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Not everyone has a “helper” while trying to cross stitch! He’s the cutest little guy ever and he’s so fun but he’s a rascal and when it comes to my cross stitching, he’s constantly looking to see what he can grab. Of course, we don’t want Oscar eating floss and we don’t want him grabbing...

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I’ve ordered more floss – some from Colorado Cross Stitcher and some from Roxy Floss Co. Since the Roxy Floss Co. floss comes from Canada, it won’t be here for a couple of weeks. What I’m going to do for now is fill in the border and stitch other things til the floss for the...

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You may remember if you were reading my blog back in 2005 when I tried to learn to knit socks. I didn’t know how to rip back a few rows so when I made mistakes, I’d have to rip it all the way back and start over. I couldn’t figure out how to turn the...

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I’ve been stitching on the door, still trying to decide on that house color. I looked over where I had a ton of floss piled up and this one jumped out at me. How about a yellow-ish green house? I called my friend, Donna, and said “What do you think about yellow for the house?...

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I stitched a bit more on the pink this morning but then I was putting away some Victorian Motto floss that arrived and found a peach that I think I might like better. Just one more time, please tell me what you think – peach (left of flower) or pink (right of door). I promise...

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It’s a good thing I love this project because if this was one I just halfway loved, I would long since have given up. I think I’m ready to make a decision on the color for the house. Please feel free to tell me what you think. First, I know there’s a row left off...

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I’ve struggled with the color for the pink house. I want it to be pink but not too bright. I’ve auditioned a dozen pinks and I think I’ve decided on the pink shown in the photo below. The house is big and not much pink can look brighter and overwhelming. I will stitch a little...

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A couple of weeks ago when I watched Vonna Pfeiffer’s youtube video on making project envelopes, I knew that was a project I wanted to do. I ordered the velcro and the Pellon Vonna uses. The velcro arrived a few days ago but the Pellon arrived yesterday so I was ready to get started. At...

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I’m not trying to cause anyone to spend money but . . Last night I saw Chilly Willy on The Silver Needle’s Facebook post and think that is the cutest thing! Chilly Willy one and Holly Jolly immediately jumped into my cart. It does look like, at the moment, 123 Stitch has them too. Silver...

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I’m in the Scattered Seed Sampler 2023 Fancy Feathers Pinkeep Club. I wasn’t going to join. I’m trying to save money. I’m trying not to add to the stash so, really . . I wasn’t going to do it. I saw it when it was first available to purchase and I convinced myself that I...

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This is actually my fourth finish of 2023. Obviously, I’m behind on my two finishes per month goal but hopefully I can still catch up. This is from the 12 Days of Christmas by Prairie Schooler.

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I mentioned earlier that I use Victorian Motto mostly for all the substitutes I make in all charts. I understand that some folks have some issues with them but I’ve never had a problem with them. I think the problems arose when they had their subscriptions and, I don’t know all the details. In fact,...

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The planned start date for Winter Rose Manor is March 17. Everyone who wants to stitch this one have your chart, floss, fabric ready? Here’s the post I wrote about this project. I made a few stitches in along the edge to check some of the floss colors that I thought might not show up...

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In 2012, I wrote this blog post about a funny picture that looked like a deer was jumping over Addie’s head and nibbling on Chad’s ear. Nicole had posted it on Facebook and I thought it was funny because Chad loves deer hunting so much but then someone said that it looked like the deer...

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I’m a huge Vonna Pfeiffer fan. I was watching youtube and found this video she made 6 years ago. It looks simple enough and I’m definitely going to make some . . maybe starting tomorrow. I ordered some sticky Velcro, though it isn’t the Fusion Velcro she used. By the way, JoAnn has that batting/fleece...

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Yesterday I found the chart for Hibernation Day which wasn’t so easy. When I first started ordering charts, I kept them in a drawer in my nightstand. I thought it might be in there since all the first few charts I ordered are not with the rest of the charts. It wasn’t in there so...

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Yesterday Vince and I ran by the flea market and I found two frames that are really pretty. I love the one on the left. The opening is 10″ x 13″. The mat looks metal but I’m not sure it is. I tried to figure it out without taking it apart and I can’t figure...

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You may remember that my goal was to get two of the Prairie Schooler 12 Days of Christmas pieces stitched each quarter. I got one done in January. Yesterday I decided to start the second one. I don’t want to get behind on these. Since I can no longer stitch in hand because of hand...

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Lately I’ve started way more projects than I had planned. One of my friends has pretty much the same taste as I do in charts and there were several she wanted to start and I said “I’ll start those with you!” and there were several that I wanted to start and she said “I’ll start...

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Last night I finished the first tree motif on And A Forest Grew. One tree does not make a forest . . I suppose. At least it doesn’t make this particular forest. I really enjoyed stitching it. There are days when I want to make all red stitches on a big house – just mindlessly...

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