I was sad this year that I could not afford to participate in the Secret Santa exchange we have on my stiching list. Just couldn't afford it. But I did coordinate the exchange.

Then not one but TWO friends sent me Christmas packages to open today!!! yay!!

One friend sent me a beautiful Dimensions Gold kit. I think it's called Pleasures of Winter.I've ( Read more... )

I really did do 99% of this project, which is huge. Then I got frustrated with it and put it aside. My friend Joyce has admired it for years. Her house is full of the big Mirabilia ladies all framed and hung. So when I got her for my Secret Santa partner this year and money was tight, I sent her the project, and all the left over floss and stuff. ( Read more... )

ooooooohhh

http://crossstitchheirlooms.mywebhome.ca/product_info.php/cPath/4_11/products_id/147

wantwantwanttttt...

I want them all! more than that -- I want to stitch them all! now!!!!!

Here is a work-in-progress shot of my Pirate Treasure Map progress.

What it will look like when done --

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Thanks to chanda_m for pointing me to the Stitching Bloggers Question group!

This week the question is:

Do you do your stash shopping at your LNS [Local Needlwork Store], ONS [Online Needlework Store], or both? Which do you like better? Why?I didn't realize how little stash shopping I actually do until this question. I don't actually have an ONS that I ( Read more... )

I thought I had posted this here but apparently...I didn't. :-)

Well, Lakshmi is finished, for all of you playing along at home.


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Hey I'm back from Alabama, but no time to read much yet. I wasn't back at work one hour when I was put back on the science project and the @)#*@( supervisor and her synchophant made me cry like a little girl. I so, so thought I only had to hold on to Nov 1 now I am just trying to hold on and not scream at people and lose it totally ( Read more... )