Posted in Design ideas, tagged cross stitch, Valentines Day, valentines, handmade cards, The Gentle Art on January 5, 2008 | No Comments »
Sometimes it is nice to have a little extra time to make small gifts for special people in our lives. January gives us that opportunity after the rush of the holidays. Here are some ideas for Valentines Day that are relatively quick and easy to make up.
For the large envelopes, I used perforated paper in white [...]
Posted in Design Process, Design ideas, tagged cross stitch, Design ideas, walking on January 4, 2008 | No Comments »
It has been cold, REALLY cold. Here’s my motivation for walking, our pup Duncan. He’s not too keen on putting on a sweater, but if he insists on going for a walk, which he does, I insist on the sweater. Yesterday was 8 degrees and this morning started out at 14 and warmed up to 25 degrees not [...]
Posted in needlework, tagged Books, cross stitch, designers, needlework, teaching on December 20, 2007 | No Comments »
I am sure as the New Year approaches, we all come up with a list of resolutions to aim for. I’d like to propose a few related specifically to our needlework endeavors. If we all work at one or two individually, imagine the possibilities for our needlework industry when our efforts are combined.
Discover a “new” [...]
Posted in Random Thoughts, tagged cross stitch, crochet, christmas ornaments, knit on December 16, 2007 | No Comments »
Decorating the Christmas tree every year is taking a trip back through time. There are many simple treasures, handmade, irreplaceable, filled with memory in amongst the usual store bought glass bulbs. It was fun watching the kids place the christmas ornaments on the tree this year, looking for the best spot to showcase a much-loved item up front. [...]
Posted in Gardening, Just for Fun, tagged cross stitch, holiday, amaryllis, candy canes 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 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 Christmas Designs, cross stitch designs, tagged cross stitch, christmas ornament, 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 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 Habitat for Humanity, needlework, tagged cross stitch, needlework, sampler, stitching on October 24, 2007 | No Comments »
I have been busy stitching a “Welcome Home Sampler” for one of the two Habitat houses to be built in my hometown this Fall. I took a ride over to see it and discovered the walls have been raised already and good progress is being made by the work crews. My initial thought was that I [...]
Posted in Books, Design Endeavors, tagged BHAG, book publishing, Books, cross stitch, cross stitch designs, goals, needlework on October 5, 2007 | 2 Comments »
It’s a curious thing that work does not seem so much like work when you love what you do. It has been five years already since this needlecraft journey began for me. My, time flies. It has been a wonderful learning adventure all along for me in so many ways. My very first cross stitch design [...]
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