LOOK WHO's HOME!

My nativity set pieces are now all at TWIS. I know! We could use a shepherd, some sheep and an angel. Unfortunately, my after dinner hours are all committed for a period of time to other things, but I thought you might like to see these.

The pieces are all stitch samplers. To relieve the background boredom, each piece has a different background stitch. They are all on 18 count canvas and I used 2 strands of Impressions on the backgrounds. The clothing and the people were stitched out of my stash. Do I get points?

EVERYONE SHOULD BE SO LUCKY...

...to have a loving grandmother to make a Christmas stocking like this. I'm so proud of my needlepoint student Ellie, who has made this stocking for her youngest grandchild. Be sure to click on the image to make it larger. Everywhere you look there will be charming details and textures. Her workmanship is superb!

SWEET LITTLE GIFTS OF LOVE

EXPLORE
IMAGINE
INSPIRE
DREAM
ASPIRE

I wanted to put "perspire" in there to see if you'd notice, or I could have put "respire" for folks with other goals in life.

Aren't these cute? These canvases are painted on 18 count canvas and the little signs measure about 3.5 inches by 2. The finisher can make them into little rectangular boxes that will then float atop the post of the tiny display stand. We have 5 canvases and two stands (not limited editions, so we can order more) so who will get here first?

OTHER PRODUCTIVE JOBS TODAY:

I really missed the boat. David was very artsy-schmartzy in high school and really enjoyed his ceramics class. I should have put him to work producing buttons. I had to BUY these today and they'll come in a few weeks.

SHOP THOSE U.S. YARNS FROM NEBRASKA!

Here you go - scenes from BROWN SHEEP's trunk show. You can enlarge the pictures, but you can't touch the garments from home! Hurry on in!

NEW SOCKS FOR YOU!

We have had a windfall of sock yarns. The hand-dyed yarns from Colinette, Punta, Ellyn Cooper and Cherry Tree Hill are in the top picture. A commercial yarn is shown in the basket. Feast your eyes on these by clicking on the image to make it larger. We have a COVER YOUR FOOT sale through Saturday, Feb. 26, so I hope that you can take advantage of this. The CTH will be more deeply discounted, as it has been here for awhile.

FIRST SHIPMENT FROM THE TRADE SHOW

EYE CANDY is a very contemporary line of hand painted needlepoint canvases created by ADA HAYDON. Her canvases are distributed by Ruth Schmuff. Now you have an opportunity to buy the designs in a counted canvas format. From upper left in clockwise fashion: Counted Puzzle, Orchid Maze, Stripes, Dots and Checks, and Alpine Puzzle. Feel free to change colors and fibers to your liking.

Orchid Maze finishes to 8 inches. The others are all 6 inches.