Finished Project and Halloween Fun

Ok sooo...yes. I know. It has been a long time since an update. But now that I have finished my brutal nursing program, I can finally get back to my fun projects and crafts. First I had to finish the project I did for my grandmother. And finally after working on it non-stop for about a week I finished it:

Part of what took so long is that the finished piece is a combination of cross stitch, half stitch, satin stitch, back stitch and french knots. Here is a close-up:

Also french knots are the bane of my existence. I had to practice a whole bunch before I actually did it on my project, and even then they continued to be inconsistent sizes. But I actually kind of liked that they turned out different sizes.

My practice french knots

It still needs to be framed before I send it off to my grandmother but I can at least start working on other things now. Also, I have started Halloween decorations which I will create another post about (DIY spider magnets...very fun!). But I wanted to show off the pumpkins that James and I carved last night. James's is on the left and mine is on the right. I think they turned out fantastic and James's practically looks like it's on fire!

Happy Halloween Muahahahahaha

two cross stitch project plus a rose

This is a current cross stitch I am doing that is meant for my grandmother...it is taking forever, mostly because of the border. The border still needs to be done and I need to add backstitching to the flowers. There is gold thread in the background but I feel like you can't tell with this picture.

This is the other project I am working on...it was meant as a wedding gift for my boyfriend's brother but it was larger than I was expecting so it never got finished in time...I'll get back to it as soon as I finish the rose project.

An unfinished rose in colored pencil...I get bored sometimes with projects which is why this isn't finished....ok so that's another thing I need to work on....finishing things. Not finishing this though, I like it how it is.