October Newsletter
Grand opening newsletter!
Happy October
Isn’t Fall a wonderful season? Hopefully this year will stop flying by, and slow down a bit so we can savor the wonderful month of October and it’s lovely cool weather.
If you’re a seasonal stitcher too, then you must be going through copious amounts of orange floss. Interesting thing about stitching with the seasons; you’re floss palette changes as the seasons do. Bright happy blue floss in the Summer bows off the stage and makes way for those lovely browns and oranges.
Speaking of seasonal stitching, I’ve got great news to report about my wip’s!
What I’m Stitching
Having set myself the crazy goal of finishing a project by the end of September, I’m pleased to report that I (very nearly!) hit my deadline!
I say very nearly, because I finished it on the morning of October 1st. Close enough right?
This is the first time I’ve stitched a Prairie Schooler chart, and I enjoyed it immensely.
It’s called “J is for Jack-O-Lantern” by The Prairie Schooler and isn’t that the most plump and beautiful pumpkin you’ve ever seen?
So I started this one a few years back, and recently decided that it had remained unfinished for far too long. Feels great having another finish! At first I was hesitant about the called for brown floss that made the body of the pumpkin, as well as the yellow floss for the flowers. Boy was I wrong, they both look great.
Now I can move on to my next project, a Halloween Moon stitched on black Aida.
If you want to see my week by week progress pictures, head on over to the blog.
All About the Etsy Shop
For all you Pumpkin Spice lovers out there, get ready for something special! In honor of the grand opening of this humble newsletter, and to celebrate all of you wonderful stitchers out there- I’m doing a giveaway.
Here’s what's being given away:
This one is designed by me, and it’s called “Pumpkin Spice Cross Stitch”
Just the chart, mind you, not the actual model.
Here’s some info about the chart:
Finished size on 18 count Aida: 3 inches (7.8cm) wide x 3 inches (7.8cm) high.
Stitch count is 55 wide x 55 high.
Here’s how you can win it:
This is open to everyone over the age of 18
To be added to the giveaway list, you have to subscribe to this newsletter and leave a comment bellow saying what your favorite season is
If you win, I will email you a free PDF of the pictured cross stitch above
It starts on Monday October 4th at 7:00 A.M. Central Time, and finishes on Thursday October 21st at 7:00 P.M. Central Time. Winner will be announced on Friday October 22nd at 6:00 P.M. Central Time
And that’s it for the rules! Good luck!
Odds and Ends
Do you ever listen to music while you cross stitch? I do, and I highly recommend this beautiful Arabesque by Debussy
Heads up, the Wikipedia entry for Cross Stitch has a section about Flosstube!
Keep your eyes open for next week’s newsletter. There may be a freebie chart headed for your inbox…
And in the meantime,
Happy Stitching!
Marisol
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