I found the free pattern online here and made it my first seasonal challenge in my new group "Yarn Challenge". If you haven't seen the description on my Facebook page, I'm inviting all fiber artists to take part in monthly and seasonal challenges. I provide the pattern and ideas; you provide the time and supplies. It's a great way to not only bust your stash, but to make some items you may not have made before and challenge yourself with new projects. You can join Yarn Challenge by clicking here.
It was much faster to make than it looks. I think I completed the whole sign in about 2 hours - maybe a little more. And I even got to practice my embroidery which, as you can see, I haven't done in awhile. I love my sloppy chain stitch, I guess.
This past weekend was crafting day with the girls, which is where I started working on the sign. Our boys decided to go golfing, but we wanted to do something that was actually fun. So we packed up our crafts, picked up some pumpkin coffee and munchkins from Dunkin Donuts, and headed down to the action.
For the most part, we painted wooded pieces all day - and it was awesome :) Here's what I made:
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| Ghost "BOO" door hanger, purchased from ACMoore in 2007. |
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| Painted pumpkin and witch hat magnets. |
It was such a gorgeous weekend and we had a great time sitting outside painting our fall crafts. So much fun that it put me in a mood to keep painting; I had to hit up ACMoore yesterday to buy yarn for a custom order and I walked out with $20 of wooden items and paint. I smell divorce papers in my near future.
Today is once again a beautiful fall day. I wish I could sit on our porch and keep painting fun Halloween tchotchkes, but that will have to wait until next weekend. In the meantime, I have plenty of custom order to enjoy and keep busy with.
Hope everyone else is enjoying the season as much as I am!
PS: My iPhone 5 left China yesterday and is due to arrive on Friday. Color me happy!
