Finally Fully Finishing for November

       

Hosted by Rachel the Ten Hour Stitcher

This SAL is designed to motivate us all to do something with that box of Finished pieces instead of just storing them under the bed.  We will all be linking up on Rachel's blog on or after the 10th of each month (10 Hour Stitcher - 10th of the month).

As I reported in my IHSW post, I managed to FFO Just Nan's Scream House.  I am so pleased with this finish, it was my unicorn chart for so long and looks great in my Halloween display too.

And now the House has a Mouse:

This is Miss Stitchy Witchy Mouse:

The kit comes with a gold plated needle that is supposed to be attached to the mouse and has threads trailing from the eye.  (Hence the name - Stitchy Witchy).  However, my son is quite attracted to these mice so I don't think it's a good idea to have a needle in one.

I do like her little black cat:

And now, a professional finish, my purple conversion of Nora Corbett's Zodiac Girl Virgo:

My framer chose the frame, she thought this burnished silver would compliment the design.  There is no mount so plenty of the fabric can be seen but there is an inner insert so the glass is away from the beads.

Finally, thanks to everyone who took part in my Annual Halloween Trick or Treat Blog Hop.  The mystery phrase was "Spells & Potions", which went well with the final block on my Cabinet of Curiosities:

Finally Fully Finishing for October

      

Hosted by Rachel the Ten Hour Stitcher

This SAL is designed to motivate us all to do something with that box of Finished pieces instead of just storing them under the bed.  We will all be linking up on Rachel's blog on or after the 10th of each month (10 Hour Stitcher - 10th of the month).

Last month I was wondering if Scream House would be FFO'd by now.  Not a chance!  I did get as far as finishing the four roof pieces and the base but stalled on the walls.

(There is another roof piece not in this photo)

The reason I didn't FFO that one is because I wanted to try focus on my other 3D project which is Fiona Baker's 3D Haunted Mansion.  I did manage to make the building up:

And have been diligently stitching away on the roof pieces.  13 in all!   I have decided to just stitch the darker blue and not the lighter blue which fills the tiles in.  The fabric is pretty much the same colour so it really won't make much difference!

Another project which could have been FFO'd but wasn't, is my latest Just Nan Mouse - Stitchy Witchy Mouse:

stitched on 32 count grey linen

She won't take long to FFO but I have to be in the right mood for fiddly stitching!

Not sure what I get for those pieces?  Half an FFO for the building?

Finally, there will be a Hallowe'en Trick or Treat Blog Hop as usual this year. I am sure you all know how it works but for those who need a reminder - here's a link to last year's:

2021 Hallowe'en Trick or Treat Blog Hop

If you want to take part, just leave a comment here or email me if you are a "no reply" person. I need an email address for you to take part in this hop.

The People Chose Wild Animals

       

This SAL is all about what you want to see on the blog.  I asked for suggestions for themes and then put them up to the members of the IHSW Group on FB to vote for their choice.  Now we are working through the choices.  This is what has been chosen:

October - Wild Animals

November - Travel

December - Glitter

Looking through my Happy Dance blog, it appears that most of my animals are fantastical, mainly dragons!

There is this stately lion from Teresa Wentzler's Fantasy Sampler:

A fabulous Egyptian Hunting Scene from a kit back in 1996:

A lovely stripy zebra from an alphabet sampler I stitched for my son:

A whole Ark full of animals from this Joan Elliott design, also stitched for my son:

A rhino for his teacher, she collected rhino toys, something a little different to stitch!

A cute little armadillo as part of a name sampler:

And my latest piece, another Just Nan mouse.  Mice are wild animals although not very ferocious!

stitched on 32 count grey linen

And now it's over to you.  All you have to do is make a post on the theme of Wild Animals, mention The People's Choice SAL (you can copy the picture I used at the top of this post and in my side bar) and my blog. Please link up using the URL of the actual blog post, not the home page of your blog.   I look forward to seeing what you all post.

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Finally, I need your suggestions for the next poll.  Anything, no matter how obscure, weird or random will go into the poll.  Keep the theme suggestions to a single word or two - so you could have Elephants, or Green, or Holidays, or Warmth etc.   Really anything which could be illustrated in cross stitch.