A Blog Called Wanda

Cross Stitch - Frosty's Night Out!

Hi friends! Happy Monday! I am wishing you a great week ahead....and only three weeks until Christmas! Wow! I wish I could stop time for a couple weeks, and get everything done, and then resume the holiday season! Are you ready for the holidays yet? Our home is about 1/2 decorated both inside and out but it's looking festive. Heck, that may be all that happens this year... Yesterday we went to a wonderful outdoor craft fair and enjoyed the beautiful chilly weather and sunshine... And an old fashioned ice rink with carols.... It definitely feels holiday-y in my part of the world. I haven't posted here on my blog since Thanksgiving but I'm back today with a finished cross stitch project that I completed on Saturday!

This year has been super super hard for me and my hubs. It's been hard emotionally, physically, mentally, and financially....and here we are at the end of the year. You know what? We made it! We made it through everything that tried to break us this year. The good Lord made sure we were provided for every step of the way and for that I am VERY grateful. Spiritually I am very strong. However, I sit here feeling kind of numb and so so so tired. I haven't crafted a card in about two weeks or posted on Instagram for a long time. It's not like me, but I'm trying to give myself some time, space, and grace. I am a happy crafter - so I find it really hard to be creative when I'm not feeling my usual upbeat self. In case you're feeling down or discouraged, let me be the first to send a hug and some kind words....It's okay. The world is A LOT right now. Just do the best you can and take it one thing at a time. I love you guys and I hope you're doing great! Thank you for being here with me all year! 

My project for today is a fun Winter/Christmas themed cross stitch. I bought this pattern four years ago (!) when I was lucky enough to visit The Attic Needleworks in Mesa, Arizona in person! It is a wonderful shop full of inspiration and amazing cross stitch items!! I am really glad I got to go there. I bought a few patterns that day, and finally made this one! 

The pattern is called Frosty's Night Out and it's from Blackbird Designs. I used 14 Count Aida fabric - in blue, with a piece from my stash. I'm sorry that I can't remember the exact color or where I bought it. I used the called for Fancy Floss colors. I did a simple finish in a hoop and I will be giving him as a gift for a friend. I added a black and white gingham bow because it already feels kind of vintage!! For size reference - the hoop it's on is a seven inch hoop.

 

As we know, I love anything gingham!!

 

I love the variety of snowflakes that surround Mr. Frosty! They were fun to stitch!

 

 

 

Look at his pink cheeks and carrot nose. Quite handsome, don't you think?!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's the front of the pattern book! I love it when patterns come in this format - so much easier to read and follow! This pattern is readily available online now if you google the title. It was a pretty easy stitch with lots of pretty colors.

That's it for me today!! Good to be back with you here on the bloggy blog. I hope you have a great week and a great holiday season! I'm not sure what I'll post next.... I do have a fun Greetery project to show you next week, though. I'm trying not to put a ton of pressure on myself to create. I figure it will come when it comes.... I've been stamping/paper crafting for 30 years next year!! Honestly sometimes I can't believe I can keep making new stuff. LOLZ. Sending out hugs your way today. XOXO

As always, if you're crafty shopping, I would be very grateful if you use my links to my favorite shops and help me out! Also, I've updated my gift ideas section in my Amazon Storefront, so you can check that out too!! Thank you! 

 

Happy Thanksgiving 2023 - from my home to yours!

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

Just popping in today to wish you all a very very Happy Thanksgiving! There is much to be grateful for this day! I am super thankful and grateful for all of you my friends, and your support and love over the past year! You mean a lot to me, and I am wishing you a blessed and warm holiday filled with love and laughter and pie! Thinking of you, wherever you are, and sending hugs your way! XOXO Wanda

 

 

 

The Greetery All That Glitters Release Day! Yippee!

 

HEY FRIENDS!! EXCITING NEWS!!

THE GREETERY NEW RELEASE IS LIVE NOW!!

AND ON SALE!

ALL THAT GLITTERS IS AVAILABLE!

CLICK HERE TO SHOP!!

 

It was my pleasure to introduce the brand new All That Glitters release to you this week!! And, I hope you love it as much as I do!! Happy Crafting!! If you scroll back to yesterday's blog post, you can see all my projects, and the accompanying supply lists. If you have any questions - reach out!! 

SALE SALE SALE!!! And, as every year, Betsy is doing her annual Thankful For You SALE!! Here are the details:  Storewide 15% off, including the new release items!!!! Also, some products are an additional 15% off! OH YEAH!! Sale starts NOW and ends Saturday, 11/25 at 11:59pm EST! The Discount is automatically applied at checkout and cannot be combined with reward points!! NOTE: Sale does not apply to orders placed prior to the start of the sale (10am EST on 11/21)! THANKS BETSY!! 

 

 

Thank you for ALL the amazingly kind comments on my project reveals post!!! You are so nice to bless me so kindly! I would be so grateful, as always, if you would shop via my Greetery affiliate link! Have fun!

 

 

The Greetery - All That Glitters Collection - New Release for Holiday 2023!

Hello everyone! Happy Monday, and HAPPY MONDAY! Why is it so happy?? Because I'm here to share the new release from The Greetery! It's the final release for 2023, and it's truly gorgeous! The new release is called ALL THAT GLITTERS! And it has tags, and stars, and snowflakes, and so many wonderful things for gift giving, gift wrapping, and cards! It's really all so lovely! And it's my pleasure to share everything with you today.

Usually, we have a few days of new release projects, but this time around we are doing all the goodness in one day - today! So I have a ton of projects to share today and loads of pictures. The team will be sharing today only, and then tomorrow will be release day at 10am EST! OH YEAH! You don't have to wait long my friends! Grab a cuppa and a blanket and settle in with me so I can show you all my cards, tags and boxes today! I'm so glad you're here! XO

THE GREETERY ALL THAT GLITTERS COLLECTION

LIVE FOR SHOPPING TOMORROW, 11/21 AT 10AM!! 

For all my projects for this release I went with a cohesive color palette and theme. I was instantly inspired to 'go vintage' with this release, so that's what I did! I really do love vintage Christmas!! Usually when my design team box comes, I lay everything out on my counter in my craft room, and just let it sit there and I will walk by it a few times and mix and match pieces together, and then let my brain think of ideas! I was really just drawn to a classic color palette with some glittery sparkle. My colors/papers are Green, Red, Cream, Kraft, Gold, and Black + Music Paper! All my supplies are listed here!

First up is a big bold card that is 5" x 5" square. I used woodgrain and black as my background layers. This card features the brand new Pears Dies and the brand new Magnolia Wreath Dies! OOH LA LA! I also am featuring that gorgeous bow from last month's release! It all comes together so well! This card has LOTS of glitter.... And some white snowy paint splatters too! 

 

I die cut the pears from yellow cardstock and then coated them in glitter to look like sugared fruits. The sentiment is from the Winterland Layers stamp set and I embossed it in white onto black cardstock.

 

I die cut the Magnolia Wreath dies from deep rich green cardstock!! DELICIOUS!! Again I went with white paint splattes and lots of glitter!!

 

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The big red bow again coated in glitter! Yeah... I love glitter!!!

 

 

 

For the black layer, I crumpled it in my hands and then uncrumpled it to look aged and worn. I also tattered the edges and curled up the corners. I feel like this just adds some interest and texture to a vintage looking card. As the last step I added some bright red enamel dots to look like berries.

Next up are some gift card/treat boxes I made to feature the brand new Snowflakes Dies, Baubles Dies, and Snowflake Stencils!! These are so frosty and pretty!! Again with my same color palette to look warm and pretty. I found this beautiful green ribbon at Hobby Lobby and it was perfect for this project. I used kraft cardstock and my Pillow Box Punch Board to make three pillow boxes. Then I decorated them with all the gorgeous new things! 

 

 

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The main focus point for each box is one of the new dies - snowflakes and baubles - die cut from gold cardstock. I mixed and matched other supplies and tags, and rosettes and sparkly bits!!

I used the tear strips banners here on this one....

 

 

I used the brand new snowflake stencils and white pigment ink to make a pretty design on this pillow box!! 

 

On this one I made a music paper rosette and made another tear strip banner!! 

 

 

 

 

These were sooooo much fun to make! And they will be more fun to give away!!

 

My next project today is a card I made to feature the brand new Large and Small Rustic Stars Dies! My finished card is an A2 cream card base layered with woodgrain and music paper. When I think of stars, I almost always think of New Year cards! So, that's what I made here!! Gold and vellum stars, with bold black numbers and pretty pine wisps..... Where's the champagne!!??

 

 

As luck would have it, the music paper even said NEW YEAR on it, so I placed that part where you could read it! I die cut out the stars from vellum and gold, and the numbers from black cardstock. I kind of played around with the placement until I got the design I liked. I tucked in some greenery for just a pop of elegant color. 

 

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My last two projects for today (yes, I have more LOL) are both sets of tags made with new supplies from this release! This set of tags features the brand new Tear Strips Cover Ups dies! They are made to work together with the Tear Strips to make designs!! Really cool and classy and FUN! I used the Tear Strip Banners in woodgrain and then popped red behind them! LOVE these for gift tie ons. I will use a white pen to write names on the back of each one. Super easy and cool project. 

 

 

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The detail on these dies is incredible! I made a second tag from gold cardstock, well, just because! 

 

And my final (Ta da) project for today features the brand new Four Square Tags Dies and Four Square Stamps and Dies! Another super innovative tags design from Betsy! This one die cuts out four tags at once, each with a different top design element! GENIUS! I made my tags from Woodgrain cardstock and then did a second set from red cardstock and trimmed just the tops off to make them two tone. 

 

The stamps are all from the new set, and I used white heat embossing on black for a graphic look!! 

 

This snowflake stamp is so pretty! You might have noticed that I used this snowflake (with white ink) on one of my pillow boxes!! Lovely. I used white pigment ink to lightly add white edges to the tops of the tags - to look like snow. 

 

 

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Everything is very cohesive and classic Christmas with red, white, and black.... 

 

 

Okay, my friends! Did you ever think you would get to the end of this post!? It was SO FUN to make everything and to share it all with you today! I'm so glad you're here and I hope I've inspired you to get creative in these last few weeks before Christmas!! It is really truly my pleasure to create for The Greetery!! 

PRIZES INFO: Betsy will be giving away TWO $50 gift cards as part of the new release. To enter to win, please leave a comment on everyone's blog post for today! She will announce the winners on The Greetery Blog!! YEAH!!

NEW RELEASE IS LIVE TOMORROW, NOVEMBER 21ST AT 10AM EST!!

Tomorrow there will be a special surprise....so be sure to look at my blog post in the morning at 10am EST!!!

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DESIGN TEAM LINKS FOR TODAY!! ENJOY THE INSPIRATION AND FESTIVITIES!!

Angelica

Dana

Dawn

Kelly

Laurie

Melissa

Wanda

 

Merry and Bright Candy Canes!

Hey Friends! Happy Friday! Did you have a good week!? I sure hope so! And, here we are, less than a week from Thanksgiving!! Yikes, how did that happen? The year is rolling by at the speed of light! I am ready for Thanksgiving and the holidays and getting cozy and all that good stuff! Are you all prepared to have Thanksgiving? Is it at your house? FUN!! Our weather here has been delightful with some pretty clouds and lots and lots of leaves. It's definitely my favorite time of year! I've been doing a lot of organizing and buzzing around town trying to get things done before I next in for Winter! Not doing a ton of crafting - this is kind of a slow time, oddly enough. I do have some fun holiday ideas I want to try and make!! Today I'm sharing a card I made with beautiful new and old supplies from Honey Bee Stamps! I have a thing for candy canes and I have so many different stamps and dies with candy canes on them.... The ones I used today are three layers so I chose pink as my third color - it's so sweet and pretty!!

My finished card is an A2 white card base layered with gorgeous striped paper and then a scalloped rectangle... Then the feature is those candy canes and some winter foliage and a silver, sparkly bow! (All my supplies are listed at the bottom of my post)! 

 

Here's a side view of my card to show the layers! I heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder onto black paper.... I popped up the white rectangle with foam tape because I love a lot of dimension. 

 

The candy canes die set comes with the pretty foliage and that sweet bow. I used two shades of green for the foliage and bright silver cardstock for the bow. I think overall I ended up with kind of a 50's retro look, which I love! Look at the beautiful debossing on the leaves from the dies!!! OOH LA LA. 

 

I used some clear droplets on the card to look like icicles! Makes it feel cold! LOLZ. 

 

To make the candy canes, I die cut white, pink and red cardstocks and then glued them together. SO easy and I love the result.

 

 

 

 

 

May your days be merry and bright indeed!! 

That's it for today! I hope you have an awesome weekend! I will be back on Monday with the introduction of a GORGEOUS new release from The Greetery! The final release of the year from one of our favorite companies! You are going to love it! I can't wait to show you!!

NOTE!! If you're shopping, I would be so excited and grateful if you would use any of my affiliate shopping links!  CLICK HERE FOR THE LIST! (Including Amazon - and hopefully soon Target!) This helps me out more than I can even tell you and I thank you in advance!! THANK YOU in advance!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!

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Pinkfresh Studio October New Release Blog Hop - Beautiful Blue Snowflake!

Winter greetings coming your way today! We are celebrating the gorgeous new release from Pinkfresh Studio with a giant blog hop! Yeah! I am so excited to be joining in the fun and festivities of the blog hop. As always, the new release is wonderful! Stamps, dies, stencils...all in classic and creative themes... So much to love! I am happy to share my project with you! The blog hop links, prizes information, and supplies information is all at the bottom of my post. If you're new here - welcome to my blog! Enjoy the hop everyone! XO

My finished card is a white A2 card base, covered in another layer of white that has been die cut with the Sparkling Diamonds Die. The feature of my card is the AWESOME brand new Folk Snowflake Suite: Stamps, Dies, and matching Stencils. I went with a frosty blue theme that just screams winter! 

 

 

 

In this side view, you can see that I heat embossed the beautiful snowflake stamp first, then die cut it, then stenciled it in three shades of blue inks. The white embossing really pops against the blues, and adds that shiny white look. I matched the blues in the scalloped circle cut out. Behind the cut out portion, I used vellum to soften the background. I stenciled using the amazing small blender brushes from PFS.

 

For the smaller accent snowflakes I used the Snowflakes Background stamp and matching dies. I added the GORGEOUS Starry Sky Ombre Glitter Drops to each snowflake. 

 

 

 

I heat embossed my sentiment with white embossing powder onto blue cardstock and die cut it out with the matching die. Very classy!!

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog on this fun blog hop day! It's always my pleasure to bring you new things, and to work with Pinkfresh Studio!! Wishing you a happy and creative day, my friends!

CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE NEW RELEASE!

PRIZE INFO: Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full new release on the Pinkfresh Blog & YouTube channel!! They will also be giving away a total of TEN $25  gift cards along the hop. The lucky winners will be picked from the comments left on all the blog hop stops! Pinkfresh Studio will pull the winners & post them on November 21, 2023 on the Pinkfresh Studio GIVEAWAY PAGE. You must check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks. Don't forget to look! Good Luck!

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CLICK HERE TO ENJOY THE BLOG HOP! 

ENJOY THE INSPIRATION TODAY AND HAVE FUN!

 

The Greetery Fair Isle and Pretty Pines....

Helllooooo friends! How was your week? This week flew by so fast! I hope you had a good one! We have had the best weather this week here in Sacramento and it was a nice week with lots of things accomplished. Not sure what we're doing this weekend yet! How about you?! Got any fun plans? Are you knee deep in holiday crafting? We are going to go to some vintage markets this weekend and I'm excited to be outside in the brisk weather and also to see some beautiful Christmas things. There are so many activities this time of year!! 

Today I have a project up on The Greetery Blog, and like always, I'm sharing it here on my blog too! It's another Christmas card mixing and matching old and new Greetery stamps, dies, and stencils. I was in the Christmas spirit after the last amazing Greetery release, so I made another Wintery Christmas card to share with you today. You can never get too early of a start on those Christmas cards! 

I created a little Alpine scene with frosty pines and fair isle pattern... LOVE! My finished card is an A2 white card base that I covered in red cardstock. My patterned layer was made with the gorgeous Fair Isle Stencils.... Then the Frost Pines Dies are on top... I used some vellum and a bit of sparkle to make it fun.

 

Here's a close up of all my layers! I started by making my background stenciled panel. I used Distress Inks in shades of greens, reds and aqua with my soft blender brushes. It came out so nice! Next I die cut out two of the Frosty Pines Dies. I used Kraft, Green, and white paper for the trees. I assembled my trees and then splattered them with white paint 'snow'. I also generously added Diamond Stickles onto the snowy portions of the trees. A few red pearls for a little pop of color on that top circle. I am kind of obsessed with those stencils and I used traditional Christmas colors! I wish I had a sweater with this print because I do love a fair isle!

 

I stenciled with both small and large blender brushes and Distress Inks. So easy to achieve this pretty result.

 

The sentiment is from the Merry Sprigs stamp set. I really like this cool retro looking font! 

 

 

 

 

Wishing you a very happy day and a happy weekend! Lots of love from my craft room to yours!! XOXO

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Henry the Snowman Cross Stitch Project!

Hi everyone! Happy Monday! Here it is November! Hope you had a great weekend! It's my favorite month, and our house is all decorated with Fall/Thanksgiving decor and we even have a cute blow up turkey in the front yard! My hubs' favorite holiday is Thanksgiving so we don't skip right to Christmas at our house. That's fine with me because I loooooove Autumn and tend to stretch it all the way out until The week after Thanksgiving. I had an amazing weekend and it was my birthday on Friday!! On my birthday we went out to my favorite coffee shop and lingered and hung out for a bit. Then we went on a beautiful drive up to the lake and into the mountains to see some fall color and some nature. It was an absolutely sparkling perfect day. We ended with a yummy birthday dinner. The BIG celebration was on Saturday night, though. I fulfilled one of my long time concert wishes - and we went to see Gwen Stefani in concert here locally! I was soooooo excited! I dressed up and put on lots of sparkly makeup and checkerboard fingernails.... The show was awesome! And the venue only holds 4,000 people so the show was very intimate! She was funny, and glittery, and a crazy good dancer, and her voice is just the same as you would imagine. What a FUN night!! Lots of people in the audience were dressed up and the mood was great. I had the best time. The other super fun thing is that my husband contacted the venue beforehand and the put Happy Birthday Wanda on the jumbotron and then put US on the jumbotron!! Everyone was clapping and it was so cool. Also, after the show, people were coming up to me and wishing me happy birthday! Ha! They recognized me from the screen. What a nice birthday it was!! 

Now, although our house in not in Christmas mode, the craft room is definitely in Christmas mode! As you know I've been making Christmas cards for months already!! And there is more coming! I've been working on some new releases and you'll see those things soon! Today I have another Cross Stitch project to share with you! I started this one two years ago and FINALLY just now finished it. It was just a matter of putting my mind to it!! The pattern is called Henry and the designer is All Through The Night. I stitched on 14 Count Aida Fabric in the color Raw, and I used the called for threads listed on the pattern. The frame is from Michaels!! He's really cute and I absolutely love his plaid pants!!

 

I mean, seriously, a snowman wearing a reindeer sweater!!! SO FUN!!!

 

 

 

I like the little branches and berries as an accent...the whole thing is so cheery!!

 

 

 

 

 

This color palette feels sort of vintagey to me so I kept the frame simple with a nice wood frame. When I frame my stitches, I don't put the glass back in the frame because I like to see the texture. I back my pieces with quilt batting to make it 'poof' out a bit. 

Cheers to a great week ahead! I'll be sharing a Greetery card later in the week and whatever else I can think of!! Take care!! XOXO

 

Lawn Fawn Tiny Gift Boxes for Halloween! Boo!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN GHOULFRIENDS!! BOO!! It's less than a week until Halloween now and I have one last project to share with you, with a pumpkin theme!! As usual, I had way more ideas than time and this was the last thing that I got made in time for Halloween. I guess there's always next year. I think to myself (again) ...self...you gotta start earlier! LOL. The weather turned very cold this week (40's at night) and the leaves are colorful and I'm generally in a fall mood. LOOOVE it. We carved pumpkins on Thursday and the front yard is all decorated. My costume is ready and the candy has been purchased! Bring on Halloween 2023! Also, this coming up week is my birthday and we have something SUPER fun planned! We are going to see Gwen Stefani in concert! I absolutely love her and she's been on my concert bucket list for ages. Well, she's playing this weekend in our city and in a venue that's only 4,000 people so we will have an intimate show. I've been a No Doubt fan from the beginning and love her on The Voice too! I'm am beyond excited for next Saturday!! I have my outfit all planned even, and you know it involves checkerboards and sequins!!  Anyhoooooo, on to my project! 

I used supplies from Lawn Fawn to make (more) Tiny Gift Boxes! I really love these gift boxes, and you've seen here on my blog the little Bees and Ladybugs and the adorable skunks, and more. Well, this fall they came out with a ghost one and I had to have her! Hee Hee. I made a little trio of tiny gift/treat boxes today; a cat, a jack o lantern, and a ghost. I also made a little banner with some Lawn Fawn Stamps. To make these, you use the Tiny Gift Box Base, and then the add ons for the different characters. (Supplies are all listed out at the bottom of my post)... Let's look!

 

Here's a top down shot of the tiny boxes. I used Lawn Fawn Gingham paper to make the boxes and that makes them so much cuter!! Purple, orange and green for Halloween!! The boxes die cut out in ONE piece which is awesome. Simply fold and glue and they go together quick and easy.

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I used the Fangtastic Friends and the Wavy Banners to make my little Halloween Sign. The bats are colored in with Copic Markers and then I used white gel pen accents and some sparkly glitter glue too!

 

I really cannot pick a favorite, but I do think I'm partial to that little ghostie witch!! Hee hee. I love that the pumpkin one has a 3D stem and those cute leaves... Of course I made a black cat!! The ghost has wittle arms that hold that wittle pumpkin. Lolz. I used Copic markers to add accents to the different die cut pieces. I also used glitter glue and white gel pen accents on everything to add those little details I love.

 

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The rest of the photos are mostly just close ups of everything so you can see everything. In reality, this project is sooooo easy. A great thing to make with the kiddos, or to make a bunch to bring to the office. A little bit of candy fits inside and it's perfect. 

 

 

 

 

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Here's another fun photo for today!! I absolutely love to get coffee and we have a great coffee scene here in Sacramento!! The other day I went to my favorite place and ask for some spooky latte art. Well, they delivered! Check out this awesome pumpkin!! I had my skeleton hand in my backpack for props and I took some fun photos. I do think it's important to be silly sometimes and find the joy in the small things. Lord knows it's been a hard year and something like a pumpkin coffee can make me smile and pause for a moment....

 

 

Okay friends! Have an awesome weekend! I think from here on out I'll probably be switching to Christmas crafting mode... And maybe something for Thanksgiving too! I really feel like the rest of the year is going to go by so fast. Wishing you a fun and happy Halloween - all treats and no tricks! Take care and love ya. Leave me a comment and tell me what's up with you!!! I love to hear from you! XOXO

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Boo to You Cross Stitch Project! Another Halloween Finish!

Hi friends! Happy Sunday! How's your weekend going?! I hope you are doing great and enjoying life in general! It's been a nice weekend here - all the windows open and a breeze in the air. It's almost my birthday and we have some fun things planned. I absolutely love this time of year! I finished another Halloween Stitching this weekend and got it framed (go me!) so I thought I'd share it with you today! It's a fun, vintage, pumpkin lady with a cute little outfit! Ha! I hope you like her. XOXO

For scale, the frame is an 8x10 frame that I bought at Hobby Lobby. I used a bit of silver wax to add some depth to the black frame and a little more vintage-ness too! My fabric is 14 count Aida and the pattern is called Boo To You. The pattern is from one of my favorite cross stitch artists - Brenda Gervais. Her patterns are so whimsical and fun! She's wearing a candy corn necklace! I mean, c'mon!

 

The next photos are some close ups of the different elements. I used the called for threads and they are all 'fancy floss' and variegated threads. Kinda turns out cool with the variegated threads!! To frame my piece, I ironed it really well and then backed it with two layers of quilt batting to make it puffy out of the frame. I don't use the glass when I frame my stitching. Just personal preference. My supplies are all listed at the bottom of the post. 

 

The shoes! The gingham skirt! Hee hee. 

 

The one change I made to the pattern is that I made her cheeks pink instead of dark orange. I just wanted her to have rosy pink cheeks!!

 

 

 

She is ready for trick or treating!

 

 

 

Here's a in-process photo I took when it was about half done!

 

 

This photo is of another pattern in this series. It's called Peppermint Pals! I have a story about this one, and it's a sad tale... I finished this one in 2019 and snapped this photo with my phone when it was done. Well..... My hubs and I went out one Saturday last year, and I had three stitching pieces with me. This snowman one, and two Halloween ones.... We went out to find fabric, and trim, and frames, and what not. Went to Hobby Lobby, the fabric store, Michaels....etc. And I brought the stitching pieces with me to match everything and look at frames. Well....when we got home that day and unloaded the car, my stitching pieces were NOWHERE to be found!!! Somewhere along the line, they must have fallen out of my tote, or I set them down somewhere. Gosh, how sad that was! I remade one of the smaller ones, but haven't redone the other two (including this guy).... I wanted to share him, since he goes with the other one today. Isn't he adorable??!!

 

 

Okay, friends! Thanks for stopping by today for a visit! Have a fabulous week! I'm not sure when I'll be posting next...I have some ideas, but not sure what I'll manage to get done still before Halloween!! Until I see you, take care! XOXO

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