I'll the first to report. There more shops be than last year and I did some buying today.Found a ladybug needle threader by "My Big Toe" to go into my etui. I bought a dowry box at 1/2 price. I has a small defect, but I have been eying one for a long time. I think the "Sanctuary" will fit in it...

Anyone have the one, two issues back, with the peacock on the front cover? Will swap stash or cash for it. -- Karen C - California Editor/Proofreader www.IntlProofingConsortium.com Finished 12/25/07 -- several scarves for kids in Kosovo

I am looking at old needlework christmas villages etc. I'm doing some for fun in 14 count plastic and changing things I hope for the better. I just started a blacksmith shop on my own. I found this site e patterns central and they had some interesting patterns on this topic and the price was right...

As of this writing, I have two family dachshunds, circling a "dog carrier" containing an adorable black and white puppy. This is in my living room, yet!! The neighbor, who lives with his wife in their MH next to us showed up at suppertime with the D*mn puppy. Totally adorable, and Bob had no...

Once upon a time there was a female brain cell which, by mistake, happened to end up in a man's head. She looked around nervously because it was all empty and quiet. “Hello?” she cried, but there was no answer. “Is there anyone here?” she cried, a little louder this time. Still thre was no...

Tamara" wrote in message ... It struck me this morning what a simple pleasure kitting up is. Sorting out the fibres, attaching them to project cards, getting the fabric ready, winding yard into balls for knitting. Nice,...

Stolen from another group: http://1x.com/photos/latest-additions/ -- another anne, add ingers to reply

Needle heaven I used to have lots of the nice Susan Bates gold needles. All them are gone - if I ever tear the couches apart, I'm sure I'll find them all

What was used to build an edible tower almost 5 feet tall in 2003? Everything in my webstore is clever and fun, including the trivia question above. You get a free gift for the correct answer, no shipping, no strings, no kidding. Click on the link to see how to enter (sorry, responses to this...

Hi all, I hope it is ok with everyone to share my freebies with you. I've got 22 freebies at the moment (and I add more on a regular basis) and anyone can download them with no sign up or registration. Visit this link: http://yiotas-xstitch.com/osCommerce/freebies.php

Kind of OT, I've added a new album at webshots called 'Other crafts' (yes I know it's incredible I do do other stuff than stitch :- O) Anyway it's with crochet, lacemaking drawing and painting later. Today I made a bracelet, the technique is called Tin thread embroidery. Check it out...

Since this has to do with a thimble, maybe it's actually on topic One day, when a seamstress was sewing while sitting close to a river, her thimble fell into the river. When she cried out, the Lord appeared and asked, "My dear child, why are you crying?" She replied her thimble had fallen into...

A thief in Paris planned to steal some paintings from the Louvre. After careful planning, he got past security, stole the paintings and made it safely to his van. However, he was captured only two blocks away when his van ran out of gas. When asked how he could mastermind such a crime and then...

I found a great buy for fifty cents at our local thrift store today. They have a bin where you can pick up odd balls of wool or craft stuff that people have donated. I bought a round tablecloth that had a stamped cross stitch design and the design is called Blue Phlox. Someone had completed...

One of the Canadian women's hockey team that won the gold medal at the Olympics yesterday, Coleen Sostorics, lives on a farm near a small Saskatchewan town. Her mum didn't go to Italy--she doesn't like flying--and so is at home doing the farm chores. Yesterday a reporter called her to ask how...

I am just finishing a Lavender and Lace Angel and would like to know when attaching the beads to a project should you use a thread close to the cloth or to the bead? Or a beading invisable thread (that aren't really invisable). Thanks Tammy

Hi everyone! I believe that you know that the "Three Yellow Roses" is a FO. Now I begun another project. It is called "Two Little Roses". Those names are not official, they are self-made. But they tell about the projects, that is what I'd like to believe. Best: Pirjo ***** My knitting...

(Ah, bliss, we're having cooler than normal weather this week, only 93!) LOL! I immediately tried to think "What color blue is 93?" Linda in Columbia, MO

There was a tradesman, a painter called Wayne, who was very interested in making a penny where he could, so he often would thin down paint to make it go a wee bit further. As it happened, he got away with this for some time, but eventually the Baptist Church decided to do a big restoration job on...

Annie isnt a story with a women in it so that was ruled out. Sure it is - evil Miss Hannigan was the orphanage keeper, and Miss Grace (?) was Daddy Warbucks' assistant. Jenn L. View My Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/user/jaliace Current projects: Chicago Skyline (The Needlecraftsman)