Free Monster

This one was too adorable to pass up...

Pattern brought to you by Urban Threads.

When pigs fly...

If pigs could fly, what else could happen? 

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Determined Penguin

Finished stitching this little guy last night. How adorable is this penguin trying to fly?!? Talk about determination! :)

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F is for...

After a short break of the alphabet, I decided to get back to it and stitch F. So without further ado, F is for...

...fire breather. This is such a cool illustration. It it by Sarah Gully from Australia. Her other works of art are amazing. You can check her out here. 

On another note, here's something else I finished...

Isn't he adorable?!

Fire Breather Pattern is brought to you by Sarah Gully

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the letter F by Sublime Stitching.

Monsters, Oh my!

As I said in my last post, I have taken a little break from the ABC's and have been working on a few other projects. What have I been working on, you ask? Let me show you!

I stitched up a couple of monster plushies! How awesome are they?!?! The white furry one on the right was the first one I finished. Once I finished I showed my husband and he said he looked like a tooth, but with a face and fur. So I decided to give him horns. :) The purple one on the left is actually an illustration by Said Wafiq. This is only the beginning for my plushies and stuffed creatures! I already have ideas for the next one! 

I have a new found love and obsession for felt so I decided to go a different route. Last month, I participated in a Stitchalong for Feeling Stitchy and it featured one of my craft inspirations Love and a Sandwich. If you didn't see it, it had something to do with a Monster Cupcake. It was quite awesome! So using that as my inspiration, I decided to do another felt embroidery hoop.

It's a monster....dancing!! After I stitched the monster, I felt it needed something else so I thought the Monster Mash was a perfect fit. :)

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Hey everyone! Just wanted to let ya'll know that I'm taking a little break from the ABC Series. But don't worry, I'm still stitching my little heart away. I've started a few other projects and will post them once they are finished.

Happy Stitching! :)

E is for...

This one was a doozy to keep up with the theme but here it goes.

Eccentric??? What?!? I know, I know, it doesn't make sense at first but let me explain myself. I searched high and low for a word that starts with the letter E AND a word that can match up to the ongoing theme of the circus/carnival/freakshow. I came across a glossary of circus terms and one of the was the word "eccentric". Right after the word eccentric followed another word in parenthesis...CLOWNING. I thought to myself "That's perfect! All I have to do is find a couple of clowns 'clowning' around!!'" So here it is...

This pattern is a sketch by the most wonderful Amber Kenneson. (The same artist I used for the letter A.)

I've included a special stitch my grandmother taught me, the ribbon rose. It's tiny and delicate but I think it adds so much character to the piece.

Let's take a closer look at the piece...

Check out that mustache and the french knot clown nose!

Looks like something you would see in "Pimp my Ride" :)

He's my favorite part of the whole piece! His french knot "curly" hair is the best!

Pattern is brought to you by Amber Kenneson Art

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The letter E by Sublime Stitching.