Spells and Bags

     One thing I look forward to every year (besides Halloween itself) is the release of the Just Cross Stitch Halloween magazine. It is full of gorgeous projects to work on! The first one I've done is this ornament.

This one was simple to do and I enjoyed putting it all together. I was excited to see I already had all of the materials it was calling for, except for the mounting board and ribbon, but those were easy to find. I think this would also make a nice cover to a spell book for those crafty Witches out there! ;)

   
     The next project I undertook was to make trick or treat bags from another project in one of the magazines. I made three of them to start with, then sold one of the bags to a friend, so I made yet another! The only problem I had with this one is the stitching of the black thread on the black cloth! In dim lighting, this was a nightmare! Otherwise, they turned out very cute!

    I was looking to sell the bags for Halloween, but so far, no takers. Oh well, at least I've got some cute bags to carry stuff in now! :) Til next time, take care and enjoy!