Wednesday, September 19, 2012

The Halloween Mystery Sampler and a spider web!

First, I want to thank all of you who commented on my blog and said such nice things about the Witches that were made by my daughter.  She reads my blog and also extends her thanks!(Lucky Laurie is at the beautiful Pacific beaches this week). I have finished all the cross stitches in the Halloween Sampler.  Now I have all the satin stitches,charms, and beads  to add.  We are going out of town next week so I hope to have it done by Mon.  that way , I can order the frame so it will be available when we get home.



 I really like that candy corn border!

Ready for the satin stitch grass!

 See those little leaves, they gave me fits till I got a rhythm going!


I may be crazy, but I think these webs are beautiful.  We saw this as we opened our garage door the other morning to go for a walk!
I hope you are all having a terrific week!  Our weather is beautiful , sunny and 70's.  I could enjoy it if it weren't for the lack of rain that is causing so many fires out here!

17 comments:

  1. Your sampler is beautiful! The first I have seen finished.

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  2. ohhhh just love it :) gorgeous colours in it too ... and love the spiders web as well ... I took photo of the spider and web attached to my kitchen window the other night ... he is a real beastie ... only comes out at night :) love mouse xxxxx

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  3. Lovely stitching as always and no you are not crazy. I think the construction of a spider web is fascinating and I love to see them when we have had a sharp frost,they are beautiful then.Just hope the owner of the webs are able to take shelter from the cold!

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  4. Your LK looks great!
    Love the cat with the pumpkin head. lol
    Spider webs are fascinating, aren't they?
    Although I detest spiders, love their webs.
    Have a great week out of town next week.
    Love your new header pic.
    Marilyn

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  5. What a great finish! Love the colours and love the spider's web. What a large one!

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  6. Hey Barb! I love the LK mystery piece. There are alot of fun elements in the design.
    That web is amazing. I just don't like walking into them :)
    Have a lovely trip. I am looking forward to seeing pics :)

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  7. Wow, your HW mystery sampler looks great already! :o)

    Cathi

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  8. You are very organised aren't you? already ordering the frame for your mystery piece - enjoy your trip and your Lizzie Kate looks very pretty

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  9. Looking great!!! Seeing your's almost finished makes me want my 3rd part sooooooo bad.

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  10. I've always been fascinated with how spider webs can materialize virtually overnight--this one is especially pretty...

    Nice progress on the sampler--you're almost there and it looks great :)

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  11. Halloween Sampler looks great Barb! You will have it done in no time:)

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  12. love the sampler, adore the spider web!

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  13. I love your sampler!! Those leafs gave me a fit too when I stitched them. I LOVE that spider web. It it so perfect and it's amazing that a tiny creature makes it. Safe travels on your trip!!

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  14. Absolutely gorgeous sampler! Loving the spider web...I like spiders, I never kill one in my house, they are more than welcome to stay!

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  15. Barb! It's looking wonderful! I love the spider web. I find them so fascinating to look at...just not walk into! Lol!!

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  16. Hi Barb. I see beauty in that spider web too! Your LHN Halloween Sampler looks fabulous.

    I like the picture in your header too - the Jenny Bean Halloween Sampler. That was one of my favorite projects that I worked on (and finished) last year!

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