People's Choice SAL - Halloween

Hi all!

Apart from the monthly Smalls SAL I haven't really wanted to commit to any other stitching SAL for a couple of years... until now. The temptation to join in Jo from Serendipitous Stitching's People's Choice SAL was far too great, so here I am! Thank you, Jo, for this wonderfully novel idea!

I probably won't be stitching anything new for this SAL (and doubt I will be joining in every month unless my shoehorn delves into the realms of fantasy) but thought it would be a good opportunity to re-photograph and re-blog some finishes, pull out some outstanding WIPs and delve into my stash pile to see what other projects urgently need to be added to my already lengthy 'absolutely have to stitch' list. Perhaps someone somewhere may see something they might like to stitch too.

The theme for October 2018 is Halloween, and considering I don't celebrate Halloween I've got quite a few pieces to show. It's all to do with the colours I think; the combination of greens, oranges and purples just appeal to me.


Finished pieces - a few framed pieces and a few ornies:

Lili Of The Valley - October Fairy

Stoney Creek - Haunted House Bell Pull

Waxing Moon Designs - Mini Midnight Manor

Lizzie Kate Boo Club - Halloween and Ghost

Magazine charts - Cauldron and Witches Hat

Stash - erm... more than I thought, actually, and too much for me to show without feeling totally guilty or embarrassed! So I've chosen my top three must-stitch charts (subject to change, of course!):

Artecy - Halloween Banners (starting with the red one)

JBW Designs - Scaredy Cats
Stoney Creek - Haunted House Welcome

Two out of the three are already in my 2019 stitching plans, the other planned for 2020.

Wish List - surprisingly, not many (I'm seriously trying not to look!)

Haunted Library by Mill Hill

And these two pieces by LuckyStarStitches on etsy

I have a couple of other Halloween-themed Mill Hill Beads and Buttons kits already but Haunted Library appeals to me since being a librarian is one of my many jobs!

Fabrics - seeing as I now make all of my small stitched pieces into ornaments, where would I be without my backing fabrics? I have a accumulated a fair few which have already been or are waiting to be used. I absolutely love the spooky eyes fabric - very Scooby Doo!

One of the purples (bottom centre?) will be used to finish off this piece which has been sitting in my Box Of Shame for nearly three years:

JBW Designs - French Country Witch

My original intention was to stitch something on the other half of this fabric to create a double sided ornie but, thanks to being aired again on this SAL, I think I'll just make this into an ornie of its own.

And now I find myself wanting to go and start lots of new Halloween projects! Perhaps joining in with this SAL was not such a good idea after all, especially if I get ideas from other people's stitching!

Next month, birthstones. I already feel a shoehorn coming on.

Ideas for January - something along the lines of winter/snow/cold?

Take care,
Rachel x