More on Halloween

The mailman delivered this cute package at my doorstep some weeks ago. It came from Kathy, USA, my HoE Halloween exchange partner. She sent me a wonderful pillow in a draw string pouch with words like spooky, black cat, pumpkin patch splashed all over it. Absolutely loved the design she stitched for me. Wished I got a better snap of the pouch which is beneath the pillow.Yesterday I received another package which I thought look rather familiar. Imagine me staring at my own handwritting !! its my Halloween package, mailed 6 October, left for USA came home to me as it could not be deliver to its rightful owner. This has been sorted out and will travel again. Luckily this package is registeredHere are some details on Nymph. This is how she looked before she was put together. If you are interested to crochet one, I hope this sort of give you an idea.I am sorry I can't provide the pattern because I didn't get it from any where and I do not know if there's any similar pattern out there. I crocheted Nymph intuitively, frogging twice on the head, twice on the first arm, twice on the first leg and she had four nose job because its either too small or too big. The body was initially the head which I found it a bit too big, I even altered her hat three times. Minus the hat, she is now 8" tall ~ standing .I like Nymph standing instead of sitting, which she didn't sit quite well anyway, so she went into surgery, had both legs removed and then stitched back on. She was given a face minus a mouth since I could not figured it out yet as to how it should be. And Nymph was so thrilled to be able to see that she went chasing a golden toad but found it ain't breathing before turning her back to gather some amethyst crystals for a spell. LOL!After all her body parts are put together, I crocheted in chain stitches and in black yarns a sleeveless dress. For her crowning glory, I gather enough yarns and pile it on her head and sew running stitches in the middle of her head down to the back. Diane had asked for a broom. Now , that I haven't figured how to make one. She also complained that Nymph's is exposed at you know where, so be reminded to crochet the bottom half of the body in black yarns or better still the entire body with black yarns for some saving on yarns since you can make do without a dress. Just a thought.

Feared Lost !!
The Mail Art for the Halloween Theme with Mail Art Friends group that was mailed on the 10th, this went inland to a neighbouring state is yet to surface. I have doubts, that it ever will where it was suppose to be, sigh! Its been 2 weeks since and I think that is rather long for an inland mail
to travel, unless someone in the PO is sleeping on it. Sigh!

Design by Heart in Hand Needleart's Halloween marking series, design name Haunted house and added a pumpkin, including the back from the design Full Moon, Ink Circles - September 2010 JCS Halloween issue. The small tree on the back flap is something I made up, then I finished it off and lined the MA in black and purple fabric. I was not allowed to Registered it by the 2 lady clerks at the KLCC PO, which will provide tracking and a secured posting. Since I had little things inside , it made the envelope bulky, I knew it look tempting, but I was trusting those people whom our mails are in their care. Now, I also feared for the MA below, whom a friend had ask me to help mail on behalf of her client.I hope this under the International mail will not share the same faith as mine, fingers and toes crossed that this MA will arrive safely, or I just don't know how I will face this friend again.

Finally, I stole the snap of my Pink Mail Art that the front was missing, sorry, the snap was a bit blurry, but its better than no keeps at all.

Some Halloween stitching to share.
Full Moon design by Ink Circles, Tracy from the 2010 Halloween JCS issue. This took me some four weeks to complete. Yes, i'm afraid my needle is getting rustyAnother in progress piece that was on my to do list for quite awhile. Hocus Pocus, LK both on 28ct Jobelean evenweave. My choice of DMCs. This has been close to 2 weeks .

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