Fall Decorating!

Hello All!  

I must admit, this Post is inspired by Needlepoint's own Robin King.  

I loved her post with the decorating ideas so much, that I thought I'd share a bit of my own!  Often, when I travel to teach, folks ask, "What do you do with your

needlepoint?"  Most years, during the Autumnal holidays, my pieces are out traveling with 

Trunk Shows,  (Designer's models lead a very Lofty life!)  So, last year, I decided to quick 

stitch up a few new pieces from my Stash...just to have some of my own handi-work in the displays!  It also helped diminish the Stash just a bit.  You know, if we all made the goal of stitching 1 piece a month from the stash...?  Oh who am I kidding?  Whenever the stash goes down, I just think I've earned the right to ad a few more pieces!  :~)

Anyway, Here are some pics of a few of the displays popping up around here:

This is the Bar Height Counter looking over into Kitchen.

At right, the little mini Pumpkin from AT.  That was a quickie...stitched in a night!

In Center is a Mindy Canvas...one of the stash pieces stitched in 2010!  Just LOVE this Folk Art Piece!

At left is a little Felted Jack 'O that I made this year!

I LOVE Folk Art Halloween, and every year, I try to make a few new pieces for my displays...

Why limit myself to just Needlepoint?  

This sweet little table is in my Entry Hall.  For those Antiquers out there, it is a burl veneered kidney table with the sweetest little cabriole legs...very blonde in coloration...lovely piece!

The little fancy box is a Patty Paints Crow.  Patty is the Queen of Halloween Folk Art and she is a good friend!  This is another piece stitched from my stash in 2010.

My little daughter, Olivia, loves to craft with Mommy!  We made the paper mache' pumpkins a few nights ago...she did all of the painting! Livi gets a little frustrated with the Mache' work...she makes the flour glue, gets started with the shaping, but then quickly frustrated, when, "It doesn't look like a pumpkin yet, Mommy!"  I quick get one to pumpkin status so she can sponge paint, then take over on the mache' work of the other one!  In the end, I think they look 

perfectly Rustic and Autumnal!

This is Mister Scarecrow from Kelly Clark Needlepoint. 

He is the first piece I ever did with Fancy Stitches!

Canvas & SG Avaiable through your LNS!

Pretty witch from Kelly Clark Needlepoint, stitched and SG written by Janet Perry.

Canvas & SG Avaiable through your LNS.

And an Adorable little Witches Hat Punch Needle framed piece.

I went on a Punch Needle kick in '06...did 3 pieces, bought about 20 and haven't

done Punch Needle since!

I am waiting on 3 of my newer pieces to come back from Finisher...

When they are set up in their new displays, I'll post again!

So Friends, a little peek into my World!

Hope you have enjoyed.  :~)

Until next time, Keep on Stitchin'!