Lovely Cozy Weekend

 We had an absolutely LOVELY weekend!

Friday night, we went to our favorite bar here in Pueblo.  It's at a really cool food court-esque spot called Fuel and Iron.  We had a couple of drinks and then hopped down to our favorite vegan spot called The Cutting Board.  They have the best sandwiches I have ever put into my face hole.  It was drizzly and a little chilly, which I love!  

Here's a pic of the sandwich I usually get- this pic is of the first one I had back when we visited to look at houses in July and it doesn't look like much but HOLY SHIT- Confit portobello, shallots, pickles, spinach, vegan gouda (this man is a freakin melty cheese WIZARD- usually vegan cheese melts minimally if that), and some special chipotle aoili.  I've had a few other things there and always come back to this.  

New Stitches

Hello there!  It's been a while since I have written.  I went on vacation to Savannah with my sister and Mom, and then had another week off, so I got a lot of stitching done.  Plus, there was Halloween merriment to be had!  I went to Randy's for Scary-oke and dressed as a bearded lady.  We had a blast!

Savannah exceeded my expectations.  We went on a ghost tour, a few cemeteries, a plantation, and we went to a museum of oddities that had weird taxidermy, freakshow stuff, an Anton LaVey room, a room of cult stuff, and there was a little Ed Gein and John Wayne Gacy tour/talk they did.  It was my favorite part.  We ate lots of good food and walked a TON.  We had brunch on a river boat.  I was TIRED when we got home but I had a blast and I'm so glad we got to spend that time together!  

Then I came home and just did a bunch of relaxing and I got a few embroidery and cross stitch pieces done.  And now I don't know what I want to do next.  I'm usually into holiday stitching but I think since it's still summer outside, I don't feel much like the holidays.  I think I will do the Witchy Stitcher Yeti from the Cryptid Stitch-A-Long tonight.  

I finished this cutie on Halloween!  I got the pattern years ago from Andrea Zuill/BadBird.  

More Spookies!

Here are some pieces I did last year. I did this one for my friend Lynn. I worked really hard on it, and she still hasn't framed it, which annoys me, because I feel like it's just gonna sit somewhere and not get framed but oh well.  Pattern by Night Spirit Studio

Chopping Mall Stitch Along

There is a movie that was made in the 80s called Chopping Mall. It was about rogue security robots going wild in a mall and killing people. The Witchy Stitcher created a horror-themed stitch along and named it after the movie. And as always, I have only done a few of the patterns. But that's okay. Here they are! Til Death- Bride of Chucky- I know I posted this before but it really belongs here.  I dyed the aida for all of these myself!

Costume Shop- Leatherface and Michael Myers

Sleep Store- Freddie

Horror Whore

Horror movies have been a huge part of my life. I grew up watching horror movies, because my mom is a horror fanatic. I also read a lot of horror novels (most of them probably NOT being what I needed to be reading that age). I love talking about them, discovering them, sharing them, and especially watching them while I do craft stuff.

I have hoarded many horror themed patterns, but here are some of the ones I’ve actually done, and I’ll credit the designer where I can.

“Sometimes, Dead is Better”- Pet Sematary- StarKissedJade on Etsy

Freddie Krueger- A Nightmare on Elm Street (one of my favorite horror franchises)

Jason Voorhees- Friday the 13th- Pattern from Iotacons

May Zombies Destroy this House Last- JackTheStitcher on Etsy

We All Float Down Here- Stephen King’s IT- Found this one on Pinterest

I have many more, but I need to save them for another day.

Horror Perler

Here are some random horror Perler bead sprites I've done.  I honestly can't remember when, because I didn't keep the photos for some reason, but they are on my IG!!  I think I did them in 2021.

Pennywise, Michael Myers, and Jason using regular sized Perler Beads.  Michael looks... weird. 

Hannibal Lecter's Mask, Ghostface and Freddy Kreuger's sweater.

Jason by himself

These are so cute!  I made them with mini beads so they're smaller.  We have Michael Myers, a mummy, and Hannibal Lecter.

Mini Time- 2020 Edition

 Happy new year!  2023!  I'm excited to see what this year brings!

Instead of looking forward, we're looking back, again, on this post, and it's Mini Time- 2020 edition.

I think I've probably posted this one- I made a little button out of it.  

WIPS

I'm sitting here listening to a playlist of MTV's 120 Minutes from 1991.  That means all of these songs are at least 30 years old.  I used to watch 120 Minutes every week- it's how I discovered a lot of the music I still love today.  It's making me really sentimental...

Anyway, I have a few WIPs going. I usually only have one WIP, because I hate to start another project before finishing another. This is a rarity.

 

This Absolutely Fabulous piece may be for a friend but I may keep it (she often disappears from the face of the earth so I may not get it done before she disappears, and in that case, MINE!  It’s gone pretty quickly. Here's Pats (I need to redo some of the leg stitches), and now I just need to get started on Eddie. The pattern is from 8BitNorthStitch on Etsy.  

https://www.etsy.com/shop/8bitnorthxstitch?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=920576695

Squee!

 I was REALLY happy with how this came out.  Yes, it's a bigger piece, but it was still manageable.  It's a scene from a Squee! comic by Jhonen Vasquez.  I'm SUPER happy with this!

The Twilight Zone

 Yesterday was my birthday and I spent it doing crafty things (and also eating).  

Here is a canvas I made from some Twilight Zone perler sprites.  I found the patterns online- Kyle McCoy from Pixel Art Shop created these patterns.  I am in love with how it came out!

No Lives Matter

 Here's my latest Jason perler sprite! I made him from mini beads.

Demigorgon

 I made this one for my friend Amanda's son Gino.  He is OBSESSED with Stranger Things.  It was really easy and came together pretty quickly.  I was really happy with him. He's made with regular sized beads. 

Horror Perler Art

 I made these this weekend.  I love to make horror movie perler beads and then came up with the idea to mount them on blood-spattered canvases (that I made).  Can't wait to do more. Maybe I can make some for my sister...

And of course, Michael Myers from the Halloween series

Small and Scary

 I have made a few more little horror minis.  

I had the idea of making these bloody hand prints when I came across a pattern for baby handprints.  It is very Blair Witch.  

Then I wanted to make like a pin or a pin cushion or something, so I stitched another one up and used a bottle cap.  It kind of came out okay but kind of not... but I did keep it and I may one day actually put a pin back on it.  

I also stitched up this little knife I came across and made a pendant.  

I'm a Very Neat Monster

 I found these Dexter patterns by Alicia Watkins on Etsy and snatched them right up!

This is the only one I've done so far but I love it!

Spooky Stitches

Here are some pieces I've done recently!

Look at this little Michael Myers!  The stitches look shit because the glass on the frame is smooshing them  Boooooo!  I think I yanked the pattern for this one from Pinterest.

Leatherface!  

I don't like how this one came out.  It's from The Witchy Stitcher and it's actually not the entire cross stitch pattern.  I think I was being lazy and just stitched up the words only.  The pattern is fine but I framed it in this stupid frame that doesn't work at all for it.  I think I hate this frame...

I know I found this one on Pinterest and just copied it myself.  

Das ist alles!