiring: Avis, Claire, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, Cathie, Linda, Mary Margaret, Cindy, and Helen.