EmnEllie Cross Stitch Blog

Halloween Coming Close  Halloween is inching closer and closer! 👻🎃  Not only am I stitching in season, I'm also getting my TV / podcast viewing arranged in a seasonal manner as well. Recently, I checked out Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as an audiobook from my local library. Sufficiently spooky, I think. Will most likely listen to it as I stitch :)  On the TV front, I'm trying to remember which Poirot, Miss Marple, and other detective stories are freaky, scary, or even a Halloween special.  At the grocery store the other day, I picked up an amazing coffee creamer. Hazlenut, very tasty. Also got a bottle of French Vanilla creamer too, because why not?  Now let's get to my wip update: Trick or Treat Moon Progress has been slow and steady. Lots of color added to the border: Ohhh orange and purples. Such a great contrast against that black aida. More of the border:  That brown cube is a caramel, I believe. 😋 And this 👇 is a tootsie roll: ...

Thought I forgot, huh? Here on a Monday. A bit not according to schedule, but I have a good excuse for not posting last Friday. The weather was atrocious, and instead of taking my update picture in dark, miserable lighting, I decided to take my chance on Monday. Thankfully it's an absolutely beautiful, clear and sunny day.  On a seperate note, I think as we get closer to Halloween, I become more of a sweet tooth. Pretty sure I've already eaten my weight in Reeses Pieces.  Let's jump into my progress on Trick or Treat Moon. Wip Update  Behold:  See that border? Stitches up very fast. I turn on a Podcast and it practically stitches itself (hyperbole alert!).  The moon itself has two basic floss colors. One for an outline, and another to fill in the main body of the moon. My strategy is to stitch the outline first, then fill in. It's working so far, and I'm pleased with how fast it's going. Close up: Please ignore the cat hair on the black a...