Tag Archives: cross-stitch

2015 in Books…er, Magazines

I wanted to do a crafty book round-up for this year, but then I looked back on the books I finished this year and realized I didn’t read a single art or craft related book. How is that even possible? I … Continue reading

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Weekend Reading–12/12/15

Next week is the finals week at the university where I work, and this past week the library was packed with students finishing papers and projects for their classes. I’m exhausted, but this week I have a lot of fun … Continue reading

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12 Days of Christmas Patterns

I’m on a quest to find pattern or set of patterns for the 12 Days of Christmas that I really connect with. I ended up buying this set of patterns from Satsuma Street on Etsy: I love the bright colors … Continue reading

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2015 Guild Ornament Exchange

Last night I attended my EGA guild’s Christmas party, and, as I mentioned last week, one of the party traditions is to bring a stitched ornament to exchange. So, now that the party has passed, I can share the ornament … Continue reading

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Selecting a Project for My Guild Ornament Exchange

Time flies sometimes, doesn’t it? I realized somewhat belatedly that my guild’s Christmas party is a week from today. Every year members are invited to participate in an ornament exchange, and I had not even picked out a pattern let alone started stitching an … Continue reading

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Weekend Reading — 11/21/15

There are a lot of reasons to despair these days, but I am trying to hang on to the good things and give thanks for the countless blessings in my life that I take for granted every day. This week … Continue reading

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WIP – Anhinga Blues

This is a WIP that keeps threatening to turn into a UFO, but I am determined to finish it. All I have left is the backstitching, but there is a lot of it. Here’s what it will look like when … Continue reading

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Weekend Reading — 10/13/15

What I’ve been reading online this week: I’m not on eBay, but maybe I should be. Apparently I could be rolling in money. Ha! Handmade needlework arts are a high profit item on eBay. I love seeing artists’ workspaces. This week … Continue reading

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Free Tiny Chart: Thankful

I wanted to do something for Thanksgiving, so I created this little chart. Very little! This tiny guy stitches up in no time at all and I could think of dozens of ways to finish it. I stitched this one … Continue reading

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Show and Tell: “Sylvania” Finished

I have another finished piece to share with you this week. I stitched this piece last year while my husband and I were watching all the episodes of “Star Trek Enterprise” on streaming video. He had never seen the show … Continue reading

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