Sugar Skull

My first Halloween project of the year!

I found the pattern at Pinterest, where it was said that it was designed by Words Free Me/Michael Perez. Originally it was made for hama beads, but I used it for cross stitches.

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  1. UnknownOctober 19, 2014 at 10:08 AM

    love it! I might try it soon.

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  2. Donna WilkesOctober 20, 2014 at 11:20 PM

    Wow, great piece of cross stitching. Thank you for sharing the sugar skull with Make It Monday.

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  3. Sarah RambergOctober 21, 2014 at 12:37 AM

    I just love sugar skulls- this is great!! Thank you SO MUCH for coming by Snickerdoodle Sunday and linking up your latest make- hope to see you there again later this week!

    Sarah (Sadie Seasongoods)

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  4. Alexandra EyeLoveKnotsOctober 22, 2014 at 4:02 PM

    Visiting from Make it Monday with Etcertorize - Looks GREAT! I may also need to try this with my plastic canvas :)

    Alexandra
    EyeLoveKnots.blogspot.com

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  5. UnknownOctober 23, 2014 at 4:51 AM

    I wish I was better at cross stitiching so I could whip this up before this Halloween. Thanks for stopping by the Merry Monday Linky Party and linking up. Hope to see you again next week.

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