Halloween Night - A Halloween Freebie

 Boo! Did I scare ya? 

I sure hope not. Happy Happy  Halloween, Sweeties and Happy Saturday.

I made a little progress on "Boo To You! " by With Thy Needle and Thread , but not as much as I had hoped for. 

 Tonight little spooks and ghouls will be making their way to festivals, haunted houses and perhaps to some not so haunted houses for treats.  

I will only have 4 trick or treaters here- my nephews and grandsons. Not many trick or treat in the boonies! Too far out and not many houses. 

 Will you have trick or treaters?  

After the kiddos visit the town festival and go to the local "trunk or treats", they will make their way to my house where they are going to have a sleepover. 

My plan is to roast marshmallows at the fire pit in the late evening with the youngin's and then go on a late night walk through the holler into the deep dark woods up on the hill. Hee! Hee! I will keep you posted if the boys will go for it. Nothing scary mind you but I thought it would be fun to go on a late night hike or perhaps we will take the side by side. Who knows; we might see Mr. Owl  that is always hooting and hollering in the woods each evening.

I have a little treat to show you. 🎃

Halloween Night is stitched on 14 count coffee/ tea dyed Aida

It is called "Halloween Night". I had such a great time stitching this piece. Though it was teeny, it was my first haunted house design. 

I tea dyed the pom pom trim as well as the Aida. 

Have I told you I adore rounds?  I finished this round on a short thrifted candle stick though you cannot see it from this angle. 

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If you are interested in stitching this piece,  just grab , the images. For printing tips, refer to the post Tips for Printing which has loads of tips from my sweet friends. 

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I am hoping to make more rounds in the near future that I can use on the same candlestick. Maybe change them out for the holidays- just thinking here. LOL

Anywhoo... I won't keep you any longer. I just wanted to pop in and wish you the most lovely Saturday and a spooktacular Halloween. Don't let any spooks get ya'! 

Thank you all for the well wishes and for those who have checked in on me as I was absent. I am feeling better each day. 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"Dear Great Pumpkin, I am looking forward to your arrival on Halloween night. I hope you will bring me lots of presents. Everyone tells me you are a fake, but I believe in you. Sincerely, Linus Van Pelt  

P. S. If you really are a fake, don't tell me. I don't want to know.  "- It's  The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy 

 I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo. 

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Missing Inaction and a Halloween Hutch Tour

Gosh, I have been missing in action! Or should I say inaction, because a lot has NOT been done in the last few days. In fact , it has been well over a week since I posted. Sigh. Well, my feet have been dragging and I have been moving like sloth for I have been under the weather . Nothing serious mind you, but after months of feeling on the poor side , I  have felt drained . Last night was the first time I got on the computer in days. 😲  

Hocus Pocus

Before my set back I had high hopes of things I wanted to post, but alas not much has been accomplished in the stitching and quilting front. 

But WAIT! I do have some Halloween Country Clutter to show you .

So if you so dare, let's go see what I conjured up for this year's Halloween hutch display. Be forewarned:  Cackle ! Cackle !  I am not a minimalist, and I am the "more the merrier mentality"  when it comes to decorating! It's just my style. 😁🤪

The top of my hutch always remains the same with just a few tins. I did add a couple of orange advertising tins. 

Then the youngest grandson , Mr. F. had an idea.

 "Add the Halloween Brownie Little Debbie box, to your display ? " he said with a smile. 

"What a brilliant idea!" I  replied. 

And so I did! Right on top of the Coca Cola crates .  "PERFECTION! " I said with a grin giving him a big hug. 

A little four patch quilt is draped over the crates for the fall season. 

Most of the shelves were packed with  thrifted Jack-o-lanterns and lots of good ole' fashion Halloween junk

As well as little stitcheries including : Big Jack and Little Jaxs, and Little Eeek and Jack Stamp.

And I must not forget one of my favorites - " Harvest Blessings" by Joyce Reed . It  can be found in the 2019 Fall issue of "Punch Needle and Primitive Stitcher Magazine".  I finished it on an old clock base.  

There are orange and white plates and little pumpkins. 

Hanging off the side of the hutch is Pumpkin Picker finished on an old wooden kitchen plaque. 

Ole' Jack , the painted gourd, is always a favorite to display each year.  His toothy grin makes me happy.  The little cat was a Dollar Tree find. 

That feisty Dollar Tree feline fits perfectly with my stitch called "Treat Delivery" which I haven't posted yet. It is nestled in a black thrifted frame that is spooktacular. 

Halloween stitching galore is layered upon layered on the 2nd shelf.  Including: 

Pumpkin Head a freebie from Donna at By the Bay Needleart which she posted on her blog on Oct . 17, 2014

"Surrender the Treats "  which was a freebie from Hands on Design(. Information on  it can be found on Cathy's Instagram.) , and An Autumn's Day a fun little house stitch that I shared a couple of years ago. 

 

Wild Black Cats took over the bottom shelf.  I adore Walmart's Black Cat and Jack Cookie Jar. Meow!  Boo Hoo but no cookies in the cookie jar. 😀 Oh well, maybe next year! 🤷

The large resin cats are Wally World pieces as well. 

But what about the stitching? Well there is  Happy Cat which was finished on a Dollar Tree paper mache box, and there is Little Black Cat Stamp as well as "Jolly Jacks" from All Through the Night.

So what do ya' think? Did I conjure up a good brewing of Halloween cuteness? It sure made me one happy witch to see the cats and Jacks smiling back at me while working in the kitchen. 

Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to visit me . You always brighten my day when you drop by. If you are in the neighborhood in the morning, stop by, I will share one more Halloween freebie for the holiday season. It will be a nice one to stitch up for maybe next year. 

I look forward to catching up with all of the happenings . Please forgive me if it takes a spell to catch up.  

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"The cobwebs in my house just became my decorations.  "- Unknown

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy  who loved to go all out for Halloween. 

 I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo. 

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Raining Cats and Jacks! And a Prim Halloween Freebie

It's raining cats and "jacks"  in the holler! 🌧🐱🎃

Happy Happy Saturday, sweet friends.  We finally are getting a spot of rain after a long dry spell. 

But before I get into my post , let me thank everyone for the sweetest compliments and visits on my last couple of posts. Blogger is giving me the blues and is not allowing me to reply back. Aaargh! 😜Maybe it will be better behaved tonight. Fingers crossed!

But back today's happenings. What to do on a rainy day? Well stitch and quilt ! Hee! Hee!

  Last night , cats and jacks jumped out of my attic as the rain began to fall. That is my Halloween decorations. 

Soon they were making their way onto the hutch. The theme of the hutch all started with Walmart's newest cat cookie jar. Swoon! Meow! Thumpity Thump!  I love it! 🤗😺🧡🎔

The cat cookie jar is my newest Halloween piece from Walmart. They have the dog cookie jar too. 

By night's end, most of the goodies were on the hutch . Today I will continue to wrangle those Halloween pieces and change out the quilts.

But I do want to work on a little Prim Cat and Pumpkins Pinkeep . 

UPDATE: OCTOBER 3, 2026- It did not take long to stitch up Prim Cat and Pumpkins Pinkeep , and I fully finished it - all in a few short hours. I added a gourd pin with a scrap of fabric and some buttons to one corner. Prim Cat and Pumpkins is stitched on 14 count coffee/ tea dyed Aida. 

Prim Cat and Pumpkins Pinkeep was stitched on 14 count coffee/ tea dyed Aida. 

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If you are interested in stitching this piece,  just grab , the images. For printing tips, refer to the post Tips for Printing which has loads of tips from my sweet friends. 

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Have you started decorating for Halloween yet? 

Oooh While I am thinking about it , let me skip down memory lane for a moment and share some snippets and links to past Halloween hutch tours. 

Ghostly Hutch Tour 2025- My hutch was filled with lots of ghosts.

 

Boo Hoo, 😢 there was no Halloween Hutch Tour in 2024. Mr. Pinker and I were camping in Texas.

BUT  What about 2023? Hmmmm

Aaah yes, I shared my Witch Apothecary Halloween Hutch  for 2023. 

2023 Halloween Hutch - Witch Apothecary 

2022 was dedicated to all things Jack- o- lanterns in my  Jacks, Jacks and More Jacks  October hutch theme. There were 45 Jacks on this hutch. Wheww! That's a lot! 

A Modge Podge of Halloween was the theme of my 2020 Halloween hutch. 

So how are you spending your day today? Is it starting to feel like Fall in your neck of the woods?

Well Punkins, I am off to see what I can get into. I hope you find a little joyful mischief to brighten your day too. 

Thank you for the sweet Saturday visit! Love ya'! 😽🧡

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"I'm  so glad  I live in a world where there are Octobers.  "- L. M. Montgomery

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy 

 I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo. 

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Yesterday, I shared my Pumpkins, Pumpkins and More Pumpkins Hutch Tour. If you would like to see all of that country clutter, just click on the link. 

A Magical Day and Broom Hilda - A Halloween Stamp Freebie

BOO TO YOU! Happy Happy Witchy Wednesday, y'all!  Do come in and join me for a spell! Cackle Cackle! Hee! Hee!                                                                                 

Can you guess what I am working on today? 

Halloween stitches galore!👻

First up - A very very slow stitch that I have been working on for a spell! "Boo To You!" by With Thy Needle and Thread. 

This was a sweet gift from Shelly. Thank you , dear friend. This is such a delightful stitch. 🧡🤗I am using random flosses in my bins. 

Will Miss Pumpkin get her head filled in today? Hmmm... I sure hope so. 

Boo To You is being stitched on 14 count Aida. 

Over the last 3 years, I have been sharing little Halloween stamps here and there. This year I plan to share a few more. 

But first I do need to work on my larger sampler. 

I shared the borders and header last year 

Here is the preliminary layout that I will be using for the stamps that I have already stitched. Of course this is subject to change as I stitch more stamps.

Halloween Stamp Sampler in the works. 

Halloween Stamp Sampler - Header and Borders

Boo and Jack Stamp, Little Black Cat Stamp,  Three Happy Jacks,

Smell My Feet Stamp , Clementine and Baby Jack Stamp,

How Does Your Cauldron Grow? ,  Little Eeek and Jack Stamp, 

Oct. 31st. Stamp, and  Little Hoot Stamp. 

Broom Hilda Stamp is the newest addition to my wee Halloween collection. 

Now who doesn't love a cute green faced,  purple haired gal ready to trick or treat with her pumpkin pail?  I sure think she is as cute as a $2.00 button!     

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If you are interested in stitching this piece,  just grab , the images. For printing tips, refer to the post Tips for Printing which has loads of tips from my sweet friends. 

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If you would like to see more Halloween freebies , I have shared in the past check out my post entitled Ghosts, Goblins and Jacks Galore - 2026 Halloween Parade

Well  Sweet Pretties, that is what is going on in the neighborhood today? 

Are you working on Halloween projects or sticking to Fall pieces? 

I am doing a mixture of both. 

Thank you for dropping by and have a magical day!  ✨✨

Little Hoot Stamp

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"Those wo do not believe in magic will never find it.  "- Roald Dahl

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy  who enjoyed the Halloween season. 

 I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo. 

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