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A Hallowe'en Finish

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Happy Halloween! Prairie Schooler Bk. 174 "Cats, Bats, & Witches" (Selected Elements) Fabric: 32 ct. Ivory linen by Wichelt (Walnut-ink stained by me after stitching) Fibers: DMC as charted excepting bright orange silk overdye. Falling Cat yowls, "Happy Yowl-o-We'eeeeen!"

Yesterday's Three Finishes

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How did I manage this? It is almost cheating, but technically true... Day 11 fr. Prairie Schooler Bk. 127 "Santa's 12 Days of Christmas 9-12" Fabric: 36 or 40 ct. Days Gone By Fibers: Recommended DMC Shown with Scissors for scale, here is M.F.H. Santa in all his gear on the field. The fox seems to be popping up; "You called?" or maybe "You Mad, Bro?" I did change the white to B5200 to make it show up better on the linen. I DID rip and replace the the red after reflecting on Vonna's advice particularly. It seems that life's trick is knowing what "moving on" in life means in each situation. I will say that I thought the previous red was prettier on the linen; too bad I don't know what color number it really was. I am beyond thrilled by this Autumnal Hunt themed Ornament. But...I couldn't figure out what the fox was doing. Their paws are actually white, so I though he was pointing. Is he telling the chasers to run the opposite di