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:
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| 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.
Your scarry butterflies are cute though as they glow in the dark they are maybe more moth than butterfly lol x
ReplyDeleteThanks, Helen! The more I learn about moths, the more I like them. (Except on my sweaters...).
DeleteI love your finishes. What a great idea to stitch the skulls in glow in the dark floss.
ReplyDeleteThanks Cathie! They glow a little in purple light, so that's been fun to see lately.
Deleteyou really are getting into the spooky spirit! Good luck with the job hunting.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Claire! There's nothing scarier than job hunting...
DeleteThe moths with the glowing skulls are brilliant! You always find unusual kits. The cats are lovely too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Avis. You can tell I have a "type", eh? :)
DeleteWow - you have 2 fabulous finishes. My daughter would love these so much. That was brilliant with the skulls Excited to see the sugar skulls done up👻 Sending lots of job hunting luck to you
ReplyDeleteThanks Sharon! The pattern for the moths was in the latest Halloween edition of Cross Stitch, so probably pretty easy to find.
DeleteLove the moths! What a great way to display them.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mary Margaret -- I'm so pleased with how they turned out!
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