Friday, October 28, 2011

.LABLES

Evertite Stitchery Frames is sending out custom address labels with their orders.  They are so creative, I thought they should be shared. I can't bear to throw them away.  I am taping them to the side of my file cabinet.

Tisha

Saturday, October 22, 2011

HALLOWEEN HAS ARRIVED IN THE DESERT

We are still having 100 degree days but the Witches have arrived.  I have joined a Boot Camp which requires working out six days a week for an hour at 5 AM.  I feel like a witch.  It's given me new compassion for military boot camp.  I am having to go to bed earlier which has interfered with my stitching.  I'm sure I'll be thankful in six weeks when I've lost the weight & inches.  Tomorrow is the annual Golf Cart Parade.  The theme is Carnival so the golf carts are decorated appropriately.  It's fun to watch.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

GAME BOARDS

I have added Lisa Krause's game boards to the Needlepoint tool time web site.  They are so unique and rarely seen in Needlepoint stores.  Eventually there will be a slide show on the web site.  I have been forced to use a new Slide show provider.  It's a challenge!  Look for the game boards under "new items".  We have had 3 gorgeous cool days in Palm Desert this week.  They are predicting more 90+ degree weather for next week.  Halloween is usually our summer weather cut off.  Can hardly wait!



Tisha

Saturday, October 8, 2011

LESSON LEARNED - maybe

I arrived home one evening exhausted & aching.  I decided a cocktail was in order.  I mixed a Blood Orange Martini using my home made Lemonchello.  It was so good that I chugged it down and mixed another.  I knocked the glass off the end table onto the tile floor.  My plastic PFOS stitch bag was in it's path.  Unfortunately, I hadn't zipped it close.  The white canvas margin of the Tic Tac Toe Board is now stained pink.  I choose to think that it didn't get on the design.  My threads were all in Floss-aways.  Every Floss-Away bag was sticky but the threads were safe.  Dual scissor case, Thread Zap and inside of bag had to be washed.  I will start zipping the bag when I put my stitching away.  I will try to drink slowly or limit myself to one drink.

Tisha

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Tic Tac Toe Canvas

While at the PFOS retreat, I pulled fibers for my Big Horn Sheep & the Tic Tac Toe Board.  It was the Tic Tac Toe Board that I chose to work on.  I chose 18 different grass green threads.  Of course, I get home and need another.  I went to my stash and found 18 differeent grass green choices.  Now I am somewhere between confused and overwhelmed.  I'm also impressed with my stash.

Tisha