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End of year stitching goals

1. finish Merry Kitty Christmas heart
2. finish Caribbean Bird heart (German Marquoir Group)
3. stitch charity heart for Elke (German Marquoir Group)
4. finish Sampler Bonheur (Brodyzen)
5. finish LHN Unicef ornament
6. start and finish Merry Christmas Heart
7. assemble Sr. Dulce's ornament
8. begin Prairie Schooler ABC letter 'A'
9. finish Zentangle (German Marquoir Group)

I'd better get busy stitching!

Stash shopping giveaway

Erynne over at Be-Stitched is hosting a stash giveaway over on her blog. Click the link below to visit her blog and get all the details.

I will tell you what the giveaway is: A $75 gift certificate to Anita's Little Stitches for stash shopping!

Be-Stitched: OK STITCHERS.....ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FUN???

A Handmade Christmas

I've decided to join the Handmade Christmas movement this year--even if I don't have time to make all my gifts. There's still time to make quite a few of them. Stay tuned for updates on my adventure between now and Christmas!

Sandy Littlejohns

Finally! Sandy Littlejohns has a website where you can order PDF files of her wonderful charts!

And if you're only missing one part of her large charts (the ones that would run in several issues of the British cross stitch magazines) you can even order just the part you're missing.

She's got a newsletter, too, so don't forget to sign up for it.

Sandy Littlejohns website

http://sandylittlejohns.co.uk/index.html

Stitching Box Giveaway

Angela over at Hooked On Stitches is hosting a giveaway for the most fantastic stitching box. If you're interested in entering the drawing, hurry over to her blog for the details. Here's a link to the post with all the information: STITCHING BOX GIVEAWAY.