Got my order from Stitch Stash today! Friends Alphabet and Think of Me from Elizabeth's Design And Spring Flowers from Sam Sarah And Whimsical Florals from Truswell! And the Crescent Colors for the Think of Me piece!

Ok - I am already to try punch needle, but keep seeing "weavers cloth". I don't see it locally, easily that is! Any thoughts on substitutions? Thanks gang! Cheryl

I've been reading, in piecemeal fashion, Studies in Design by Christopher Dresser. http://tinyurl.com/4wvf9 I've been wonder if any one has adapted his work to cross stitch or surface work. It's really neat reading all by itself for its commentary on "proper design".

Back when I was first on rctn, I became friendly with a couple of other NH stitchers. But life being what it can be, we lost touch. Well, I bumped in to Marianne last night at the Monarch's game and we've traded new email addresses and will be attempting to stay in touch. And since both our DD's...

There is an article in Friday's Wall Street Journal. Contact me off list if you'd like me to mail it you. Cheryl

Why do the people of Cash in the Attic and Bargain Hunt insist on making the worst puns? Cheryl

After years of trying to get DS to read, something, anything, I appear to have hooked him on Joe Haldeman. He spent all weekend reading The Forever War, now has Forever Peace and I have locate my copy of Forever Free. Cheryl

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I wanted to stitch this afternoon. DH wanted to watch the football game (Patriots or the Giants). I tried to stitch with football in the background. Didn't work. At all. So, I finished reading Night Train to Rigel by Timothy Zahn. Quite good. Read the November issue of Discover (very funny...

http://tinyurl.com/56trg I was scanning yahoo science - this is way cool! Cheryl

From a buddy on ne.food! http://www.twinkies.com/recipebox/index.asp?cmd=view&id=84

I hope much better. I discovered a bruise on my tushy this AM! Cheryl

Today is trash day! After the cranky DH left, I went out with the first of many loads of recycling and trash. In this week's barrel is a broken fiberglass driveway marker, it been in there since last week. This morning curled around the top of the marker is a 14 inch long garter snake. I gingerly...

My local Ben Franklin's has a great mix of stuff, sort of a mini Michael's. And a bargain aisle! Not much in the way of needlework, but lots of other stuff. In with the paints was several bottles of Crafter's Quick Relief Lotion. Hey for $1.50, I'll try it, if it is nasty florally, I can...

I decided to go those unfinished objects, the ones that are so close to completion. So I finished Diane Arthur's Bee Skep, a project that I hated, don't know why I even bought it (maybe the $1.50 price for the kit). So despite the miscount someplace in the skep, I finished the stitching, did the...

The chart for the below, http://tinyurl.com/2ukhz I'll even toss in the left over floss. The chart is not in the best of condition, but is it useable Cheryl

Picked out a project that I want to work on! It is fairly small ( welcome to my garden from Silver Needle) It's quite washable, should be fun and fast and it's a ladybug! Cheryl

Since this list is the fount of all knowledge: 1. Does any one know where to buy those Styrofoam heads you see at hat stores? Cheap is best 2. Any thoughts on how to store (and to a less extent, display) baseball caps? I was thinking a vertical chain with clips/hooks/what ever? They proliferate....

Opinions? http://tinyurl.com/7y4yn Cheryl

I've already added Ort and Frog to my students vocabulary and was wondering what else to add for "stitch-y" words. My thoughts Bobbin Floss Fiber Perle Cotton Aida Plastic Canvas Perforated Paper