And this one wins the "best background in a needlepointing photo" award! This is my favorite picture ever! If Polly V. did not take home a prize from the fair for either her pig or her needlepoint I hope she'll take mine as a consolation prize! The canvas is my Pink Punkin Halloween Cottage, available with kit and stitch guide from Chandail.
Arts & Crafts Magazine
The winner for possibly the best background stitch EVER is Donna F. with this great heart pattern adorning my "No Place Like Home" canvas: