I had really hoped to get in more than one small project this month but time just got away on me. Consequently this is my one and only Halloween small stitch which as you can see is still lacking the final finishing. This is Witch's Kitchen by The Primitive Hare and is a freebie which is available on her site here.
I know that winter is just around the corner but I was a little surprised when I came across this fellow on my way home late this afternoon.
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We had a large number of the snowy owls in our area last year due to a shortage of food in their own habitat. The flew further south than they had ever been seen before. I wasn't sure how many we would see this year and I certainly didn't expect to see one here quite this early! Now I'll be keeping an eye out to see if others are arriving.
My youngest son dropped by this weekend for a short visit. While he was here he decided to get started on some pumpkin carving for me. He picked out a pattern, got my pumpkin cleaned and scraped and then transferred the pattern onto the surface. After that he ran out of steam and I ended up carving out the pieces. This design was a bit of a challenge to carve but the results were certainly worth it.
This piece took about 2 1/2 hrs to complete so we'll see just how ambitious I am when it comes to doing another.
Happy Halloween!!!
Wow your pumpkin is amazing :-)
ReplyDeleteWitch's Kitchen is cute.
ReplyDeleteLOVE the Frankie Pumpkin.
Glad to see your Owls are back.
Marilyn
Wow Lynn!! That is a pumpkin??? Really??? There are patterns??! See how much I know of all the halloween thingies available!
ReplyDeleteGreat stitching and thanks for the link!
Oh...and you are SO lucky to have owls that close!! I love them :)
Fabulous Halloween finish and fantastic pumpkin carving!!! I was proud of mine but they are absolutely nothing compares to yours :)
ReplyDeleteHope the stitching mojo returns soon!
Jaki piękny"straszny" wzorek.:) Pozdrawiam
ReplyDeleteche capolavoro la zucca!
ReplyDeleteZucca favolosa brava!
ReplyDeleteAmazing pumpkin!
ReplyDeleteLovely little stithcy project too.
That's one awesome carved pumpkin
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute finish! Thanks for the link. And your pumpkin looks spectacular.
ReplyDeleteThat pumpkin...awesome! The Snowy Owls...Oh I do hope you see many more so I can view your gorgeous pictures of them :) Love your finish!!!!
ReplyDeleteCute stitching - and - WHOA! What a pumpkin!!
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Wow your pumpkin is amazing! Great stitching. I hope you get lots of Snowy Owls back again, I enjoyed your photos last year.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing pumpkin! Wow! Loved your Halloween stitchings, too.
ReplyDeleteYour halloween stitch is so sweet, wow that pumpkin is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteCatherine130
trick or treat?
ReplyDeleteLOL
Great little Witchy stitch!
ReplyDeleteAnd your pumpkin is amazing! It's like a professional one! Do they have professional pumpkin carvers? Is that even a job you can apply for?
Quite envious of your owl too, we have had a barn owl in our garden once but nothing like that beauty.
Witches Kitchen turned out very cute, and the Owl was gorgeous. I've seen them occasionally when at a zoo, but never been lucky enough to see one out in nature. The pumpkin was awesome, I can't imagine how careful you'd have to be while carving to make sure didn't make a mistake with all those details. I'll bet your trick or treaters were very impressed!
ReplyDeleteGreat Halloween finish and that pumpkin is amazing!
ReplyDeleteAww how wonderful to see that owl.