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:: christmas is coming ::

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

Christmas is coming,

the geese are getting fat;

please put a penny …

… in the old man’s hat!

if you haven’t got a penny,

a ha’penny will do.

if you haven’t got a ha’penny

then God bless you!

p.s.  do you think they’ll let us get away with another one next year?
p.p.s still haven’t worked out why my portrait photos are coming [...]

the needlepoint numpty

Monday, December 15th, 2008

It’s official - I am the needlepoint numpty.  This state of numpti-ness is so exasperating I have compiled a set of simple guidelines so that you all may avoid having this hat plonked on your head and finding yourself standing in the corner for needlepoint numpties.
1. When you insist on changing the colour - let [...]

sugar plum fairies

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Whilst watching the VP debate last Friday - I know, bizarre to be so interested in another nation’s domestic politics - but you know, you Americans occupy a fairly significant position on the world stage, and besides - it’s fascinating!!!! - all that folksiness got me thinking about more ways to needlepoint Christmas.
As soon as [...]

we’re aiming for 25 after all

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Stockings that is!
They are so addictive and I’m really getting into a groove with their patterns - the more I do, the more refined I am about what I want - what colours, what layouts - so I couldn’t possibly stop at 12 - the Christmas stocking garland will be this year’s Advent Calendar.  It’s [...]

my wools

Monday, October 6th, 2008

When choosing wools for a new needlepoint project,  I always start here …

then, after a couple of stockings for the garland, my favourite colours were weeded down to a small duplo box …

and now, here are my firm favourites, my madly in love withs, my cannot do withouts …

but now I’m out!  I need to [...]

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