Pumpkin Stitching Ahead

try not to be jealous of Olivia's fancy bed

this is how she likes it

a rarely seen sighting of her underbelly

only safe when Melrose is in the garage

 found in my stash

during the wool room deep clean

a chart from 1995

finally, the right time to stitch it

mine will be much more prim

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I found my unicorn chart/book the other day on Ebay

The Bells on Christmas Day

my second in line is Kindred Spirits

by The Primitive Needle

Hope everyone is keeping hydrated and cool

even with the AC on Melrose likes to sleep in front of a fan

this is the look I get

after he sniffs my Carmex lip balm

it's his own fault

because he has to check out anything I'm holding

Keeper of the Pins

The two tomato stitches are from

Keeper of the Pins by Brenda Gervais

Both stitched on 32 count Marbled Hazelnut

by Xju designs

perfect for me since I'm often spilling my iced tea

 This little sampler is on 18 count something from my stash

 Alphabets and Samplers by Brenda Keyes

I've picked up a few old sampler books

on Abe Books for a good price

I enjoy the history lessons and stitches

plenty of charts

even if you just want an alphabet

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Melrose is doing great

he's looking better than he has in ages

guess that bad tooth really took its toll

Olivia is her normal self

I'd love to get her for a check up

even if I managed to wrangle her into a carrier

she wouldn't let anyone touch her

without being under anesthesia

Tazmanian devil on speed is her reaction to being handled

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Every day I wake up planning to hook

the needles call is stronger

Have a great day!

Let us know if you have a unicorn chart

someone might be able to help...

All In For Cross Stitch

I posted on FB about floss drops

this is what I use

search on YouTube for specifics and how-to

a special tool to wrap your DMC floss around

then cut

Put on the floss drops

an easy way to keep control of the floss you are using

Did I mention I was going to hook today

Wrong!

 This chart is on it's way to me

just looking at it makes me happy

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To answer a question...

I won't be returning to my local needlework shop 

because I didn't feel comfortable there

As for charting my designs for x stitch.

No.

Hell no.

Feel free to use my freebies and booklet designs

you've purchased to do some 

uncounted cross stitch

I've done a lot of that

for myself

I'm not interested in making another job for myself

I'll design and hook rugs

sell the patterns on linen

that's about it

I do need to do a big destash

of some wool

overdyed that are too bright, textures I don't like

Cross stitch is for me 

I used to do a lot of it

samplers I've made up as I went along

mostly schoolgirl type with 

alphabets, numbers and a few motifs

a bunch of uncounted

I don't share many of those

maybe when I finally finish them

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Wishing your piece of the world

brings you joy.