After our crazy snowstorm, we did have a fairly mild night for Halloween.
The little guy scraping and scraping. We also had to harvest the seeds and roast them per his request.
We reused, borrowed and made our own costumes. Anakin from Star Wars, a devil, and just a plain old box. As for the box, his head was outside of the box, thus he wrote on the sides of the box, "Think Outside the Box". Creative and not an expensive costume (unless you count the things I ordered from Kohls in order to get a box). I told him he should introduce himself as Jack. Jack in the Box. He didn't think that was funny.
We only did one Jack-O-Lantern this year. Each of the boys drew a face and we picked what we all liked best from each picture.
I've done some stitching, some I can show and some I can't (it's for an exchange). The first one is from an older JCS ornament issue. Thanks to Ranae, I was able to get this picture turned around!
And here is another look at Heartstring Samplery's "Sing We Merrily". I'm really enjoying this one.
Now to the title of my post. It was one year ago yesterday, the 6th, that I started this journey. I want to have a giveaway, and I want to make it personal for the winner. So, if you'd like a chance at something - not sure exactly what yet - let me know in your comments. I'll pick a winner on the 20th.
Thanks for stopping by and welcome to my newest followers!
29 comments:
Has it been a year already?! I am so glad you started a blog. I think I was one of the "prodders" and now look how much fun you are having. I would love to be included in your drawing.
Love the boys Halloween costumes too!
Happy 1st Blogoversary and many many more
Please enter me in your fun.
Great Halloween photo's
Pretty finish, I have to turn mine before I post, I know not much help
Congratulations on your Blogaversary! What a great date to start since the 6th is my Bday:)
It looks like the guys had a fun Halloween.
Thanks for the cahnce to enter your giveaway.
Happy, Happy First Blogoversary, Catherine and many, many more, my dear... Lovely Halloween photos and your boys are adorable and such original costumes ~ my kids did "original" quite a lot and oh, my, but was it ever a lot of fun and laughs...
Lovely ornament finish ~ I have never had a photo to turn sidey-ways on me {knock on wood} so sorry, no help~~~ "Sing We Then Merrily" is coming along so beautifully~ You are going to be finished in no time at all~~~ And I do Hope you are having a stitchy ball at The Strawberry Sampler~ Wish I could tag along with you~~~
Please do drop my name in the hat for your blogoversary giveaway and thank you for the lovely opportunity~~~ Blessings always in stitches...
Happy Blogoversary! Your Halloween looks fun; quite ingenious of DS, thinking outside the box. I'm going to have to head to an ONS to see Sing We Merrily. It's gorgeous! Please include me in your surprise drawing - what fun!
Your boys look great for halloween.
Lovely stitching all looks so beautiful.
Would love to have a chance to win your giveaway.
Have a fab week .
very lovely pictures..your boys are looking so sweet.
a big congratulations on your first blogoversary.
beautiful stitching..looking so lovely..
please count me in your giveaway..
love for you xx
Catherine, I will pass on the chance to win your giveaway with thanks--I've been so lucky recently that I don't want to be a greedy gumlets.
I love the Halloween pics! I miss that age when the kids went ToTreating!
Gorgeous stitching! I really like that Heartstrings piece.
Congrats on your first blogging anniversary, Catherine!
Your stitching is always so beautiful and i enjoy seeing what you and your sons are up to!
I'd love to be included in your giveaway!
Best wishes
Christine
Cool pumpkin face.
Sure, I'd love to enter your giveaway.
Pam
Of course I'd like a chance to win! Happy blogiversary!
You know around us, they actually cancelled or postponed Halloween in some towns? lol! Like people would know! We had so few trick or treaters it was sad. So many still without power in the neighborhood.
Love your stitching! That Peace one is so pretty. And Sing We Merrily -- very nice!
Boy, do those Halloween photos bring back memories! I think that was my favorite day with the guys other than Christmas morning... Their pumpkin turned out great--really original and fun! Glad that snow left you alone on Halloween...ours was rainy and miserable, but we still managed to get an all-time high number of treaters (18!!).
Nice WIPs and congratulations on your one year blogoversary--how time flies!! I'd love to be part of your giveaway drawing :)
Happy 1st Blogoversary!!!! Hopefully we can all get together soon and stitch again, I miss our crazy nights!!
Susan
Great punkin! Darling finish, adore the festive colors in your Sing. Plz give my chance to another as it's been a joy to follow here the past year~congrats! Good luck to all!
Hi, I've been reading your blog for awhile now. Your stitching is absolutely gorgeous.
Please enter me in your giveaway.
Thanks, Linda
aww we could have done with the little guy here with our pumpkins ... love the outfits and thinking out side the box is fun ..lol (how much did you have to buy to get the box ??? ) the lighted pumpkin is fab well done to all the contributions ;)
ooo well done on the stitching front and way to go on your blogaveresary celebration ... count me in please I love surprises :) many thanks love mouse xxxxx
Good for you for blogging for one year. My one year is still a few months away. Enjoy reading you always. Please enter me in the give-a-way.
I kind of miss those trick or treating times with my children. :)
Your children are adorable all dressed up and that Jack-O-Lantern is pretty fancy. My pictures have disappeared, turned around etc. and my son usually figures out how to fix it. :) I LOVE Heartstring Samplery, and your Sing We Merrily is looking beautiful! Happy blogiversary!!
Catherine, congrats on reaching your first anniversary! I'd love to be entered in your giveaway! Your boys look wonderful and I love the pumpkin.
Love the boys' costumes - we were very un-original and went for two little pumpkins (again) this year! There's still some room for growing in the costumes so guess what they'll be next year too?!
Your pumpkin looks very cheeky. Mine is still outside the front door, I can't bear to bring it in as it means Halloween is definitely over for another year!
Wow, a year blogging already? Where does the time go?
I'd love to be included in your giveaway Catherine.
I love the expression on that pumpkin!
ROFL!!!! I just LOVE Think Outside the Box! How original :o)
Your Jack-O-Lantern is fabulous. I'm so ashamed to say we didn't do one this year :o(
Lovely finish!
Happy Blogaversary Catherine! I'm a Follower and would love to be entered in your giveaway :o)
Happy first blogiversary. Congratulations on a lovely xs year.
I absolutely LOVE the jack-o-lantern!
Love your Jack-O-Lantern. It's adorable! Pretty WiPs.
Congrats on the one year Blogoversary!
Hugs,
Veronica.
Fantastic photos of Halloween!
Love your ornament finish. I was looking through all my JCS ornament mags the other day and saw lots of ornaments I'd forgotten about!
Congratulations on your blogoversary. I'd love to be entered into your giveaway please.
Happy Blogiversary! Has it been a year already?! Wow! I'd love to have my name thrown in the hat.
It looks like you all had a nice Halloween. Love the costumes and the jack-o-lantern.
Great stitching!
It looks like your young ones had a very enjoyable and happy Halloween. Your Jack-O-Lantern is very creative!
Someone is going to be a very lucky recipient of your sweet "Peace" ornament:) I love your progress on "Sing We Merrily". The Gold Star is really gorgeous.
Congratulations upon celebrating your first blogaversary! I would love to be considered for an opportunity for your giveaway!
Crossing in Stitches With You!
Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog ... how great to trace you over to your blog! I love that sheep in your header. :) And the thinking outside the box costume cracks me up!
I remember Jack was a box one year. He was in a washing machine box so he could fit inside the whole thing...ring the doorbell and squat so it looked like there was just a box on the porch....then a trap door would open so his hand could get the loot and off the box would run to the next house.
I loved the think outside the box idea...and the winking Jack o lantern...those boys are too cute, and I can tell you're really enjoying them.
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