Boo! Monday Update

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 aida :)

That assortment of confetti stitches in bright pastel colors in the lower left, between the moon and the border is a piece of candy. Now, it's pretty and the floss colors are lovely- but wow is it slow to stitch. Lots of color changes.

In the upper right hand side, above the cat's tail is where a caramel will go. So excited to stitch that!

Speaking of the cat, I've made a lot of progress on him. Yes; him. I've decided to name him Edgar, after Edgar Allen Poe.

Edgar Allen Poe, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Pretty original right? (That last bit is sarcasm).

I expect to start stitching the moons facial features soon, so stay tuned for that.

Shop Update

Not really an update, just an FYI. So many things are sold out right now. With Christmas coming up and what with all of this supply chain uncertainty, I just wanted to say that my Etsy shop is all digital download listings. You get your order right away, or you can send the chart as a gift right away. No wait time. No worries about it running out. Your chart is ready to download right away.

Info about digital downloads is here.

Link to my Etsy shop is here.

Happy Stitching!

Marisol

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