Posted in Mittens, tagged knitting, Mittens, norwegian mittens on November 27, 2007 | No Comments »
If you enjoy knitting, please take a moment to visit this site. They have some beautiful Norwegian Mittens, hats, socks and sweaters to browse. Just wonderful.
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Posted in Gardening, Just for Fun, tagged amaryllis, candy canes, cross stitch, holiday on November 26, 2007 | No Comments »
I have never grown Amaryllis plants before. My youngest daughter found the bulbs for these in a store and was curious about the flowers. We bought these two, planted them and set them on a sunny window sill. They certainly grew very quickly and bloomed in no time at all. I see why [...]
Posted in Random Thoughts, tagged family, needlearts, needlework, pie, stitching, thanks, Thanksgiving on November 20, 2007 | No Comments »
I like Thanksgiving Day a lot. It is about family and friends, good food (especially the pie!), laughter and watching the Macy’s parade on TV in the morning. It is the nicest of holidays because it gently reminds us about those things that matter the most - spending time with those we love - because we really ought [...]
Posted in Just for Fun, tagged crafts, crochet, cross stitch, decorations, kids, martha stewart on November 18, 2007 | No Comments »
School vacation is coming up and the kids will be home for a few extra days. We have been trying to come up with ideas for fun crafts to work on. Earlier last month we collected a bag full of small pine cones. We have done internet searches for ‘pine cone crafts’ to find ideas for our pine [...]
Posted in Random Thoughts, tagged baking, christmas, cookies, holiday, magazines, needlework, Recipes, shopping on November 13, 2007 | No Comments »
I unintentionally started the holiday ball rolling today. I was in the check out line at the store when I spied a very festive looking holiday cookie magazine. I flipped through it while I waited in line, then put it back thinking that I already have enough cookie recipes, then I picked it up again [...]
Posted in Gardening, cross stitch designs, tagged color, cross stitch design, DMC Color Variations, embroidery, garden, watercolor on November 11, 2007 | No Comments »
A while ago, I received an assortment of the new DMC Color Variations embroidery floss colors. I put them aside for a bit in order to finish up other tasks, but finally found the time to put together a design using a few of them. I have had the most enjoyable week working with a selection of these threads [...]
Posted in Christmas Designs, cross stitch designs, tagged christmas ornament, cross stitch, free cross stitch design, holiday on November 6, 2007 | No Comments »
The holidays are just around the corner and stitching time becomes precious. I have posted a free holiday cross stitch design called “Mary’s Lamb” onto the homepage of my website needlecraftdesign.com with the thought of leaving you time to stitch it! Some ideas for finishing are a christmas ornament, a gift tag or a small token bag for a tiny advent [...]
Posted in Christmas Designs, cross stitch designs, tagged Christmas carols, Christmas cross stitch designs, counted cross stitch on November 4, 2007 | No Comments »
I’d like to share with you my counted cross stitch design, “A Country Christmas”, which is debuting in the December 2007 issue of The Cross Stitcher Magazine. My inspiration for this design is my hometown where each year a wonderful Christmas display is set up in the town Village Green. With great pleasure each year, my family, along with [...]
Posted in Other Destinations, tagged Books, cross stitch, needlework, stitching on November 4, 2007 | No Comments »
November 12 - 18, 2007 is National Children’s Book Week. Celebrate by encouraging a child to set aside time each day for reading. Make a visit to your local library and spend time reading with a child. It will foster a life-long love of learning and reading in his or her life. Better yet, please visit Jen Funk Weber’s [...]
Posted in Design Process, tagged Aida, cross stitch design, embroidery, fabric, needlework, stitches on November 1, 2007 | No Comments »
I had an interesting email chat this week with a fellow stitcher and the question came up “What do I think of Aida cloth?” It was in reference to its use in a cross stitch design when the pattern calls for an evenweave or linen fabric. Great question! I’ve been mulling it over and felt [...]
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