Just taking a moment between the cranberries and the pumpkin pie to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to everyone here in the USA. And a great day to everyone else. Nancy

Hello all! I'm new to this group and was wondering if anyone could tell me where and how is the best way to start learning cross stitch I am already a knitter and crocheter and I have dabbled in sewing..I'm sure I'll be asking about that one but I want to expand my horizon's to cross stitch....

and wishing everyone in the US a great Thanksgiving life is good - DS somehow kept his license. But his dress and manners have to have helped quite a bit. (also had an itchy hand - one young "man" was there on a tobacco violation and was incredibly insolent to all - attorneys, bailiffs. and...

Ok - working a truly funky schedule, sometimes in at 8 AM sometimes at 12 and some times at 2. Make's it hard to get into any kind of rhythm. I am enjoying it as always - 99.9% of customers are easy to work with. The odd jerk does happen and sometimes I end up playing sympathetic listener, but...

HERE YOU GO!!!! I LAUGHED SO HARD I ACTUALLY CRIED!! A guy who purchased his lovely wife a pocket Tazer for their anniversary submitted this: Last weekend I saw something at Larry's Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked my interest.. The occasion was our 15th anniversary and I was looking for a little...

but it did make me laugh http://www.abcstitch.com/optioncart/image.php?id=731660&ret=http://www.abcstitch.com/designers_php/specials.php?page=1&subject=Special?page=1&subject=Special ---- will catch up with you all on Friday, teenagers notwithstanding.... long story

I just finished this Still Life by Jeannette Crews last night - I love the colours. If you'd care to have a look, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RCTNP Now if I get a minute to myself today, I shall choose my next project - in between making a quilt for my niece, making some muffins...

If you don't have it, and can't get it, please take it off your website. Sara

We were with out power from late Saturday night until yesterday around 7:30 PM. Birds went to stay with friends with a wood stove Sunday morning. Even lost the cell signal at home by mid day. Played a great practical joke on DD - the family agreement was if there was no power by 7:00 PM last...

I haven't checked to see if I missed anything, but I finally have power again. Darn snow in October. New England had an incredible amount of damage. I have friends that still don't have power and might not till Sunday. We were lucky our house never went below 49 degrees and we only had to sleep...

I am stitching a pattern that has a motif that has an area of long straight stitches in the design. It's Chatelaine's Greek Mandala, the windmills. They looked fine when I stitched them, but now, many months later, the stitches have gone slack and will obviously have to be redone. But how can I...

It's quite some time since Mirjam posted on this group. I hope she's OK. -- Bruce Fletcher Stronsay, Orkney (Remove dentures to reply)

Morning all! I am making a secret Santa gift for my bookclub and wondered if anyone had a pattern (or know a site where I can find one) for a book carrier? It's not a bag as such but something with handles that one can slip a book into. Does that make sense to anyone? Thanks Sandy

A woman gives birth to a baby, and afterwards, the doctor comes in, and he says, "I have to tell you something about your baby." The woman sits up in bed and says, "What’s wrong with my baby, Doctor? What’s wrong???" The doctor says, "Well, now, nothing’s wrong, exactly, but your baby is a...

I don't think I'm ordering anything. The only one I really want is a $75 kit. Ouch - even if everything to finish it is included.... so here's what made me take a second or third...

"Doctor, I'd like you to evaluate my 13 year-old son." "OK: He's suffering from a transient psychosis with an intermittent rage disorder, punctuated by episodic radical mood swings, but his prognosis is good for full recovery." "How can you say all that without even meeting him?" "I thought you...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005890MOM/ref=ox_ya_os_product arrived yesterday and I love it. Very fresh designs. Cheryl

I'm working on a set of penguin ornaments for DD, but it's on 14 count plastic canvas. I don't want to put then on fabric because I don't think they'd be easy to do an alternate finishing technique on. (trust me on this) any hints for making this easier on my fingers? I find my hands hurt...

I finally finished off the first part of a round robin I'm in and it will be winging its way down to south shortly. While I wait for the next part to come through, I'm working on a set of penguin ornaments I found in The Stitchery catalog, DD has gone penguin crazy in the last year, so it was a...

I am looking for a company to make some photos in to cross stitch sharts. I have the pc program but I really want someone professional so I can sell somecharts for a fund raising project. Does anyone know who can do this? Thanks Donna