Halloween Blog Hop

Welcome to Jo's Halloween Blog Hop

First make sure to go to Jo's wonderful blog to start the journey of collecting letters.

When you reach the end you will have a phrase to send to Jo. It's always a great time and gets you to visit possibly new to you blogs. So let's get to why you are here.

First I can share a spooky Mill Hill kit I just finished today, Lunar Trick. I love the way it turned out. Now you need a letter...

C is your letter. Now head over to your next stop https://tickledpinkinstitches.blogspot.com/

Oct 30th Monday Update

Happy Day Before Halloween. Time for a Monday update.

Monday another survey/computer work day.

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday Beer Dragon was screaming for his monthly 500 stitches...

Hit 599 actually added. This is all the way across the 5th page. I joined another Facebook group that is having a Year of the Dragon SAL in 2024. Perfect for me with this beer dragon. Need at least 400 a month and I would like 500 at least. Also some other fun monthly themed challenges.

Friday and then Sunday I heard the murmurs of an old Mill Hill piece I started but got hardly any progress on...

This one is called Lunar Trick. Here is my before picture. I am close to a finish now...

Saturday we had a fun Halloween party here at the campground. It was a lot of fun. Now the season is over and boy good thing too. It's freezing cold today haha. We've been working on finalizing the winterizing of everything. I will post more pictures next week if I remember haha. Just a little bit left to do till we can hermit the winter away. 

The last few days my mind has been going wild on plans for next year. I always love that part. The excited planning of what the focus pieces will be. So thankful for my stitching and it's always here for me. Are you making any plans yet? Can't wait to hear about them.

Okay I'm off. See ya next post. Have a wonderful Halloween. Enjoy your week. Love yourself. Smile!

#24HOCS October Challenges

October is going to be fun. Jen posted two different acrostics AUTUMN HARVEST and DARK OCTOBER XS. You can do both. You can do one. You can do neither. By the way I just LOVE how laid back this group is. So I picked the Halloween theme acrostic. Let's see what I'm hoping to work on for each letter...

D -- Moonstruck Manor Mill Hill Kit

Goal: Would be Great to Finish

Minimum 4 Hours

Connection: Dark House in the Project

A -- Harvest Wagon Mill Hill Kit

Goal: Would be Great to Finish

Minimum 4 Hours

Connection: Autumn Harvest Collection Mill Hill Kit

R -- Boo Keychain by Rovaris

Goal: Would be Great to Finish

Minimum 4 Hours 

Connection: Designer has R in name

K -- Taboo Kitty Mill Hill Kit

Goal: Would be Great to Finish

Minimum 4 Hours

Connection: K in Title

O -- October Lizzie Kate Flip It Stamp

Goal: Finish

Connection: O in October

C -- Let's Get Spooky by Ursula Michael

Goal: 24 Minutes Minimum

Connection: Cat in Design

T -- Lunar Trick Mill Hill Kit

Goal: Would be great to finish

Minimum 4 Hours

Connection: T in Title and Trick or Treat

O -- Ghost Mill Hill Kit

Goal: Would be great to finish

Minimum 24 Minutes

Connection: Ohhhh It's a Ghost

B -- Halloween Biscornu by Lakeside Needlecraft

Freebie available here

Goal: Would be great to finish

Minimum 4 Hours

Connection: B in Biscornu

E -- Ghool School from Glendon Place 

Goal: Minimum 24 Minutes

Connection: Eerie Haunted School 

R -- Witch Kit from Mouseloft

Goal: Would be great to finish

Minimum 24 Minutes

Connection: Rachel sent me this cute kit for my 40th Bday

X -- Nautical Year October from Sand, Sea & Cross Stitch

This is the only piece that isn't Halloween themed but 

it's my monthly piece so I have to stitch it. I will hurry haha.

Goal: Finish

Connection: Xstitch23 on Instagram is the reason I bought these

S -- Wanda's Boot Mill Hill Kit

Goal: Would be great to finish

Minimum 24 minutes

Connection: Shoe 

(yep it's a stretch haha hey I could have said Sexy boot so shush haha)

Lots of fun pieces. Lots a Halloween. Lots of Mill Hill Kits. I sure hope to make a lot of progress. We'll see. We all know I'll sure try.

I'm not doing the Holiday Calendar this time either. I just want to focus on the acrostic instead. 

The other challenge is the open calendar where you need to stitch a total of 24 hours in the month of October. I never seem to have a problem with that one at least haha. Even in August it was the only challenge I marked complete. 

I need to get busy. I have a lot of things I want to stitch as you can see. First I have to finish mom's pillow. Come on needles get it done and out of the way.

By the way I'm finally done posting for the day. Only 5 updates posted. Sorry to bother you guys but least there is a lot to look at and maybe motivate you. Let's get to stitching!