Michelle Bendy: Halloween Quaker

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Flosstube #75 Show Notes

Happy Flosstubesday!!! It's September 18, 2018 and I'm BACK on the Blog!! YAY!! It feels good.

Best New Thing:

I bought my first Alex & Ani bracelet!!! It's the Snape bracelet, or "Turn to Page 394" It HAD to be mine because whenever I'm asked to guess a number, my AUTOMATIC guess is 394. "Michelle, how many days left in September?" "394" (Click on the pic to go to Alex & Ani to check it out--I'm not affiliated with them; I just love it)

FFOs, SO MANY!! All by JoLynn at Acorns & Threads

First up is Starry, Starry Night from Bent Creek. I bought this half stitched on eBay and finished it up for the SFS credit, then gave it to JoLynn to finish off for me:

Next up is B's Houses from B's under the bed box, which I showed on a special Estate Sale Haul video. Again, I gave JoLynn free reign on finishing and she knocked it out of the park:

Last but CERTAINLY not least is Stacy Nash's Martha Agnes Sampler Roll. JoLynn followed Stacy Nash's finishing directions and KILLED IT:

Finishes:

I finished the top left corner block and filigree on Quotes to Live By (aka the MIND SAL) from Stitchrovia:

Here is my finish for this week:

I finished that block and the swirlies in three days. I have three more similar boxes left, could I have this DONE by next video? MAYBE!!

WIPs (Works in Progress):

First I worked on Black Cat Hollow for the #BlackCatHollowSAL by Barbara Ana Designs:(click on the picture to purchase from Gulf Coast Stitches)

I had made progress before put picked it all out, so here is where I am:

It's charted in DMC but I went through my stash and pulled similar fancy flosses (becuase I have LOT of fancy flosses!!). The only change that I made was to stitch the witch's skin in GA Green Apple instead of the called for peachy color. I love her.

The Needleminder is from @HouseOfMeng on Instagram. BE CAREFUL! They're adorable and addictive!!

Next the wheel spun Halloween Quaker from Lila's Studio: (click on the pic to purchase from Lila's Studio on Etsy)

Here is where is was before I started stitching:

And here is where it is now:

That is NOT bad progress!! This is stitched in none of the called for flosses (but a lot of VERY similar Fancy flosses and DMCs that were already in my stash) on a fabric that I duo dyed (like solo dyed but there are two of them!) for Imperfectly Perfect Heather and I.

For the #StarWarsSundaySAL that Angie from the Hybernation Stitcher and I started this week, I pulled out Leia & Han from Tilton Crafts:

Here is what it looked like last time:

I made good progress for just working on it during the stitch with me:

This project comes with a real danger of "project too close to the face syndrome", but once I figured that out I love it and I can't wait to stitch on it on Sundays!!

I also love the fact that this project has EXACTLY 40 colors and that makes it PERFECT for my BagzPlus floss buddy!

And for today, I'm going to ship TONS of Live Sale goodies, stitch more on Quotes to Live By, and my travel project is going to be PART of Scary One from Plum Street Samplers:

I haven't started it yet, but I do have it all packed up to carry around, in my LoveYouMoreStudios sleeve!! they're PERFECT for on the go/small WIPS!! NOW I HAVE A REASON TO BUY ALL THE SLEVES!!!

Thrifting:

Purchases: So. Many.

This Month's Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe flosses are gorgeous AGAIN! And now they're on my Donut Drops! <3

Another Dyeing 2 Stitch club kit came in, I think it's from the Ladies' Prim Society. It's Heartstring Samplery, A Thankful Life Chairarm Pinkeep:

Click on the picture above to go directly to the Dyeing 2 Stitch site to order.

By the Bay needlearts, Harbor Haven SAL, parts 9 and 10:

Hands on Design, Put on the Hat (Cathy Habermann killed me): (click on the pic to purchase from Down Sunshine Lane)
Hannah Sanderson 1849 Sampler from Sassy Jack's Stitcher: (click on the pic to purchase from Sassy Jack's). She. Is. STUNNING:

She was first printed in a few magazines from the 1990s (I believe!) and now Dutch Treat Designs has chosen to reprint her. THANK YOU DUTCH TREAT DESIGNS!!!

Happy Mail/Gifts:

I was lucky to receive some BEAUTIFUL stitched pieces this week, Thank you SO MUCH to Erin and Autumn:

My #CountryStitchersRR piece came back to me!!

Thank you SO MUCH to Deb, Tina, Ash, and Wendy for stitching on my piece! I can't wait to get it framed and up on the wall! <3 <3

My DixieSamplar Haunted Harvest Exchange package from Tammy R came!! ALL the goodies and the stitched piece is Trick or Treat from Cherished Stitches:

And how ME is this Donut hanger from Donna and Shawna?!?! Mahalo for thinking of me ladies. <3 <3

I put my donut needleminders on it. I only have TWO?!?! 0_0

Flosstube Shoutouts:

Angi, The Hybernation Stitcher

Books:

I finished the audiobook version of When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi: (click on the picture to go to the Goodreads page)

This has been on my TBR list for SO long. It's the memoir of a 36 year old neurosurgeon who is diagnosed with lung cancer and proceeds to fail first, second, and third line treatments. It made me laugh and cry and screen shot things for future reference. 4/5 Stars

And I finished Scarlet by Marissa Meyer: (click on the pic to go to the Goodreads page)

I'm DEFINITELY #TeamJacob, so I loved this book. I loved Cinder as well, but I loved Scarlet MORE. She and Wolf made my life; I couldn't stop listening; I finished the audiobook in THREE DAYS. And you KNOW I've already reserved Cress from Overdrive. 4.5/5 stars

Instagram Auction Items!!

Auction will take place today through Tuesday, July 24 at 0600 PST on @michellebendy on Instagram. Here's an amazing diagram describing how to bid:

Under the picture of the item that you'd like to purchase, you put your bid in $1 increments AND you tag the person who bid above you. Only the person who bid DIRECTLY above you!

Here are the winners of last week's auctions, with all of the donations going to Wade's Alzheimer's Walk so he could earn a t-shirt. And BOY did he earn a t-shirt.

First up is the SUPER cool FFO of Raise the Roof Designs June Angel, now out of print, won by Peggy:

Next is a copy (not MY copy!) of Hands Across the Sea Sarah Braizear 1829, won by Marybeth: (Traditional Stitches still has it, so click on the pic to purchase)

Third we auctioned off a FULL SILK KIT of Stars by the Drawn Thread. and Jessica B won it, which is AMAZING because it's on her #stitchywishlist!! :

And the new auctions: These will end on Tuesday, September 25 at 0600 PST. This week's theme is Boxes and there are only two because they're so CRAZY GOOD!

First up, I asked Angela at Colour & Cotton if it would be possible for her to put together just one more of her SOLD OUT Halloween Mystery box. AND SHE DID!!!
This box is TOTALLY sold out and it includes:
10 skeins of hand dyed cotton floss
2 skeins of hand dyed silk
one 1/4 yard piece of hand dyed fabric for stitching
one 1/8 yard piece of hand dyed fabric for stitching
one 1/4 yard piece of hand dyed finishing fabric
assorted notions, trims, and ghoulish treats

This box is a $100 ticket price!!! The winner's box will ship on October 1 just like the rest of us. ;-)

The second box is the NEW Hocus Pocus box from Love You More Stuido Co!!!

This box is coming in the standard size, which is what I ordered for myself, and it's PERFECT for carrying small projects around (is this my excuse to buy all the LYMS sleeves? Yes, yes it is) and it will include:

1 exclusive LYMS Standard Sized book sleeve
1 exclusive 8 oz Novel Heartbeat Creations candle
1 exclusive Bookmark'd Tattoos woodmark
1 LYMS mug and drink
5-7 more magical items
A scratch-off ticket with a chance to WIN all three Sanderson Sisters Funko Pops!

The winner's box will ship on October 8, just like everyone else's. Remember, this is for the standard sized sleeve.

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Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Flosstube #70 Show Notes

Happy Flosstubesday!!! It's August 14, 2018 (WHAT!)

Best New Thing:

Steotchalong 6 --or-- 6otchalong is ON LIKE DONKEY KONG!! (click on the pic to join the FB group)

This is an EPIC event hosted by Steotch that is a TRUE mystery SAL. We have NO idea what it can be or what it will be or even what the real theme is till the VERY END. Sounds like a blast? Don't mind swearing? Join us!!

Here is mine from last year:

FFOs: TWO!! Neither of which I finished!

I traded use of my Quaker Garden (Blackbird Designs and out of print) for a finish from Terri, The Olde Needle Shop on Etsy. She finished my Pineberry Lane Fancy Blackett By the Light of the Moon:

I have a VONNA FINISH!!! I sent my Bird Study from Kathy Barrick to Vonna Pfeiffer, the Twisted Stitcher HERSELF, and this is what happened:

CAN YOU EVEN!?!?!?

Finishes:

The first room in the TinyModernist Haunted Mansion SAL came out and it's SO KAWAII!!! It's Dracula and you can TOTALLY see a monster face in the fireplace. I love it. the next part hits on August 22, WHY SO LONG!??!!?

How CUTE is Dracula?!?! I. Love. Him. I'm stitching this in all of the called for DMCs on a piece of fabric that a friend dyed for me.

WIPs (Works in Progress) SO MANY this week!! Thanks #ArbitraryAugust!

August 7: October 31 from Kathy Barrick, a WIP gift from Darlene Baumgardner:

Here is the before:

And here is my after:

Not much progress on this one because it was Tuesday and I did all of the editing and filming and pricing of stuff for the Alzheimer's Sale, but I love it. It's stitched 1/2 on 40 count linen in the called for fancy flosses.

August 8: I finished my room from TinyModernist and started Birds to the Boughs from Lindy Stitches:

And here is my progress:

I'm stitching this in all of the called for DMCs on a mystery 20 count Aida WHICH I LOVE! The colors are too rich and amazing to change one bit.

August 9: Pretty Little Hawaii from Satsuma Street:

This is another new start, so there is no before picture, here it is:

This is on 28 count Auld Lang Sine from Joydiri Designs in all of the called for DMCs and IT SPARKLES.

August 10: Halloween Quaker from Lila's Studio:

This was my first #ArbitraryAugust repeat and I was STOKED to see it come up again!:

And here it is now:

I'm obsessed with this fabric. I dyed it for myself and Heather, the Imperfectly Perfect Stitcher, and it came out more wonderfully than I could have hoped. I also want a tattoo of this blue motif. <3 <3

August 11: Eliza Bell Cox from Hands Across the Sea Samplers:

Here is it is after one or two days of working on it before:

I put a LOT of time in on this yesterday, and here it is:

This design is everything I thought it would be. And more. I'm using the special Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe flosses and fabric, which is a 46 count. I'm stitching 1/2.

August 12: Alice Under the Dreaming Tree from HAED:

Here is what it looked like last time:

And here it is now:

If this comes up one more time this month I may be able to finish page 3!! And it will come up at least once more when Kellianne and I do a stitch with me video.

August 13: Lady of the Flag (Moe) from Mirabilia:

I had a LOT of work done on her prior to this week, about half of which was WRONG and needed to come out, so there's where I started:

And here's where I finished after all of the frogging:

If you're looking at that thinking, hmm, there is LESS now than there was, you would be correct. HOEVER. I. Love. It. AND!!! Per my TinyDecisions App spin, I get to work on her AGAIN TODAY!!! YAS!!

My bonus travel WIP this week is Here Lie My Needles from Shakespeare's Peddler:

Here is what it looked like last week:

And here is what it looks like now:

I'm TOTALLY obsessed with this piece, the dark colors are just making everything better. This will continue to be my travel WIP this month until it's finished.

Thrifting: (none this week!) 0_0

Purchases:

ONE purchase. ONE. WHO AM I!?!?! Parking threads and only having ONE purchase, WHO AM I!? I had to have this though:

She's Rachel Howell 1856 from The Scarlett Letter and the only place I could find her was from Anita's Little Stitches. Shipping was CRAZY fast. Order minimum is $25 so I just grabbed some Christmas Red Valdani for the birds. Done. I HIGHLY recommend Antia's shop!

Happy Mail/Gifts:

From Jeanne, three charts for YOU for the Alzheimer's Live Sale:

My ornaments from the Christmas in July ornament swap stitched by Robert from Robert's Palace of Stitches:

HOW CUTE ARE THOSE!!!!???!

THIS amazing Pin Up bag from Faye's Crafty Creations with STAR WARS PIN UPS!!!

From Jill, a few charts for y'all for the Live Sale and THIS AMAZING BAG FOR ME!!!

From Christine, Prairie Schooler Weather Wise!!!

This was on my #stitchywishlist and #stitchingwishlist on Instagram and she sent it to me!! And I'm sending it to Heather, Linkismyhomeboy next.