Trapped Rat

My favorite finish to date, White Rat from Creepy Cross Stitch, was inspired by an 1980 Enescu mouse trap!  

Stitched on 14ct Aida in 3 days using the called for DMC as a SAL with @linasstitchlife 

I had a lot of options for finishing trims...

I did not head the warnings and this introduction was quite disturbing! 

The Maiden

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Finally Frida

I will be running away tomorrow for a quick day trip to meet the Crone in St. George and thought it was high time I finished her Frida stitches with a little fanfare! 

This is the last stitch the Crone completed, her needle waiting for a time when life and her eyes will improve. I found this Skele Frida at Michael's and though it would make the perfect compliment to her haunted table set up! 

Edged with the fabric the Crone selected the last time we were in St. George I finished the two Barbara Ana Designs I stitched to dangle from these whimsical metal florals!

The monkey is my favorite. 

I do have one more Frida to finish, but she will have to wait for inspiration. 

The Maiden 

Anemic Berries

 Dear Deadberries, I love you. 

The Maiden

Double Moon Rise

 What is a girl to do when she cannot decide which color conversion to do? Why stitch both of course! 

I loved the monochromatic vibe of the left one and only altered the frame , where the red was added to the second stitch and gave it more of a Nosferatu vibe!  

Tiny faceted Garnets were added to the night sky, my birthstone! The Maiden

A Hearth to Die for!

When you let your new Stitchy Partner in Crime choose your next project she goes big, and selects the largest one! My first room from Creepy Cross Stitch Haunted Hearth saw touches of GA Woodsmoke (my new favorite) and metallic Kreiniks for the mirror and bronze skull. 

Don't you just want to cozy up by the fire and listen to the rain pelt the windows? 

The Maiden

Welcoming Committee

 Welcome Home, if you can get past the ghostly sentries the perfect stitching place awaits you! 

I recently inherited 2 large doll houses, one of which went to the Crone, and I think I am having more fun with the pieces than my niece! 

The Maiden 

Cranium Carnations

 My first fully finished object from Creepy Cross Stitch involved this dark lab set I found with The Crone in St. George. 

Finding skull beads with pink carnations for eyes was an incredible find on etsy! 

I really do love the way the colors pop on black fabric, and while I am not the biggest fan of Aida it does make your stitches look flawless! 

Gluing small skulls into the centers of flowers for an evening really puts you into the Halloween Spirit! 

The Maiden

Creepy Cross Stitch

 I have become absolutely enamored with the new release of Creepy Cross Stitch, convinced Lina of Lina's Stitch Life on you tube to SAL with me, and even got the Crone to purchase the book!

I have completed 5 of the 25 projects, and have been inspired to stitch the entire book. It is, in fact. the first cross stitch goal to ever make my bucket list!

I have had so much fun kitting the projects, and even found the amazing cross stitch bag to hold it all! 

My first SAL with Lina! 

I try to challenge myself in cross stitch, and stitching on black for the first time has definitely been challenging

Just a girl dreaming of fireflies that dance over graves...

Beaded moon anyone?

I have been inspired to do so many different types of finishes that some creative cropping is often necessary.

Boo! Hiss! Here I changed the spectral dog into a cat. 

The Maiden