Theresa's April to August Ornies

Hello everyone - I've been absent for a while stitching gifts and larger pieces.  Now I'm back to Halloween ornies.  One of my bigger-than-ornie-size pieces is Last Stitch Cemetery by Hinzeit.  Perhaps this one can pass for my April ornie?!

Stitched on 32ct Legacy lugana by Picture This Plus.  Yet to be framed.  My May pumpkin ornie is Along Came a Spider by Amy Brueckin from the Sept/Oct 2011 JCS.  Stitched on 30ct WDW peoria purple linen (it's really a very bright purple, but looks gray in this pic) with DMC.  I decided to do something out of the ordinary for the shape.  I like how it turned out!

My choice for June is a Lizzie*Kate freebie, All Hallows Eve stitched on 32 ct. olive linen and finished with a pom-pom trim.

My July haunted house is a popular choice as I've seen it a few times.  Called Boo Mansion from Blue Ribbon Designs in the Sept/Oct 2011 JCS Halloween issue.  Finished into a pillow with hand-made cording.

And, finally, my black cat for August is a section of a larger piece called All Boxed Up by Michelle Lutzen in the Sept 2014 issue of Cross Stitch & Needlework Mag.  Stitched with DMC on a 28ct purple linen scrap and finished with fabric, cording, and buttons.

Whew!  I think I'm all caught up.  Yeah!  Hope you enjoy.  Theresa

April's March, April & May Halloween Stitches

So I am a little behind, but I finally have March, April and May stitches to share.

March's stitch is a piece from The Prairie Schooler.  It is from a leaflet from last year.  Unfortunately I don't remember the name of it.

April's stitch is also from The Prairie Schooler.  Again I don't have the leaflet in front of me, so I don't know the name of it.

Finally my May stitch is a free chart from Primitive Betty's.  Sorry the photo is sideways.  I love the pumpkin tree and I couldn't pass it up for this month's stitch,

Carla's April Ornie

"Happy Stitches 4 You" designed this cute little thing.  There is a second one that I'd like to stitch up to use as a backside to this one.

So simple but super cute!

Patty's April Ornament

Design by Nancy Boyarsky of Glory Bee
Pattern on page 57 of the October 2014 issue of JUST CROSS STITCH.

Fitz's April Finish

From the Just Cross Stich Halloween 2015 magazine.

April Altered Altoid

I used my tombstone finish as an Altoid Tin-Topper. 

The center stone is from Drac-in-the-Box

JCS Halloween 2013

I made up the other two tombstones.

Jo's April Ornament

I did rather struggle to find a tombstone I liked this month!  I'm not a fan of stitching them on their own but couldn't find a suitable larger pattern with one in.  I'd already stitched La Comtesse one that Kaye did!

So here is my work-around, the letter N from the Primitive Hare's Hallowe'en Cubes:

And here the four I have stitched so far:

They are all stitched on the same 32 count Vintage Grain linen, just photographed in different lights.

And here is La Comtesse's Haunted Castle:

Tombstone ornament

Hello!
Here's my April ornie for a tombstone

Uh-Oh by Prairie Schooler, Heads Up leaflet

Drawing a bit of a long bow ...

... on choosing my tombstone design for this month!

You see, I searched high and low for a tombstone design that I liked (unfortunately I didn't seem to see any of the lovely ones which have popped up on the blog this month).

But, in my searching, I found this wonderful free design by La Comtesse de la pointe de croix. She has an absolutely gorgeous blog and has a lot of wonderful free designs (nearly 150), so well worth a visit.

Now, if you look very closely on the left hand side, you can see some little crosses - they are my "tombstones".  Tiny, but they are there.

I finished it as a plain cushion with some leftover quilt fabric on the back.

Happy Halloween

La Comtesse de la pointe de la croix

32 ct Belfast Linen 

Hand dyed "Evening Sky"

GAST Royal Purple

I love this design and it was such a joy to stitch - I love the castle, especially.

                                                    hugs, Kaye (Kitten Stitching)

Many tombstones

My tombstones come from Prairie Schooler's Nevermore.

And so that you don't have to look it up, here is Nevermore all finished:

April - Tombstones

This is my choice for April's theme of "tombstones".  I didn't have the recommended fabric or threads, so I substituted everything.  I think it turned out OK :)

"Not Forgotted" by Plum Street Samplers - stitched on a pale grey 36ct hand-dyed linen, with a mix of Belle Soie, Caron Collection Waterlilies and Silk 'n' Colors silk threads.

Lili's April Ornament

Hi!
My April ornament!

Design: The Sampler Girl - Hannah Picket 1725.

Fabric: 40 count Light Mocha Linen
Threads:  DMC (my conversion)

Hugs,
Lili
(my blog: Stitching Basket)

Rita's April Tombstone

This is from one of the JCS ornament issues, designer Paulette Stewart.  There was an editing mistake and, although the picture was in the issue, the graph was not so it was a freebie for a while on the JCS website.  It called for 40 count fabric but I stitched it on 32.  A little on the big side for an ornament but I think it will still work.

I've been wanting to stitch this one ever since I saw it so this blog was a good excuse to stitch it.

Cheryl's April Tombstone Ornament

Hal O Ween by Nancy Boyarsky from JCS Oct 2014

I stitched the ghostie with glow-in-the-dark floss, and I added some gold and silver star sequins and beads. 

I also stitched this little freebie tombstone on 14 ct plastic canvas, added a ribbon loop and backed it with felt.

There are 4 little freebie tombstone patterns here: 

http://berniewitch.tripod.com/id4.html

Jacquie's March and April Design

Posting on behalf of Jacquie.

Hello, I thought I would stitch both March and April's designs all in one!  So firstly apologies that March is slightly late.

The design is an old design I found on someone's blog....I checked my source and unfortunately the address is no longer working...the design is stitched on cream 16 count Aida, all stitched with DMC threads.

Here is my stitch...

Who?

My owl for April is an adaptation of Owl-O-Ween in the 2013 JCS Halloween Issue.  Designed by Marie Driskill of Blackberry Lane Designs, I left the checkered border off and just went with the owl because I wanted a round shape.  I love how realistic he looks!  Stitched with WDW on 16ct black aida.