Halloween project... a bit late.

Where does the time go?
I must say that every time I get on here but yeesh it disappears fast.

Yes I’m still here, and no I don’t have an update on dragons. ;) At least not yet. Almost done half of the next page, I will do a sneak peek at half a page (as I know I’ve been painfully slow with getting full pages done lately).
 
Have I been stitching other stuff?
Most definitely. Lots of other things.
My May cottage is almost done and I have some little things I’m working on (besides the ever looming dragons).
As well as I started the Halloween girl from this year’s Just Cross Stitch Halloween Book. I love these perforated paper projects from Brooke’s Publishing. She really does fantastic work with making perforated paper projects look sooo elegant and lovely.
Here she be to date:



I’ve got a BIG surprise coming in the next 7 days.
I totally promise in the next 7 days. It could even be as early as tomorrow you never know! If you love big projects and need a treat I think you’ll LOVE what is coming.
In other news:
Job is going mostly well. Got a promotion and pay increase. Woohoo! (minus the office politics but such is life these days no matter where you go)
Best thing I ever did was leave my full time creative job for something a little more mundane but a slower pace and leaving my brain to do up designs in the evenings! It’s awesome.
Been at a craft show almost every weekend for a month and the next 3 weekends in a row are no exception. However my bracelets have been moving and people get very excited about them which I just love. And at price points of $5, $10, $15, $20, $25 & $50 they make great stocking stuffers for any budget! (pssst: continuing shameless plug; new content at the store check it out).
Otherwise it’s been full blown winter here for 3 weeks now. Good amount of snow on the ground and the like. Not so exciting, but gives me even more of an excuse to stay home and cuddle up in my chair with my stitching or braiding.

Though I suppose I do need to get on that holiday shopping really soon here. If only Canada had black Friday for deals too… (jealous US friends, very jealous)



Until the surprise in the next 7 days. Spend some time crafting!

Where do I even start?

I don't even know where to start today...
So many exciting things. Though fair warning no WIP pics today. But a finish picture (though not of what you might be expecting) and then just some other cool stuff.
First up a finish.
This is a necklace, bracelet set that I donated to a charity's silent auction. The charity is also running a small business expo this weekend in my city. I am very pleased with how it turned out, that it will be in the auction, oh and just a little thing that I have a booth at the show!!!! Okay, I'm excited. I've done some small shows but this will be the biggest to date, and also the first that wasn't just crafts. So it will be very interesting. I hope I stand out, but not in a bad way!

Shameless plug: This set will also be available soon at my store. If you'd like to put in a custom order I do those too just head to the store or email me and we'll get it worked out. 

Moving right along:
Thank you to everyone for voting on my HAED pattern last week. It was another close one. But Myles Pinkney The Cauldron won.
I have a special surprise coming up for my last 2 free patterns (november and december). If you're a big HAED fan watch for them as I think you're going to really like them. ;)

Finally but certainly not last: 
I can't even begin to tell you how awesome I think this is. Yes it's all about me, so if you don't care then don't click on it. ;)
Carole over at No Fills Giveaways and Reviews blog did a little piece about my items on Etsy!
Now if that isn't cool enough she's got a giveaway (yes hosted by me) that is up and almost 200 people have entered it!!! I'm so overwhelmed, and hey I didn't want any of you to miss out. So check out her page and while your there maybe you'll discover some other awesome giveaways and neat items.

Thanks for visiting. I promise much more stitchy related blog post next week. 

October HAED Poll

Well folks it's coming down to that favourite time of year (at least to me) Halloween! :)

I do love it and yes I am doing some stitching related. More of that will come this weekend.

First I need your help again, for the 3rd last time (where did the year go?)
Please help me to pick which HAED design to get for this month.
Oh and if you feel inspired there is a sale of 25% any item before midnight tonight!

Here's the options: