Author Archives: Heather

Dragons on the Tree

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Heather

I’ve managed to both fall behind and to be right on schedule with Christmas this year. With less than three days to go, all I have left to do is some grocery shopping, a bit of baking, a little bit … Continue reading →

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2012 Plans

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Heather

I’ve learned a lot of useful things this year. Perhaps the most useful things I’ve learned overall is that having the right tool for the job makes everything easier. But beyond universal truths, I’ve also learned a few things about … Continue reading →

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Cursed Socks

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Heather

Sometimes things just aren’t meant to be. Unfortunately for me, it looks like some yarn I really love isn’t meant to be a pair of socks. You may remember that back in September, I tried to work on a pair … Continue reading →

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Colds, Eye-less Santa, and An Argument with a Sewing Machine

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Heather

My goodness. I didn’t intend to be away from my blog for so long. Unfortunately, we’ve had a rolling series of colds here for close to a month, and the last two weeks were my turn to be sick (from … Continue reading →

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2012 Stitch Alongs

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Heather

Well, look at that. We’ve made it all the way to the beginning of December. That means we’ve got just under, oh, 31 days of 2011 left. And that means, of course, it is time to plan for 2012! So … Continue reading →

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Ornament of the Month – November

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Heather

Here it is: the penultimate ornament in my ornament of the month project: You Are My Gift by Jennifer Aikman-Smith of Dragon Dreams, from the 2010 Just Cross Stitch ornament issue. I apologize for the poor picture. I didn’t take … Continue reading →

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A Year of TWs

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Heather

As you may or may not be aware, I’ve been stitching one Christmas ornament every month for the whole year, taking one from each of the Just Cross Stitch ornament issues from 1997 through 2010 (I started in November 2010). … Continue reading →

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