Salagadoola mechicka boola bibbidi-bobbidi-boo
Put 'em together and what have you got
Wickedly-Wonderful-BOO!
Put 'em together and what have you got
Wickedly-Wonderful-BOO!
The Wicked Blog Hop, that is!
When I first read about the Wicked hop, my mind starting churning with possibilities . . . I finally determined that what I really wanted to do was a set of blocks that would go together in a sort of 'through the wicked window' scene. When I stumbled across this free Simple Attic Windows pattern at Connecting Threads, it all clicked into place! I turned to my favorite publishing software (Microsoft Publisher) and came up with this mock-up . . .
From there it was easy! And I'm very, very pleased to share (what I consider) my wickedly fun blocks:
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| For my spider web, I free-handed the web, and then stitched it with six plies of silver DMC floss. I let my stitches get longer as I got to the base of the web, to give it that true webby look! |
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| I had fun with the bats ... I just knew they needed to be *purple*! And the batik I used for the moon was marvelous, too! |
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| This block was fun to cut out, too. And I used fabric crayons to mark my details, like the jack-o-lantern face and the candle outlines. |
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| And you can't have a spooky window without a cat, right? I left my cat raw edged, and even pulled some of the horizontal threads off his back, to make him really look like his fur was standing straight up! |
But the very funnest [yes, I know that's not *really* a word] part was putting them all together. Tah-dah!!!
Through the Wicked Window
Oh, and you know, today isn't just *my* day. I share it with several other wickedly wonderful company! Be sure to hop on over to visit each one of their blogs and spy out their wicked creations!!
Tuesday, October 30th
Cherry's Prairie Primitives
Count It *All* JOY!! (that's *me*!!)
Count It *All* JOY!! (that's *me*!!)
And a wickedly heartfelt shout out to Wendy and Madam Samm -- y'all have made this hop such wicked fun and you're top notch cheerleaders, too!!
Hmmmm...you know what else?? Today isn't just a day of wickedness . . . it's also a day of *wonderful* for our family!! I hope to be able to share happy pictures of Baby June in tomorrow's blog! I spent yesterday morning with Sawyer and have some very fun stories to share ... and I'll spend today with Jocelyn, Ellie *and* Sawyer. The four of us are having a big sleepover party at Joc's, so I'm sure I'll have lots and lots to report the next time you hear from me!!
Y'all have a wickedly wonderful day ... I'm sure *I* will!!
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