Sentimental (cross) Stitches 26 Jul 2013 | 10:05 pm

My Mom was an avid cross stitcher.  She was always working on a pattern and I would always get her a new kit for her birthday. I guess I’m writing this post to tell you how special a cross stitch pro...

Too Deep to Fall Free on Kindle for Five Days 20 Jul 2013 | 07:16 pm

Today’s post is a bit off topic, as it’s not about stitching but about reading. This is my husband’s poetry book and it’s free on Kindle for the next few days. (We actually just celebrated 19 years si...

Believe Mill Hill Kit is Chart of the Week 8 Jul 2013 | 09:06 pm

I’ve been seeing a lot of Christmas in July celebrations being planned and it got me thinking about holiday stitching ~ of course. This week’s chart pick is Believe from Mill Hill , and it’s actually...

I Cannot Count My Day Complete… How Often Do You Stitch? 2 Jul 2013 | 03:47 pm

For the longest time I stitched every single day no matter what. Then several years ago I lost my stitching bug for awhile, I went a year without barely a stitch. Work was busy, the kids had places to...

A Creative Mess…. 18 Jun 2013 | 04:24 pm

I agree entirely. Not only is it better, it’s practically required that you create some sort of mess to reach the end result of creativity. Sometimes that mess is physical, sometimes that mess is just...

Tribal Cat is Chart of the Week 18 Jun 2013 | 01:51 am

Tribal Cat by White Willow Stitching These “tribal” designs by White Willow Stitching have become pretty popular this year, and it’s easy to see why. They’re cute, they’re fun, you only need one or t...

Any Day Spent Stitching is a Good Day 11 Jun 2013 | 04:40 pm

Finally the last week of school here! The boys will be done with school by the end of the week and then it’s summer vacation, late nights watching silly movies and sleeping in, video games and days fi...

Have you done any Charity Stitching? 8 Jun 2013 | 12:36 am

Thanks to our friend Loretta, I found WOCS. World Of Charity Stitching. They have a Yahoo group, and they want to make all kinds of nifty things for people in long term care… This is the blog  link: ...

a Hobby Lobby store just moved into my neighborhood! 6 Jun 2013 | 05:00 pm

I was out running a bunch of errands the other day and where a Mervyn’s used to be I saw the big sign - Wow, we have a Hobby Lobby.  I had never been in a Hobby Lobby.  I had to stop and do a quick r...

Needlework Before Housework … 4 Jun 2013 | 03:39 pm