As with the 1st Embroidered fortune-teller, your chart-pack (and its' included alphabet and 8 charms) allows you to customize your beaded and embellished Fortune-Teller and to delight your friends and family with their 'readings'.
For design details about the FAIRY TALE Fortune-Teller, please click here.
To see how the original Embroidered/Flower fortune-teller was developed, please click here.
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Shop News
I'm very grateful to the following shops for recently choosing to carry my designs... I hope that their stitchers enjoy them.
U.S. Shops
1-2-3 STITCH has moved across country (14852 Heritagecrest Way, Unit C, BLUFFDALE UT 84065), but Joanne's still offering the same wonderful service.
COUNTRY COTTAGE FRAMING & ART, 422 Wilderson Rd., ADOLPHUS KY 42120 Ph: (270) 622-5347 e-mail: cottage@nctc.com
LAUREL'S STITCHERY, 7820 Enchanted Hills Dr., N.E., SUITE A-303, RIO RANCHO NM 87144 Ph: (866) 862-4037 e-mail: laurel@laurelsstitchery.com
CRANBERRY CROSS STITCH, 88 East Grove St., MIDDLEBORO MA 02346 Ph: (508) 947-5050 e-mail: cranberrycrossstitch@verizon.net
HEARTLAND NEEDLEWORKS, 3160 W. Britton Road, Suite B, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73120 Ph: (405) 748-5999 e-mail: info@heartlandneedleworks.com
THE NEEDLE AND I, 1149 North Alpine Rd., ROCKFORD IL 61107 Ph: (815) 227-1234 e-mail: theneedleandi@sbcglobal.net The Needle and I is run by Nancy Buhl who you probably already know as a needlework designer... she's the Nancy in "From Nancy's Needle".
THE SCARLET THREAD, 320B Maple Ave., E., VIENNA VA 22180 Ph: (703) 255-3310 e-mail: webmail@scarletthread.com The Scarlet Thread is now in Sara Leigh Merrey's very capable hands. You're probably already familiar with her needlework designs... Merrey Designs.
SIT 'N STITCH is now online and Cindy has lots of exciting things lined up (including a Wine & Cheese Social each month and a Halloween Party in the Fall) for those who are able to visit her brick-and-mortar shop at 10154 Riverside Dr., Toluca Lake CA.
STITCHIN' POST, 2811 Columbine Place, NASHVILLE TN 37204 Ph: (615) 383-3672 e-mail: stitch2@bellsouth.net
STITCHING BITS& BOBS has also moved to 211 E Bannister St., Ste A-9, PLAINWELL MI.
For a list of other U.S. stockists, please click here.
Canadian Shops
LA CIGALE BRODEUSE, 7161 rue Beaubien Est, ANJOU QC H1M 2Y2 Tel: (514) 355-3883 e-mail: info@lacigalebrodeuse.com
For a list of Canadian stockists, please click here.
Shops Outside North America
FRANCE
BRODEUSES.fr, 40 rue St. Andre, 72000 Le Mans RCS 431 455 120 Tel: 02 43 61 45 96 e-mail: commande@pointdecroix.biz
For a list of other stockists outside North America, please click here.
Donna L. of Reston VA sent me this photo of her almost-finished 'Neptune/Poseidon' and has allowed me to show it to you. He's a little under-dressed right now since she took this picture before attaching his fish and sand dollar ear-rings!
She stitched him on 28ct Twilight Blue linen... great job, Donna.
If you'd like to see the complete design details for this piece, please click here.
Thank you, Donna! Well done!
Would you like to be a 'Mentor'?
DMC is looking for stitchers who are interested in teaching others to cross-stitch. They've set up a program (complete with starter stitching kits, mentor business cards and a mentor forum for questions and discussion). For information about this program, please visit the DMC website and click on the "Mentor" box (lower-left of page).
Handy Stitching Tip
I don't know about you, but I spend much more time than I'd like, on hand and knees, picking up beads that have tumbled all over the floor! Fortunately, I picked up some little scrapbooking eyelets the other day and made a very useful discovery...
The eyelets I bought were manufactured by 2 different companies. One was by 'Making Memories' and I've already thrown away the information for the other... sorry. Both sets were packaged in see-through plastic cases that open very easily and undramatically (no sudden 'hail-storm' of eyelets) which are perfect for holding needlework beads.
Just a Little Reminder
In 2005, Wendy Mesley (a popular TV journalist and co-host of CBC's consumer show, 'Marketplace') was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Her diagnosis, subsequent treatment and recovery led her to investigate the rising incidence of all forms of cancer throughout North America. The end result was an informative and much-repeated television show, "Chasing the Cancer Answer" which exposed startling facts about the fight against cancer and our environment. CBC has also provided online tips about avoiding carcinogens in common household products.
Please don't forget to familiarize yourself with the signs of Ovarian Cancer and to ensure that the men in your life remember their PSA checks.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this newsletter. I hope you've found it interesting and that it's given you a few things to consider. Take care... and Happy Stitching,
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