The Urn of Plenty Autumn

I originally saw this piece, The Urn of Plenty Autumn by NeedleTreasuresNook posted on a Facebook group and knew I wanted to stitch it since Autumn is my favorite time of the year. 

The chart comes as a digital download. The chart is black and white and was very easy for my eyes to see. I chose a piece of 16ct aida I had in my stash and all DMC floss with one added fancy floss, Cassic Colorworks Fallen Leaves. 

I had thought to frame it but I don't have much wall space left so I went hunting through my collection of mounting boards and found one that worked perfectly. 

I laced the stitched piece on a piece of mat board, the using craft glue, adhered it to the board. 

 Because a small portion of the apple on the board showed, a dded a burlap bow to cover it. The cording and beads were already part of the board and matched the design colors so I left them.

Midnight Ride by Blackbird Designs

 Midnight Ride by Blackbird Designs is the project I chose to stitch for the Blackbird Academy SAL. The theme for September is Birds and this one has a big bird as the main part of the project.

Blackbird Designs Midnight Ride supplies 

I chose a piece of 16ct Murmer by Picture This Plus and the silk conversion by Vikkie Clayton for the floss. I had never stitched with her floss before and it was a dream to work with. 

Fragrant Cloves – A Coo Sticks
Garden Gate – Coffee Bitters
Onyx – Labyrinth 

I love Fall and it is my favorite time of the year but I am not a big fan of Halloween. BUT, I had seen this piece stitched and I wanted to give it a try. 

I decided I wanted to finish this by mounting it to a board. BUT I only had a 6" board or an 8" one which was a bit to big. So I ordered a 7" one. I decided to add some rickrack and lace it to the 6" circle so that it would ready once the board was delivered.

 

I painted the board black and mounted the stitch piece on it and added a small wooden leaf on the handle.