Monday, October 6, 2025

Not so spooky

 I was so ready for October and to immediately jump into spooky season, with all my Halloween crafts I've been squirreling away. And instead I've been working on the class piece I took with my EGA region meeting: Ode to Loara from Betsy Morgan:

This is one of the sides of the little bag, and it's been so great to work on. I love counted work so so much, and I always enjoy Betsy's designs. I really want to push through and get this set done, and then get back to my pincushions.

So not so spooky! But, I did dig out the piece I've been the most excited about, the little Spooky Needle Case from Fern Ridge:

It's this darling little box, you glue the medallion on in the center, and there will be a ribbon to thread through to tie it closed. And when you open it:

Beaded needle cases! I absolutely love beaded needle cases, so I was all over this kit. That's the first one done, a black cat. Here it is before I attached it to the case: 

My plan is to do one each weekend, and that will keep me at least a little spooky this month. 

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