Black Cats and More Halloween Treats UPDATED

I think maybe Halloween is a favorite holiday at Accountrement Designs. There are black cats~
http://fobfriends.blogspot.com/2012/10/halloween-count-down.html

waaaay too many spiders~   not to mention frogs!
http://fobfriends.blogspot.com/2012/10/look-what-is-creeped-in.html

http://fobfriends.blogspot.com/2012/09/new-halloween-fobs.html

http://fobfriends.blogspot.com/2012/10/creepy-crawlies.html

and evil witches cackling
http://fobfriends.blogspot.com/2012/10/i-see-you-my-pretties.html

plus ghosts
http://fobfriends.blogspot.com/2012/10/friendly-ghosts.html

and bats
http://fobfriends.blogspot.com/2012/10/bats-need-friends-too.html

and darling owls
http://fobfriends.blogspot.com/2012/10/hooting-for-halloween.html

with my favorite Halloween candy
http://fobfriends.blogspot.com/2012/10/what-is-halloween-without-candy.html

and skulls, both enameled sugar skull style and rhinestone!
http://fobfriends.blogspot.com/2012/09/additional-new-items-some-made-debut-in.html

http://fobfriends.blogspot.com/p/mag-friends-exclusives.html

Halloween Updates I missed during the hurricane--
http://fobfriends.blogspot.com/2012/10/halloween-final-countdown.html

http://fobfriends.blogspot.com/2012/10/happy-halloween.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

Knock, Knock! Trick or Treat?

Lord of Fire, Courtesy of Ann Madson

How about a treat? I have something extra special for you to see today, courtesy of Ann Madson who spent the last few months stitching three of the Drama Dragon masks from Leigh Designs using stitch guides from Brenda Hart. They are MAGNIFICENT.

Earth Warrior, Stitch Guide by Brenda Hart

First, you need to see the entire unstitched series so you can truly appreciate Ann's work and Brenda's clever guides.  Here they are on the LD website.  Can you see the lovely bead accents on Lord of Fire and how each circle has a different pattern in red and gold?
http://www.leighdesigns.com/Grp464x.html

Earth Warrior has a wonderful padded nose as well as fantastic gold scrollwork.  I particularly like the way Ann used yellows, golds and oranges in each round circle's pattern.  His tassels are particularly beautiful.

Golden Emperor, Design By Leigh Richardson of Leigh Designs

Golden Emperor has stunning gold patterns on the golden bodies of the dragons that twist and coil next to more lovely gold scrollwork.  There are a lot of shades of gold on this piece but somehow Brenda and Ann figured out how to make each gold area distinct from the others.

Ann says she just stitched the way Brenda told her to but I think this has been the perfect collaboration of designer, stitch guide writer and stitcher, don't you?

Happy Halloween!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

Scarier Than Any Goblin

Accoutrement Designs has created a series of cancer awareness scissors fobs and needle magnets to promote October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.   If you are female and haven't had a mammogram recently, now's the time to schedule one.
http://fobfriends.blogspot.com/2012/10/scary.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

Belleza's Jewelry Part 2

The Pendant Finished, Except....

It's been hectic here in Chilly Hollow so it's taken me some time to finish Belleza's necklace and pendant.  But they are finally done!  The chain is beaded while the pendant is a mix of gold threads, beads and Swarkovski crystals (the daisy-shaped marguerites and a button).

Muslin Basted on Back Side

However, after I read what Ruth Schmuff did for her Eye Candy "Mod Hearts" piece, I had to try it to add a bit of dimension to Belleza's necklace.
http://splittheneedles.blogspot.com/2012/09/love-me-do.html

Slit Closed and Excess Muslin Trimmed

Peggi at Tapestry Fair has done trapunto on a Christmas wreath needlepoint and suggested I just baste around three sides, then stuff through the open side but I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to stuff the corners well that way, so I cut a slit in the middle of the diamond shape and stuffed through it.  Then I sewed up the slit, took out the purple basting stitches that held my muslin in position, and trimmed the excess muslin to reduce bulk on the back side.

Dimension!

You probably can't really tell it but Belleza's pendant now raises gently off the black background of her tunic.  Success!

Flashy Necklace--Hurrah!

I've started working on her mirror, which is likely to take quite a while, so don't expect an update for several weeks.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

Even More About the New Paternayan

Here's a bit more about the new Paternayan, courtesy of Janet Perry.
http://cmtk3.webring.org/l/rd?ring=bloggerswhoembel;id=7;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Enuts%2Dabout%2Dneedlepoint%2Ecom%2Fpaternayan%2Ddyeing%2Dfacility%2Ddetails%2F

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com