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Santa's Workshop in Full Swing!
It’s high time to stop thinking and starting doing something about all those Christmas present ideas I have rattling around in my brain! What better time of year to have an embroidery machine with dozens of beautiful personalized… Continue reading
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Through the years…
Today, we released the 15th annual installment of our year motif series! I thought it would be fun to take a look back– yes, more nostalgia! Someone suggested I do a weekly post on an older set– it’s a great… Continue reading
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What Color is a Chicken's Beak?
Between my cross stitch turkey and my son’s Patriotic Chicken quilt, it is beginning to look like a poultry yard around here. Do I have a “thing” for chickens? It wasn’t until my daughter painted a penguin at… Continue reading
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A History of Chris-Mystery
As I was preparing this year’s free Christmas Mystery Stitch-a-long, I discovered it’s the TENTH ANNIVERSARY! Seeing how nostalgic I have been lately, I thought we might enjoy a little stroll down memory lane. The Mystery projects started in 2011.… Continue reading
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The Breaking Point…
I’ll begin with my guilty pleasure… indulge me– it’s very appropriate because it’s Thanksgiving week and I’m stitching a turkey! This project is going to go for a 3-4 month vacation after that turkey is roasted. I’m over… Continue reading
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The Week That Was
Some weeks have a tendency to just fly by– last week was like that. All I can tell you is, I have been very busy, just not sure what I did! Each week before I write the blog,… Continue reading
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The Case of the Missing Face
After the big power out, we were in danger of missing our Halloween. Fortunately, the artist-in-residence was home last weekend and we pulled it off with just a few hours to prepare. The pumpkin was carved, the seeds… Continue reading
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Four Days in the Dark
For a little spooky Halloween preview, a nor’easter treated us to four days with no power! So let me first say, if you ever think that time is moving too quickly, you’re tired, and… Continue reading
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Wake Up. Make Beautiful Things All Day. Go To Bed.
Birthdays, summer, visitors, vacations… all are over now and there’s nothing else to do but hunker down for a lovely fall and winter of stitching. I. AM. HAPPY. Here’s the update for what I accomplished last… Continue reading
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Home again, home again, jiggity jig!
So the quieter sights of home are now being enjoyed again, after the spectacle of Vegas. I am now snuggled in for four months of sewing. I am really glad I made the trip, because I have a sneaky feeling… Continue reading
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